| Poison Ivy (Rhus Randicans) - Low growing, even the
smoke from the burning Poison Ivy can cause serious poisoning. |
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Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) - Low
growing, even the smoke of the burning Virginia creeper can cause severe skin irritation. |
| Frost Grape (Vitis vulpina) - One of a variety of
grape species found anywhere from Pennsylvania to Florida. |
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Stinging Nettle (Laportea candaensis) - Tiny stinging
spines that were thought to be poisonous; used in ancient times for food, dye, and home
remedies. |
| Smartweed (Polygonum) - Leaves are acrid, pungent, and
antiseptic; various medical uses, homeostatic drug; 18” height with reddish stems,
lanceolate leaves; yellow-gold dye can be produced. |
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Jewelweed (Imaptiens pallida and I. capensis) - Used
for Poison Ivy poisoning, found in the east and as far west as Nebraska, in cool and damp
places. |
| Fall phlox (Phlox paniculata) - Herbaceous ground
vegetation on the bank and adjacent primary terraces of the stream. |
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White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) - Herbaceous
ground vegetation on the bank and adjacent primary terraces of the stream. |
| Mistflower (E. coelestinum) - Herbaceous ground
vegetation on the bank and adjacent primary terraces of the stream. |
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Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus) - Herbaceous ground
vegetation on the bank and adjacent primary terraces of the stream. |
| Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) - Was thought
to be important in the cure for the venereal disease syphilis, but the specific name was
given many years ago when rumors went around that it had such a value; is considered to be
one of America’s finest wild flowers even though it is not useful except for beauty.
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Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) - Shrub found
on the terraces rather than on the stream bank. |
| Strawberrybush (Euonymus americanus) - Shrub found on
the terraces rather than on the stream bank. |
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Greenbriers (Smilax) - Shrub found on the terraces
rather than on the stream bank. |
| Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborscens) - Shrub found on
the terraces rather than on the stream bank. |
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Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) - Ground cover
vegetation evident in the fall 1980. |
| Polk (Phytolacca americana) - Ground cover vegetation
evident in the fall 1980. |
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Wingstem (Actinomeris alterinfolia) - Ground cover
vegetation evident in the fall 1980. |
| Violets (viola) - Ground cover vegetation evident in
the fall 1980. |
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Jumpseed (Polygonum virginicum) - Ground cover
vegetation evident in the fall 1980. |
| Asters (Aster) - Ground cover
vegetation evident in the fall 1980. |
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Goldenrod (Solidago) - Ground cover vegetation evident
in the fall 1980. |
| Sticktights (Desmodium) - Ground cover vegetation
evident in the fall 1980. |
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Papaw (Asimina triloba) - One of the most abundant
shrubs. |
| Cleavers (Galium aparine) - Vine found on the side
slopes. |
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Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) - Vine found on
the side slopes. |
| Blueberries (Vaccinium) - Shrub sometimes occurring in
these dry woodlands. |
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Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) - Woody vine. |
| Wooly Blue Violet (Viola sororia) - Woody vine.
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Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa) - Woody vine. |
| Wood-Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) - Woody vine.
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Common Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) - Usually found in
the woodlands adjacent to the highway and railroad corridors that cross Floyds Fork and is
typical of these disturbed environments; abundant naturalized Eurasian weed. |
| Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) - Usually found
in the woodlands adjacent to the highway and railroad corridors that cross Floyds Fork and
is typical of these disturbed environments; abundant naturalized Eurasian weed. |
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Common Teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris) - Usually found in
the woodlands adjacent to the highway and railroad corridors that cross Floyds Fork and is
typical of these disturbed environments; abundant naturalized Eurasian weed. |
| Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) - Shrubs/vine found
in woodlands in upland locations betraying their origins as abandoned fields or pastures.
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Sawbriers (Smilax) - Shrubs/vine found in woodlands in
upland locations betraying their origins as abandoned fields or pastures. |
| Blackberries (Rubus) - Shrubs/vine found in woodlands
in upland locations betraying their origins as abandoned fields or pastures. |
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Pasture Rose (Rosa carolina) - Shrubs found in wet,
poorly drained fields on the flood plain that are abandoned. |
| Dewberries (Rubus) - Shrubs found in wet, poorly
drained fields on the flood plain that are abandoned. |
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Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) - A species of woody
vines characteristic of overgrown fence rows and woods-border habitats. |
| Cattails (Typha latifolia) - Found in long, linear,
poorly drained depression in the floodplain, a shallow marsh. |
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Duckweed (Lemna) - Covers the surface of the water in
the marsh, and grasses and sedges. |
| Umbrella Sedge (Cyperus strigosus) - Covers the
surface of the water in the marsh, and grasses and sedges. |
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Bulrushes (Scirpus) - Found in wet meadows and farm
ponds. |
| Pinkweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) - Emergent aquatic
plant observed in a few locations along the stream. |
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Water Smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) - Emergent
aquatic plant observed in a few locations along the stream. |
| Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus) - Emergent
aquatic plant observed in a few locations along the stream. |
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Tall Goldenrod (Solidage altissima) - Found in old
fields. |
| Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) - Found in old fields.
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Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) - Found in old fields.
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