Much of the invasive buckthorn has been removed from the St. Luke Woods and sun is reaching the ground for the first time in years. We have been watching to see what plant species have been lying latent in the shadows but are now able to thrive. Good news and bad news: So far we have found 35 species of nice natives and 20 species of non-native/invasives. The natives are winning in species! The non-natives are winning in sheer numbers. Let us know what you find.
Native
Aster sp.? - Symphyotrichum sp.
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis
Canada Mayflower - Maianthemum canadense
Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis
Common blue violet - Viola sororia
Enchanter's Nightshade - Circaea lutetiana
False Solomon's Seal - Maianthemum racemosum
Jack-in-the-pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum
Little-leaf Buttercup - Ranunculus abortivus
Rough Bedstraw - Galium asprellum
Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum biflorum
Sweet Cicely - Osmorhiza claytonii
Virginia Waterleaf - Hydrophyllum virginianum
White Snakeroot - Ageratina altissima
Wild Ginger - Asarum canadense
Wild Leek - Allium tricoccum
Wood Sedge - Carex blanda
Zigzag Goldenrod - Solidago flexicaulis
Downy Yellow Violet - Viola pubescens
Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Red Baneberry - Actaea rubra
White Avens - Geum canadense
Late Horse Gentian - Triosteum perfoliatum
Hoary Vervain - Verbena stricta
Sticky-willy - Galium aparine
Fragrant Bedstraw - Galium triflorum
Tall Blue Lettuce - Lactuca biennis
New England Aster - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Wild Four O'Clock - Mirabilis nyctaginea
Sneezeweed - Helenium autumnale
Annual Fleabane - Erigeron annuus
Common Cinquefoil - Potentilla simplex
Pennsylvania Pellitory - Parietaria pensylvanica
Common Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Calico Aster - Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Native but weedy
Giant Ragweed - Ambrosia trifida
Common Ragweed - Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Yellow Wood Sorrel - Oxalis stricta
Non-native/Invasive
Buckthorn - Rhamnus catharticus
Burdock - Arctium minus
Creeping Bellflower - Campanula rapunculoides
Creeping Charlie - Glechoma hederacea
Daylily - Hemerocallis fulva
Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
Motherwort - Leonurus cardiaca
Siberian Squill - Scilla siberica
Tatarian Honeysuckle - Lonicera tatarica
White Campion - Silene latifolia
Leafy Spurge - Euphorbia virgata
Spotted Knapweed - Centaurea stoebe
Catnip - Nepeta cataria
Black Mustard - Brassica nigra
Curly Dock - Rumex crispus
White Sweet Clover - Melilotus alba
Crown Vetch - Securigera varia
White Mulberry - Morus alba
Borage - Borago officinalis
Coriander - Coriandrum sativum
