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Class Dicotyledoneae

Order Piperales

38. Saururaceae (Lizard's-tail Family)

445. Saururus cernuus L. 1753. Shr.421, B&B.388

(Lizard's-tail)

Native perennial herb with terminal white flower spike.



Habitat: "In swamps and shallow water" (Britton 1901). Fresh marshes and pond margins.

Frequency: "Common in the Coastal Zone and infrequent in the Midland" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Tributaries of Muddy Creek (Stieber 1971). Java Farm, infrequent at heads of forested ravines on south slope above Muddy Creek tidal channel; Star Co. tract, locally abundant in O'Neill Marsh; Higman 397, 985 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Four county wooded-swamp stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Iliff's ravine). Rays Pond watershed (Harbour Glen). Lake Ogleton watershed (above RR r/w ).

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).

Order Salicales

39. Salicaceae (Willow Family)

446. Populus alba L. 1753. Shr.422, B&B.33

(European White Poplar, Silver Poplar)

Large tree introduced from Europe.



Habitat: "In yards and along roadsides" (Britton 1901). "Moist woods and along roads" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Manresa, small saplings in a moist woods 6/1/1966, Stieber 143 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Sightings: Martins Pond watershed (Jones' roadway). Shot Town Road at Old Mill Bottom Road. Weems Creek shore at stadium outfall. Jones Station Road near Belvedere Heights. Road between Church Road & Joyce Lane East.

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).

447. Populus deltoides Marsh. 1785 B&B.38

(Eastern Cottonwood) Large native tree.

Habitat: "In moist soil, especially along streams and lakes" (Britton 1901). "River banks and bottom lands" (Brown & Brown 1972).

Frequency: "Common in the Potomac Drainage" (Brown & Brown 1972). Essentially absent from Anne Arundel Co.

Records: Poplar Ridge Park (Longbottom 1991).

448. x Populus canadensis Moench. var. eugenei Schelle B&B.41

x Populus eugenei Simon-Lewis

(Carolina Poplar)



Records: Ivy Neck, solitary in yard of old house near entrance road, Higman 1089, 1142 (CBC) (Higman 1977).

Herbaria: CBC.

449. Populus grandidentata Michx. 1803. Shr.423, B&B.37

(Bigtoothed Aspen, Large-toothed Poplar) Native tree.

Habitat: "In rich woods" (Britton 1901). "Rich woods and borders of streams" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). Rich, sandy, often dry, open woods.

Frequency: "Rare in the Eastern Shore District, infrequent throughout the remainder of the state" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Patuxent Community Pond, med.-sized tree at edge of a woods, sandy soil 6/14/1966, Stieber 144 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Rt. 3, S. of 424, about 20 m. tree at edge of a thicket along the roadside 9/2/1966, Stieber 145 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Chartridge 4/19/1982, 3/27/1983, 11/24/1983, 2/4/1984, 5/10/1984 (Sipple 1993). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park, Poplar Ridge Park, Quiet Waters Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property). Jabez Branch watershed (KOA property). Sewell Spring Branch (upper bottom). Sackett property. Truxtun Park. Cattail Creek watershed: edge of woods at Oak Hill Pond 3/17/1990. Community College woods 9/15/1990. SRNEA near Indian Landing Road 4/13/1991.

Herbaria: CBC (CBC 1993). US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

450. Populus tremuloides Michx. 1803. Shr.423, B&B.37

(Quaking Aspen) Native deciduous tree.

Habitat: "In dry or moist soil" (Britton 1901). "Dry open woods, edge of burns" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Mountain Zone" (Shreve et al 1910). "Native to Garrett County" (Brown & Brown 1972). Seems doubtful for A. A. Co.

Records: Rt. 3, S. of 424, 4 m. tree, edge of a pine-oak woods 7/21/1966, Stieber 146 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).

451. Salix alba L. 1753. Shr.423, B&B.30

(White Willow)

Tree introduced from Europe and naturalizing.



Habitat: "In moist soil, especially along streams" (Britton 1901). "In flood plains and along streams" (As var. vitellina; Shreve et al 1910). "Edge of woods, sandy soil" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Throughout the state, common" [As var. vitellina (L.) Koch; Shreve et al 1910].

County Occurrence: "Native to county" (Besley 1917).

Records: Rt. 3, S. of 424, edge of woods, sandy soil 6/20/1966, Stieber (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).

452. Salix babylonica L. Shr.421, B&B.30

(Weeping Willow)

Large pendent-branched tree introduced from Eurasia.



Frequency: "Cultivated throughout state, spreading by twigs that root after being scattered, mostly along streams" (Brown & Brown 1984).

Records: Kinder Park (Longbottom 1993) Whether Longbottom's specimen was planted or naturalized is unknown.
453. Salix bebbiana Sarg. B&B.32

(Bebb's Willow, Long-beaked Willow) Shrub or small tree.



Habitat: "In dry soil and along streams" (Britton 1901). "Moist to wet areas" (Brown & Brown 1972).

Frequency: Two stations in Talbot Co. (Broome et al 1979).

Heritage Rating: 1989: B2 (Highly State Rare). 1991: Endangered Extirpated.

Records: Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991). This station should be reexamined; possibly S. sericea.

454. Salix fragilis L. B&B.29

(Brittle Willow, Crack Willow)

Tall slender tree. "From Europe; spreading from cultivation" (Brown & Brown 1972).



Frequency: Allegany and Garrett Counties" (Brown & Brown 1972).

County Occurrence: "Native to county" (Besley 1917).

455. Salix nigra Marsh 1785. Shr.423, B&B.27

(Black Willow) Native tree.

Habitat: "Along streams and lakes" (Britton 1901). Wooded swamps & floodplains.

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Pinehurst, roadside thicket along Bay Shore Drive 8/10/1958, Ed Baltars (US) (Stieber 1967). Manresa, thick woods 5/2/1966, Stieber 148 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Throughout CBC; infrequent in moist woods and near fresh marshes, Higman 465, 493 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Five county wooded-swamp stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Angel's Bog (Sipple & Klockner 1984). Beachwood Park, Jacobsville Park, Poplar Ridge Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (abundant, Rucker property). Furnace Branch at Crain Hwy. Warfield's Branch (below Rt. 3). Back Creek (SPCA property). Shrub swamp near old Severn R. bridge. Jonas Green Pond. Pointfield Landing natural area. Marley Creek Branch (near North Arundel Hospital, March 1990).

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

456. Salix sericea Marsh 1785. Shr.423, B&B.34

(Silky Willow) Large native shrub with numerous stems.

Habitat: "In swamps and along streams" (Britton 1901). Forms dense thickets in low wet ground.

Frequency: "Midland and Mountain Zones; frequent" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Patuxent Community Pond, small tree, 3-5 m., edge of a thicket 6/14/1966, Stieber 149 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Ruckers Swamp, two old plants 1980).

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).

Order Myricales

40. Myricaceae (Wax-myrtle or Bayberry Family)

457. Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter 1894. Shr.422, B&B.44

(Comptonia asplenifolia Gaertn. 1791)

(Liquidambar asplenifolia L. 1763)

(Myrica asplenifolia L. 1753)

(Liquidambar peregrina L. 1753)

(Sweet Fern)

Low, much-branched native deciduous shrub. Leaves linear, fern-like; fragrant.



Habitat: "In dry soil, especially on hillsides" (Britton 1901). "In dry upland forests and open situations, flourishing in cleared and burnt-over forests" (Shreve et al 1910). "On sandy soil and rocky hillsides...spreading by creeping rootstocks" (Jaques 1959).

Frequency: "Throughout the state, being most abundant in the Midland and Mountain Zones" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Between Glen Burnie & Saw Mill Branch (Plitt 3/31/1899, 4/22/1899). Between Glen Burnie & Marley (Plitt 7/1/1899). Head of Magothy River: xeric site near Catherine Avenue 7/31/1989 (Sipple 1993). Poplar Ridge Park (Longbottom 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Five old plants under scarlet oaks on 1952 road cut above Winchester marina, 1972). Millersville Landfill 6/15/1991 (southern margin of reforested cell north of powerline).

458. Myrica cerifera L. 1753. Shr.422, B&B.44

(Wax Myrtle) Tall native evergreen shrub.

Habitat: "In sandy swamps or wet woods" (Britton 1901). "Shores of estuaries, margins of saltmarshes" (Stieber 1971).

Frequency: "Coastal Zone, being confined to the southern counties of the Eastern Shore" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Java Farm & Ivy Neck, moderately abundant on Hog Island, along estuary shores under hardwood canopies, on sandbars, and near upland margins of tidal marshes, Higman 572 (CBC) (Higman 1977). One County brackish-marsh station (near Gibson Island) mapped by Sipple 1978. Fishing Creek Farm (Williams 1986b).

Sightings: Sullivan Cove Marsh.

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).
ADD: Myrica heterophylla Raf.

(Black Bayberry) Native evergreen shrub; twigs hairy, black.



Sightings: Reported from Indian Creek Branch at Arlington Echo by Underwood (p.c. 3/13/2002).

459. Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. B&B.43

(Myrica carolinensis Mill. 1768) Shr.422

(Northern Bayberry) Native deciduous shrub.



Habitat: "In dry or moist sandy soil" (Britton 1901). Swamps or wet woods.

Frequency: "Coastal Zone, apparently being absent from the remainder of the state" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: South R. at Rt. 50, shrubby growth in sandy soil 6/11/1966, Stieber 150 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Cypress Creek Savanna, Angel's Bog (Sipple & Klockner 1984). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991).

Sightings: Sullivan Cove Marsh. Truxtun Park. Chase Creek watershed (County pumping station property). 140 ft. hilltop next to BG&E r/w between Maynedier and Hopkins Creek watersheds. Woods road to Round Bay Bog 9/15/90. Cattail Creek watershed: near dam, Oak Hill Pond 3/17/90. Forked Creek (Sackett property). Sewell Spring Branch (SRNEA path) 4/13/91.

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).

Order Juglandales

41. Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)

460. Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch B&B.50

(Juglans cordiformis Wang. 1787)

[Hicoria cordiformis (Wang.) Britton 1908]

[Hicoria minima (Marsh) Britton] Shr.422

(Bitternut Hickory)

Large native tree with sulfur-colored asymmetrical buds.

Habitat: Rich silt loam soils. "In moist woods and swamps" (Britton 1901). "In moist forests and flood plains" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state, being most abundant in the flood plains of the Midland Zone" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Manresa, med. sized tree 6/1/1966, Stieber 153 (US) (Stieber 1967). St. James Church, 10 m. tree, edge of a moist thicket along Lyons Creek Branch 6/27/1966, Stieber 154 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm & Ivy Neck, infrequent to moderately abundant in understory of mixed hardwood forest, especially near top of south slope above Muddy Creek tidal channel, Higman 170, 247, 403 (CBC) (Higman 1977).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed: Rucker property. Brewer Pond (upper ravine). Martins Pond (Jones' roadway). Mill Creek (property above McCann). Amberley. Hidden Point. Meredith Creek (grounds of Corrin Strong estate). Lower end of swale in poplar woods at Kass tract, Bay Ridge 10/6/90. Wroxeter School, swale toward water.

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

461. Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet B&B.52

[Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton 1888]

(Juglans glabra Mill. 1768) Shr.422

(Pignut Hickory) Large native tree; twigs slender, leaflets usually 5, glabrous, fruit pyriform.

Habitat: "In dry or moist woods" (Britton 1901). "In upland forests" (Shreve et al 1910). Rich sandy woodland soils.

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Rt. 3, S. of Rt. 424, 3-4 m. tree at edge of a moist woods, sandy soil 9/2/1966, Stieber 157 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Throughout CBC, infrequent in understory and canopy of mixed hardwood forest, Higman 521 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). end of Beechwood Road 5/6/1989, Longbottom 55 (AACC).

Sightings: Truxtun Park. Chase Creek watershed (Rucker, Trotter properties). Arnold Recreation Area. A. A. Community College woods 9/15/90.

Herbaria: CBC. AACC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

462. Carya ovalis (Wang.) Sarg. B&B.52

(Hicoria glabra var. odorata Sarg. 1895)

[Hicoria microcarpa (Nutt.) Britton 1888] Shr.422

(Carya microcarpa Nutt. 1818)

Large native tree. Seven glabrous leaflets; slender twigs; fruit nearly globose, not pyriform. "This 'species' and its several 'varieties' now included with Carya glabra Sweet by several authorities" (p.905, Dover edition of Sargent's 1922 Manual).

(Red Hickory, Sweet Pignut, Small-fruited Hickory)

Large native tree, 5-7 leaflets.



Habitat: "In rich woods" (Britton 1901). "In moist upland forests, preferring mountain slopes" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Midland and Mountain Zones; rare" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Manresa, med.-sized tree in a moist woods 6/1/1966, Stieber 156 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Sightings: The presence of C. ovalis seems uncertain. A young tree (25 feet) at Lot 706, Pines on Severn has seven glabrous leaflets, but the parent trees on lots 755-759 show a trend to 5 leaflets (and pyriform fruit) in older trees.

Herbaria: CBC (CBC 1993). LCU (Stieber 1971).

463. Carya ovata Nutt. 1818 B&B.50

[Hicoria ovata (Mill) Britton 1888. Shr.422

(Juglans ovata Mill. 1768)

(Shagbark Hickory) Large native tree.

Habitat: "In rich soil" (Britton 1901). "Dry upland forests" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Frequent in the Mountain and Upper Midland Zones, rare in the lower Midland" (Shreve et al 1910).

Sightings: Dry wooded ridge off Mountain Road at Herald Harbor: several trees to 50 ft. among chestnut oaks. Probably escapes from now-extinct plantings at nearby site of old farmhouse.

464. Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebn. B&B.52

(Hicoria pallida Ashe 1896)

(Sand Hickory, Pale Hickory)

Native tree, usually medium-sized, with slender twigs. 7-9 narrow lanceolate leaflets. Leaflets scurfy beneath. Leafstem hairy. Fruit rather globose.

Habitat: "In dry soil" (Britton 1901). Poor dry sandy soil.

Heritage Rating: 1988: C (State declining). 1991: Watchlist. 1994: S3 (Watchlist).

Records: Head of Magothy River, xeric site near Catherine Avenue 7/31/1989; Lake Waterford 8/11/1989 (Sipple 1993). Beachwood Park (Longbottom 1991).

Sightings: Sullivans Cove Environmental Area. Pointfield Landing. Arlington Echo. Truxtun Park. Back Creek (City property on Edgewood Road). Cattail Creek watershed: near Oak Hill Pond 3/17/90. Todd-Darley property E of Rt. 3 above Benfield Blvd. Downs Park 10/12/90. Eagle Hill 1990. Priest Point (near Rt. 50 bridge). Two mature trees southeast-facing slope beyond Rucker’s Pond, July 2002.

465. Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt. 1818. B&B.50

[Carya alba (L.) K. Koch]

[Hicoria alba (L.) Britton 1888] Shr.422

(Juglans tomentosa Lam. 1797)

(Juglans alba L. 1753)

(Mockernut Hickory) Large native forest tree with thick tight bark, thick crooked twigs and 7-9 fragrant tomentose leaflets.

Habitat: "In rich soil" (Britton 1901). "Usually on rich upland hillsides" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). "In dry upland forests" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; most abundant in the upper counties of the Eastern Shore and in the Midland" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Rt. 3, S. of Rt. 424, 5-10 m. tree at the edge of a pine woods, sandy soil 7/21/1966, Stieber 155 (LCU). Throughout CBC, infrequent to moderately abundant in understory and canopy of mixed hardwood forest, Higman 418 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Chartridge 4/19/1982 3/27/1983, 11/24/1983 (Sipple 1993). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Glen Oban (Aisquith Creek watershed). Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property). Truxtun Park. Back Creek (SPCA property). College Creek Woods. Near Fosters Pond (Aisquith Creek watershed). Woods road near Round Bay Bog 9/15/90.

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

466. Juglans nigra L. 1753. Shr.421, B&B.47

(Black Walnut) Large native tree.

Habitat: "In rich woods" (Britton 1901). "In upland forests, preferring deep loam soil" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; rare in the Coastal Zone, apparently being absent out of cultivation in the lower Eastern Shore;

frequent in the Mountain and Midland Zones" (Shreve et al 1910).



Records: Tall tree in thicket, farm area off Rt. 2, S. of Lothian 5/21/1966, Stieber 151 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Tall tree 2-3 dcm in diam. at Jct. 648 & Rt. 2, 6/20/1966, Stieber 150 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). St. James Church, near a field along Lyons Creek branch 7/27/1966, Stieber 152 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Throughout CBC, infrequent in canopy of mixed hardwood forest (e.g., south slope above Muddy Creek tidal channel, on shore of Scaffold Peninsula, on hilltop near old house at north boundary of Java Farm - planted?) also on

Contees Wharf Road, Higman 159, 755 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Hancock's Resolution (Envirens 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).



Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker, Berry properties). Rays Pond watershed (Harbour Glen property). Md. Rt. 648 south of Joyce Lane. Contee's Wharf Road (State champion). Head of ravine, Rt. 648 at Arnold Road.

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

Order Fagales

42. Betulaceae (Birch Family)

467. Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. 1805 B&B.62

[Alnus rugosa (DuRoi) K. Koch] Shr.424

[Alnus rugosa (DuRoi) Spreng. 1826]

(Betula alnus rugosa DuRoi 1771)

(Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder) Large native shrub or small tree.



Habitat: "In wet soil, or on hillsides" (Britton 1901). "In swamps and flood plains and along streams in open wet situations" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; common" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Stony Run (Plitt 3/31/1899). Margin of bog at Glenburnie (Shreve et al 1910; p.185). Manresa, wet soil along the Severn R., in a woods 6/1/1966, Stieber 162 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Patuxent Community Pond, small shrubby species growing in a thicket near near a small creek at the pond 9/23/1966, Stieber 161 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Java Farm, solitary in wet woods at base of Fox Point Peninsula; Mill Swamp, infrequent along streams; Higman 650 (CBC) (Higman 1977; note that the Fox Point specimen was listed as A. rugosa by Stieber 1971). nine county shrub-swamp stations mapped by Sipple 1978. Picture Spring Branch: Nevamar Pond (Ecological Analysts 1983). Cypress Creek

Bog, Round Bay Bog (Sipple & Klockner 1984). Beachwood Park, Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991). Robinson Road Pond 6/10/1992 (Sipple 1993).



Sightings: Cattail Creek watershed: Oak Hill Pond 3/17/90. Chase Creek watershed (Rucker property, state champions, 1990, May 2000). Indian Creek Branch. Mill Creek above Rt. 50. Truxtun Park. Back Creek (SPCA Property). Warfields Branch (below Rt. 3).

Herbaria: CBC. LCU (Stieber 1971).

468. Betula nigra L. 1753. Shr.424, B&B.60

(River Birch) Large native tree with slender twigs and peeling bark.

Habitat: "Along streams and lakes" (Britton 1901). "Floodplains and stream swamps; also infrequent in dry situations" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Throughout the state; frequent in the Coastal Zone" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Severn Run above Dicus Mill (Plitt 1/30/06). Patuxent R. at Rt. 50, young trees at edge of roadside thicket 6/7/1966, Stieber 160 (LCU) (Stieber 1967). Throughout CBC, infrequent in in wet woods, on floodplains, etc., especially around O'Neill Marsh at Star Co. tract, Higman 651, 1106 (CBC) (Higman 1977). One county wooded-swamp station mapped by Sipple 1978. Severn Run 3/12/1983 (Sipple 1993). Back Creek watershed (Williams 1989). Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Warfields Branch below Rt. 32. Jabez Branch. Cypress Branch. Brewer Pond (lower floodplain).

Herbaria: CBC. US & LCU (Stieber 1971).

469. Carpinus caroliniana Walt. 1788. Shr.423, B&B.57

(American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Blue Beech)

Spreading native understory tree with smooth bark and irregular trunk contours.



Habitat: "In moist woods and along streams" (Britton 1901). Cool, rich, moist soil, usually in ravines and floodplains.

Frequency: "Throughout the state" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Java Farm, infrequent in understory of mixed hardwood forest, Higman 187, 1105 (CBC) (Higman 1977). Back Creek: SPCA property (Williams 1989). Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991). Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Mason et al 1991).

Sightings: Chase Creek watershed (Rucker, Berry properties). Jabez Branch floodplain. Indian Creek Branch (upper floodplain). Hopkins Creek bottom. Warfields Branch (below Rt. 32). Mill Creek (McCann property). USAF Transmitter site (Longbottom pc 1991).

Herbaria: CBC. US (Stieber 1971).

470. Corylus americana Walt. 1788. Shr.424, B&B.54

(American Hazelnut) Tall deciduous native shrub.

Habitat: "In thickets" (Britton 1901). Rich moist upland soils.

Frequency: "Throughout the state, being rare in the Coastal Zone, and frequent in the Midland" (Shreve et al 1910).

Records: Governors Bridge gravel pits (Longbottom 1991).

Sightings: Brice's dam at Mill Creek near Old Millbottom Road, May 1989 (McCann property). Between Pointfield Landing marina and Bear Branch 5/16/1992.

471. Corylus cornuta Marsh. B&B.56

(Corylus rostrata Ait.) Shr.424

(Beaked Hazelnut) Tall shrub.



Habitat: "In thickets" (Britton 1901). "In moist and dry forests on mountain slopes" (Shreve et al 1910). "Thickets, clearings, roadsides, and borders of wooded areas." (Brown & Brown 1972).

Frequency: "Upper Midland District and Mountain Zone; infrequent" (Shreve et al 1910). Seems doubtful for A. A. Co. Stieber 1971 does not include his two 1966 records.

Heritage Rating: 1994: S3 (Watchlist).

Records: In a thicket, farm area off Rt. 2, S. of Lothian (Stieber 1967). St. James Church, edge of a moist woods 5/21/1966, Stieber 158 (LCU) (Stieber 1967).

Herbaria: LCU.

472. Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch B&B.56

[Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Willd. 1805] Shr.423

(Carpinus virginiana Mill. 1768)

(Eastern Hophornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam) Native tree.

Habitat: "In dry woods" (Britton 1901). "Rich woods" (Robinson & Fernald 1908). "In moist forests and on rocky slopes" (Shreve et al 1910).

Frequency: "Midland and Mountain Zones; infrequent" (Shreve et al 1910). Seems doubtful for A. A. Co., but does occur in Charles Co. Not included in Stieber 1967.

Herbaria: LCU (Stieber 1971).



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