Wildlife Plant ID Lab 1

Acalypha spp.

Acalypha spp.

Seeds for birds, small mammals, pollinators
Native
(forb)

Ampelopsis cordata

Fruits for birds and mammals
Native
Vine

Aronia arbutifolia

Berries eaten by birds and mammals
Native
Shrub

Baccharis halimifolia

Seeds for small birds
Native
Shrub

Bignonia capreolata

Nectar source for pollinators
Native
Vine

Callicarpa americana

Berries
Native
Shrub

Campsis radicans

Nectar hummingbirds; cover
Native
Vine

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Nectar for pollinators and waterfowl food
Native
shrub

Chasmanthium latifolium

Seeds for birds, cover for animals
Native
Grass

Conyza canadensis

Seeds for birds and cover for insects
Native
Forb

Digitaria spp.

food for birds and animals
Native/some introduced
Grass

Eupatorium capillifolium

Habitat for insects and pollinators
Native
Forb

Eupatorium serotinum

Nectar for pollinators
Native
Forb

Gelsemium sempervirens

Toxic to some mammals; nectar
Native
Vine

Itea virginica

Nectar; cover for small animals
Native
Shrub

Juncus effusus

Aquatic wildlife; insects
Native
Rush

Ligustrum sinense

Berries for birds
Invasive
Shrub

Ludwigia spp.

Aquatic, waterfowl, amphibian benefit
Native/some introduced
Forb

Morella cerifera

Eat berries/small animals
Native
Shrub

Panicum virgatum

Seeds for birds and small mammals; habitat
Native
Grass

Paspalum urvillei

Cover and food for animals
Invasive
Grass

Phytolacca americana

berries for birds/toxic to humans & livestock
Native
Forbs

Rubus trivialis

Berries for birds and mammals/shelter
Native
shrub?

Rudbeckia hirta

Pollinators, birds eat seeds
Native
Forbs

Rudbeckia lanciniata

Attracts pollinators
Native
Forbs

Salix nigra

food and habitat/stabilizes soil by waterways
Native
Tree

Sambucus canadensis

birds and mammals eat berries/flowers
Native
Shrub

Schizachryium scoparium

provides cover and food
Native
Grass

Solidago spp

Nectar; bird seed
Forb
Native
Forbs

Toxicodendron radicans

Berries consumed by birds
Native
vine

Verbena spp.

Nectar source; bird seed
Native
Forbs

Vitis aestivalis

Fruits eaten by birds; climbing provides shelter
Native
Vine

Vitis rotundifolia

Native
Vine
white-tailed deer forage

Microstegium vimineum

Exotic
Grass
Not a lot of wildlife use

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Native
Forb
Seeds for morning dove/white-tailed deer forage
Good tolerance to disturbance

Dichanthelium spp.

Native

Grass

Grainivors/small mammals/deer mice

Morus rubra

Native
Tree
Fruit production for fruitivores (i.e. black bears, virginia possums, coyotes, turkeys, gray foxes)

Chasmanthium sessiliflorum

Native
Grass
No wildlife use

Smilax bona-nox

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer forage/beaver eat rhizomes

Solidago odora

Native
Forb
White-tailed deer forage

Elephantopus tomentosus

Native
Forb
No apparent wildlife use

Desmodium viridiflorum

Native
Legumes
Protein source for white-tailed deer
Northern bobwhite

Hylodesmum glutinosum

Native
Legume
Seed production ??

Ulmus alata

Native
Tree
??

Lespedeza bicolor

Exotic
Legume
Seed production- Northern Bobwhite

Pinus taeda

Native
Tree
Foraging for Pine Warblers/Woodpeckers

Euphorbia corollata

Native
Forb
White-tailed deer

Dioclea multiflora

Native
Legume
White-tailed deer

Asimina triloba

Native
Tree
Fruitivores- white-tailed deer/black bears/virginia possums/coyotes/turkeys/gray foxes
(insert)

Taxodium distichum

Native
Tree
Eastern gray squirrel/ cavities for black bears

Vaccinium elliottii

Native
Shrubs
Blueberries for ??

Nyssa sylvatica

Native
Tree
Fruiting bodies for fruitivores and squirrels and fruit eating songbirds

Lygodium japonicum

Exotic
Vine
No wildlife use

Carya spp.

Native
Tree
Forage and cover for gray squirrels

Nekemias arborea

Native
Vine
No apparent wildlife use

Lespedeza cuneata

Invasive
Legume
Seed production for Northern Bobwhite

Liquidambar styraciflua

Native
Tree
Eastern wild turkeys- eat seeds/gumballs

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native
Legume
Seed production for Northern bobwhite
Shrub growth for good cover

Panicum anceps

Native
grass

Smilax glauca

Native
Vines
White-tailed deer forage

Smilax rotundifolia

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer forage

Diospyros virginiana

Native
Tree
Fruit for fruitivores - white-tailed deer, black bears

Chasmanthium laxum

Native
grass

Polystichum acrostichoides

??

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Native
Forb
??

Eupatorium rotundifolium

Native
Forb
pollinators/white-tailed deer

Lespedeza virginica

Native
Legume
Seed production-??

Quercus alba

Native
Tree
acorns-squirrels/deer/turkey

Mitchella repens

Native
Vine
Berries for rough grouse/northern bobwhite/cedar waxwings

Arundinaria gigantea

Native
Grass
Nesting for hooded warblers

Trachelospermum difforme

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer