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Plants

Plants of the Refuge and Surrounding Areas

leaves
red maple (Acer rubrum)
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
saltmarsh false foxglove (Agalinis maritima)
purple flase foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)
hairgrass (Aira elegans)
wild garlic (Allium canadense)
pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus)
common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
coastal juneberry (Amelanchier obovalis)
American beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata)
big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius)
broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa)
seaside threeawn (Aristida tuberculosa)
ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)
saltmarsh aster (Aster tenuifolius)
seabeach orach (Atriplex arenaria)
common orach (Atriplex patula)
groundsel tree (Baccharis halimifolia)
water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri)
hairy sea blite (Bassia hirsuta)
supplejack (Berchemia scandens)
false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
sea oxeye daisy (Borrichia frutescens)
hair sedge (Bulbostylis capillaris)
sea rocket (Cakile edentula)
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
fescue sedge (Carex festucacea)
Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica)
fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
hickories (Carya spp.)
Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata)
hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
dune sandspur (Cenchrus tribuloides)
branching centaury (Centaurium pulchellum)
spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum)
mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum)
partridge pea (Chamaecrista nictitans)
seaside spurge (Chamaesyce polygonifolia)
lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album)
mexican tea (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
cotteny golden aster (Chrysopsis gossypina)
yellow thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
winter king (Crataegus viridis)
bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)
umbrella sedge (Cyperus filicinus)
Gray's umbrella sedge (Cyperus grayi)
fragrant flatsedge (Cyperus odoratus)
flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa)
crab grass (Digitaria sanquinalis)
Virginia buttonweed (Diodia virginiana)
common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)
autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
needle spike-rush (Eleocharis acicularis)
bald spike-rush (Eleocharis erythropoda)
common spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris)
dwarf spike-rush (Eleocharis parvula)
slender spike-rush (Eleocharis tenuis)
goose grass (Eleusine indica)
Virginia wild rye (Elymus virginicus)
stinkgrass (Eragrostis cilianensis)
purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)
horse fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
hyssopleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium)
eupatorium (Eupatorium pilosium)
round-leaved boneset (Eupatorium rotundifolium)
seaside spurge (Euphorbia polygonifolia)
red fescue (Festuca rubra)
fescue grass (Festuca spp.)
common fig (Ficus carica)
saltmarsh fimbry (Fimbristylis castanea)
fringe rush (Fimbristylis spadicea)
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
coast bedstraw (Galium hispidulum)
hairy bedstraw (Galium pilosum)
stiff bedstraw (Galium tinctorium)
Carolina cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum)
cotton-bating plant (Gnaphalium chilense)
fragrant cudweed (Gnaphalium obtusifolium)
purple cudweed (Gnaphalium purpureum)
frostweed (Helianthemum canadense)
rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
hairy hawkweed (Hieracium gronovii)
beach heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)
whorled marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
pineweed (Hypericum gentianoides)
St. Andrew's cross (Hypericum hypericoides)
American holly (Ilex opaca)
yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria)
morning glory (Ipomoea spp.)
marsh elder (Iva frutescens)
tapertip rush (Juncus acuminatus)
two flowered rush (Juncus biflorus)
toad rush (Juncus bufonius)
leathery rush (Juncus coriaceus)
weak rush (Juncus debilis)
forked rush (Juncus dichotomus)
black rush (Juncus gerardi)
black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus)
needlepod rush (Juncus scirpoides)
path rush (Juncus tenuis)
Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
seashore mallow (Kosteletskya virginica)
dwarf dandelion (Krigia virginica)
Virginia pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum)
lespedeza (Lespedeza spp.)
grass-leaf blazing star (Liatris graminifolia)
sea lavendar (Limonium carolinianum)
blue toadflax (Linaria canadensis)
common spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
woodland flax (Linum virginianum)
fog-fruit (Lippia lanceolata)
sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera 
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
osage-orange (Maclura pomifera)
climbing hempweed (Mikania scandens)
partridge berry (Mitchella repens)
carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata)
gulf muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
spring forget-me-not (Myosotis verna)
wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica)
black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa)
cutleaf evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata)
prickly pear cactus (Opuntia compressa)
royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
beach panicgrass (Panicum amarulum)
bitter panicgrass (Panicum amarum)
fall panicgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum)
coastal panicgrass (Panicum lanuginosum)
velvety panicgrass (Panicum scoparium)
round-fruited panicgrass (Panicum sphaerocarpon)
switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum)
Florida paspalum (Paspalum floridanum)
royal paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
swamp bay (Persea palustris)
common reed (Phragmites communis)
phragmites (Phragmites australis)
ground cherry (Physalis viscosa)
pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana)
saltmarsh fleabane (Pluchea purpurascens)
annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
seabeach knotweed (Polygonum glaucum)
white poplar (Populus alba)
common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
beach plum (Prunus maritima)
black cherry (Prunus serontina)
bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
mock bishopsweed (Ptilimnium capillaceum)
borrer's saltmarsh grass (Puccinellia fasciculata)
kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
white oak (Quercus alba)
southern red oak (Quercus falcata)
laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
black oak (Quercus nigra)
willow oak (Quercus phellos)
post oak (Quercus stellata)
black oak (Quercus velutina)
live oak (Quercus virginiana)
shining sumac (Rhus copallina)
poison sumac (Rhus radicans)
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus)
black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
curly dock (Rumex crispus)
wigeongrass (Ruppia maritima)
rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris)
trailing pearlwort (Sagina decumbens)
dwarf saltwort (Salicornia bigelovii)
slender grasswort (Salicornia europaea)
Virginia glasswort (Salicornia virginica)
black willow (Salix nigra)
Russian thistle (Salsola kali)
elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
seaside brookweed (Samolus parviflorus)
sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
chairmaker's bulrush (Scirpus americanus)
blackgirdle bulrush (Scirpus cyperinus)
sturdy bulrush (Scirpus robustus)
slender seapurslane (Sesuvium maritimum)
marsh bristlegrass (Setaria geniculata)
giant bristlegrass (Setaria magna)
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
saw greenbriar (Smilax bona-nox)
cat greenbriar (Smilax glauca)
roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
common nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
slender goldentop (Solidago microcephala)
seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
spiny sowthistle (Sonchus asper)
red chokeberry (Sorbus arbutifolia)
indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina patens)
clasping Venus' looking-glass (Specularia perfoliata)
salt sandspurry (Spergularia marina)
prairie wedgescale (Sphenopholis obtusata)
spring ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes vernalis)
trailing fuzzybean (Strophostyles helvula)
pink fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata)
annual seepweed (Suaeda linearis)
Canada germander (Teucrium canadense)
eastern marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris)
poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
climbing dogbane (Trachelospermum difforme)
purple sandgrass (Triplasis purpurea)
Eastern gammagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides)
narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)
broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia)
American elm (Ulmus americana)
slender woodoats (Uniola laxa)
seaoats (Uniola paniculata)
black highbush blueberry (Vaccinium atrococcum)
highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
common mullen (Verbascum thapsus)
yellow crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis)
thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
summer grape (Vitis aestivalis)
fox grape (Vitis labrusca)
Muscadine grape (Vitus rotundifolia)
netted chainfern (Woodwardia areolata)
rough cockleburr (Xanthium strumarium)
Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa)
Hercules' club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
seawrack (Zostera marina

Updated: March 11, 2009

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