VASCULAR FLORA OF THE COWLING ARBORETUM, CARLETON COLLEGE
Nomenclature and order of listing in the flora follows Kartesz (1994). Vascular plants without seeds (so-called "pteridophytes") are listed first, followed by the conifers and angiosperms. Within these three groups, plants are arranged alphabetically by family, then alphabetically by genus within families, then alphabetically by species within genera. Further explanation of the entries is in the Appendix at the end of this document.
VASCULAR PLANTS WITHOUT SEEDS
ADIANTACEAE
Adiantum pedatum; maidenhair fern. '92 DH, '95 PM. Uncommon, in woods.
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Athyrium filix-femina; lady fern. '95 PM. Abundant, in upland woods.
Cystopteris cf. fragilis; fragile fern, brittle bladder-fern. '96 PM. Upland woods, on limestone outcrops.
Dryopteris cf. carthusiana; toothed wood-fern. '96 PM. Best Woods. Common.
EQUISETACEAE
Equisetum arvense; field horsetail. '95 PM. RR tracks, 1982 Field.
Equisetum laevigatum; smooth scouring rush. '95 PM. RR tracks.
OSMUNDACEAE
Osmunda claytoniana; interrupted fern. '96 PM. Near Lyman Lakes.
THELYPTERIDACEAE
Thelypteris palustris; marsh fern. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
DIVISION PINOPHYTA
CUPRESSACEAE
Juniperus virginiana; eastern red cedar. '87 AC. Uncommon but widespread; in open or previously open areas.
PINACEAE
Larix sp.; larch, tamarack. '95 PM. Planted.
Picea glauca; white spruce. '96 PM. Planted.
Pinus banksiana; jack pine. '87 AC. In plantations in the Lower Arb.
Pinus resinosa; red pine. '87 AC. In plantations in the Lower Arb.
Pinus strobus; white pine. '87 AC. In plantations in the Lower Arb.
DIVISION MAGNOLIOPHYTA
ACERACEAE
Acer ginnala*; Siberian maple, amur maple. '87 AC. Widely cultivated in the area and spreading in forest understory in the Upper Arb.
Acer negundo; boxelder. '87 AC. Common in both upland and floodplain forests, especially in disturbed sites and early in succession.
Acer platanoides*; Norway maple. MM. Some apparently planted in Stork Forest.
Acer rubrum, red maple. '95 PM. Some planted near Lyman Lakes Entrance, not clear if any endemic plants.
Acer saccharinum; silver maple. '87 AC. Floodplain.
Acer saccharum; sugar maple. '87 AC. Widely planted as part of restoration efforts (e.g., in Stork Forest, Alumni Field, 1993 Field). There are some older trees of uniform age in the floodplain, in I16 (between the dike and the 1970 Field) and I15 (south of the trail); these seem to have been planted. There may be some non-planted individuals near H13, in a drainage in the Oak Savanna just west of the upper trail.
ALISMATACEAE
Alisma triviale; northern water-plantain. '95 PM. Riverbend Wetland, Kettlehole Marsh, other ponds.
Sagittaria latifolia; arrowhead, wapato, duck potato. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh, other ponds.
AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranthus cf. retroflexus; rough pigweed, redroot. '95 PM. Riverbend Wetland.
ANACARDIACEAE
Rhus glabra; smooth sumac. '87 AC, '95 PM. Common along forest edges and in old fields.
Rhus hirta; staghorn sumac. '87 AC, '95 PM. Near Lyman Lakes entrance, possibly planted there.
Toxicodendron rydbergii; poison ivy. '87 AC, '95 PM. Occasional; along trails, in open to partially shaded habitats.
APIACEAE
Angelica atropurpurea; purplestem angelica. '95 PM.
Cicuta bulbifera; bulbous water hemlock. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Cryptotaenia canadensis; honewort, wild chervil. '92 DH. Woods.
Eryngium yuccifolium; rattlesnake master, button snakeroot. '90 HP. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Heracleum maximum*; cow-parsnip. '95 PM.
Osmorhiza claytonii; bland sweet cicely. '92 DH, '94 PM. Woods.
Osmorhiza longistylis; long-styled sweet cicely. '92 DH, '94 PM. Woods.
Pastinaca sativa*; parsnip. '89 MM, '95 PM.
Sanicula marilandica; black snakeroot, sanicle. '92 DH, '95 PM.
Sanicula odorata; black snakeroot, cluster sanicle. '92 DH.
Taenidia integerrima; yellow pimpernel. '95 PM. RR tracks and adjacent woods.
Zizea aurea; golden alexanders. '89 CL, '95 PM. Open upland forest, Hillside Prairie (planted).
APOCYNACEAE
Apocynum androsaemifolium; spreading dogbane. í96 PM. Near the Womenís League Cabin.
Apocynum cannabinum; hemp-dogbane, Indian hemp. '95 PM.
ARACEAE
Arisaema triphyllum; jack-in-the-pulpit. '92 DH, '95 PM. Upland forest understory.
ARALIACEAE
Aralia nudicaulis; wild sarsaparilla. '92 DH.
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Asarum canadense; wild ginger. '92 DH. Woods.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Asclepias exaltata; tall milkweed. '89 MM. Best Woods, only a few individuals.
Asclepias incarnata; swamp milkweed. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Asclepias syriaca; common milkweed. '89 CL. Common in open areas.
Asclepias tuberosa; butterfly milkweed. '89 MM, '95 PM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted).
Asclepias verticillata; whorled milkweed. '89 CL, '95 PM. Railroad Tracks; Postage Stamp Prairie; Lobe Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
ASTERACEAE
Achillea millefolium (some forms non-native); common yarrow. '89 CL.
Ageratina altissima; white snakeroot. '87 MM. Common in woods.
Ambrosia artemisiifolia; common ragweed. '89 MM.
Ambrosia cf. coronopifolia; western ragweed. '95 MM, field ID. RR tracks.
Ambrosia trifida; giant ragweed. '89 MM. Abundant, especially in floodplain old fields.
Anaphalis margaritacea; pearly everlasting. í96 PM. Upper Arb old field.
Antennaria sp.; pussy-toes. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Arctium minus (non-native?); common burdock. '95 PM. Common in disturbed sites.
Artemisia ludoviciana; white sage. '88 MM, '90 HP. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie (planted as seedlings into '90 plot from Prairie Restorations); Hillside Prairie (planted).
Artemisia serrata; toothed sage. '88 MM. RR track.
Aster ericoides; white aster, heath aster. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Aster novae-angliae; New England aster. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Aster oolentangiensis; azure aster. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Aster sericeus; silky aster. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Bidens cernua; beggar-ticks, bur-marigold, sticktight. '95 PM. Common in wetlands.
Bidens cf. vulgata; tall beggar-ticks, bur-marigold, sticktight. '95 PM. Common in wetlands
Brickellia eupatorioides; false boneset. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Carduus acanthoides*; plumeless thistle. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Cirsium arvense*; Canada thistle. '95 PM, '95 MM. Abundant in disturbed sites and old fields.
Cirsium discolor; field thistle. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Cirsium vulgare*; bull thistle. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Conyza canadensis; horseweed. '89 CL. Abundant in old fields.
Coreopsis palmata; finger coreopsis, finger tickseed. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Crepis tectorum*; hawkís beard. '89 MM, '95 PM. Abundant in old fields.
Erigeron cf. annuus; annual fleabane, daisy fleabane. '95 PM.
Erigeron philadelphicus; fleabane, Philadelphia daisy. '92 DH, '94 PM.
Erigeron strigosus; daisy fleabane. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie.
Eupatorium perfoliatum; boneset, thoroughwort. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh and other wet areas.
Eupatorium pupureum; joe-pye weed. '95 PM. Woods and thickets.
Helianthus cf. giganteus; swamp sunflower. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Helianthus maximiliani; Maximilian sunflower. '90 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie (planted as seedlings into Okada Garden); Hillside Prairie (planted).
Helianthus cf. pauciflorus; stiff sunflower. '88 MM. RR track, Hillside Prairie (planted).
Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke. '88 MM. M17, grassy, open area
Heliopsis helianthoides; ox-eye. '88 MM, '90 HP. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie, Hillside Prairie (planted), Oak Savannas (planted).
Heterotheca villosa; golden aster. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Lactuca serriola*; prickly lettuce. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Leucanthemum vulgare*; ox-eye daisy. '95 MM. South 1990 Field.
Liatris cf. aspera; lacerate blazing star, gayfeather. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie (planted as seedlings into Okada Garden).
Liatris cf. ligulistylis (?); northern plains blazing star, gayfeather. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Liatris punctata; blazing star, gayfeather. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Liatris pycnostachya; thick-spike blazing star, gayfeather. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Parthenium integrifolium; wild quinine. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Polymnia canadensis; leafcup. '89 MM, '95 PM. Best Woods, floodplain.
Ratibida columnifera; prairie coneflower. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Ratibida pinnata; grayhead prairie coneflower. '88 MM, '89 CL. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Rudbeckia hirta; black-eyed susan. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Rudbeckia laciniata; cutleaf coneflower. '87 MM. Floodplain and other wet places.
Silphium laciniatum; compass plant. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Silphium perfoliatum; cup plant. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted?); near the Cannon River along the South 1990 Field.
Silphium terebinthinaceum; prairie dock, basal-leaved rosinweed. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Solidago canadensis; Canada goldenrod. '89 MM.
Solidago gigantea; smooth goldenrod. '89 MM. Common in old fields.
Solidago missouriensis; Missouri goldenrod, prairie goldenrod. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Solidago nemoralis; gray goldenrod. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Solidago rigida; stiff goldenrod. '88 MM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted).
Solidago speciosa; showy goldenrod. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Sonchus cf. arvensis*; sow thistle. '95 PM.
Tragopogon dubius*; goatís beard, western salsify. '89 CL, '90 HP.
Tragopogon pratensis*; goatís beard, meadow salsify. '88 MM. Near Farm House.
Vernonia fasciculata; ironweed. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
BALSAMINACEAE
Impatiens capensis; orange jewelweed, orange touch-me-not, spotted touch-me-not. '95 PM. Common in wet areas.
Impatiens pallida; yellow jewelweed, yellow touch-me-not, pale touch-me-not. '95 PM. Common in wet areas.
BERBERIDACEAE
Caulophyllum thalictroides; blue cohosh. '92 DH. Woods.
Podophyllum peltatum; may-apple, mandrake. '92 DH. Woods; those in Stork Forest probably planted.
Corylus americana; American hazlenut. '87 AC, '95 PM. Best Woods.
Betula alleghaniensis; yellow birch. '87 AC. A few planted trees on the southeast border of the 1970 Field.
Betula papyrifera; paper birch. '95 PM. Planted; in the Upper Arb along Spring Creek.
Betula pumila; bog birch, swamp birch. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Ostrya virginiana; hop hornbeam. '87 AC, '95 PM. Best Woods.
BORAGINACEAE
Cynoglossum officinale*; houndís tongue. '31 HS; not seen since. RR tracks.
Hackelia virginiana; stickseed, beggarís lice. '95 PM, '95 MM. Abundant in open woods.
Lithospermum cf. canescens; hoary puccoon. '95 PM. RR tracks; herbarium specimens, most recent collection 1941.
Lithospermum incisum; narrow-leaved puccoon, plains stoneseed. Herbarium specimens from RR tracks and Upper Arb, most recent collection 1962
Mertensia virginica; eastern bluebell, Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip. '96 PM. Floodplain forest, west side of Cannon River.
Onosmodium molle; false gromwell. '95 PM. RR tracks, Lobe Remnant.
Symphytum officinale*; common comfrey; Old Organic Garden.
BRASSICACEAE
Arabis glabra; tower mustard. '95 MM. 1991 Field.
Arabis hirsuta; rock cress. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Arabis shortii; rock cress. '95 PM. Common in Best Woods and in floodplain forest.
Barbarea vulgaris*; yellow rocket, winter cress. '92 DH, '95 PM. Infrequent, in disturbed areas.
Brassica nigra*; black mustard. '95 PM. Old fields.
Berteroa incana*; hoary allysum. '89 MM. Disturbed sites.
Capsella bursa-pastoris*; shepherdís purse. '92 DH, '95 PM. Common weed.
Cardamine concatenata; toothwort. '95 PM. Near Lyman Lakes entrance (possibly planted there.)
Cardamine pensylvanica; bitter cress. í96 PM, from herbarium specimen. Floodplain forest.
Erysimum cheiranthoides*; wormseed mustard, wormseed wallflower. '95 PM. Floodplain.
Hesperis matronalis*; dameís rocket. '89 MM. Common in disturbed sites.
Lepidium densiflorum; peppergrass. '89 MM.
cf. Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum*; watercress. '95 PM.
Rorippa palustris; bog yellow cress. '92 MM, '95 PM. Old fields.
Sisymbrium altissimum*; tumble mustard. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Thlaspi arvense*; field penny-cress, stinkweed. '89 MM, '92 DH.
CAMPANULACEAE
Campanulastrum americanum; tall bellflower, American bellflower. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Campanula aparinoides; marsh bellflower. '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Campanula rapunculoides; creeping bellflower, rover bellflower. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Campanula rotundifolia; harebell. '95 PM. RR tracks, Postage Stamp Prairie.
Lobelia siphilitica; great lobelia; blue cardinal flower. '95 PM. South 1990 Field, Cole Wetland (planted).
Lobelia spicata; pale-spike lobelia. '95 PM. Cole Wetland (planted).
CANNABACEAE
Cannabis sativa*; '90 HP.
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Lonicera cf. tatarica*; Tartarian honeysuckle. '87 AC, '95 PM. Invasive throughout, especially in forests.
Sambucus canadensis; common elder. '87 AC, '95 PM
Sambucus racemosa; red-berried elder. '87 AC, '95 PM
Symphoricarpos occidentalis; wolfberry. '89 MM, '95 PM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted?).
Viburnum cf. lantana*; wayfaring tree. '95 PM. Edge of Cole Wetland and Bell Field; probably planted.
Viburnum lentago; nannyberry, sheepberry. '87 AC, '88 MM. Banks of Cannon River, near Kettlehole Marsh.
Viburnum opulus; highbush cranberry. '95 PM. Along Spring Creek and the Cannon River.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Cerastium nutans; mouse-ear chickweed. í96 PM, keyed from class herbarium specimen. Disturbed areas.
Moehringia lateriflora; grove sandwort. '92 DH, '96 PM.
Silene cf. antirrhina; sleepy catchfly. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Silene latifolia*; white campion, white cockle. '89 CL.
Silene stellata; starry campion. '95 PM, '95 MM. Uncommon; RR tracks, Oak Opening.
CHENOPODIACEAE
Chenopodium cf. album*; lambís quarters. '89 MM, '95 PM. Disturbed areas.
CELASTRACEAE
Celastrus scandens; bittersweet. '95 PM.
Evonymus atropurpurea (=Euonymus atropurpureus), wahoo, burning bush. '96 PM. Two trees known, upland forest.
CISTACEAE
Helianthemum bicknellii; frostweed. '95 MM. Wright Savanna (planted).
CLUSIACEAE
Hypericum ascyron; great St. Johnís-wort. '95 PM. Oak Savanna.
Hypericum cf. perforatum; common St. Johnís-wort. '95 PM. RR tracks, river bank.
COMMELINACEAE
Tradescantia cf. bracteata; spiderwort. '89 MM, '90 HP, '95 PM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted).
CONVOLVULACEAE
Calystegia sepium (some forms non-native?); hedge bindweed. '90 HP, '95 PM. Hillside Prairie, trail near Cannon River.
Convolvulus arvensis*; field bindweed. '95 PM. RR tracks.
CORNACEAE
Cornus alternifolia; pagoda dogwood. '87 AC, '95 PM. Best Woods.
Cornus amomum; silky dogwood, pale dogwood. '95 PM.
Cornus racemosa; gray dogwood, panicled dogwood. '87 AC, '95 PM.
Cornus sericea; red-osier dogwood. '96 PM. Banks of the Cannon River; common.
CRASSULACEAE
Penthorum sedoides; ditch stonecrop. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh, river bank.
CURCURBITACEAE
Echinocystis lobata; wild cucumber. '90 MM.
Sicyos angulatus; bur cucumber. '90 MM.
CUSCUTACEAE
Cuscuta cf. gronovii; dodder. '87 MM, '95 PM. Uncommon; in floodplain growing on Laportea canadensis.
CYPERACEAE
Carex alopecoidea. í96 PM, CU. Kettlehole Marsh and South 1990 Field.
Carex amphibola. í96 PM, CU. Best Woods.
Carex comosa. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Carex gravida. í96 PM, CU. Wright Savanna.
Carex cf. hitchcockiana. í96 PM, CU.
Carex lacustris. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Carex lasiocarpa. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Carex cf. muhlenbergii. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Carex pedunculata. '96 PM, CU. Forest; common.
Carex rosea. í96 PM, CU. Oak Savanna, South 1990 Field.
Carex rostrata. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh, common throughout.
Carex stipata. í96 PM, CU. South 1990 Field and adjacent floodplain forest.
Carex sychnocephala. í96 PM, CU. South 1990 Field.
Carex tribuloides. '96 PM. South 1990 Field.
Carex vulpinoidea. '96 PM. Wet areas, both open and forested; common.
Scirpus cf. atrovirens; black bulrush. '95 PM. Along Spring Creek; pond near RR tracks.
Scirpus cyperinus; bulrush, woolgrass. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh; Cole Wetland (planted).
EUPHORBIACEAE
Euphorbia corollata; flowering spurge. '89 MM, '95 PM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted).
Euphorbia cyparissias*; cypress spurge. '88 MM. G9, in grass west of trail west of Olin Farm
Euphorbia esula*, leafy spurge. í96 PM, MM. Rare, in northeast Lower Arb in grassy areas.
FABACEAE
Amorpha canescens; leadplant. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; RR tracks; Lobe Remnant; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Amorpha fruticosa; false indigo. '89 MM, '95 PM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted?); Oak Savanna; along Spring Creek and on the shore of Lyman Lakes; 1982 Field.
Amphicarpaea bracteata; hog-peanut. '95 PM. Upland thickets.
Astragalus cf. canadensis; Canada milk vetch. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Astragalus crassicarpus; ground plum. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Baptisia alba; wild false indigo, white wild indigo, milky wild indigo. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Caragana arborescens*; pea tree. '95 PM. Probably all planted.
Chamaecrista fasciculata; partridge pea, prairie senna. '95 PM. 1995 Prairie (planted).
Coronilla varia*; crown-vetch. í96 PM. Edge of Alumni Field, spreading from the adjacent roadside.
Dalea candida; white prairie-clover. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Dalea purpurea; purple prairie-clover. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Dalea villosa; silky prairie-clover. '95 PM. Wright Savanna (planted).
Desmodium canadense; Canada tickclover, tick-trefoil. '89 MM, '95 PM. Oak Savanna; near the Womenís League Cabin; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Desmodium glutinosum; wood tickflower, tick-trefoil. '87 MM, '95 PM. Best Woods, other upland woods.
Gymnocladus dioicus; Kentucky coffee-tree. '87 AC, '95 PM. Near Lower Arb tennis courts (planted).
Lathyrus ochroleucus; pale pea, yellow vetchling. '92 DH, '95 PM. Uplands in the Lower Arb.
Lespedeza capitata; bush clover. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Lotus corniculatus*; birdsfoot trefoil. '95 PM.
Lupinus perennis; wild lupine. '90 MM, '95 PM. Hillside Prairie (planted); Turnaround at Postage Stamp Prairie (planted).
Medicago lupulina*; black medick. '89 MM.
Medicago sativa*; alfalfa. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Melilotus officinalis*; sweet clover. '89 MM, '95 PM. Both yellow and white (formerly called M. alba) forms present. In old fields and other open or semi-open areas.
Pediomelum esculentum; prairie turnip, breadroot scurfpea. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Trifolium hybridum*; alsike clover. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Trifolium pratense*; red clover. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Trifolium repens*; white clover. '90 HP.
Vicia americana; American vetch. '92 DH, '95 PM.
FAGACEAE
Quercus cf. ellipsoidalis; northern pin-oak. '87 AC, '95 PM. Apparently common in upland forests, especially sandy areas; difficult to distinguish from Q. rubra, with which it probably hybridizes freely.
Quercus macrocarpa, bur oak. '87 AC, '95 PM. The dominant tree in open or previously open upland forests.
Quercus cf. rubra; northern red oak. '87 AC, '95 PM. Apparently common in upland forests, but difficult to distinguish from Q. ellipsoidalis, with which it probably hybridizes freely.
FUMARIACEAE
Dicentra cucullaria; Dutchmanís breeches. '92 DH. Woods.
GERANIACEAE
Geranium maculatum; wild geranium, wild cranesbill. '92 DH. Woods, open areas.
GROSSULARIACEAE
Ribes americanum; wild black currant. '87 AC, '92 DH.
Ribes cynosbati; prickly gooseberry. '95 PM.
Ribes missouriense; Missouri gooseberry. DH '92.
Ribes odoratum; buffalo currant. '95 PM. Faculty Picnic Area, perhaps esaped from cultivation.
HIPPOCASTANACEAE
Aesculus glabra; Ohio buckeye. '87 AC, '95 PM. Planted in scattered locations, with some reproduction from seed.
HYDRANGEACEAE
Philadelphus cf. inodorus; Appalachian mock-orange. '95 PM. Lyman Lakes Entrance. Planted.
HYDROPHYLLACEAE
Ellisia nyctelea; waterpod. '94 PM.
Hydrophyllum virginianum; Virginia waterleaf. '89 MM.
IRIDACEAE
Iris versicolor; blue flag. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh, lower Lyman Lake, pond near RR tracks.
Sisyrinchium cf. campstre; blue-eyed grass. '95 PM. Southeast of Best Woods (J16); Postage Stamp Prairie; Turnaround (planted); Wright Savanna (planted).
JUGLANDACEAE
Juglans cinerea; butternut. '87 AC, '95 PM. A few individuals in Best Woods; several along Spring Creek and Lyman Lakes may be planted.
Juglans nigra; black walnut. '87 AC, '95 PM. Common in early successional upland forests; many individuals planted, especially near campus.
JUNCACEAE
Juncus tenuis; rush, path-rush. '96 PM. Cole Wetland and other wet places throughout the Arb. Common.
LAMIACEAE
Agastache foeniculum; fragrant giant hyssop, lavender hyssop. '89 MM, '95 PM. RR tracks, Hillside Prairie (planted?).
Agastache scrophulariifolia; purple giant hyssop. '95 PM. Woods in the Upper Arb near Spring Creek Road.
Galeopsis tetrahit*; hemp-nettle. '95 PM. Upland forest.
Glechoma hederacea*; creeping charlie, ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground. '89 CL.
Hedeoma hispida; rough pennyroyal. '95 PM. Sand Hill.
Leonurus cardiaca*; motherwort. '89 MM, PM '95. Common in disturbed sites.
Lycopus uniflorus; bugleweed, one-flower horehound, northern water horehound. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Mentha arvensis; field mint. '95 PM. South 1990 Field.
Monarda fistulosa; wild bergamot. '88 MM, '89 CL. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Nepeta cataria*; catnip. '89 CL, '95 PM. Common.
Origanum vulgare*; wild marjoram. '95 PM. Old Organic Garden.
Prunella vulgaris; self-heal. '95 PM. Upper Arb, along Spring Creek; Oak Savanna; open woods.
Physostegia virginiana; Virginia lionsheart, obedience, false dragonhead. '95 PM. South 1990 Field.
Pycnanthemum virginiamum; mountain-mint. '95 PM. Prairies and savannas; definitely planted in some restorations.
Scutellaria ovata; forest skullcap, eggleaf skullcap. '95 PM, '95 MM. Known from only one site along the Cannon River.
Scutellaria lateriflora; mad-dog skullcap, blue skullcap. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh, Riverbend Wetland, other wet areas.
Scutellaria parvula; small skullcap. '96 PM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Stachys cf. palustris; woundwort, hedge nettle, marsh betony. '89 MM, '95 PM. Open woods, along trails, Hillside Prairie (planted?).
Teucrium canadense; American germander, wood sage. '89 MM, '95 PM. Oak Opening, Hillside Prairie.
LEMNACEAE
Lemna minor; lesser duckweed. '95 MM. Quiet water.
LILIACEAE
Allium canadense, wild onion, wild garlic. '96 PM. Prairie remnants along railroad tracks, river slopes.
Allium stellatum; wild onion. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Allium tricoccum; wild leek. '95 PM. Forests.
Asparagus officinalis*; asparagus. '90 HP. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Convallaria majalis*, lily-of-the-valley. í96 PM. Along Spring Creek.
Erythronium albidum; trout-lily, dogtooth-violet, fawn-lily. '96 PM. Common in woods.
Lilium michiganense; Michigan lily. '95 PM. Known from one site along the path in the Oak Savanna.
Maianthemum canadense; wild lily-of-the-valley, Canada mayflower. '96 PM. Upper Arb, woods near Alumni Field.
Maianthemum racemosum; false spikenard, false Solomonís seal. '92 DH.
Polygonatum biflorum; Solomonís seal. '89 MM.
Scilla siberica*. '96 PM. Widely planted, may be spreading.
Trillium cf. cernuum; nodding trillium. '96 PM. Difficult to distinguish from T. flexipes.
Trillium cf. flexipes; bent trillium. '96 PM. Difficult to distinguish from T. cernuum.
Uvularia grandiflora; large bellwort, merrybells. '96 PM. Upland woods; common.
LINACEAE
Linum sulcatum; grooved flax. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
LYTHRACEAE
Lythrum salicaria*; purple loosestrife. '94 MM, '95 PM. Wetland and floodplain; attempts are made to remove this species whenever found.
MALVACEAE
Abutilon theophrasti*; velvet-leaf. '95 PM. Abundant agricultural weed; found in old fields and disturbed, open sites.
Malva neglecta*; common mallow, cheeses. '92 DH. Disturbed areas.
MENISPERMACEAE
Menispermum canadense; moonseed. '96 PM. Upland; common.
MORACEAE
Morus alba; white mulberry. '95 PM.
NYCTAGINACEAE
Mirabilis hirsuta; hairy four-oíclock, hairy umbrellawort. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Mirabilis nyctaginea; wild four-oíclock, heart-leaved umbrellawort. '95 PM.
OLEACEAE
Forsythia sp. (cultivar). '94 PM. Lyman Lakes Entrance. Planted.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica; red ash, green ash. '87 AC, '95 PM.
ONAGRACEAE
Circaea lutetiana; enchanterís nightshade. '95 PM. Upland woods.
Gaura cf. coccinea; scarlet gaura. '31 HS. RR tracks, not seen since 1931 and presumed extirpated.
Epilobium cf. coloratum; willow-herb. '95 PM. Wetlands.
Oenothera cf. biennis; common evening primrose. '89 MM.
ORCHIDACEAE
Galearis spectabilis; showy orchis. '92 DH, '95 PM. Trail north of Kettlehole Marsh.
OXALIDACEAE
Oxalis cf. dillenii; gray-green wood sorrel. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Oxalis stricta; yellow wood sorrel. '92 DH, '95 PM.
PAPAVERACEAE
Sanguinaria canadensis; bloodroot. '89 MM, '92 DH.
PLANTAGINACEAE
Plantago major*; common plantain. '95 MM. South 1990 Field.
Plantago rugelii; American plantain. '89 MM, '95 PM.
POACEAE
Agrostis gigantea*; redtop. '95 MM. 1991 Field.
Andropogon gerardii; big bluestem. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Bouteloua curtipendula; side-oats grama. '88 MM, '89 CL. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Brachyelytrum erectum; shorthusk. '87 MM. Near Spring Creek, Upper Arb.
Bromus inermis*; smooth brome. '89 MM. Frequently planted as a monoculture, spreads from cultivation.
Bromus cf. japonicus*; Japanese brome, Japanese chess. '95 MM. South 1990 Field.
Bromus kalmii; Kalmís brome. '90 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie (planted as seedlings into Okada Garden).
Bromus latiglumis. '88 MM. RR track, South 1990 Field.
Bromus pubescens; Canada brome. '95 MM. In open woods south of Sand Hill.
Calamagrostis canadensis; bluejoint. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
Cenchrus longispinus; sandbur. '90 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Dactylis glomerata*; orchard grass. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Dichanthelium oligosanthes. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; RR tracks; southeast of Best Woods (J16), Hillside Prairie (planted?).
Dichanthelium cf. villosissimum. '95 MM. Sand Hill.
Digitaria ischaemum*; smooth crabgrass. '90 MM.
Digitaria sanguinalis*; hairy crabgrass. '89 MM.
Echinochloa cf. muricata; barnyard grass. '95 PM. Wetlands.
Elymus cf. canadensis; Canada wild rye. '89 CL. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Elymus hystrix; bottlebrush grass. '95 MM. Woods between 1991 and 1992 Fields.
Elymus virginicus; Virginia wild rye. '95 MM. Open, upland woods; old fields.
Eragrostis cilianensis*; stinkgrass. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Elytrigia repens*; quackgrass. '89 CL.
Eragrostis pectinacea; Carolina lovegrass. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Festuca subverticillata; nodding fescue. '89 MM. Best Woods.
Festuca cf. trachphylla*; hard fescue. '95 MM. Sand Hill.
Glyceria grandis; tall mannagrass, American mannagrass. '92 MM, '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh, southernmost section of South 1990 Field, near cattle-pass entrance.
Hordeum jubatum; foxtail barley, squirrel-tail grass. '95 PM, '95 MM. South 1990 Field.
Koeleria macrantha; Junegrass. '90 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Leersia oryzoides; rice cutgrass. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh, Railroad Ponds.
Muhlenbergia cuspidata; plains muhly. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Muhlenbergia cf. racemosa; marsh muhly. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Panicum capillare; common witchgrass. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie.
Panicum virgatum; switchgrass. '88 MM, '89 CL. RR track, Hillside Prairie (planted); several fields in the Upper Arb were planted in switchgrass and are essentially monocultures.
Phalaris arundinacea; reed canary grass. '92 CU, '95 PM. Abundant in open wet areas.
Phleum pratense*; timothy. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Poa compressa*; Canada bluegrass. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Poa palustris; fowl meadowgrass, fowl bluegrass. '92 MM. South 1990 Field.
Poa pratensis (apparently both native and non-native forms occur in our range); Kentucky bluegrass. '89 CL. Common to abundant, often planted.
Schizachyrium scoparium; little bluestem. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Setaria faberi*; Chinese foxtail, giant foxtail. '90 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Setaria glauca*; yellow foxtail. '90 MM.
Setaria viridis*; green foxtail. '89 MM.
Sorghastrum nutans; Indian grass. '88 MM, '89 CL. RR track, Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Spartina pectinata; prairie cordgrass. '88 MM. RR track.
Sphenopholis obtusata; prairie wedgegrass. '95 MM. 1991 Field.
Sporobolus heterolepis; prairie dropseed, northern dropseed. '90 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Stipa spartea; porcupine grass. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
POLEMONIACEAE
Phlox divaricata; blue phlox. '92 DH. Common, along trails and in woods.
Phlox pilosa; prairie phlox. '89 CL, '95 PM. Hillside Prairie (planted); Turnaround at Postage Stamp Prairie (planted); Oak Savanna (planted?).
POLYGALACEAE
Polygala senega; Seneca snakeroot. '92 MM, '95 PM. Turnaround at Postage Stamp Prairie (planted), southeast of Best Woods (J16).
POLYGONACEAE
Polygonum convlvulus; black bindweed. '90 MM. Hillside Prairie.
Polygonum persicaria*; ladyís thumb. '90 HP, '95 PM. Old fields, Hillside Prairie.
Polygonum pensylvanicum; pinkweed, Pennsylvania smartweed. '92 MM. South 1990 Field.
Rumex acetosella*; sheep sorrel. '95 PM.
Rumex crispus*; curly dock. '89 MM.
Rumex orbiculatus; great water dock. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
PORTULACACEAE
Claytonia virginica; spring beauty. '94 PM. Lyman Lakes Entrance, probably planted.
Portulaca oleracea*; common purslane. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie.
PRIMULACEAE
Lysimachia ciliata; fringed loosestrife. '95 PM. RR tracks; Oak Savanna; floodplain.
Lysimachia nummularia*; creeping loosestrife, moneywort. '95 PM. Floodplain old fields.
Lysimachia thyrsiflora; tufted loosestrife. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
RANUNCULACEAE
Actaea rubra; red baneberry. '95 PM. Woods.
Anemone canadensis; Canada anemone. '95 PM. Various open areas, Hillside Prairie.
Anemone cylindrica; thimbleweed. '89 CL, '95 PM. Postage Stamp Prairie; RR tracks; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Anemone quinquefolia; wood anemone. '92 DH.
Aquilegia canadensis; columbine. '89 CL.
Caltha palustris; marsh marigold. '95 PM. Cole Wetland. A single plant known before restoration began; many others planted.
Clematis virginiana; virginís bower. '90 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie, open areas.
Delphinium carolinianum; prairie larkspur. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie (planted).
Enemion biternatum; false rue anemone. '92 DH. Woods.
Hepatica nobilis; hepatica, liverleaf. '92 DH. Woods.
Ranunculus abortivus; early wood buttercup, kidneyleaf buttercup, small-flowered crowfoot. '92 DH.
Ranunculus hispidus; swamp buttercup, bristly buttercup, marsh buttercup. '92 DH, '94 PM. Floodplain.
Ranunculus cf. pensylvanicus; bristly crowfoot. '95 PM. Edge of ponds.
Ranunculus scleratus (both native and non-native forms in our range); cursed crowfoot. '95 PM. Edge of ponds.
Thalictrum dasycarpum; tall meadow rue, purple meadow rue. '95 PM. Oak Savanna, wet areas.
Thalictrum dioicum; early meadow rue, quicksilver weed. '92 DH, '95 PM.
RHAMNACEAE
Ceanothus americanus; New Jersey tea, redroot. '95 PM. RR tracks; Oak Savanna. Rare.
Frangula alnus*; alder buckthorn. '95 PM. Along Cannon River at the northern end of South 1990 Field.
Rhamnus cathartica*; buckthorn. '87 AC. Abundant, especially in degraded oak woods.
ROSACEAE
Agrimonia cf. gryposepala; agrimony. '95 PM. Upland woods.
Comarum palustre; marsh cinquefoil, marsh potentilla. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Geum aleppicum; yellow avens. '95 PM. 1991 Field.
Geum canadense; white avens. '89 MM, '95 PM.
Geum triflorum; prairie smoke, purple avens, torchflower, maidenhair. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Physocarpus opulifolius; ninebark. '95 PM. RR tracks, 1970 Field.
Potentilla arguta; tall cinquefoil, rough-leaved cinquefoil. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Potentilla cf. norvegica; strawberry weed, Norwegian cinquefoil. '95 PM. South 1990 Field.
Potentilla recta*; sulphur five-finger, sulphur cinquefoil. '89 CL. Postage Stamp Prairie.
Prunus americana; wild plum. '87 AC, '95 PM. Edges, open areas.
Prunus cf. pensylvanica; pin-cherry. '92 MM. Fencerow along Canada Avenue, north of Womenís League cabin.
Prunus serotina; black cherry. '87 AC, '95 PM. Scattered in upland woods, especially early in succession.
Prunus cf. tomentosa; a cultivar. '95 PM. Spreading from cultivation; near Farm House and a few in the Lower Arb.
Prunus virginiana; chokecherry. '87 AC, '95 PM. Abundant in upland woods.
Rosa sp.; rose. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Rosa cf. blanda. '95 PM. Upper Arb.
Rubus cf. allegheniensis; common blackberry. '95 PM.
Rubus cf. flagellaris; eastern dewberry, northern dewberry. '87 AC.
Rubus occidentalis; black raspberry. '87 AC, '92 DH, '95 PM.
Sorbaria sorbifolia*; false spiraea. '95 PM. Cultivar, planted near Wright Savanna.
RUBIACEAE
Galium aparine; cleavers, catchweed bedstraw. '89 MM, '92 DH, '95 PM.
Galium boreale; northern bedstraw. '92 DH, '95 PM. Oak Savanna, RR tracks.
Galium concinnum; shining bedstraw. '95 PM. 1991 Field.
Galium tinctorium; southern three-lobed bedstraw. '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Galium trifidum; small bedstraw, northern three-lobed bedstraw. '92 CU, '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Galium triflorum; sweet-scented bedstraw. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie.
RUTACEAE
Ptelea trifoliata; hop-tree, water-ash. '95 PM. Planted near Lyman Lakes entrance and Lower Lyman Lake.
Zanthoxylum americanum; common prickly ash, northern prickly ash, toothache tree. '87 AC, '92 DH.
SALICACEAE
Populus grandidentata; big-toothed aspen. '87 AC, '95 PM. Upper Arb near Postage Stamp Prairie; possibly planted there.
Salix cf. amygadaloides; peachleaf willow. '95 PM. Floodplain.
Salix cf. discolor; pussy willow. '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Salix cf. eriocephala; heart-leaved willow, diamond willow, Missouri willow. '92 DH.
Salix cf. nigra; black willow. '95 PM. Floodplain.
SANTALACEAE
Comandra umbellata; bastard toadflax. '95 PM, RR tracks.
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Heuchera richardsonii; prairie alumroot. '89 MM, '95 PM. Hillside Prairie (planted); Okada Garden (planted).
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Besseya bullii, kittentail. '95 PM. RR tracks; one individual known!
Castilleja cf. sessiliflora; downy paintbrush, downy painted cup. '95 PM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Turnaround (planted?).
Linaria vulgaris*; butter-and-eggs. '89 CL, '95 PM.
Lindernia dubia; false pimpernel. '95 PM. Banks of the Cannon River.
Mimulus ringens; Allegheny monkey-flower. '92 MM, '95 PM. South 1990 Field, floodplain.
Penstemon grandiflorus; large beardtongue. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
Scrophularia lanceolata; figwort. '95 PM. RR tracks, Wright Savanna (endemic?).
Scrophularia marilandica; figwort, carpenterís square. '95 PM. Floodplain.
Verbascum thapsus*; common mullein. '89 CL. Disturbed, open sites.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica*; water speedwell. '95 PM. Pond near RR tracks.
Veronica cf. serpyllifolia (both native and non-native forms occur); thyme-leaved speedwell. '95 PM. Disturbed areas.
Veronicastrum virginicum; Culverís root. '89 MM, '95 PM. RR tracks, Oak Savanna, Hillside Prairie (planted).
SMILACACEAE
Smilax lasioneura; greenbrier, catbrier. '95 PM. Thickets; along Spring Creek and the RR tracks.
Smilax tamnoides; greenbrier, catbrier. '95 PM, '95 MM. Best Woods and other upland forests.
SOLANACEAE
Physalis heterophylla; clammy ground cherry. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (possibly planted?).
Physalis virginiana; Virginia ground cherry. '89 MM, '95 PM. Postage Stamp Prairie, Sand Hill (?).
Solanum dulcamara*; climbing nightshade, bittersweet. '95 PM.
Solanum ptycanthum; black nightshade. '95 PM. Oak Savanna, old fields.
STAPHYLEACEAE
Staphylea trifolia; bladdernut. '88 MM. Best Woods; K17, north of path.
TILIACEAE
Tilia americana; American linden, basswood. '92 DH. Common tree of upland forest.
TYPHACEAE
Typha latifolia; broad-leaved cat-tail. '92 CU. Kettlehole Marsh.
ULMACEAE
Celtis occidentalis; hackberry. '87 AC, '95 PM. Common in upland forests, also present in floodplain.
Ulmus americana; American elm, white elm. '87 AC, '95 PM. Upland and lowland forests, reduced in numbers in recent decades by Dutch Elm disease
Ulmus pumila*; Siberian elm. '87 AC, '95 PM. Spreading from cultivation, becoming a weed in some open area.
Ulmus rubra; slippery elm, red elm. '87 AC, '95 PM. Upland and lowland forests.
URTICACEAE
Boehmeria cylindrica; bog-hemp, false nettle. '95 PM. Kettlehole Marsh.
Laportea canadensis; wood nettle. '92 DH. Abundant in floodplain forests.
Pilea sp.; clearweed. '95 PM. Wet areas.
Urtica dioica; stinging nettle. '89 MM, '92 DH. Common.
VERBENACEAE
Phryma leptostachya; lopseed. '89 MM.
Verbena bracteata; creeping vervain, prostrate vervain. '89 MM. Postage Stamp Prairie; Hillside Prairie.
Verbena hastata; common vervain, blue vervain. '95 PM. South 1990 Field.
Verbena utricifolia; white vervain, nettle-leaved vervain. '95 PM. Open, somewhat disturbed areas.
Verbena stricta; hoary vervain. '89 MM. Hillside Prairie (planted).
VITACEAE
Vitis riparia; river-bank grape, frost grape. '87 AC, '92 DH, '95 PM.
VIOLACEAE
Viola canadensis; tall white violet, Canada violet. '92 DH, '94 PM. Lyman Lakes Entrance.
Viola pubescens; yellow forest violet. '92 DH, '95 PM. Along Spring Creek.
Viola sororia; sister violet, downy blue violet, dooryard violet. '89 MM, '92 DH.
APPENDIX: key to entries.
The term "cf." (from the Latin confer) is used to indicate some doubt about the identification. So "Helianthus cf. giganteus" would mean that identification to the genus Helianthus is clear, but there was some difficulty in assigning the plant to the species H. giganteus.
The symbol "*" after a species name indicates a species not native to North America. Some native species are only known from hand-planted individuals and are indicated as "planted". Otherwise populations of native plants are assumed to be endemic to the Arb.
Common names are generally taken from Gleason and Cronquist (1991), Ownbey and Morley (1991), or Great Plains Flora Association (1986).
PEOPLE
AC: Alice Cascorbi (Class of '88) Worked in summer of 1987 on the woody plants. Used field guides and Gleason and Cronquist (1963).
DH: David Heiser (Class of '92). Worked in the spring of 1992, mostly using Gleason and Cronquist (1991).
CL: Chris Lund (Class of '90). Worked mostly in the summer of 1989. ID usually from Great Plains Flora Association (1986) or by field experience.
MM: Mark McKone, Biology. Worked sporadically from 1987 to present. ID from Gleason and Cronquist (1991), Great Plains Flora Association (1986) and field experience.
PM: Pat McIntyre (Class of '97). Hired to work on the Arb flora full time during the summers of 1995 and 1996; supported by the Cole Fund.
HP: Holly Pearson (Class of '91). Worked mostly in 1990. ID from Great Plains Flora Association (1986) or by field experience.
HS: Professor Harvey Stork, Botany Department, Carleton College, 1920-1955. Some records from his herbarium collections, mostly in the 1930ís.
CU: Charles Umbanhowar, Jr. (Class of '85), Biology Department, St. Olaf College. Sampled Kettlehole Marsh in July 1992 as part of a survey of local wetlands, helped with Carex identification.
LOCATIONS
These are places mentioned in the entries, though not an exhaustive list. Locations are coordinates on the Arboretum map.
Alumni Field is in the southeast corner of the Upper Arb (H3-4 and I3-4). This was planted removed from agriculture and planted to brome in 1986. Trees have been planted here in various years starting in 1990.
Best Woods is so named because it is the best example of mature upland forest in the Arb. The northern part (around K17) is older than the more successional southern part (K16).
Cole Wetland is a restoration in the Upper Arb (G5, N5) made possible by the Richard S. Cole Memorial fund. Almost all species there are introduced, most in 1995.
The Dike Trail runs north along the section line between the 1970 and 1982 Fields in the floodplain forest of the Lower Arb (between I15-17 and J15-17).
Hillside Prairie is completely restored, so contains few (any?) endemic populations of prairie plants. It should be assumed that native prairie species at Hillside were planted, many from seeds or seedlings from Prairie Restorations. Planting began in 1979 and continued through 1990.
Kettlehole Marsh is in J12-13. The southern portion of the marsh is outside the Arb boundary.
Lobe Remnant is a small and quite disturbed prairie remnant in the Upper Arb (H4), just south of the open area known as the old Faculty Picnic Grounds.
Lyman Lakes Entrance. The Arb entrance and area along Spring Creek from Lyman Lakes to the Cannon River. This area has a number of planted exotic species, and some of the native species may be planted as well.
Old Fields in the Lower Arb are designated by the first year that the field was not in agriculture (e.g., 1992 Field). Most fields were disked in the spring of the year they were abandoned. Some have had little or no planting (both North and South 1990 Fields, 1991 Field, 1992 Field) and others have had large numbers of trees planted (1972 Field, 1993 Field).
Old Organic Garden (northeast H4, Upper Arb) has been abandoned for many years, but there are still a few garden plants growing there..
Postage Stamp Prairie is a native prairie remnant, but has been expanded to a much larger area with restorations in 1989 ("Turnaround", previously a paved area), 1990 ("Okada Garden"), and 1992 ("Wright Savanna"). References in the list to Postage Stamp Prairie are from the original remnant, and are probably endemic populations. Known introductions to Postage Stamp Prairie are noted as such.
The two Railroad Ponds are along the railroad tracks on the western boundary of the Arb in C9 and D-E10.
Riverbend Wetland is an area that ranges from almost-permanent water to seasonally flooded low areas. It includes parts of the 1990 Field in F11-12, and the northwest corner of G11.
RR tracks run along the entire northeast boundary of the Lower Arb. Though the area is highly disturbed, there are a number of remnant populations of prairie plants found along the tracks.
Sand Hill is a small, disturbed sandy hill in the Upper Arb (I5) that has a distinctive flora.
Stork Forest is the upland forest restoration (G4, O3) started about 50 years ago by Professor Harvey Stork and Superintendent of Grounds D. Blake Stewart. Almost all of the trees and wildflowers were probably planted.
Womenís League Cabin is on the eastern boundary of the Lower Arb (M13), just off Canada Avenue. Most trees here were probably planted.
Wright Savanna is a restored prairie and oak savanna adjacent to Postage Stamp Prairie in the Upper Arb (G5, N-O5). Clearing and most planting were done in 1992.
LITERATURE CITED
Gleason, H. A., and A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Van Nostrand, Reinhold, New York.
Gleason, H. A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, second edition. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland, second edition. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
Ownbey, G. B., and T. Morley. 1991. Vascular Plants of Minnesota: A Checklist and Atlas. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.