SCWA Local Flora

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Local Flora

The following list and photos identifies about 200 species of flora found in recent years in 150 acres of Coolfont Sleepy Creek Association watershed area in Berkeley Springs, WV. The identifications and photographs were produced by Jane Carroll, a part-time resident of this community, for her own use and not with the intention of publication. However, in the course of copying this information and these photos for my personal use, it was suggested to me that this information might be of interest to a wider audience. Therefore, with Jane Carroll's permission, we are posting this information on the Sleepy Creek Watershed Association Web site.

We apologize in advance for any errors in the identifications and other data, or for any imperfections in the photography. Any corrections or comments are welcome. Please send them to Robert Velte at 1988 Crone Lane, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, or e-mail me at roberthv@aol.com.

- Robert Velte

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FLORA IDENTIFIED IN THE COOLFONT SLEEPY CREEK ASSOCIATION WATERSHED BY JANE CARROLL
COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	BLOOMS	COLOR	SEEN	COMMENTS
AGRIMONY	AGRIMONIA GRYPOSEPALA	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-95	ROSE FAMILY
ANEMONE, RUE	ANEMONELLA THALICTROICLES	APRIL	WHITE	Apr-95
ARROWWOOD	VIBURNUM RECOGNITUM	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-96	OR VIBURNUM DENTATUM
ASTER, BUSHY	ASTER DUMOSUS		BLUISH	1996	SOMETIMES WHITE
ASTER, CALICO	ASTER LATERIFEORUS	FALL	WHITE	FALL 97	OR ASTER, STARVED, PURPLE-TINGED
ASTER, CROOKED-STEM	ASTER PRENANTHOIDES	FALL	BLUE/VIOLET	FALL 97
ASTER, HEATH	ASTER PILOSUS	FALL	WHITE	FALL 97	OR MICHAELMAS DAISY
ASTER, PANICLED	ASTER SIMPLEX	FALL	WHITE	FALL 97	OR VIOLET-TINGED
ASTER, WHITE WOOD	ASTER DIVARICATUS	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-95
ASTILBE	ASTILBE BITERNATA	SPRING	WHITE	Jun-98
AVENS , WHITE	GEUM CANADENSE	JULY	WHITE	Jul-98
AVENS, ROUGH	GEUM, LACINIATUM	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
AZALEA PINK	RHODODENDRUM NUDIFLORUM	APRIL	PNK/WHITE	Apr-98	OR PINXTER FLOWER
AZALEA, FLAME	RHODODENDRUM CALENDULACEUM	SPRING	YELLOW	SPR 01	OR ORANGE OR SCARLET
AZALEA, MOUNTAIN	RHODODENDRUM ROSEUM	SPRING	PNK/WHITE	May-95	OR HOARY AZALEA
BEARDSTONGUE, HAIRY	PENSTEMON HIRSUTUS	SPRING	VIOLET	May-95	OR PURPLISH
BEDSTRAW, ROUGH	GALIUM ASPRELLUM	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
BERGAMOT, WILD	MONARDA FISTULOSA	JULY	VIOLET	Jul-96
BINDWEED. HEDGE	CONVOL- VULUSSEPIUM	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-95
BLACKBERRY, COMMON	RUBUS ALLEGHENIENSIS	SPR/SUMM	WHITE	1998
BLACK-EYED SUSAN	RUDBECKIA SEROTINA	JULY	YELLOW	Jul-95
BLACKHAW	VIBURNAM PRUNIFOLIUM	SPRING	WHITE	APR-98
BLAZING STAR	LIATRIS BOREALIS	SUMM/FALL	PURPLE	Sep-97
BLOODROOT	SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS	SPRING	WHITE	Apr-96
BLUE-EYED GRASS	SISYRINCHIUM	SPRG/SUMM	BLUE	Jun-99
BLUETS	HOUSTONIA	SPRING	BLUE	May-95
BONESET	EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM	SUMMER	WHITE	Aug-95	OR THOROUGHWORT
BONESET, UPLAND	EUPAORIUM SESSILIFOLIUM		WHITE	1995
BOWMAN'S ROOT	GILLENIA TRIFOLIATE		WHITE		INDIAN PHYSIC
BUTTERCUP, CREEPING	RANUNCULUS REPENS	SPRING	YELLOW	May-98
BUTTERFLY WEED	ESCLEPIAS- TUBEROSA	JULY	ORANGE	1998
CAMPION, BLADDER	SILENE CUCUBALUS	SPRING	WHITE	May-95
CANCER ROOT	OROBANCHE UNIFLORA	SPRING	WHITE	1999	ONE-FLOWERED, OR WHITISH/PALE LAVENDER
CARDINAL FLOWER	LOBELIA CARDINALIS	SUMMER	RED	Aug-95
CATNIP	NEPETA CATARIA	SUMMER	WHITE	Aug-96	OR PALE LILAC
CHICORY	CICHORIUM INTYBUS	SUMMER	BLUE	Aug-95
CINQUEFOIL, COMMON	POTENTILLA SIMPLEX	SPRING	YELLOW	May-96
CINQUEFOIL, ROUGH-FRUITED	POTENTILLA RECTA	JUNE	PALE YELL	Jun-96
CINQUEFOIL, ROUGH	POTENTILLA NORVEGICA	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-96
CLEARWEED	PILEA PUMILA		GRN/WHITE	1995	OR RICHWEED
CLOVER, HOP	TRIIFOLIUM AGRARIUM	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-95
CLOVER, RED	TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE	JUNE	PURPLE	Jun-95
CLOVER, ROUND-HEADED	LESPEDEZA CAPITATA		WHITE	1995	PURPLE-SPOTTED
CLOVER, SMALLER HOP	TRIFOLIUM PROCUMBENS	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-96
CLOVER, WANDLIKE BUSH	LESPEDEZA INTERMEDIA	AUGUST	VIOLET	Aug-95	PURPLE
CLOVER, WHITE SWEET	MELILOTUS ALBA	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
CLOVER, YELLOW SWEET	MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-95
COLTSFOOT	TUSSILAGO FARFARA	SPRING	YEL/WHITE	APR-96	WHITE IN SEED
CONEFLOWER, TALL	RUDBECKIA LACINIATA	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-95	OR GREEN-HEADED, COMPOSITE FAMILY
COREOPSIS, LANCE-LEAVED	COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-96
CORYDALIS. YELLOW	CORYDALIS AUREA		YELLOW	1997
DAISY, OXEYE	CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-96
DAYFLOWER, ASIATIC	COMMELINA COMMUNIS	AUGUST	BLUE	Aug-95
DEERBERRY	VACINIUM STAMINEUM	MAY	WHITE	May-98
DEWBERRY	RUBUS FLAGELLARIS	JUNE/JULY	WHITE	Jun-96
DOGWOOD, RED-OSIER	CORNUS STOLONIFERA	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-98
DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES	DICENTRA CUCULLARIA	APRIL	WHITE	APR-96
ELDER, COMMON	SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-95
ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE	CIRCAEA	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
EVERLASTING, SWEET	GNAPHALIUM OBTUSIFOLIUM	SEPTEMBER	WHITE	Sep-98
FALSE FOXGLOVE, DOWNY	GERARDIA VIRGINICA	SUMMER	YELLOW	1985
FIELD PANSY	VIOLA KIT AIBELIANA	APRIL	WHITE	APR-98	OR VIOLA RAFINESQUII
FLEABANE, COMMON	ERIGERON PHILADELPHICUS	MAY	WHITE	May-95	OR PHILADELPHIA, OR PINK COLOR
FLOWERING SPURGE	EUPHORBIA COROLLATA	SUMM/FALL	WHITE	1994
GARLIC, FIELD	ALLIUM VINEALE	JUNE/JULY	GREEN/PUR	1996
GAURA, BIENNIAL	GAURA BIENNIS	SEPTEMBER	PNK/WHITE	1997
GENTIAN, CLOSED	GENTIA CLAUSA	SEPTEMBER	BLUE/VIOL	Sep-85
GERANIUM, WILD	GERANIUM MACULATUM	MAY	PURPLE	May-95	OR SPOTTED CRANESBILL, OR ROSE COLOR
GERMANDER, AMERICAN	TEUCRIUM CANADENSIS	JULY	PURPLISH	2-Jul	OR WOOD SAGE
GOATSBEARD	ARUNCUS DIOICUS	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-95
GOLDEN ALEXANDERS	ZIZIA AUREA	SPRING	YELLOW	SPR 03
GOLDEN CLUB	CRONTIUM AQUATICUM	APRIL	YELLOW	APR-95	ARUM FAMILY
GOLDENROD, BLUE-STEMMED	SOLIDAGO CAESIA		YELLOW	1996
GOLDENROD, EARLY	SOLIDAGO JUNCEA	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-95
GOLDENROD, LANCE-LEAVED	SOLIDAGO GRAMINIFOLIA	SEPTEMBER	YELLOW	Sep-95	COM[POSITE OR DAISY FAMILY
GOLDENROD, SLENDER-LEAVED	SOLIDAGO TENUIFOLIA		YELLOW	1995	FRAGRANT
GOLDENROD, TALL	SOLIDAGOT ALTISSIMA		YELLOW	1995
GROUND-IVY	GLECHOMA HEDERACEA	MAY	PURPLE	May-96	OR GILL-OVER-THE-GROUND
HARPERELLA	PTILIMNIUM FLUYVIATILE	LATE JULY/AUG	WHITE
HAWKWEED, COMMON	HIERACIUM VULGATUM	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-96
HAWKWEED, PANICLED	HIERACIUM PANICULATUM	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-98
HOG PEANUT	AMPHICARPA BRACTEATA	SEPTEMBER	WHITE	Sep-95	PEA FAMILY, OR PALE LILAC COLOR
HONEWORT	CRYPTOTAENIA CANADENSIS	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-96
HONEYSUCKLE, JAPANESE	LONICERA JAPONICA	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-95
HONEYSUCKLE, MORROW'S	LONICERA MORROWI	MAY	WHITE	May-96	RED BERRIES
HORSE NETTLE	SOLANUM CARDINENSE	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
HORSE BALM, RICHWEED	COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS	AUGUST	LT YELLOW	1996	OR STONEROOT; MINT FAMILY
HOUSTONIA, LARGE	HOUSTONIA PURPUREA	SEPTEMBER	PURPLE	Sep-96	MADDER FAMILY
HOUSTONIA, LONG-LEAVED	HOUSTONIA LONGIFOLIA	JUNE/JULY	WHITE	Jul-98
HYDRANGEA, WILD	HYDRANGEA ABORESCANS	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-96
HYSSOP SKULLCAP	SCUTELLARIA INTEGRIFOLIA	LT SPRG/SUMM	BLUE	1999
INDIAN PIPE / CORPSE PLANT	MONOTROPA UNIFLORA	SUMMER	WHITE
INDIAN TOBACCO	LOBELIA INFLATA	JULY	LT BLUE	Jul-98
INDIGO, WILD	BAPTISIA TINCTORIA	JULY	YELLOW	Jul-95
IRONWEED, NEW YORK	VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSIS	AUGUST	PURPLE	Aug-95
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT	ARISAEMA	MAY/AUG	GREEN	Aug-95	RED BERRIES, PURPLE SPOTTED
JOE-PYE WEED, SWEET-SCENTED	EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM	AUGUST	PINK	Aug-95
JUMPSEED	TOVARA VIRGINIANA	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-95	OR VIRGINIA KNOTWEED
KNAPWEED, SPOTTED	CENTAUREA MACULOSA	SUMMER	PINK/PURP
LADIES TRESSES	SPIRANTHIS (GRACILIS OR TUBEROSA)		WHITE	1985	SLENDER OR LITTLE ?
LAUREL, MOUNTAIN	KALMIA LATIFOLIA	MAY	PINK	May-98
LEATHERFLOWER	CLEMATIS VIORNA	JUNE	PURPLE	Jun-96
LILY, BULLHEAD	NUPHAR VARIEGATUM	MAY	YELLOW	May-96	SPATTERDOCK; YELLOW POND LILY
LILY, DAY	HEMERACALLIS FULVA	JUNE	ORANGE	Jun-95
LOBELIA, DOWNY	LOBELIA PUBERULA	SUMM/FALL	BLUE	FALL 95
LOOSESTRIFE, FRINGED	LYSIMACHIA CILIATA	JULY	YELLOW
LOOSESTRIFE, WHORLED	LYSIMACHIA QUADRIFOLIA	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-95
LOOSESTRIFE, YELLOW	LYSIMACHIA TERRESTRIS	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-99	OR SWAMP CANDLES
MADDER, WILD	GALIUM MOLLUGO	LT SPRG/SUMM	WHITE	1985	BEDSTRAW FAMILY
MAPLE-LEAF VIBURNUM	VIBURNUM ACERIFOLIUM	MAY/JUNE	WHITE	Jun-98
MAYAPPLE	PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM	MAY	WHITE	May-95	OR MANDRAKE
MEADOW RUE, TALL	THALICTRUM PLYGAMUM	SUMMER	WHITE	SUMM 02
MERTENSIA	MERTENSIA VIRGINICA	APRIL	BLUE	APR-96	OR VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS, PINK WHEN YOUNG
MILKWEED	ASCLEPIUS	JULY	WHITE	Jul-95
MINT, DOWNY WOOD	BLEPHILIA CILIATA		LT PURP	1996
MINT, NARROW-LEAVED MOUNTAIN	PYCNANTHEMUM TENUIFOLIUM	JULY	WHITE	Jul-96
MISTFLOWER	EUPATORIUM COELESTINUM	AUGUST	BLUE/VIOL	Aug-95
MOTHERWORT	LEONURUS CARDIACA	SUMMER	LILAC	1993	MINT FAMILY
MOUNTAIN ROSEBAY	RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE	MAY	ROSE	May-94
MULLEIN, COMMON	VERBASCUM THAPSUS	JULY	YELLOW	Jul-95
MULLEIN, MOTH	VERBASCUM BLATTARIA	JULY	WHITE	Jul-96
MUSTARD, FIELD (RAPE)	BRASSECA RAPA	MAY	YELLOW	May-95	ALIEN
MUSTARD, GARLIC	ALLARIA OFFICINALIS	MAY	WHITE	May-95	HIGHLY INVASIVE
NETTLE, PURPLE DEAD	LAMIUM PURPUREUM	MAY	PURPLE	May-96
PARTRIDGEBERRY	MITCHELLA REPENS	JUNE	WHITE	Jun-96
PEPPERGRASS, FIELD	LEPIDUM CAMPESTRE		WHITE	1997	OR COW-CRESS
PHLOX, GARDEN OR PERENNIEL	PHLOX PANICULATA	AUGUST	ROSE	Aug-95
PHLOX, MOSS	PHLOX SUBULATA	MAY	PINK	May-95	OR MOSS PINK OR GROUND PINK
PIMPERNEL, YELLOW	TAENIDIA INTEGERRIMA	MAY	YELLOW	May-95
PIMPERNEL, SCARLET	ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS	JUNE	SCARLET	Jun-96	OR POOR MAN'S WEATHERGLASS
PINK, DEPTFORD	DIANTHUS ARMERIA	JUNE	PINK	Jun-96
PLANTAIN, SMALL WATER	ALISMA SUBCORDATUM	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-99
POTATO VINE, WILD	IPOMOEA PANDURATA	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-95	MORNING GLORY FAMILY
PRIMROSE, EVENING	OENOTHERA BIENNIS	AUGUST	YELLOW	Aug-95
PUSSYTOES	ANTENNARIA VIRGINICA STEBBINS	APRIL	WHITE	APR-96	OR EARLY EVERLASTINGS
QUEEN ANNE'S LACE	DAUCUS CAROTA	AUGUST	WHITE	Aug-95	OR WILD CARROT
QUICKWEED	GALINSOGA CILIATA	JULY	WHITE	Jul-96
RAGWORT, GOLDEN	SENECIO AUREUS	MAY	YELLOW	May-95
RAGWORT, ROUND-LEAVED	SENECIO OBOVATUS	JUNE	YELLOW	Jun-96	OR SQUAWWEED
RASPBERRY, BLACK	RUBUS OCCIDENTALIS	MAY	WHITE	May-98
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN, DOWNY	GOVDYERA PUBESCENS		WHITE	1994
RATTLESNAKE WEED	HIERACIUM VENOSUM	MAY	YELLOW	May-95