Olive Natural Heritage Society Catskill Flora Project Most Common Plants of the Mountain Tops (over 3,500') Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern Allies) Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Dryopteris campyloptera (Mt Wood Fern) 4 Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern) 2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-scented Fern) 5 Lycopodium obscurum (Ground Pine) 3 Huperzia lucidula (Shinning Clubmoss) Grasses Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Cinna latifolia (Drooping Woodreed) 4 Carex brunescens (Sedge) 2 Brachylytrum erectum (Long-awned Woodgrass) 5 Deschampsia flexuosa (Common Hairgrass) 3 Carex debilis (Sedge) Herbaceous Angiosperms (Wildflowers) Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Aster acuminatus (Mountain Aster) 7 Coptis trifolia (Goldthread) 1 Oxalis montanum (Common Wood Sorel) 9 Uvularia sessilifolia (Wild Oats) 3 Maianthemum canadense (Canada Mayflower) 10 Erythronium americanum (Trout Lily) 4 Clintonia borealis (Wood Lily) 11 Streptopus roseus (Twisted-Stalk) 5 Aralia nudicaulis (Wild Sarsaparilla) 12 Trilium erectum (Wake Robin) 6 Solidago macrophylla (Large-leaf Goldenrod) 13 Claytonia caroliniana (Spring Beauty) 7 Trientalis borealis (Starflower) 13 Viola macloskeyi (Sweet White Violet) Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Rank Genus species (Common Name) Rank Genus species (Common Name) 1 Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir) 13 Viburnum lantanoides (Hobblebush) 2 Betula allegheniensis (Yellow Birch) 14 Amelanchier bartramiana (Shadbush) 3 Acer rubrum (Red Maple) 15 Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry) 4 Prunus serotina (Black Cherry) 16 Quercus rubra (Red Oak) 5 Picea rubens (Red Spruce) 17 Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry) 5 Sorbus americanas (Mountain Ash) 18 Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry) 7 Betula cordifolia (Paper Birch) 19 Rubus allegheniensis (Northern Blackberry) 7 Acer pensylvanicum (Moosewood Maple) 20 Ribes glandulosum (Skunk Currant) 7 Fagus grandifolia (Beech) 21 Polygonum cilinoide (Fringed Bindweed) 10 Acer spicatum (Mountain Maple) 22 Vacininium myrtiloides (Velvet-leaf Blueberry) 11 Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) 23 Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry) 12 Prunus pensylvanica (Pin Cherry) 24 Rubus hispidus (Swamp Dewberry) *If you discover any plants that are not on our checklist (Mountain Tops over 3,500'), 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. If needed, give driving directions from thenearest village that appears on a map. Name: Email:
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