Plants of Monticello Park

Species Index

A wide variety of plants can be found in Monticello Park. Even though plants stay still and birds move around, plants can often be more difficult to identify. A plant's appearance can vary considerably, depending on the season and its stage of growth. The park plant list is likely to always be a work in progress, with more species being added as they are discovered. Photos in this section are by Ashley Bradford unless otherwise noted.

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	Scientific Name	Common Name	Native?	Order	Family
Trees & Shrubs
	Acer negundo	Boxelder	native	Sapindales	Sapindaceae
	Acer rubrum	Red Maple	native	Sapindales	Sapindaceae
	Asimina triloba	Common Pawpaw	native	Magnoliales	Annonaceae
	Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa, Silk Tree	non-native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Amelanchier arborea	Common Serviceberry	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Carya sp.	Hickory	native	Fagales	Juglandaceae
	Catalpa bignonioides	Common Catalpa	native	Lamiales	Bignoniaceae
	Celtis occidentalis	Common Hackberry	native	Rosales	Cannabaceae
	Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Chionanthus virginicus	White Fringe Tree	native	Lamiales	Oleaceae
	Cornus florida	Flowering Dogwood	native	Cornales	Cornaceae
	Crataegus viridis	Green Hawthorn	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Elaeagnus pungens	Thorny Olive	non-native	Rosales	Elaeagnaceae
	Euonymus americanus	American Strawberry Bush	native	Celastrales	Celastraceae
	Euonymus atropurpureus	Eastern Wahoo	native	Celastrales	Celastraceae
	Euonymus fortunei	Winter Creeper	non-native	Celastrales	Celastraceae
	Fagus grandifolia	American Beech	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Forsythia sp.	Forsythia	non-native	Lamiales	Oleaceae
	Fraxinus americana	White Ash	native	Lamiales	Oleaceae
	Hamamelis virginiana	American Witch-hazel	native	Saxifragales	Hamamelidaceae
	Hibiscus syriacus	Rose-of-Sharon	non-native	Malvales	Malvaceae
	Ilex crenata	Japanese Holly	non-native	Aquifoliales	Aquifoliaceae
	Ilex opaca	American Holly	native	Aquifoliales	Aquifoliaceae
	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	native	Pinales	Cupressaceae
	Kalmia latifolia	Mountain Laurel	native	Ericales	Ericaceae
	Ligustrum sp.	Privet	non-native	Lamiales	Oleaceae
	Lindera benzoin	Spicebush	native	Laurales	Lauraceae
	Liquidamber styraciflua	Sweetgum, Red-gum	native	Saxifragales	Altingiaceae
	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar	native	Magnoliales	Magnoliaceae
	Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle	non-native	Dipsacales	Caprifoliaceae
	Mahonia aquifolium	Oregon Grape Holly	non-native	Ranunculales	Berberidaceae
	Malus sp.	Apple	non-native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Morus alba	White Mulberry	non-native	Rosales	Moraceae
	Morus rubra	Red Mulberry	native	Rosales	Moraceae
	Nyssa sylvatica	Black Tupelo	native	Cornales	Nyssaceae
	Philadelphus coronarius	Sweet Mock-orange	non-native	Cornales	Hydrangeaceae
	Prunus cerasus	Sour Cherry	non-native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Quercus alba	White Oak	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Quercus montana	Chestnut Oak	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Quercus rubra	Northern Red Oak	native	Fagales	Fagaceae
	Rhododendron periclymenoides	Pinxter Azalea	native	Ericales	Ericaceae
	Rhododendron sp.	Azalea cultivars	non-native	Ericales	Ericaceae
	Rhus typhina	Staghorn Sumac	native	Sapindales	Anacardiaceae
	Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust	native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Rubus pensilvanicus	Pennsylvania Blackberry	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Sassafras albidum	Sassafras	native	Laurales	Lauraceae
	Styphnolobium japonicum	Japanese Pagoda Tree	non-native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Ulmus americana	American Elm	native	Rosales	Ulmaceae
	Ulmus rubra	Slippery Elm	native	Rosales	Ulmaceae
	Vaccinium pallidum	Hillside Blueberry	native	Ericales	Ericaceae
	Vaccinium stamineum	Deerberry	native	Ericales	Ericaceae
	Vibernum acerifolium	Mapleleaf Viburnum	native	Dipsacales	Adoxaceae
	Viburnum prunifolium	Blackhaw	native	Dipsacales	Adoxaceae
Herbaceous Plants
	Acalypha virginica	Virginia Copperleaf	native	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae
	Actaea racemosa	Black Cohosh	native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Agrimonia rostellata	Woodland Agrimony	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Allium canadense	Wild Garlic	native	Liliales	Colchicaceae
	Allium vineale	Crow Garlic	non-native	Liliales	Colchicaceae
	Arctium minus	Common Burdock	non-native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Ageratina altissima	White Snakeroot	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Arisaema triphyllum	Jack-in-the-pulpit	native	Alismatales	Araceae
	Bidens frondosa	Devil's Beggartick	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Boehmeria cylindrica	False Nettle	native	Rosales	Urticaceae
	Brachyelytrum erectum	Bearded Shorthusk	native	Poales	Poaceae
	Cardamine concatenata	Cutleaf Toothwort	native	Brassicales	Brassicaceae
	Carex prasina	Drooping Sedge	native	Poales	Cyperaceae
	Carex virescens	Ribbed Sedge	native	Poales	Cyperaceae
	Cimicifuga racemosa	Black Cohosh	native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Circaea canadensis	Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	native	Myrtales	Onagraceae
	Claytonia virginica	Spring Beauty	native	Caryophyllales	Montiaceae
	Collinsonia canadensis	Northern Horsebalm	native	Lamiales	Lamiaceae
	Commelina communis	Asiatic Dayflower	non-native	Commelinales	Commelinaceae
	Cryptotaenia canadensis	Honewort	native	Apiales	Apiaceae
	Desmodium canadense	Showy Tick Trefoil	native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Elephantopus carolinianus	Elephant's Foot	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Epifagus virginiana	Beechdrops	native	Lamiales	Orobanchaceae
	Epipactis helleborine	Broad-leaved Helleborine	non-native	Asparagales	Orchidaceae
	Erechtites hieraciifolia	American Burnweed, Pilewort	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Eurybia divaricata	White Wood Aster	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Eutrochium purpureum	Purple Joe-Pye Weed	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Ficaria verna	Lesser Celandine	non-native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	native	Geraniales	Geraniaceae
	Geum canadense	White Avens	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Hylodesmum glutinosum	Pointed-leaved Tick Trefoil	native	Fabales	Fabaceae
	Impatiens capensis	Spotted Touch-me-not	native	Ericales	Balsaminaceae
	Juncus effusus	Common Rush	native	Poales	Juncaceae
	Juncus tenuis	Path Rush	native	Poales	Juncaceae
	Lilium superbum	Turk's-cap Lily	native	Liliales	Liliaceae
	Luzula echinata	Hedgehog Woodrush	native	Poales	Juncaceae
	Lysimachia ciliata	Fringed Loosestrife	native	Ericales	Primulaceae
	Maianthemum racemosum	False Solomon's Seal	native	Asparagales	Asparagaceae
	Microstegium vimineum	Japanese Stiltgrass	non-native	Poales	Poaceae
	Narcissus poeticus	Poet's Daffodil	non-native	Asparagales	Amaryllidaceae
	Osmorhiza longistylis	Aniseroot	native	Apiales	Apiaceae
	Oxalis corniculata	Creeping Woodsorrel	non-native	Oxalidales	Oxalidaceae
	Perilla frutescens	Beefsteak Plant, Perilla	non-native	Lamiales	Lamiaceae
	Persicaria longiseta	Oriental Smartweed	non-native	Caryophyllales	Polygonaceae
	Persicaria virginiana	Jumpseed, Knotweed	native	Caryophyllales	Polygonaceae
	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed	native	Caryophyllales	Phytolaccaceae
	Plantago rugelii	Blackseed Plantain	native	Lamiales	Plantaginaceae
	Poa sylvestris	Woodland Bluegrass	native	Poales	Poaceae
	Podophyllum peltatum	Mayapple, Mandrake	native	Lamiales	Berberidaceae
	Polygonatum biflorum	Solomon's Seal	native	Asparagales	Asparagaceae
	Potentilla indica	Mock Strawberry	non-native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Pseudosasa japonica	Arrow Bamboo	non-native	Poales	Poaceae
	Ranunculus abortivus	Small-flowered Buttercup	native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Ranunculus recurvatus	Hooked Buttercup	native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Rosa multiflora	Multiflora Rose	non-native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Rubus occidentalis	Black Raspberry	native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Rubus phoenicolasius	Japanese Wineberry	non-native	Rosales	Rosaceae
	Sanicula canadensis	Canadian Black Snakeroot	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Sanicula odorata (gregaria)	Clustered Black Snakeroot	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Solidago caesia	Bluestem Goldenrod	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Solidago ulmifolia	Elm-leaved Goldenrod	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Sphenopholis obtusata	Prairie Wedgegrass	native	Poales	Poaceae
	Stellaria media	Common Chickweed	non-native	Caryophyllales	Caryophyllaceae
	Stylophorum diphyllum	Celandine Poppy	native	Ranunculales	Papaveraceae
	Symplocarpus foetidus	Skunk Cabbage	native	Alismatales	Araceae
	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Awl Aster	native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Taraxacum officinale	Common Dandelion	non-native	Asterales	Asteraceae
	Thalictrum dioicum	Early Meadow Rue	native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Uvularia sessilifolia	Sessile Bellwort	native	Liliales	Colchicaceae
	Viola sororia priceana	Confederate Violet	native	Violales	Violaceae
	Viola sororia sororia	Common Blue Violet	native	Violales	Violaceae
	Veratrum viride	False Hellebore	non-native	Liliales	Melanthiaceae
	Youngia japonica	Oriental False Hawksbeard	non-native	Asterales	Asteraceae
Vines
	Calystegia sepium	Hedge Bindweed	native	Solanales	Convolvulaceae
	Campsis radicans	Trumpet Creeper	native	Lamiales	Bignoniaceae
	Clematis terniflora	Autumn Clematis	non-native	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae
	Convolvulus arvensis	Field Bindweed	non-native	Solanales	Convolvulaceae
	Dioscorea polystachya	Chinese Yam	non-native	Dioscoreales	Dioscoreaceae
	Dioscorea villosa	Wild Yam	native	Dioscoreales	Dioscoreaceae
	Hedera sp.	English/Irish Ivy	non-native	Apiales	Araliaceae
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia Creeper	native	Vitales	Vitaceae
	Passiflora lutea	Yellow Passion Flower	native	Malpighiales	Passifloraceae
	Smilax glauca	Glaucous Greenbrier	native	Liliales	Smilacaceae
	Smilax herbacea	Smooth Carrionflower	native	Liliales	Smilacaceae
	Smilax rotundifolia	Common Greenbrier	native	Liliales	Smilacaceae
	Toxicodendron radicans	Eastern Poison Ivy	native	Sapindales	Anacardiaceae
	Vinca minor	Common Periwinkle	non-native	Gentianales	Apocynaceae
	Vitis aestivalis	Grape	native	Vitales	Vitaceae
Ferns
	Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	native	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae
	Thelypteris noveboracensis	New York Fern	native	Blechnales	Thelypteridaceae
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Plants of Monticello Park

Trees & Shrubs

Herbaceous Plants

Vines

Ferns