Wildlife Plant ID Lab 1

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Acalypha spp.

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

<p>Seeds for birds, small mammals, pollinators<br>Native <br>(forb)</p>
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Button bush Cephalanthus occidentalis

Nectar for pollinators and waterfowl food
Native
shrub

<p>Nectar for pollinators and waterfowl food<br>Native<br>shrub</p>
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Broadleaf uniola, Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium

Seeds for birds, cover for animals
Native
Grass

<p>Seeds for birds, cover for animals<br>Native<br>Grass</p>
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Dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium

Habitat for insects and pollinators
Native
Forb

<p>Habitat for insects and pollinators<br>Native<br>Forb</p>
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Common pokeweed Phytolacca americana

berries for birds/toxic to humans & livestock
Native
Forbs

<p>berries for birds/toxic to humans &amp; livestock<br>Native<br>Forbs</p>
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Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia lanciniata

Attracts pollinators
Native
Forbs

<p>Attracts pollinators<br>Native<br>Forbs</p>
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Black willow Salix nigra

food and habitat/stabilizes soil by waterways
Native
Tree

<p>food and habitat/stabilizes soil by waterways<br>Native<br>Tree</p>
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Lygodium japonicum

Exotic
Vine
No wildlife use

<p>Exotic<br>Vine<br>No wildlife use</p>
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Microstegium vimineum

Exotic
Grass
Not a lot of wildlife use

<p>Exotic<br>Grass<br>Not a lot of wildlife use</p>
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Carya spp.

Native
Tree
Forage and cover for gray squirrels

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Forage and cover for gray squirrels</p>
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Nekemias arborea

Native
Vine
No apparent wildlife use

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>No apparent wildlife use</p>
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Chasmanthium sessiliflorum

Native
Grass
No wildlife use

<p>Native<br>Grass<br>No wildlife use</p>
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Lespedeza cuneata

Invasive
Legume
Seed production for Northern Bobwhite

<p>Invasive<br>Legume<br>Seed production for Northern Bobwhite</p>
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Liquidambar styraciflua

Native
Tree
Eastern wild turkeys- eat seeds/gumballs

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Eastern wild turkeys- eat seeds/gumballs</p>
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Chamaecrista fasciculata

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

<p>Native<br>Legume<br>Seed production for Northern bobwhite<br>Shrub growth for good cover</p>
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Panicum anceps

Native
grass

<p>Native<br>grass</p>
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Smilax bona-nox

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer forage/beaver eat rhizomes

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>White-tailed deer forage/beaver eat rhizomes</p>
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Smilax glauca

Native
Vines
White-tailed deer forage

<p>Native<br>Vines<br>White-tailed deer forage</p>
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Smilax rotundifolia

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer forage

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>White-tailed deer forage</p>
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Diospyros virginiana

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

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Fruit for fruitivores - white-tailed deer, black bears</p>
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Solidago odora

Native
Forb
White-tailed deer forage

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>White-tailed deer forage</p>
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Chasmanthium laxum

Native
grass

<p>Native<br>grass</p>
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Polystichum acrostichoides

??

<p>??</p>
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Eupatorium perfoliatum

Native
Forb
??

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>??</p>
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Eupatorium rotundifolium

Native
Forb
pollinators/white-tailed deer

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>pollinators/white-tailed deer</p>
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Lespedeza virginica

Native
Legume
Seed production-??

<p>Native<br>Legume<br>Seed production-??</p>
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Dioclea multiflora

Native
Legume
White-tailed deer

<p>Native<br>Legume<br>White-tailed deer</p>
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Asimina triloba

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

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Fruitivores- white-tailed deer/black bears/virginia possums/coyotes/turkeys/gray foxes<br>(insert)</p>
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Quercus alba

Native
Tree
acorns-squirrels/deer/turkey

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>acorns-squirrels/deer/turkey</p>
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Taxodium distichum

Native
Tree
Eastern gray squirrel/ cavities for black bears

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Eastern gray squirrel/ cavities for black bears</p>
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Mitchella repens

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

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>Berries for rough grouse/northern bobwhite/cedar waxwings</p>
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Arundinaria gigantea

Native
Grass
Nesting for hooded warblers

<p>Native<br>Grass<br>Nesting for hooded warblers</p>
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Trachelospermum difforme

Native
Vine
White-tailed deer

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>White-tailed deer</p>
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Ampelopsis cordata

Fruits for birds and mammals
Native
Vine

<p>Fruits for birds and mammals<br>Native<br>Vine</p>
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Red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia

Berries eaten by birds and mammals
Native
Shrub

<p>Berries eaten by birds and mammals<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia

Seeds for small birds
Native
Shrub

<p>Seeds for small birds<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Crossvine Bignonia capreolata

Nectar source for pollinators
Native
Vine

<p>Nectar source for pollinators<br>Native<br>Vine</p>
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American beautyberry Callicarpa americana

Berries
Native
Shrub

<p>Berries<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Trumpetcreeper Campsis radicans

Nectar hummingbirds; cover
Native
Vine

<p>Nectar hummingbirds; cover<br>Native<br>Vine</p>
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Horseweed, marestail Conyza canadensis

Seeds for birds and cover for insects
Native
Forb

<p>Seeds for birds and cover for insects<br>Native<br>Forb</p>
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Crabgrass Digitaria spp.

food for birds and animals
Native/some introduced
Grass

<p>food for birds and animals<br>Native/some introduced<br>Grass</p>
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Boneset, lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum

Nectar for pollinators
Native
Forb

<p>Nectar for pollinators<br>Native<br>Forb</p>
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Yellow jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens

Toxic to some mammals; nectar
Native
Vine

<p>Toxic to some mammals; nectar<br>Native<br>Vine</p>
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Virginia sweetspire, Virginia willow Itea virginica

Nectar; cover for small animals
Native
Shrub

<p>Nectar; cover for small animals<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Soft rush Juncus effusus

Aquatic wildlife; insects
Native
Rush

<p>Aquatic wildlife; insects<br>Native<br>Rush</p>
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Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense

Berries for birds
Invasive
Shrub

<p>Berries for birds<br>Invasive<br>Shrub</p>
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Primrose willow, ludwigia, etc Ludwigia spp.

Aquatic, waterfowl, amphibian benefit
Native/some introduced
Forb

<p>Aquatic, waterfowl, amphibian benefit<br>Native/some introduced<br>Forb</p>
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Southern wax myrtle, small wax myrtle Morella cerifera

Eat berries/small animals
Native
Shrub

<p>Eat berries/small animals<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Switchgrass (Heavy Metal variety) Panicum virgatum

Seeds for birds and small mammals; habitat
Native
Grass

<p>Seeds for birds and small mammals; habitat<br>Native<br>Grass</p>
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Vaseygrass Paspalum urvillei

Cover and food for animals
Invasive
Grass

<p>Cover and food for animals<br>Invasive<br>Grass</p>
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Southern dewberry Rubus trivialis

Berries for birds and mammals/shelter
Native
shrub?

<p>Berries for birds and mammals/shelter<br>Native<br>shrub?</p>
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Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta

Pollinators, birds eat seeds
Native
Forbs

<p>Pollinators, birds eat seeds<br>Native<br>Forbs</p>
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Elderberry Sambucus canadensis

birds and mammals eat berries/flowers
Native
Shrub

<p>birds and mammals eat berries/flowers<br>Native<br>Shrub</p>
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Little bluestem Schizachryium scoparium

provides cover and food
Native
Grass

<p>provides cover and food<br>Native<br>Grass</p>
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Goldenrods Solidago spp

Nectar; bird seed
Forb
Native
Forbs

<p>Nectar; bird seed<br>Forb<br>Native<br>Forbs</p>
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poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans

Berries consumed by birds
Native
vine

<p>Berries consumed by birds<br>Native<br>vine</p>
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Vervain (likely Verbena bonariensis) Verbena spp.

Nectar source; bird seed
Native
Forbs

<p>Nectar source; bird seed<br>Native<br>Forbs</p>
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Summer grape Vitis aestivalis

Fruits eaten by birds; climbing provides shelter
Native
Vine

<p>Fruits eaten by birds; climbing provides shelter<br>Native<br>Vine</p>
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Vitis rotundifolia

Native
Vine
white-tailed deer forage

<p>Native<br>Vine<br>white-tailed deer forage</p>
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia

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

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>Seeds for morning dove/white-tailed deer forage<br>Good tolerance to disturbance</p>
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Dichanthelium spp.

Native

Grass

Grainivors/small mammals/deer mice

<p>Native</p><p>Grass</p><p>Grainivors/small mammals/<strong>deer mice</strong></p>
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Morus rubra

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

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Fruit production for fruitivores (i.e. black bears, virginia possums, coyotes, turkeys, gray foxes)</p>
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Elephantopus tomentosus

Native
Forb
No apparent wildlife use

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>No apparent wildlife use</p>
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Desmodium viridiflorum

Native
Legumes
Protein source for white-tailed deer
Northern bobwhite

<p>Native<br>Legumes<br>Protein source for white-tailed deer<br>Northern bobwhite</p>
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Hylodesmum glutinosum

Native
Legume
Seed production ??

<p>Native<br>Legume<br>Seed production ??</p>
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Ulmus alata

Native
Tree
??

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>??</p>
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Lespedeza bicolor

Exotic
Legume
Seed production- Northern Bobwhite

<p>Exotic<br>Legume<br>Seed production- Northern Bobwhite</p>
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Pinus taeda

Native
Tree
Foraging for Pine Warblers/Woodpeckers

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Foraging for Pine Warblers/Woodpeckers</p>
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Euphorbia corollata

Native
Forb
White-tailed deer

<p>Native<br>Forb<br>White-tailed deer</p>
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Vaccinium elliottii

Native
Shrubs
Blueberries for ??

<p>Native<br>Shrubs<br>Blueberries for ??</p>
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Nyssa sylvatica

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

<p>Native<br>Tree<br>Fruiting bodies for fruitivores and squirrels and fruit eating songbirds</p>
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Acer rubrum

native
tree
will resprout after burn
samaras- bird and small mammals
resprouts- nutrients for white-tailed deer

<p>native<br>tree<br>will resprout after burn<br>samaras- bird and small mammals<br>resprouts- nutrients for white-tailed deer</p>
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Bidens aristosa

native
forb
seeds for waterfowl

<p>native<br>forb<br>seeds for waterfowl</p>
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Brunnichia ovata

native
vine
no wildlife use

<p>native<br>vine<br>no wildlife use</p>
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Croton capitatus

native
forb
seed producers- dove

<p>native<br>forb<br>seed producers- dove</p>
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Cynodon dactylon

exotic
grass
likes mowing
bad for birds and mice
no wildlife use
invades under canopy

<p>exotic <br>grass<br>likes mowing<br>bad for birds and mice<br>no wildlife use<br>invades under canopy</p>
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Echinochloa crusgalli

exotic
grass
seed producers- dove

<p>exotic<br>grass<br>seed producers- dove</p>
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Euthamia spp.

native
forb
white-tailed deer, insects

<p>native<br>forb<br>white-tailed deer, insects</p>
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica

native
tree
white-tailed deer forage
samaras- gray squirrels and mice
can be invasive in wetter areas

<p>native<br>tree<br>white-tailed deer forage<br>samaras- gray squirrels and mice<br>can be invasive in wetter areas</p>
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Helianthus angustifolius

native
forb
white-tailed deer

<p>native<br>forb<br>white-tailed deer</p>
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Lonicera japonica

exotic
vine
white-tailed deer forage

<p>exotic<br>vine<br>white-tailed deer forage</p>
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Oxalis stricta

native
forb
pollinators

<p>native<br>forb<br>pollinators</p>
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Paspalum dilatatum

exotic
grass
no wildlife use
90 degree angle seed head

<p>exotic<br>grass<br>no wildlife use<br>90 degree angle seed head</p>
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Paspalum notatum

exotic
grass
good for livestock/turf forming
suppresses fire
"y-shaped" seedheadd

<p>exotic<br>grass<br>good for livestock/turf forming<br>suppresses fire<br>"y-shaped" seedheadd</p>
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Persicaria spp.

native
forb
annual

<p>native<br>forb<br>annual</p>
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Rhus coppalina

native
forb
white-tailed deer browse
fruit- eaten by eastern turkeys, rough grouse, dark-eyed juncos

<p>native<br>forb<br>white-tailed deer browse<br>fruit- eaten by eastern turkeys, rough grouse, dark-eyed juncos</p>
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Rhynchospora spp.

native
sedge
no wildlife use

<p>native<br>sedge<br>no wildlife use</p>
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Rubus argutus

native
Vine
white-tailed deer forage

<p>native<br>Vine<br>white-tailed deer forage</p>
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Scirpus cyperinus

native
sedge
muskrat, trumpeter swans, canada goose eat
waterfowl will eat seeds

<p>native<br>sedge<br>muskrat, trumpeter swans, canada goose eat<br>waterfowl will eat seeds</p>
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Sesbania hebacea

native
legume
waterfowl eat beans
problematic in wet areas (take over)
mallards

<p>native<br>legume<br>waterfowl eat beans<br>problematic in wet areas (take over)<br>mallards</p>
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Setaria spp.

exotic
grass
seed production for doves and northern bobwhite

<p>exotic<br>grass<br>seed production for doves and northern bobwhite</p>
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Symphyotrichum spp.

native
forb
pollinators/white-tailed deer forage

<p>native<br>forb<br>pollinators/white-tailed deer forage</p>
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Urochloa platyphylla

native
grass
waterfowl
seed producer

<p>native<br>grass<br>waterfowl<br>seed producer</p>
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Xanthium stumarium

Native
forb
problematic in wet areas
no wildlife use

<p>Native<br>forb<br>problematic in wet areas<br>no wildlife use</p>
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