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Frequency: Common in many areas. This plant is a serious threat to all wooded areas, and is rapidly being dispersed by birds. It may be expected to spread throughout the county
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- 94. Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut Family)
- 95. Aceraceae (Maple Family)
- 96. Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed Family, Touch-me-not Family)
- 97. Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)
- 98. Vitaceae (Grape Family)
- 99. Tiliaceae (Linden Family)
- 100. Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
Frequency: Common in many areas. This plant is a serious threat to all wooded areas, and is rapidly being dispersed by birds. It may be expected to spread throughout the county.Records: Beachwood Park, Poplar Ridge Park (Longbottom 1991). Sightings: Chase Creek (woodland border near Ruckers Pond). Mill Creek (near old bridge ruins above Route 50). Corcoran Tract at Sandy Point. Boyd Pond, deciduous swamp at SW corner (Longbottom pc 1991). Corcoran Tract – perhaps fifteen acres of trees toward Bay Head Road overwhelmed by Celastrus (May 2002). 856. Celastrus scandens L. 1753. Shr.453, B&B.206 (Bittersweet) Native twining, high-climbing deciduous woody vine. Most local plants are the Asiatic species, which is escaping from cultivation, and is more pervasive than C. scandens. Habitat: Rich soils. "In moist forests and thickets" (Shreve et al 1910). Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: No locale, 5/18/1878, J. D. Smith (US) (Stieber 1867). "Brooklyn (427)" (Shreve et al 1910). Manresa, vine twining at the edge of a thicket overlooking the Severn 9/9/1966, Stieber 350 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm & Ivy Neck, solitary on top of banks above Rhode River; also on old field fence at Java Farm; Higman 219, 496 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Sightings: Berried cuttings were often sold by black children along Ritchie Highway near Jones Station in the 1950’s. These cuttings were probably the native bittersweet, assuming the Oriental was not yet present. Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971). 857. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. B&B.206 (Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush) Large deciduous shrub. Introduced from Asia, escaping from cultivation.
(Strawberry Bush, American Euonymus, Strawberry Euonymus) Native deciduous green-stemmed shrub.
(Euonymus radicans Sieb. & Miq.) (Euonymus japonicus var. radicans Sieb.) (Euonymus repens Hort.) (Wintercreeper) Woody evergreen trailing or climbing vine. Escape from cultivation. Thick groundcover, ascends large trees, the stems becoming several inches thick.
(American Bladdernut) Native shrub. Habitat: "In moist woods and thickets" (Britton & Brown 1913). Rich moist soil. Frequency: "Midland and Mountain Zones; infrequent" (Shreve et al 1910). "Absent from the Coastal Plain" (Shreve et al 1910; pp. 73-75). Essentially unknown in Anne Arundel County. Sightings: Patuxent River by Upland Natural Areas Study (personal notation by Wayne Klockner ca. 1979). 95. Aceraceae (Maple Family) 861. Acer negundo L. 1753. Shr. 454, B&B.216 [Negundo negundo (L.) Karst.] (Boxelder) Native tree. Leaves pinnate, twigs bright green.
(Japanese Maple) Small tree introduced from Japan. Escapes but rarely, where conditions are favorable. Wet woods; cool rich ravines and shady slopes.
(Norway Maple) Large European tree; frequently escaping from cultivation.
(Red Maple, Swamp Maple) Large native tree. Habitat: Swamps, floodplains, and moist upland soils. Of reduced stature on drier sites. Frequency: "Throughout the state; most common in the Coastal Zone, where it is one of the characteristic trees of stream swamps and upland swamps, and frequent in upland forests" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Round Bay (Plitt 4/22/1899). Waysons Corner, roadside thicket March 1966, Stieber 354 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Patuxent Community Pond, edge of woods 5/2/1966, Stieber 353 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Throughout CBC; infrequent to moderately abundant in most kinds of hardwood forest, especially on moist sites; often co-dominant with sweetgum in old fields; Higman 417, 556 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Six county wooded-swamp stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Wetland control or upland habitat at South Grays Bog, North Grays Bog, Eagle Hill Bog, Cypress Creek Savanna, Angels Bog, Round Bay Bog (Whigham 1981). Picture Spring Branch (Nevamar Pond; Ecological Analysts 1983). Back Creek Watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park, Poplar Ridge Park, Lake Waterford Park, Quiet Waters Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Berry, Iliff, Rucker properties). Lower Plum/Gumbottom Branch. Mill Creek above Rt. 50. Little Round Bay (along River Road). Corcoran tract at Sandy Point 6/18/1988. Lake Waterford 8/13/1988. Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971). 865. Acer saccharinum L. 1753. Shr.454, B&B.216 (Silver Maple) Large native tree. Habitat: Floodplains and along streams. Occurs as an escape from cultivation, especially on rich moist soils. Frequency: "Rare in the Coastal Zone; common in the Midland Zone; absent from the Mountain Zone" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Ivy Neck, infrequent large trees along Cheston Creek drainage, bordering pasture, Higman 1071 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (by Ruckers Pond, origin unknown, later destroyed by beavers). Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971). ADD: Acer saccharum Marsh. 1785 Shr.454, B&B.212 (Sugar maple) Large native tree. Habitat: "Rich woods, especially along the mountains" (Britton & Brown 1913). Frequency: "Midland and Mountain Zones; infrequent in the Lower Midland District" (Shreve et al 1910). "Northern and western counties of state" (Brown & Brown 1972). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed, Rucker's Ravine near Diplazium, 40' tree, May 2002, probably seeded from old tree on Severnway (which is of unknown origin). 96. Balsaminaceae (Jewelweed Family, Touch-me-not Family) 866. Impatiens capensis Willd. B&B.634 (Impatiens capensis Meerb.) (Impatiens biflora Walt. 1788) Shr.454 (Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not) Upright succulent native annual herb. Flowers orange with recurved spur. Habitat: "In moist forests, swamps, fresh marshes and other open wet situations" (Shreve et al 1910). "Moist woods, swamps, and in springy places" (Grimm 1968). Frequency: "Throughout the state: common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Waysons Corner,dense stands in a wet ditch 7/27/1966, Stieber 357 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Ten county brackish-marsh stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Picture Spring Branch (Nevamar Pond; Ecological Analysts 1983). Cypress Creek Cedar Swamp (Sipple & Klockner 1984). Beachwood Park, Lake Waterford Park (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (dam at Ruckers Pond 8/18/99). Severn Run Natural Environment Area. Lake Waterford 8/13/1988. Herbaria: US & LCU (Stieber 1971). 867. Impatiens capensis var. immaculata (Weath.) Fern. & Schub. B&B.634 (Jewelweed) Variety with unspotted flowers.
868. Impatiens capensis forma albiflora (Rand & Redf.) Fern. & Schub. B&B.634 (Jewelweed) Form with white flowers.
869. Impatiens pallida Nuttall 1818. B&B.634 (Impatiens aurea Muhl. 1813) Shr.454 (Impatiens aurea S. Wats. 1878) (Pale Jewelweed, Pale Touch-me-not) Upright succulent native annual herb. Yellow flowers, short spur. Habitat: "In flood plains and along streams" (Shreve et al 1910). Moist woods and ditch banks. Frequency: Midland & Mountain Zones; frequent" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Wetland control habitats at Cypress Creek Savanna (Whigham 1981). This record has not been confirmed by others. Sightings: Patuxent Oxbow (Longbottom, personal communication, 9/19/1997). 97. Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family) 870. Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch B&B: unlisted. [Berchemia scandens (Hill) Trelease] (Rhamnus scandens Hill 1768) (Supple-jack) Native high-climbing deciduous woody twining vine. Habitat: "Damp soils" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). "In low woods, Virginia to Florida" (Britton & Brown 1913). "S.e Va. to Fla. & Tex." (Gleason & Cronquist 1963). Records: Manresa; low growing vine in a moist woods June 1966, Stieber 358 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971). 871. Rhamnus carolinianus Walter 1788 B&B: Unlisted. (Carolina Buckthorn) Large shrub or small tree. Leaves acute, 2-6 in. long. Flowers in axilliary umbels.
872. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Koehne var. maximowiczii Rehd. B&B: unlisted. (Ampelopsis heterophylla Sieb. & Zucc.) (Turquoise Berry) Deciduous woody vine with multicolored berries. The specimens seen were 3-5 lobed, with deep sinuses. Native of Northeast Asia. Escaping from ornamental plantings.
873. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. 1887. Shr.455, B&B.223 [Psedera quinquefolia (L.) Greene] (Hedera quinquefolia L. 1753) (Virginia Creeper) Native high-climbing deciduous woody vine. Habitat: "In woods and thickets" (Britton & Brown 1913). "In woods, thickets, fence rows and hillsides" (Strausbaugh & Core 1958). Frequency: "Throughout the state; one of the commonest climbers" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Rt. 424 near Rt. 3, spreading on the ground near the roadside 6/21/1966, Stieber 363 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm, infrequent in old fields and borders of fresh marshes, Higman 86, 224 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Four brackish-marsh stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Cypress Creek Savanna (Occurring infrequently in the deciduous control habitats at Eagle Hill Bog, Cypress Creek Savanna, South Grays Bog, Angels Bog (Whigham 1981). Picture Spring Branch watershed (near Nevamar Pond; Ecological Analysts 1983). College Creek Woods (Williams 1986a). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park, Poplar Ridge Park (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed, Rucker property. Severn Run Natural Environment Area. Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971). 874. Vitis aestivalis Michx. 1803. Shr.455, B&B.227 (Summer Grape) Native high-climbing deciduous woody vine. Tendrils non-continuous. Leaves 3-5 lobed, red-woolly beneath. Habitat: "In forests and open situations" (Shreve et al 1910). "Edge of dry woods and thickets" (Stieber 1971). Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Near St. James Church, climbing on trees 6/11/1966, Stieber 360 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Rt. 424 near Rt. 3, at the edge of a woods 8/6/1966, Stieber 359 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). College Creek Woods (Williams 1986a). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (near Ruckers Pond). Forked Creek (near tenant house at Sackett property). Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971). 875. Vitis cinerea Engelm. 1883. B&B: unlisted. (Graybark Grape, Winter Grape). High-climbing native woody vine. Leaves gray-hairy both sides.
876. Vitis labrusca L. 1753 Shr.455, B&B.226 (Fox Grape, Northern Fox Grape) Native high-climbing woody vine with a tendril at each joint. Leaves red-hairy beneath. Habitat: "Moist thickets" (Gray 1867). "Moist or dry thickets" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Java Farm, infrequent on floodplain of North Fork of Muddy Creek, Higman 67 (CBC) (Higman 1977). "In the valley of Muddy Creek, Java Farm" (Stieber 1971). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed, abundant in Ruckers Swamp, August 1999. Jabez Branch, below Hog Farm Road. Severn Run, below Rt. 3. Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971). 877. Vitis riparia Michx. 1803. B&B.227 (Vitis vulpina of older manuals) (River-bank Grape, Muscadine Grape, Southern Fox Grape) Native high-climbing woody vine. Leaves lobed, with narrow teeth, long acuminate tips, glossy green beneath.
878. Vitis vulpina L. 1753 B&B.227 (Vitis cordifolia Michx.) Shr.455 (Winter Grape, Frost Grape, Chicken Grape) Native high-climbing woody vine. Leaves heart-shaped, dull green beneath.
879. Tilia americana L. 1753 Shr.455, B&B.230 (American Basswood, American Linden) Large native deciduous tree. Habitat: "Rich woods" (Stieber 1971). Frequency: "Rare in the Coastal Zone in ravine slopes; infrequent in the Lower Midland District, common in the Upper Midland and Mountain Zone in deep well-drained soils of the lower slopes of mountain ridges" (Shreve et al 1910). Locally may escape from ornamental plantings. Records: St. James Church, 7-10 m. tree along Lyons Creek branch at the edge of a woods and a field, Stieber 364 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Severn Run watershed: one specimen (Severn Run Stormwater Management Study, CH2MHill 1980). Sightings: Annapolis Roads, small trees in woods under very large old linden at an old house site near Carrollton Drive, ca. 1986. Chase Creek watershed, Berry property, ravine floor east of Pine Bluff, one tree (ca. 35' long, horizontal, with several 20' stems growing from base) May 2000. Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971). 100. Malvaceae (Mallow Family) 880. Abutilon theophrastii Medic. 1787. B&B.640 [Abutilon abutilon (L.) Rusby] Shr.455 (Velvet-leaf) Erect annual herb naturalized from India. 2-5 ft. tall. Heart-shaped leaf.
"Rich or sandy soil...a persistent weed" (Jaques 1959). "Fields and waste places" (Stieber 1971). Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910). A weed (Fogg 1956, Jaques 1959). Records: Ivy Neck, solitary beside corn field and old barn near head of Cheston Creek, Higman 1000 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971). 881. Hibiscus moscheutos L. 1753. B&B.640 (Rose Mallow, Swamp Rose Mallow) Large native erect white-flowered perennial herb. Habitat: "In brackish and fresh marshes" (Shreve et al 1910). Frequency: "Coastal Zone; common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Curtis Bay (A. A. Co.? Plitt 8/23/1899). Manresa, in shallow water of the Severn 8/8/1966, Stieber 366 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Other: 32 brackish-marsh stations for H. moscheutos & H. palustris mapped by Sipple 1978. Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971). 882. Hibiscus palustris L. 1753. B&B.640 (Marsh Mallow, Pink Swamp Rose Mallow) Large native erect pink-flowered perennial herb. Habitat: Estuarine marshes. Frequency: "Common on the Coastal Plain" (Brown & Brown 1984). Records: Cypress Creek Savanna (infrequent in the savanna; Sipple & Klockner 1980). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). Herbaria: US (Stieber 1971). 883. Hibiscus palustris forma peckii House B&B: unlisted. (Rose Mallow)
884. Hibiscus syriacus L. B&B.232 (Rose-of-Sharon, Althea) Tall shrub or rarely, a small tree; introduced from eastern Asia. Habitat: Seeding freely around gardens, and somewhat persistent at old house sites. Records: Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Sightings: Chase Creek watershed, Rucker property, including national champion. 885. Hibiscus trionum L. Shr.456, B&B.640 (Flower-of-an-Hour, Bladder Ketmia) Annual herb introduced from Europe. 6-18" tall. Flowers yellow, with purple center. Habitat: "A vexatious pest in grain fields, truck patches, and gardens" (Fogg 1956). "Common weed in gardens and other cultivated ground; less common in waste places" (Brown & Brown 1984). Sightings: Weed, in plantings at Medical Centre near Cypress Creek Bog (Longbottom, pc 1991). 886. Kosteletskya virginica (L.) Presl. B&B.638 (Seashore Mallow, Coastal Mallow) Native erect perennial herb. Habitat: "In salt and brackish marshes" (Shreve et al 1910). Frequency: "Coastal Zone; common" (Shreve et al 1910). Records: Curtis Bay (A. A. Co.? Plitt 8/23/1899). Aberdeen Creek of South River, wet area covered by high tide August 1938, Lisla A. Miller (US) (Stieber 1967). Manresa, dense stands in shallow water 9/9/1966, Stieber 365 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm & Ivy Neck, infrequent to moderately abundant in tidal marshes, especially near upland margins, Higman 57, 281 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Seventeen brackish-marsh stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). Sightings: Sullivan Cove Marsh. Cypress Creek Bog, brackish marsh 8/4/90 (Longbottom, pc). Maynedier Creek (Longbottom, pc 1991). Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971). 887. Kosteletskya virginica forma - (white-flowered form) Sightings: Found Sept. 1986 at end of Martins Pond sandbar, and marsh at head of small cove on lower shore of Saltworks Creek. 888. Malva neglecta Wallr. B&B.636 Malva rotundifolia L. of older manuals, but not to be confused with the erect-stemmed Malva rotundifolia L. (Malva pusilla With.) which has 10-12 mm petals. (Common Mallow, Cheeses) Biennial herb naturalized from Europe. Stem prostrate or trailing. Petals 5 mm long.
889. Sida spinosa L. 1753 Shr.455, B&B.643 (Prickly Sida, Indian Mallow, False mallow) Erect annual branching herb. Naturalized from tropical America. Habitat: "In waste and cultivated grounds" (Shreve et al 1910). "In waste places" (Britton & Brown 1913). "Fields, waste areas and on road banks" (Brown & Brown 1984). Frequency: "Throughout the state; frequent" (Shreve et al 1910). "Common throughout" (Brown & Brown 1984). Records: Jacobsville Park (Longbottom 1993). Directory: corner corner -> Cornerstone Tutorial, Inc. 2012. 2013 Directory corner -> Environmental Engineering Services Download 4.23 Mb. Share with your friends:
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