Lab 1

Bignonia capreolata

Native

Vine

Cross shape with 3 leaflets on each side. Has a single vein

Used as an early nectar source and white-tailed deer eat it

Solidago spp.

Native

Forb

Has a smell to it. Fuzzy on the stem. Alternate leaves that resemble a spiral staircase

Beetles popupate on it. Good for pollinators. White tailed deer can eat it

Panicum Virgatum

Native

Grass

Looks like hearty grain from Pokemon

Used for biofeed stocks and fuel production. Great seed producer. Northern bobwhite Quail use it as cover. Good for aerial cover

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native

Grass

Tend to be in wet areas. Shade tolerant

Dabbling ducks will feed on it

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native

Shrub

Has distinct veination. Little buttons. Bark is pully

Seed production for ducks. Can also be used for wood cover

Rudbeckia lanciniata

Native

Forb

Lobed leaves, flower similar to black eyed Susan

Seed producer. More associated with landscaping

Rudbeckia hirta

Native

Forb

Infamous flower

Seed producer

Aronia arbutifolia

Native

Shrub

Red berries. Alternate arrangment. Smooth bark. Serrated leaves

Good for song birds, WTD, and rabbits. Mammals forage on it

Acalypha spp.

Native

Forb

Base of the leaf has a flower coming out of it

Great seed producer

Eupatorium capilifolium

Native

Forb

Fuzzy. Looks like little pine trees

Not much wildlife use. Early pioneer species. Associated with human activity

Conyza canadensis

Native

Forb

A lot of leaves. Leaf margins are serrated, skinny with a lot of hair

Sun cover

Morella cerifera

Native but invades areas

Shurb

Whorled leaves

Fruity body a little seed production

Phytolacca americana

Native

Forb

Purple stem

WTD forage it. Eaten by songbirds. Seed producer for morning dove

Ampelopsis cordata

Native

Vine

Leaves vary from kind of boxy to heart shaped. Has tendrils

Fruity bodies

Callicarpa americana

Native

Shrub

Has a smell to it. Fuzzy looking bark. Opposite leafing

High protein content

Ludwigia spp

Native

Forb

Four petals and sepals. Bright mid vein. Associated with water

WTD eat it

Vitis aestivalis

Native

Vine

Tendrils split into a y

Good for fruit production and cover in trees. Fox squirrels eat it

Verbana spp.

Exotic

Forb

Flower heads are long. Stems are squared. Opposite leaves

Used for pollinators

Sambucus candensis

Native

Tree

Bark is big. Odd bi-pinnate leaves. Oppositely arranged

Fruit producing. Possum and raccoons eat it

Schizachyrium scoparium

Native

Grass

Fuzzy seeds

Seed production. Grass growth for NBWQ

Papalum urvillei

Exotic

Grass

Seed kind of look like corn on the cob

Not much wildlife use

Juncus effusus

Native

Rush

End of the seeds have a stem on it

Muskrats love to eat it

Itea virginica

Native

Shrub

Cream and white colored flowers. Serrated and skinny leaves. Alternate arranged. Smooth bark

Used for pollinators

Digitaria spp.

Native and exotic

Grass

It is the y shaped grass

Morning doves feed on the seeds

Eupatorium serotinum

Native

Forb

Serrated/Dentated leaf margins

Good for pollinators

Gelsemium sempervirens

Native

Vine

Soft smooth leaves. Opposite arranged . No snap or clear snap when broken

Nectar source

Toxicodendron radicans

Native

Vine

Has hairs. Three leaves with jagged edges

Doves eat it. Deer will eat it

Campsis radicans

Native

Vine

Odd pinate leaves that are opoppositely arranged

Nectar producers-mid season. Provide nectar

Baccharis halimifolia

Native-Invasive

Shrub

Leaves have teeth. Woody component on the bottom with while the top is green

Minimum wildlife uses. WTD could use it

Ligustrum sinense

Exotic

Shrub

Opposite. Evergreen

Nice hedge rows. Songbirds eat and use it

Salix nigra

Native

Tree

Found in wet areas. Leaves are a good give away

Beavers love it. Will provide nectar source

Rubus trivialis

Native

Vine

5 leaflets. Fruity dewberries. Fuzz of bristles and some thorns

High in vitamin A. Good for deer forage