If you are going on a hike to Giant Ledge, please print out this form, bring it with you, and check-off all species you find. You can also check-off the boxes with your mouse,
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Checklist for Giant Ledge
Yes Genus species Common Name
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Acer spicatum Mountain Maple
Amelanchier bartramiana Mountain Juneberry
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia racemosa Spikenard
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Aster acuminatus Mountain Aster
Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
Brachyelytrum erectum Bearded Shorthusk
Carex gynandra Sedge
Carex interior Sedge
Carex lupulina Sedge
Carex scabrata Sedge
Carex scabrata Sedge
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Cinna latifolia Drooping Woodreed
Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's Nightshade
Clintonia borealis Woodlily
Coptis trifolia Goldthreads
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern
Deschampsia flexuosa Common Hairgrass
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood Fern
Epifagus virginana Beech-drops
Epilobium ciliatum Willow-herb
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-Hazel
Huperzia lucidula Shining Clubmoss
Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia Waterleaf
Impatiens capensis Spotted Jewel-weed
Laportea canadensis Wood-Nettle
Lonicera canadensis Fly Honeysuckle
Maianthemum canadense False Lily-Of-The-Valley
Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon's-Seal
Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber-Root
Mitchella repens Partridge-Berry
Monotropa uniflora Indian-Pipe
Nemopanthus mucronatus Mountain Holly
Oxalis montana Common Wood-Sorrel
Phegopteris connectilis Northern Beech Fern
Polygonatum biflorum Small Solomon's-Seal
Polypodium virginianum Rock Polypody
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Populus deltoides Cottonwood
Prunus pensylvanica Pin-Cherry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinkster-Flower
Ribes glandulosum Skunk Currant
Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
Rubus allegheniensis Northern Blackberry
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry
Scutellaria lateriflora Common Skullcap
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-Eyed Grass
Solidago arguta Cutleaf Goldenrod
Solidago macrophylla Large-Leaf Goldenrod
Sorbus americana American Mountain-Ash
Streptopus roseus Rose Mandarin
Thalictrum pubescens Tall Meadow-Rue
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Trientalis borealis Starflower
Trillium erectum Purple Trillium
Tsuga canadensis Hemlock
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm
Uvularia sessilifolia Wild-Oats
Veratrum viride False Hellebore
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-Leaf Viburnum
Viola rotundifolia Round-Leaf Violet
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*If you discover any plants that are not on our checklist, please enter their names below

Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern Allies)
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Grasses
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Herbaceous Angiosperms (Wildflowers)
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