Plant ID 2 (new species)

Soft rush

Juncus effusus

Native. Herbaceous rush. forms dense, upright clumps. Round, smooth, leafless green stems. Cylindrical and flexible and pointy. Not hollow looking. Great cover for wetland wildlife and nesting material. Dense growth also good for insect habitat and small organisms. Greenish/brownish flowery clusters near stem tip sometimes.

Racoon grape, heartleaf peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

Native. Woody vine. Alternate, Simple leaves mostly hairless, some have shallow lobes. Leaves are heart-shaped to broadly triangular/ovate with coarse teeth. Tendrils to climb. Stems have a white pith. Flower clusters are broad, relatively flat. Birds and small mammals eat the berries. Racoons eat.

Yellow jessamine

Gelsemium Sempervirens

Native. Woody vine. Can climb and trail on ground. Slender Twining stems. Opposite leaves. Glossy Dark Green leaves. Showy bright yellow funnel shaped flowers. Brown capsule fruit. Simple, opposite, narrow oval to lance shaped leaf. Nectar source hummingbirds. poisonous. does not have milky sap inside.

Trumpet/Coral honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Native. Woody Vine. Opposite leaves. Twining stems. Long tubular trumpet flowers cluster at end of stems. Less fragrant. less common. Red to coral orange NOT yellow/white. Small red berries may develop. nectar source hummingbirds. Does not have milky sap inside.

Primrose willow, Ludwigia

Ludwigia spp.

invasive. aquatic. Forb. dense mats/ colonies. Alternate leaves. yellow flowers. Oval lance shaped. bright yellow 5 petal flowers. Nectar.

dogfennel

Eupatorium capillifolium

native. deer will eat. good after disturbance. forb. fine feathery needle like foiliage. aromatic. tall erect growth. narrow branches.

red chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

native. shrub. alternate simple leaves. white flower clusters. finely serrated margin. red berries. oval glossy leaves finely toothed. songbirds eat berries. may hold berries through winter but also may not. berries usually more clustered together.

slender copperleaf

acalypha spp.

native. forb. alternate serrated edge. oval to lance shape leaf. flowery spikes. simple, green, toothed, somewhat hairy leaves. tiny greenish flowers no petals. seeds eaten by wildlife.

canadian horseweed

Conyza canadensis

native. forb. single main stem. narrow numerous leaves. Grass like appearance. alternate. white fluffy bristles seeds. numerous tiny flowers on top. Seeds eaten by small birds.

Switchgrass (heavy metal variety)

Panicum virgatum

upright, clump forming, grass. long alternate narrow flat blue green leaves. branched panicle, tiny flowers. fruits called caryopsis grain like seed. upright stiff stems. seeds eaten by birds and small mammals. Dense stems provide cover.

Vaseygrass

Paspalum urvillei

non native. Tall upright grass. Long, flat, coarse, green, rough leaves. small caryopses fruits. Good cover, seeds can be consumed. has slender finger like branches called racemes with tiny spikelets.

Common pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

native. forb. upright growth. Large simple smooth pointed alternate leaves. small white to greenish flowers in clusters. Dark purple/black berries. almost reddish purple stems. Birds eat berries.

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

native. shrub/tree. large, alternate, pinnately compound. 11-31 leaves narrow, pointed, mostly smooth edge. Red/crimson hairy drupes. Compound leaves.

Black-eyed susan

Rudbeckia hirta

native. yellow daisy like flowers with dark brown central cone. simple alternative rough hairy leaves. large yellow flowers. stems are upright green hairy. Pollinator.

Cutleaf coneflower

Rudbeckia lanciniata.

Native. Grass. Alternate, deeply divided/lobed cutleaf appearance. Large yellow daisy like flower heads. Tall erect green stem. Pollinator.

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

native. upright grass. narrow, flat, blue-green. Flowers small spikelets on slender branched flowering stalks. Narrow somewhat fluffy seedheads. Small caryopsis fruits. Slender upright stems. seeds eaten by birds and small mammals. most the leaves are concentrated toward lower portion

Yellow foxtail

Setaria Spp. Grass. upright. flat narrow green often rough leaves. alternate. tiny spikelets packed into dense bristly seedheads. small caryopsis fruits. seeds can be eaten by birds and small mammals. dense, bristly inflorescent flowers.

Goldenrods

Solidago Spp. forb. simple, alternate, narrow, lance-shaped. Yellow flower heads. Branched clusters, plumes of flowers. (odora has distinctive smell)

Vervain

Verbana Spp.

Native. Forb. Pollinator. Square stem. opposite leaves. simple, toothed or lobed, deeply divided leaves. small tubular usually purple/pink/blue/white flowers. dense or elongated spikes arrangement of flowers. Rough or hairy texture in many species. wrinkled or coarse appearance. Tubular flowers.