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Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Laportea canadensis is a perennial herbaceous plant known for its serrated leaves and stinging hairs.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, serrated, and covered with stinging hairs that can cause skin irritation.

Flowers: The plant produces small, greenish flowers in clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist woodlands and along stream banks.

Distribution: Wood nettle is native to eastern North America.

I find the giant nettle stings worse, but for a shorter time than the regular stinging nettle.

Occurance
Found in existing woods in former pasture and especially in the wet area of the back 40

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Tanacetum vulgare is a perennial herb known for its fern-like leaves and yellow, button-like flower heads.

Leaves: The leaves are finely divided and have a strong, somewhat pungent odor when crushed.

Flowers: The plant produces small, yellow, button-like flower heads in flat-topped clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in disturbed areas, along roadsides, and in fields.

Distribution: Common tansy is native to Eurasia but has become naturalized in North America.

Occurrence
This plant is considered invasive. However, it is found around the old original farmstead.  A dug out foundation where a few artifacts have been found, such as a cream can. It was most likely planted by these people and has persisted for over 100 years here, but has not spread further.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Anemone americana is a low-growing perennial herb known for its distinctive, three-lobed leaves and delicate flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are typically three-lobed and appear in a basal rosette.

Flowers: The flowers are solitary, nodding, and typically blue, lavender, or white.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, often in moist or rocky areas.

Distribution: Round-lobed hepatica is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Planted along the fern trail

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Anemone acutiloba is a low-growing perennial herb closely related to Anemone americana and is known for its sharply lobed leaves and delicate flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are typically three-lobed, with sharply pointed lobes.

Flowers: The flowers are solitary, nodding, and typically blue, lavender, or white.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, often in moist or rocky areas, similar to Anemone americana.

Distribution: Sharp-lobed hepatica is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Planted along the fern trail

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Smilax lasioneura is a climbing vine known for its tendrils, thorny stems, and greenish flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, simple, and often have prominent veins.

Flowers: The plant produces small, greenish flowers in clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands and along the edges of forests, often climbing over other vegetation.

Distribution: Blue Ridge greenbrier is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in back 40 woods and perhaps other areas.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Physalis virginiana is an annual or perennial herb known for its lantern-like fruit and lobed leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, lobed, and often have toothed margins.

Fruit: The fruit is a papery, lantern-like husk that encloses a small, edible berry.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open woodlands, fields, and disturbed areas.

Distribution: Virginia ground cherry is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Cypripedium reginae is a terrestrial orchid known for its striking, showy flowers and distinctive slipper-shaped lip.

Leaves: The plant has several basal leaves that are elliptical and prominently veined.

Flowers: The flowers are large and showy, typically pink to white, with a distinctive pouch-like lip that resembles a lady’s slipper.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist woodlands and shaded areas.

Distribution: Showy lady’s slipper is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Found mostly along the crick on the north end of the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Aralia nudicaulis is a woodland herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves and small, globular clusters of flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound and divided into three leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces small, greenish-white flowers arranged in globular clusters.

Fruit: It bears small, black berries.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist woodlands and shaded areas.

Distribution: Wild sarsaparilla is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Found in former pasture woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Liparis loeselii is a terrestrial orchid known for its small, greenish-yellow flowers and basal rosette of leaves.

Leaves: The plant typically has a basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves.

Flowers: The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, and arranged in a loose spike.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including fens, bogs, and moist meadows.

Distribution: Fen orchid is native to North America and is often associated with wetland habitats.

Occurrence
Found near the crick in the woods.