Chapter 12: Appendixes

ECOLOGY OF OLD WOMAN CREEK ESTUARY AND WATERSHED
BIRCHES & HAZELS (Betulaceae)
Common Name Phenology Origin Loc
Alnus serrulata brook-side or smooth alder Mar-Apr N E
Carpinus carolinana American hornbeam, ironwood Apr N W
Corylus americana American hazel-nut Mar-Apr N E,W
Ostrya virginiana eastern hop-hornbeam Apr-May N E,W
POKEWEEDS (Phytolaccaceae)
Phytolacca americana common pokeweed Jun-Sep N E,W
FOUR-O’CLOCKS (Nyctaginaceae)
Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaf or wild four-o’clock Sep N E
GOOSEFOOTS & PIGWEEDS
(Chenopodiaceae)
Atriplex sp. orache Jun-Nov W
Chenopodium album white goosefoot, lamb’s quarters Sep A E,W
Chenopodium simplex [= C. hybridum] maple-leaved goosefoot Jun-Oct N W
Cycloloma atriplicifolium winged pigweed Sep N E
Salsola kali Russian thistle, saltwort Aug-Sep A E
AMARANTHS (Amaranthaceae)
Amaranthus albus white amaranth, tumbleweed Sep N E
Amaranthus retroflexus red-root amaranth, pigweed Aug-Sep N E
Amaranthus tuberculatus rough-fruit amaranth Aug-Oct N E
Amaranthus sp. pigweed Aug-Oct W
PURSLANES (Portulacaceae)
Claytonia virginica narrow-leaf spring-beauty early spring N E,W
Portulaca oleracea common purslane Jun-Sep A E,W
CARPET-WEEDS (Molluginaceae)
Mollugo verticillata green carpet-weed Jun-Nov Z W
PINKS (Caryophyllaceae)
Arenaria serpyllifolia thyme-leaf sandwort Apr-Aug A W
Cerastium arvense field chickweed Apr-Aug N E
Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Apr-Oct A E
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare common mouse-ear chickweed Apr-Oct A E,W
[= C. vulgatum]
Dianthus armeria Deptford pink May-Jul A W
Saponaria officinalis bouncing-bet Jun-Sep A E,W
Silene antirrhina sleepy catchfly May-Sep N W
Silene latifolia ssp. alba [= S. pratensis] white campion Apr-Aug A W
Stellaria graminea lesser starwort or stitchwort May-Oct A W
Stellaria longifolia long-leaf starwort or stitchwort May-Jul N W
Stellaria media common chickweed Feb-Dec A W
Stellaria pubera great chickweed Apr-Jun N E
BUCKWHEATS (Polygonaceae)
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum water smartweed Aug-Sep N E
[= P. coccineum]
Polygonum aviculare prostrate knotweed or smartweed Jun-Nov N E,W
Polygonum convolvulus black bindweed Jun-Sep A E
Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed Aug-Sep A W
Polygonum hydropiper marshpepper smartweed, Jun-Nov A E,W
water-pepper
Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed, water-pepper Jun-Nov N E
Polygonum lapathifolium willow-weed, nodding smartweed Aug-Sep N E,W
Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed, Aug-Sep N E,W
[= P. p. var. eglandulosum] Lake Erie pinkweed
Polygonum persicaria lady’s thumb Jul-Sep A E,W
Polygonum punctatum dotted or water smartweed Aug-Sep N E
Polygonum sagittatum arrow-leaf tearthumb, arrow-vine Sep N E,W
Polygonum scandens climbing false-buckwheat Aug-Nov N W
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