Olive Natural Heritage Society Catskill Flora Project Most Common Plants of Slope Forests Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern Allies) Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Dryopteris intermedia (Common Wood Fern) 7 Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern) 2 Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) 11 Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern) 3 Polypodium virginianum (Rock Polypody) 12 Deparia acrostichoides (Silvery Spleenwort) 4 Huperzia lucidula (Shinning Clubmoss) 13 Phegopteris connectilis (Long Beech Fern) 5 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-scented Fern) 13 Athyrium filx-femina (Lady Fern) 6 Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern) 15 Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted Fern) 7 Lycopodium obscurum (Ground Pine) 16 Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern) 7 Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) 17 Adiantum pendatum (Maidenhair Fern) 7 Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal Wood Fern) 17 Diphasiastrum digitatum (Running-Pine) Grasses Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Carex debilis (Sedge) 3 Juncus effusus (Soft Rush) 2 Carex platinagea (Plantain Sedge) Herbaceous Angiosperms (Wildflowers) Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower) 16 Streptopus roseus(Twisted-Stalk) 1 Maianthemum canadense;(Canada Mayflower) 19 Caulopyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) 3 Trillium erectum (Wake Robin) 19 Laportea canadensis (Wood Nettle) 4 Oxalis montana (Common Wood Sorel) 19 Trientalis borealis (Starflower) 4 Uvularia sessifolia (Wild Oats) 19 Ploygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal) 6 Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) 19 Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf) 7 Clintonia borealis (Wood Lily) 24 Veratrum viride (False Hellebore) 8 Medeola virginiana (Indian Cucumber Root) 24 Eupatorium rugosum (White Snakeroot) 9 Thalictrum pubescens (Tall Meadow Rue) 24 Maianthemum reacemosum (Spikenard) 9 Aster acuminatus (Mountain Aster) 24 Aralia nudicaulis (Wild Sarsaparilla) 9 Aster divaricatus (White Wood Aster) 28 Chrysosplenium americanum (Golden Saxifrage) 12 Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone) 29 Monotropa uniflora (Indian Pipe) 12 Epifagius virginiana (Beech-drops) 29 Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert) 12 Impatiens capensis (Spotted Jewelweed) 29 Cardamine diphylla (Toothwort) 12 Prenanthes altissima (Rattlesnake Root) 32 Actaea pachypoda (White Baneberry) 16 Ranunculus abortivus (Kidney-Leaf Buttercup) 32 Erythronium americanum (Trout Lily) 16 Viola rotundifolia (Round-Leaf Violet) Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) 27 Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry) 2 Betula allegheniensis (Yellow Birch) 27 Parthenocissus quinquefolia(Virginia Creeper) 3 Fagus grandifolia (American Beech) 30 Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel) 3 Acer pensylvanicum (Moosewood Maple) 30 Vacinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry) 5 Prunus serotina (Black Cherry) 30 Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry) 5 Tsuga canadensis (Hemlock) 33 Populus grandidentata (Big-Tooth Aspen) 7 Fraxinus americana (White Ash) 33 Ribes cynosbati (Prickly Gooseberry) 8 Mitchella repens (Partridge Berry) 33 Ribes glandulosum (Skunk Currant) 9 Acer rubrum (Red Maple) 33 Ribes lacustre (Bristly Black Currant) 9 Viburnum lantanoides (Hobblebush) 33 Ribes rotundifolium (Round-Leaf Currant) 11 Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) 33 Rubes canadensis (Smooth Blackberry) 11 Ostrya virginiana (Hop Hornbeam) 39 Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen) 12 Quercus rubra (Red Oak) 39 Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) 14 Carpinus caroliniana (Hornbeam) 39 Ulnus rubra (Slippery Elm) 14 Lonicera canadensis (Fly Honeysuckle) 39 Rubus odoratus (Flowering Raspberry) 16 Tilia americana (Basswood) 39 Ilex montana (Large-Leaf Holly) 16 Acer spicatum (Mountain Maple) 39 Diervilla lonicera (Bush Honeysuckle) 18 Rubus allegheniensis (Northern Blackberry) 45 Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinkster) 18 Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry) 45 Vacinnium myrtilloides(Velvet-Leaf Blueberry) 20 Amelanchier laevis (Shadbush) 45 Ulmus americana (American Elm) 20 Spirea alba (Meadow-Sweet) 48 Juglans cinerea (Butternut) 20 Betula lenta (Black Birch) 49 Quercus alba (White Oak) 23 Viburnum acerifolium (Maple-leaf Viburnum) 49 Castanea dentata (American Chestnut) 24 Picea rubens (Red Spruce) 49 Prunus pensylvanica (Fire Cherry) 24 Pinus strobus (White Pine) 49 Cornus alternifolia (Green Osier) 24 Sorbus americana (Mountain Ash) 53 Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir) 27 Rubus hispidus (Swamp Dewberry) 53 Pinus resinosa (Red Pine) *If you discover any plants that are not on our checklist (Slope Forests), please enter their names below Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern Allies) Genus species Genus species Grasses Genus species Genus species Herbaceous Angiosperms (Wildflowers) Genus species Genus species Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Genus species Genus species Date of Hike: (mm/dd/yy) Location: Please be as specific as you can. 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