List of Flora
for Streams & Rivers
| Stream & River Flora | |
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Acalypha deamii ** *** § | Deam's Mercury (or Two-Seeded Mercury) |
| Acalypha virginica ** *** | Three-Seeded Mercury |
| Acer negundo *** § | Box Elder |
| Acer saccharinum *** § | Silver Maple |
| Agrostis stolonifera palustris ** | Creeping Bent Grass |
| Alnus serrulata *** § §§ | Brookside Alder |
| Amaranthus rudis ** | Water Hemp |
| Amaranthus tuberculatus ** | Western Water Hemp |
| Amorpha fruticosa *** | False Indigo |
| Ampelopsis cordata *** | Raccoon Grape |
| Anemone canadensis ** *** §§ | Canada Anemone |
| Angelica atropurpurea ** | Great Angelica |
| Apios americana ** *** § | Groundnut |
| Arabis laevigata *** § | Smooth Rock Cress |
| Arabis patens *** §§ | Spreading Rock Cress |
| Arabis shortii *** § | Toothed Rock Cress |
| Aruncus dioicus *** § | Goat's Beard |
| Arundinaria gigantea ** *** | Giant Cane |
| Asclepias incarnata ** | Swamp Milkweed |
| Asplenium rhizophyllum *** § §§ | Walking Fern |
| Aster furcatus *** § §§ | Forked Aster |
| Aster ontarionis *** § | Ontario Aster |
| Aster puniceus ** (including Aster firmus) |
Swamp Aster |
| Astragalus canadensis *** | Canada Milkvetch |
| Baptisia australis *** §§ | Wild Blue Indigo |
| Besseya bullii *** §§ | Kittentails |
| Betula nigra *** § | River Birch |
| Bidens spp. ** | Swamp Marigold, Beggar's Ticks, etc. |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis *
** (syn. Scirpus fluviatilis) |
River Bulrush |
| Boltonia decurrens ** §§ | Decurrent False Aster |
| Brasenia schreberi * | Water Shield |
| Calamagrostis spp. ** | Reed Grass spp. |
| Callitriche spp. * | Water Starwort spp. |
| Calystegia sepium ** *** | Hedge Bindweed |
| Camassia scilloides *** § | Wild Hyacinth |
| Campanula rotundifolia *** §§ | Harebells |
| Cardamine bulbosa ** § | Spring Cress |
| Cardamine douglasii ** § | Purple Spring Cress |
| Carex spp. ** | Miscellaneous Sedges |
| Carex aquatilis substricta ** | Aquatic Sedge |
| Carex frankii ** | Frank's Sedge |
| Carex grayi ** § | Gray's Sedge |
| Carex muskingumensis ** § | Muskingum Sedge |
| Carex normalis *** | Sedge sp. |
| Carex projecta *** § | Sedge sp. |
| Carex squarrosa ** | Squarrose Sedge |
| Carex torta * ** | Twisted Sedge |
| Carex vulpinoidea ** *** | Foxtail Sedge |
| Ceratophyllum demersum * | Coontail |
| Chamaesyce spp. *** §§ | Miscellaneous Prostrate Spurges |
| Chasmanthium latifolium *** | Riverbank Oats |
| Chrysoplenium americanum * ** § §§ | American Golden Saxifrage |
| Cinna spp. ** § | Wood Reed spp. |
| Clematis viorna *** § | Leather Flower |
| Clematis virginiana ** *** | Virgin's Bower |
| Conoclinium coelestinum ** *** | Mistflower |
| Cornus alternifolia *** § | Alternate-Leaved Dogwood |
| Crataegus apiomorpha *** § | Hawthorn sp. |
| Crataegus lucorum *** § | Hawthorn sp. |
| Crataegus succulenta *** § | Hawthorn sp. |
| Cuscuta polygonorum ** | Smartweed Dodder |
| Cyperus spp. ** | Flat-Sedge spp. |
| Cyperus squarrosus ** §§ (syn. Cyperus aristatus) |
Awned Flat-Sedge |
| Cyperus bipartitus ** (syn. Cyperus rivularis) |
Brook Flat-Sedge |
| Cystopteris bulbifera *** § §§ | Bulblet Fern |
| Deschampsia caespitosa ** §§ | Tufted Hairgrass |
| Dicliptera brachiata ** § | Mudwort |
| Echinochloa spp. ** | Barnyard Grass spp. |
| Echinocystis lobata ** | Wild Cucumber |
| Eclipta prostrata ** | Yerba-de-Tajo |
| Eleocharis intermedia ** | Intermediate Spikerush |
| Eleocharis palustris ** | Marsh Spikerush |
| Elodea spp. * | Waterweed spp. |
| Elymus riparius *** § | Riverbank Wild Rye |
| Elymus virginicus *** | Virginia Wild Rye |
| Equisetum spp. ** | Horsetail spp. |
| Eragrostis glomerata *** §§ | Dense Love Grass |
| Eragrostis hypnoides ** §§ | Pony Grass |
| Euonymus atropurpureus *** § | Wahoo |
| Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus ** § | Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed |
| Eupatorium serotinum ** *** | Late Boneset |
| Euphorbia commutata *** § | Wood Spurge |
| Euphorbia obtusata *** § | Blunt-Leaved Spurge |
| Fallopia scandens *** (syn. Polygonum scandens) |
Climbing Buckwheat |
| Forestiera acuminata ** § | Swamp Privet |
| Glyceria spp. ** | Manna Grass spp. |
| Helenium autumnale ** | Sneezeweed |
| Helianthus tuberosus *** | Jerusalem Artichoke |
| Heracleum maximum *** § | Cow Parsnip |
| Hibiscus laevis ** (syn. Hibiscus militaris) |
Halberd-Leaved Rose-Mallow |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpos ** | Downy Rose-Mallow |
| Hibiscus moscheutos ** | Swamp Rose-Mallow |
| Hydrangea arborescens *** § §§ | Wild Hydrangea |
| Hymenocallis caroliniana ** § | Spider Lily |
| Hypericum mutilum ** § §§ | Weak-Stemmed St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum prolificum *** §§ | Shrubby St. John's Wort |
| Hypericum pyramidatum *** | Giant St. John's Wort |
| Ilex verticillata *** § | Winterberry |
| Iliamna remota *** §§ | Kankakee Mallow |
| Impatiens capensis ** § | Orange Jewelweed |
| Iodanthus pinnatifidus ** § | Purple Rocket |
| Ipomoea lacunosa *** §§ | Small White Morning Glory |
| Ipomoea pandurata *** | Wild Sweet Potato |
| Iresine rhizomatosa ** *** § | Bloodleaf |
| Iris brevicaulis ** § | Blue Iris |
| Iris cristata ** *** § | Dwarf Crested Iris |
| Juncus effusus ** | Soft Rush |
| Juncus subcaudatus ** | Rush sp. |
| Juncus torreyi ** | Torrey's Rush |
| Justicia americana * ** | Water Willow |
| Leersia lenticularis ** | Catchfly Grass |
| Leersia oryzoides ** | Rice Cut Grass |
| Leptochloa filiformis ** §§ | Red Sprangletop |
| Leucospora multifida ** § §§ | Conobea |
| Lindera benzoin *** § | Spicebush |
| Lobelia siphilitica ** § | Great Blue Lobelia |
| Lonicera prolifica *** § | Grape Honeysuckle |
| Ludwigia leptocarpa ** | Hairy Primrose Willow |
| Ludwigia polycarpa ** | False Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia ciliata ** *** § | Fringed Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia hybrida ** *** | Mississippi Valley Loosestrife |
| Melanthium virginicum ** | Bunchflower |
| Mikania scandens ** *** § | Climbing Hempweed |
| Mimulus alatus ** | Winged Monkey Flower |
| Mimulus glabratus fremontii ** §§ | Yellow Monkey Flower |
| Mimulus ringens ** | Monkey Flower |
| Muhlenbergia frondosa ** | Common Satin Grass |
| Muhlenbergia racemosa ** | Marsh Muhly |
| Myriophyllum spp. * | Water Milfoil |
| Najas spp. * | Naiad spp. |
| Napaea dioica *** | Glade Mallow |
| Nasturtium officinale * | Water Cress |
| Nelumbo lutea * | American Lotus |
| Neobeckia aquatica * | Lake Cress |
| Nuphar advena * | Spatterdock |
| Nuphar variegatum * | Bullhead Water Lily |
| Nymphaea tuberosa * | White Water Lily |
| Orbexilum onobrychis *** | Sanfoin (or French Grass) |
| Panicum anceps *** | Beaked Panic Grass |
| Panicum rigidulum ** | Munro Grass |
| Paspalum laeve ** | Smooth Bead Grass |
| Paspalum pubiflorum ** | Bead Grass sp. |
| Passiflora lutea *** § | Cream Passion flower |
| Peltandra virginica * § | Arrow Arum |
| Penstemon hirsutus *** §§ | Hairy Penstemon |
| Persicaria coccinea ** | Marsh Smartweed |
| Persicaria hydropiperoides ** | Mild Waterpepper |
| Persicaria lapathifolia ** | Pale Smartweed |
| Persicaria punctata ** § | Dotted Smartweed |
| Phacelia bipinnatifida *** § | Forest Phacelia |
| Phalaris arundinacea ** | Reed Canary Grass |
| Phlox maculata ** § | Wild Sweet William |
| Phyla lanceolata ** | Fogfruit (or Frogfruit) |
| Physalis texana *** §§ | Texas Ground Cherry |
| Pilea spp. ** § | Clearweed spp. |
| Plantago cordata ** § | Heart-Leaved Plantain |
| Plantanus occidentalis *** § | American Sycamore |
| Poa palustris ** §§ | Fowl Blue Grass |
| Poinsettia cyathophora graminifolia ** *** §§ | Wild Poinsettia |
| Populus deltoides *** § | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Potamogeton spp. * | Pondweed spp. |
| Prenanthes crepidinea *** § | Great White Lettuce |
| Prunus nigra *** § | Canada Plum |
| Quercus palustris *** § | Pin Oak |
| Quercus shumardii *** § | Shumard's Oak |
| Ranunculus longirostris * | Stiff White Water Buttercup |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus *** § | Bristly Buttercup |
| Ranunculus recurvatus *** § | Hooked Buttercup |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus * | White Water Buttercup |
| Rhamnus lanceolata *** § | Lance-Leaved Buckthorn |
| Rorippa palustris ** | Common Yellow Cress |
| Rorippa sessiliflora ** | Sessile-Flowered Yellow Cress |
| Rorippa sinuata ** | Spreading Yellow Cress |
| Rorippa tenerrima ** | Slender Yellow Cress |
| Rorippa teres ** | Yellow Cress sp. |
| Rudbeckia laciniata ** § | Cutleaf Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia triloba *** | Brown-Eyed Susan |
| Rumex altissimus ** *** | Pale Dock |
| Sagina spp. ** §§ | Pearlwort spp. |
| Sagittaria spp. * | Arrow-Head spp. |
| Salix spp. ** *** | Miscellaneous Willows |
| Salix amygdaloides *** § | Peach-Leaved Willow |
| Salix interior ** | Sandbar Willow |
| Salix nigra *** § | Black Willow |
| Sambucus canadensis *** | Common Elderberry |
| Samolus parviflorus ** § | Brookweed |
| Sanguisorba canadensis ** | Canada Burnet |
| Schoenoplectus acutus * (syn. Scirpus acutus) |
Hard-Stem Bulrush |
| Scirpus atrovirens ** | Dark Green Bulrush |
| Scirpus pendulus ** | Nodding Bulrush |
| Scutellaria lateriflora ** § | Mad-Dog Skullcap |
| Selaginella apoda ** § §§ | Small Spikemoss |
| Senecio glabellus ** | Butterweed |
| Senna hebecarpa *** | Wild Senna |
| Sicyos angulatus ** | Bur-Cucumber |
| Silene nivea *** § §§ | Snowy Campion |
| Silphium perfoliatum *** | Cup Plant |
| Smilax spp. *** § | Greenbrier (or Catbrier) |
| Solidago canadensis *** | Canada Goldenrod |
| Spermacoce glabra ** § | Smooth Buttonweed |
| Stellaria longifolia ** §§ | Long-Leaved Chickweed |
| Stenanthium gramineum ** § | Featherbells |
| Strophostyles helvola *** §§ | Large Fuzzy Bean |
| Strophostyles umbellata *** §§ | Fuzzy Bean sp. |
| Styrax grandiflorum *** § | Snowbell Bush |
| Trautvettaria caroliniensis *** § | False Bugbane |
| Typha angustifolium * | Narrow-Leaved Cattail |
| Typha latifolia * | Common Cattail |
| Urtica chamaedryoides *** § | Nettle sp. |
| Valerianella chenopodifolia ** § §§ | Corn Salad sp. |
| Valerianella patellaria ** § §§ | Corn Salad sp. |
| Valerianella umbilicata ** § §§ | Corn Salad sp. |
| Verbena hastata ** | Blue Vervain |
| Viburnum lentago *** § | Nannyberry |
| Viburnum molle *** § §§ | Arrow-Wood sp. |
| Viburnum recognitum *** § | Smooth Arrow-Wood |
| Vitis spp. *** | Wild Grape spp. |
| Wisteria frutescens *** | American Wisteria |
| Xanthium strumarium ** §§ | Cocklebur |
| Zannichellia palustris major * | Horned Pondweed |
| Zigadenus elegans glaucus ** §§ | White Camass |
| Zosterella dubia * | Water Star Grass |
*
aquatic or emergent-aquatic in slow-moving streams & rivers,
** low areas along streams & rivers, *** streambanks or
riverbanks,
§ shaded areas, §§ sandy or rocky areas