CHUCK'S
PLANT FAMILIES
OF
NEW YORK STATE

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Division
Magnoliophyta
(ANGIOSPERMS)
(2) (220,000)

 

 KEY
Class
Magnoliopsida
(DICOTS) (6)		    
Subclass VI.
Asteridae
(11) (60,000)		    
Flowers sympetalous; stamens generally isomerous with the corolla-lobes or fewer, never opposite the lobes;
ovules unitegmic and tenuinucellar, very often with an integumentary tapetum; carpels most commonly 2,
occasionally 3-5 or more; plants only seldom tanniferous, and never with betalains or mustard-oils, but often
with iridoid compounds or various other sorts of repellents.
Gentianales (5) (5500)    
Ovary superior; plants with opposite or whorled leaves and internal
phloem; plants commonly producing alkaloids or iridoid compounds.
LOGANIACEAE
(LOGANIA FAM.) (500)

 a; pf, mo or di
A5
(5), (5); (2)
sch cap

  
  Buddleja davidii Franch. BUTTERFLY-BUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
(Naturalizing tendency)
GENTIANACEAE
(GENTIAN FAM.) (1000)

 a; pf
A4--5
(4--5), (4--5); (2)
cap (ber)

  
  Gentiana linearis Froel. NARROW-LEAVED GENTIAN
APOCYNACEAE
(DOGBANE FAM.) (2000)

a; pf
 A4--5
(4--5), (4--5); (2)
bac dr fol

  
  Apocynum androsaemifolium L. DOGBANE

 

 Catharanthus roseus
(L.) G. Don.

MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE
(cancer chemo.)
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Vinca minor L. PERIWINKLE
(Naturalized in NYS)
ASCLEPIADACEAE
(MILKWEED FAM.) (2000)

 a; pf
A(5
(5, (5); (2)
fol

  
  Asclepias incarnata L. SWAMP MILKWEED
  Asclepias syriaca L. COMMON MILKWEED
  Asclepias tuberosa L. BUTTERFLY-WEED
  * Cynanchum nigrum (L.) Pers. DOG-STRANGLING VINE
(Naturalized in NYS)
Solanales (9) (5000)    
Ovary superior; plants usually without opposite leaves and internal phloem; ovary consisting
of 2--4 carpels; flowers mostly regular with as many functional stamens as corolla-lobes.
SOLANACEAE
(NIGHTSHADE FAM.) (2800)

 a; pf
A5
(5), (5); (2)
ber cap

  
  * Atropa belladonna L. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
(medicinal)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Capsicum annuum L. CAYENNE PEPPER
(Not wild in NYS)
  Capsicum cerasiforme
Willd.		 CHERRY PEPPER
(Not wild in NYS)
  Capsicum frutescens L. CHILI PEPPER
(Not wild in NYS)
  Capsicum tetragonum Mill. PAPRIKA
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Datura stramonium L. JIMSONWEED
(poisonous)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Hyoscyamus niger L. BLACK HENBANE
(poisonous)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. TOMATO, LOVE APPLE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Nicotiana tabacum L. TOBACCO
(Not wild in NYS)
  Petunia Juss. spp. PETUNIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Physalis alkekengi L. CHINESE LANTERN
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Solanum dulcamara L. NIGHTSHADE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Solanum tuberosum L. POTATO
(Not wild in NYS)
CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAM.)
(1500)

a; pf
 A5
(5 or 5, (5); (2)
cap

  
  Convolvulus sepium (L.) R. Br. HEDGE BINDWEED
  Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. SWEET POTATO
(Not wild in NYS)
  Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth MORNING-GLORY
MENYANTHACEAE
(BUCKBEAN FAM.)

a; pf
 A5
(5) or 5, (5); (2)
cap ber

  
  Menyanthes trifoliata L. BUCKBEAN
POLEMONIACEAE
(PHLOX FAM.)

a; pf
 A5
(5), (5); (3)
cap

  
  Phlox L. spp. PHLOX
(Ornamental in NYS)
HYDROPHYLLACEAE
(WATER-LEAF FAM.)

a; pf
 A5
(5), (5); (2)
cap

  
  Hydrophyllum virginianum L. WATERLEAF
Lamiales (4) (7800)

 

  
Ovary superior; plants usually without opposite leaves and internal phloem;
ovary consisting of 2 (-14) biovulate carpels.
BORAGINACEAE
(FORGET-ME-NOT FAM.)
(2000)

a to +- z; pf
A5
(5 or 5, (5); (2)
sch dru

  
  * Echium vulgare L. VIPER'S BUGLOSS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm. TRUE FORGET-ME -NOT
(Naturalized in NYS)
VERBENACEAE
(VERVAIN FAM.) (2600)

z; pf
 A2 + 2
(5), (5); (2)
dru sch

  
  Verbena hastata L. BLUE VERVAIN
LABIATAE (MINT FAM.)
(3200)

z or +- a; pf
 A2 + 2 or 2
(5), (5); (2)
sch dru

  
  * Clinopodium vulgare L. BASIL
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Coleus scutellarioides
(L.) Benth.		 COMMON COLEUS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Glechoma hederacea L. GILL-OVER-THE-GROUND,
GROUND IVY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Lamium maculatum L.
'White Nancy'		 SPOTTED DEAD-NETTLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Lavandula angustifolia P. Mill. LAVENDER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Lycopus virginicus L. BUGLEWEED
  Mentha arvensis L. MINT
  * Mentha x piperita L. PEPPERMINT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Mentha spicata L. SPEARMINT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Nepeta cataria L. CATNIP
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Prunella vulgaris L. HEAL ALL
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Salvia L. spp. SALVIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Salvia officinalis L. SAGE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Scutellaria galericulata L. SKULLCAP
  * Thymus pulegioides L. WILD THYME
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Thymus vulgaris L. THYME
(Naturalized in NYS)
Callitrichales (3) (50)    
Flowers much reduced; stamen solitary or rarely 2--3; plants mostly aquatic.
HIPPURIDACEAE
(MARE'S TAIL FAM.)

 pf, mo or po-mo
-0--4-; 1
(1)
ach dps

  
  Hippuris vulgaris L. MARE'S-TAIL,
PADDOCK-PIPES
(aquatic; NY)
CALLITRICHACEAE
(WATER STARWORT FAM.)

 mo or di
0, 0; 1; (2)
sch

  
  Callitriche palustris L. WATER STARWORT
Plantaginales (1) (254)    
Ovary superior; plants usually without opposite leaves and internal
phloem; ovary consisting of 2--4 carpels; corolla scarious.
PLANTAGINACEAE
(PLANTAIN FAM.) (3) (254)

 a; pf
A2--4
(4), (4); (1--4)
pyx

  
  Plantago lanceolata L. BUCKHORN PLANTAIN,
WHITE MAN'S FOOT
(medicinal)
  Plantago major L. COMMON PLANTAIN
Scrophulariales
(12) (11,000)		    
Ovary superior; plants usually without opposite leaves and internal phloem; ovary consisting of
2--4 carpels; flowers mostly irregular and with fewer functional stamens than corolla-lobes.
OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAM.)

 a; pf, di or po
A2--4
(4), (4); (2)
cap dr sam

  
  Chionanthus virginicus L. WHITE FRINGE-TREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Forsythia X intermedia Zab. FORSYTHIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Fraxinus americana L. WHITE ASH
  Fraxinus nigra Marsh. BLACK ASH
  Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. GREEN ASH
  Fraxinus profunda
(Bush) Bush		 PUMPKIN ASH, RED ASH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Fraxinus quadrangulata
Michx.		 BLUE ASH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Jasminum grandiflorum L. JASMINE
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Ligustrum vulgare L. PRIVET
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Olea europaea L. OLIVE
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Syringa vulgaris L. LILAC
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Syringa reticulata  
(Blume) Hara		 JAPANESE TREE LILAC
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Syringa X chinensis Willd. CHINESE LILAC
(Ornamental in NYS)
SCROPHULARIACEAE
(SNAPDRAGON OR
FIGWORT FAM.) (4000)

z; pf 
A2--4
(5), (5); (2)
cap

  
  Digitalis L. spp. FOXGLOVE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  *Digitalis purpurea L. PURPLE FOXGLOVE
(cardiac drug)
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Linaria vulgaris Mill BUTTER-AND-EGGS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Pedicularis canadensis L. LOUSEWORT
  Scrophularia marilandica L. CARPENTER'S SQUARE,
FIGWORT
  Verbascum thapsus L. GREAT MULLEIN,
MULE'S EAR
  Veronica officinalis L. COMMON SPEEDWELL
OROBANCHACEAE
(BROOM-RAPE FAM.)

z; pf 
A4--5
(4--5), (5); (2--3)
cap

  
  Epifagus virginiana (L.) Bartr. BEECH DROPS
ACANTHACEAE
(ACANTHUS FAM.) (2500)

 z; pf
(4--5) or 0, (2 + 2 or 3); (2)
cap

  
  Justicia americana (L.) Vahl WATER-WILLOW (NY)
PEDALIACEAE
(SESAME FAM.)

 z; pf
A5
(5), (5); (2)
cap nut

  
  * Sesamum indicum L. SESAME (NY rare escape)
(Naturalized in NYS)
BIGNONIACEAE
(TRUMPET-CREEPER FAM.)

a; pf 
A2 + 2 + 1*
(5), (5); (2)
cap

  
  * Campsis radicans
(L.) Seem. ex Bureau		 TRUMPET-CREEPER,
COW-ITCH
(Naturalized in NYS)

  * Catalpa speciosa
(Warder ex Barney) Engelm.		 NORTHERN CATALPA
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Catalpa bignonioides Walt. SOUTHERN CATALPA
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Paulownia tomentosa
(Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.		 ROYAL PAULOWNIA
(Naturalized in NYS)
LENTIBULARIACEAE
(BLADDERWORT FAM.)

   z; pf
A2 or 4
(2) or (4--5), (5) or (2); (2)
cap 

  
  Utricularia cornuta Michx. HORNED BLADDERWORT
  Utricularia vulgaris L. COMMON BLADDERWORT
(carnivorous)
Campanulales (7) (2500)

 
Ovary inferior; leaves, with few exceptions, alternate; stamens free from the corolla.
CAMPANULACEAE
(BELLFLOWER FAM.) (2000)

a or z; pf
(5) or 5
(5), (5)
(2--5)
cap ber

  
  Campanula rotundifolia L. BLUEBELL
  Lobelia cardinalis L. CARDINAL FLOWER
Rubiales (2) (6503)    
Ovary inferior; leaves, with few exceptions, opposite or whorled; stamens attached
to the corolla-tube; stipules usually present; corolla typically regular.
RUBIACEAE
(MADDER FAM.) (6500)

a; pf
A4--5
(4 or 5), (4 or 5)
(2)
cap sch ber dru

  
  Cephalanthus occidentalis L. BUTTONBUSH
  Cinchona officinalis L. QUININE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Coffea arabica L. COFFEE
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Galium mollugo L. WILD MADDER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. SWEET WOODRUFF
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Gallium verum L. YELLOW BEDSTRAW
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Hedyotis caerulea (L.) Hook. BLUETS
  Mitchella repens L. PARTRIDGEBERRY
  Uncaria tomentosa DC CAT'S CLAW
(Peru; medicinal)
(Not wild in NYS)
Dipsacales (4) (1000)    
Ovary inferior; leaves, with few exceptions, opposite or whorled; stamens attached
to the corolla-tube; stipules usually absent; corolla typically irregular.
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
(HONEYSUCKLE FAM.) (400)

 z; pf
A4 or 5
(4 or 5), (4 or 5)
(2--5)
ber dru cap ach

  
  Diervilla lonicera Mill. BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
  Linnaea borealis L. TWINFLOWER
  Lonicera canadensis Bartr. FLY HONEYSUCKLE
  * Lonicera tatarica L. TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Lonicera villosa (Michx.) R. & S. MOUNTAIN FLY
HONEYSUCKLE
  Sambucus canadensis L. BLACK ELDERBERRY
  Sambucus racemosa L. RED ELDERBERRY
  Viburnum acerifolium L. MAPLE-LEAVED VIBURNUM
  Viburnum lantanoides Michx. WITCHHOBBLE
  Viburnum cassinoides L. WILD RAISIN
  Viburnum recognitum L. ARROWWOOD
  Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. SQUASHBERRY
  Viburnum lentago L. NANNYBERRY
  Viburnum prunifolium L. BLACK-HAW
  Viburnum trilobum Marsh. AMERICAN CRANBERRY-BUSH
  Kolkwitzia amabilis Gräbn. BEAUTYBUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Lonicera japonica Thunb. JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Symphoricarpos albus
(L.) Blake		 COMMON SNOWBERRY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum carlesii Hemsl. KOREANSPICE VIBURNUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum dilatatum Thunb. LINDEN VIBURNUM
(hispid stem; flat-topped cymes)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum opulus L. EUROPEAN CRANBERRY-BUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum plicatum
'tomentosum' Thunb.		 DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Helms.		 LEATHERLEAF VIBURNUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum setigerum Hance TEA VIBURNUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Viburnum sieboldii Miq. SIEBOLD VIBURNUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Weigela florida
(Bunge) A. DC		 OLD-FASHIONED WEIGELA
(Ornamental in NYS)
ADOXACEAE
(MOSCHATEL FAM.) (3) (3)

 a; pf
A4 or 5
(4 or 5), (4 or 5)
(2--5)
dru

  
  Adoxa moschatellina L. MOSCHATEL
VALERIANACEAE
(VALERIAN FAM.) (300)

 z or a; pf or U
A1--4
0--#, (5)
(1--3)
ach

  
  Centranthus ruber (L.) DC. JUPITER'S BEARD
(1 stamen; Fellows Ave.)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Valeriana officinalis L. COMMON VALERIAN
(Naturalized in NYS)
DIPSACACEAE
(TEASEL FAM.) (270)

 z; pf
(4--5), (4); 4
1
ach

  
  Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. TEASEL
Asterales (1) (20,000)    
Ovary inferior; flowers borne in involucrate, centripetally flowering
heads; anthers connate into a tube around the style.
COMPOSITAE
(THISTLE FAM.) (20,000)

  a or z; pf, mo or di
A5)
0 or pappus, (5)
(2)
ach

  
  * Achillea millefolium L. YARROW
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. RAGWEED
  Antennaria neglecta Greene FIELD PUSSYTOES
  * Arctium lappa L. BURDOCK
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Aster acuminatus Michx. WHORLED WOOD ASTER
  Aster novae-angliae L. NEW ENGLAND ASTER
  Centaurea americana Nutt. BASKET-FLOWER
(N. Amer. native, annual in N)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Centaurea cineraria L. DUSTY MILLER
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Cichorium intybus L. CHICORY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore BULL THISTLE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Echinacea purpurea
(L.) Moench		 PURPLE CONEFLOWER
  Eupatorium maculatum L. SPOTTED JOE-PYE-WEED
  Eupatorium perfoliatum L. BONESET
  Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. WHITE SNAKEROOT
  Helianthus annuus L. SUNFLOWER
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Helianthus tuberosus L. JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Hieracium aurantiacum L. DEVIL'S PAINTBRUSH
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Prenanthes boottii (DC.) Gray BOOTT'S RATTLESNAKEROOT
  Prenanthes trifoliolata
(Cass.) Fern.		 GALL-OF-THE-EARTH
  * Rudbeckia hirta L. BLACK-EYED SUSAN
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Solidago spp. GOLDENROD
  Solidago cutleri Fern. ALPINE GOLDENROD
  * Tanacetum vulgare L. TANSY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Taraxacum officinale
Weber ex Wiggers		 DANDELION
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Tussilago farfara L. COLT'S FOOT
(Naturalized in NYS)
Class Liliopsida    
     



KEY TO SPECIES SYMBOLS

Blue Background

Grows wild in New York State, but
not in the Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

Green Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

White Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack alpine region,
and found above 4000
feet in elevation).

Pink Background

Cultivated as an ornamental plant
in NYS; usually non-native.

Brown Background

The plant does not grow in NYS.
Selected familiar plants are included in the
database either to show representatives of
taxa not represented by NYS plants, or to
show their relatedness to their NYS relatives.


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