CHUCK'S
PLANT FAMILIES
OF
NEW YORK STATE

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KINGDOM
PLANTAE

KEY

   

 

Subkingdom
Pteridophyta
NON-SEED PLANTS

 

 
Superdivision
Bryobionta

NON-VASCULAR
PLANTS (BRYOPHYTES)
 

 
Division
Hepatophyta

(8300) (liverworts)
   
Division
Anthocerotophyta

(350) (hornworts)
   
Division
Bryophyta

(13,500) (mosses)
   
     
Superdivision
Tracheobionta

VASCULAR PLANTS
 

 
     
Division
Psilotophyta
(3)
   
Class Psilotopsida    
Psilotales    
PSILOTACEAE
(WHISK FERN FAM.)
   
Division
Equisetophyta
(25)
   
Class Equisetopsida    
Equisetales    
EQUISETACEAE
(HORSETAIL FAM.)
   
  Equisetum arvense L. COMMON HORSETAIL
  Equisetum fluviatile L. WATER HORSETAIL
  Equisetum hyemale L.
var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.
COMMON SCOURING RUSH
  Equisetum scirpoides Michx. DWARF HORSETAIL
  Equisetum sylvaticum L. WOOD HORSETAIL
  Equisetum variegatum
Schleich. ex F. Weber
& D.M.H. Mohr
VARIEGATED HORSETAIL
     
Division
Lycopodiophyta

(850)
   
Class Lycopodiopsida    
Lycopodiales    
LYCOPODIACEAE
(CLUBMOSS FAM.)
   
  Huperzia ×bartleyi (Cusick)
Kartesz & Gandhi
[lucidula × porophila]
(No common name)
  Huperzia lucidula
(Michx.) Trevisan
SHINING CLUBMOSS
  Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh.
ex Mart. & Schrank var. selago
MOUNTAIN CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella alopecuroides
(L.) Cranfill
FOXTAIL CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella appressa
(Chapman) Cranfill
SOUTHERN BOG CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella caroliniana
(L.) Pichi Sermolli
var. caroliniana
SLENDER CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella × copelandii
(Eig.) Cranfill
[alopecuroides × appressa]
(No common name)
  Lycopodiella inundata
(L.) Holub
INUNDATED CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium annotinum L. BRISTLY CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium clavatum L. RUNNING CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium digitatum
Dill. ex A. Braun
GROUND CEDAR
  Lycopodium inundatum L. SWAMP CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium obscurum L. TREE CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh NORTHERN GROUND PINE
Class Sellaginellopsida    
Selaginellales    
SELAGINELLACEAE
(SPIKEMOSS FAM.)
   
  Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring CREEPING SPIKEMOSS
  Selaginella eclipes Buck HIDDEN SPIKEMOSS
  Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring ROCK SPIKEMOSS
Class Isoëtopsida    
Isoëtales    
ISOËTACEAE
(QUILLWORT FAM.)
   
  Isoëtes engelmannii A. Braun APPALACHIAN QUILLWORT
  Isoëtes riparia
Engelm. ex A. Braun var. riparia
SHORE QUILLWORT
  Isoëtes tuckermanii A. Braun TUCKERMAN'S QUILLWORT
Division
Polypodiophyta

(8,600)
   
Class Polypodiopsida    
Subclass Marattidae    
Marattiales    
MARATTIACEAE    
  Marattia laevis Sm. Subtropical & tropical
(Not wild in NYS)
Subclass Ophioglossidae  

 
Ophioglossales    
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
(GRAPE FERN FAM.)
   
  Botrychium dissectum Spreng. GRAPE FERN
  Botrychium virginianum
(L.) Sw.
RATTLESNAKE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
 

Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

NORTHERN
ADDER'S-TONGUE
Subclass Polypodiidae    
Osmundales    
OSMUNDACEAE
(ROYAL FERN FAM.)
   
  Osmunda cinnamomea L. CINNAMON FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Osmunda claytonia L. INTERRUPTED FERN
  Osmunda regalis (Willd.) Gray ROYAL FERN
(Clark Reservation)
Polypodiales    
POLYPODIACEAE
(POLYPODY FAM.)
   
  Polypodium virginianum L. COMMON POLYPODY
(Clark Reservation)
Pteridales    
ADIANTACEAE
(MAIDENHAIR FAM.)
   
  Adiantum pedatum L. MAIDENHAIR FERN
  Cryptogramma stelleri
(Gmel.) Prantl
SLENDER CLIFF-BRAKE
  Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link PURPLE CLIFF BRAKE
(Clark Reservation)
Dicksoniales    
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
(TREE FERN FAM.)
   
  Dennstaedtia punctilobula
(Michx.) Moore
HAY-SCENTED FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
  Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn BRACKEN FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
Blechnales    
ASPLENIACEAE
(SPLEENWORT FAM.)
   
  Asplenium platyneuron
(L.) BSP.
EBONY SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
  Asplenium rhizophyllum L. WALKING FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Asplenium trichomanes L. MAIDENHAIR SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
  Camptosorus rhizophyllus
(L.) Link
WALKING FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Phyllitis scolopendrium
(L.) Newm.
HARTS-TONGUE FERN
(Clark Reservation; found
2 new sites 7/2004)
WOODSIACEAE    
  Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth COMMON LADY FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Athyrium pycnocarpon
(Spreng.) Broun
GLADE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Deparia acrostichoides
(Sw.) M. Kato

SILVERY SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
THELYPTERIDACEAE    
  Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. BULBLET FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. FRAGILE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Phegopteris connectilis
(Michx.) Watt
NORTHERN BEECH FERN
  Thelypteris noveboracensis
(L.) Nieuwl.
NEW YORK FERN
  Thelypteris palustris Schott MARSH FERN
(Clark Reservation)
DRYOPTERIDACEAE    
  Dryopteris campyloptera
(Kunze) Clarkson
MOUNTAIN WOOD FERN
  Dryopteris carthusiana
(Vill.) Fuchs
EVERGREEN WOOD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris cristata (L.) Gray CRESTED SHIELD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris goldiana
(Hook. ex Goldie) Gray
GOLDIE'S FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris intermedia
(Mühl. ex Willd.) Gray
SPINULOSE WOOD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Polystichum acrostichoides
(Michx.) Schott
CHRISTMAS FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Polystichum braunii
(Spenner) Fée
BRAUN'S HOLLY FERN
WOODSIACEAE    
  Gymnocarpium dryopteris
(L.) Newm.
OAK FEN
(Clark Reservation)
  Matteuccia struthiopteris
(L.) Todaro
OSTRICH FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Onoclea sensibilis L. SENSITIVE FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
  Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br. RUSTY WOODSIA
Marsileales    
MARSILEACEAE
(WATER-CLOVER FAM.)
   
  * Marsilea quadrifolia L. EUROPEAN WATER CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Pilularia americana A. Braun AMERICAN PILLWORT
(Midwest, S, & Pacific west)
(Not wild in NYS)
Salvinales    
SALVINIACEAE
(MOSQUITO FERN FAM.)
   
  Azolla caroliniana Willd. CAROLINA MOSQUITO FERN
(NH to TX)

(Not wild in NYS)
  * Salvinia minima Baker WATER SPANGLES
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Salvinia natans (L.) All. FLOATING MOSS
(Naturalized in NYS)
Subkingdom
Spermato-
phyta

(SEED PLANTS)
   
Superdivision
Tracheobionta

(VASCULAR PLANTS)
   
Division
Pinophyta
(GYMNOSPERMS)
   
Class Cycadopsida    
Cycadales (200)    
CYCADACEAE
(CYCAD FAM.) (1)(40)
   
  Cycas revoluta Thunb. CYCAD (GA & FL)
(Not wild in NYS)
STANGERIACEAE (2)(3)    
(1) Bowenia serrulata (W. Bull)
Chamberlain
BYFIELD FERN (Australia)
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Bowenia spectabilis
Hook. ex J.D. Hook.
BOWENIA (Australia)
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Stangeria eriopus
(Kunze) Baillon
NATAL GRASS CYCAD
(So. Africa)

(Not wild in NYS)
ZAMIACEAE
(SAGO-PALM FAM.)
(8) (156)
   
  Zamia L. spp. ZAMIA (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
Class Ginkgoopsida    
Ginkgoales (1)    
GINKGOACEAE
(GINKGO FAM.) (1)
   
(1) Ginkgo biloba L. GINKGO
(Ornamental in NYS)
Class Pinopsida    
Cephalotaxales (10)    
CEPHALOTXACEAE
(PLUM-YEW FAM.) (1)
   
(10) Cephalotaxus Sieb. et Zucc.
spp.
PLUM YEW (Asian)
(Not wild in NYS)
Sciadopityales (1)    
SCIADOPITYACEAE
(UMBRELLA PINE FAM.) (1)
   
  Sciadopitys verticillata
(Thunberg) Sieb. & Zucc.
UMBRELLA PINE
(Ornamental in NYS)
Coniferales (700)    
TAXACEAE (YEW FAM.)
(5)(18)
   
(2) Amentotaxus argotaenia
(Hance) Pilger
CHINESE FLOWERING YEW
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Austrotaxus spicatus Li AUSTROTAXUS
(monotypic, tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Pseudotaxus chienii PSEUDOTAXUS
(monotypic, Chinese)
(Not wild in NYS)
(8) Taxus canadensis Marsh. GROUND HEMLOCK
  Taxus cuspidata
Sieb. & Zucc.
JAPANESE YEW
(Ornamental in NYS)
(6) Torreya californica Torr. CALIFORNIA TORREYA
(Not wild in NYS)
PINACEAE (PINE FAM.)
(11)
(210)
   

Subfamily Pinoideae

   
(110; 38 in N. America) * Pinus Banksiana Lamb. JACK PINE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Pinus nigra Arn. AUSTRIAN PINE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pinus resinosa Soland. ex Ait. RED PINE
  Pinus rigida Mill. PITCH PINE
  Pinus strobus L. WHITE PINE
  * Pinus sylvestris L. SCOTCH PINE
(Naturalized in NYS)

Subfamily Piceoideae

   
(35) Picea abies (L.) Karst. NORWAY SPRUCE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Picea glauca (Moench) Voss WHITE SPRUCE
  Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP. BLACK SPRUCE
  Picea pungens Engelm. BLUE SPRUCE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Picea rubens Sarg. RED SPRUCE

Subfamily Laricoideae

   
(1) Cathaya argyrophylla
Chun et Kuang
CATHAYA (China)
(Not wild in NYS)
(9) Larix laricina
(DuRoi) K. Koch
TAMARACK,
EASTERN LARCH
  Larix occidentalis Nuttall WESTERN LARCH
(Not wild in NYS)
  Larix decidua Miller EUROPEAN LARCH
(Ornamental in NYS)
(5) Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirbel) Franco
DOUGLAS-FIR
(Western U.S.)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
(Vasey) Mayr
BIGCONE DOUGLAS-FIR
(Western U.S.)

(Not wild in NYS)

Subfamily Abietoideae

   
(50) Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. BALSAM FIR
  Abies concolor (Gord. &
Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.
WHITE FIR
(Ornamental in NYS)
(4) Cedrus Trew spp. CEDAR
(S and SE Mediterranean)
(Not wild in NYS)
(3) Keteleeria Carrière spp. KETELEERIA (SE Asia)
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Nothotsuga longibracteata
(Cheng) Hu ex C.N. Page
Common name? (China)
(Not wild in NYS)
(2) Pseudolarix amabilis
(Nelson) Rehder
GOLDEN LARCH (China)
(Not wild in NYS)
(9) Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière EASTERN HEMLOCK,
CANADIAN HEMLOCK
  Tsuga heterophylla
(Rafinesque) Sargent
WESTERN HEMLOCK
(Not wild in NYS)
CUPRESSACEAE
(CYPRESS FAM.) (29)
(141)
   
(7) Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.)
Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg
ATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR
  Chamaecyparis pisifera
(Siebold & Zuccarini) Endlicher
SAWARA FALSECYPRESS
(Ornamental shrub in NYS)
(Ornamental in NYS)
(2) Cryptomeria japonica
(Thunberg ex Linnaeus f.) D. Don
JAPANESE CRYPTOMERIA
(Ornamental tree in NYS)
(Ornamental in NYS)
(15) Cupressus nootkatensis D. Don ALASKA CEDAR
(Not wild in NYS)
(50) Juniperus communis L. COMMON JUNIPER
  Juniperus virginiana L. EASTERN REDCEDAR
(1) Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Hu & Cheng
DAWN REDWOOD
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Platycladus orientalis
(L.) Franco
ORIENTAL ARBORVITAE
(Ornamental in NYS)
(1) Sequoia sempervirens
(D. Don) Endlicher
REDWOOD
(Not wild in NYS)
(1) Sequoiadendron gigantea
(Lindley) Buchholz
GIANT SEQUOIA
(Not wild in NYS)
(2) Taxodium distichum
(L.) Richard
BALDCYPRESS
(Ornamental in NYS)
(5) Thuja occidentalis L. ARBORVITAE
  Thuja plicata Donn ex D.
Don in Lambert
WESTERN REDCEDAR
(Not wild in NYS)
ARAUCARIACEAE
(ARAUCAIA FAM.) (3)(41)
   
(1) Wollemia nobilis
Jones, Hill & Allen
WOLLEMI PINE
(Discovered in
Australia, 1994)

(Not wild in NYS)
(21) Agathis Salisb. spp. KAURI (Southeast Asia)
(Not wild in NYS)
(19) Araucaria araucana
(Molina) K. Koch
MONKEYPUZZLE TREE
(S. America; cultivated in U.S.)
(Not wild in NYS)
PODOCARPACEAE
(PODOCARP FAM.)
(15) (147)
   
  Podocarpus Endlicher spp. PODOCARP
(Australia, SE Asia)
(Not wild in NYS)
Class Gnetopsida    
Gnetales (90)    
GNETACEAE
(GNETUM FAM.) (1)
   
(30) Gnetum L. spp. GNETUM (Mostly tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
WELWITSCHIACEAE
(WELWITSCHIA FAM.) (1)
   
(1) Welwitschia mirabilis
Hook.
WELWITSCHIA (SW Africa)
(Not wild in NYS)
EPHEDRACEAE
(MORMON-TEA FAM.) (1)
   
(60) Ephredra L. spp. EPHREDRA (Mostly in
semi-arid habitats)
(Not wild in NYS)
Division
Magnoliophyta

(ANGIOSPERMS)
(2) (220,000)
   
Class
Magnoliopsida

(DICOTS) (6)
   
Subclass I.
Magnoliidae

(8) (12,000)
   
Flowers typically apocarpous; sometimes laminar stamens usually numerous and centripetal; pollen-grains
mostly binucleate and often uniaperturate; ovules bitegmic and crassinucellar; seeds very often with tiny
embryo and copious endosperm; cotyledons occasionally more than 2; plants very often with benzyliso-
quinolineor aporphine alkaloids, but without betalains, iridoid compounds, or mustard-oils, and only seldom
strongly tanniferous.
Magnoliales (10) (3000)    
Plants woody, ordinarily with ethereal oil cells in the parenchymatous tissues; pollen typically uniaperturate;
stamens often laminar; flowers mostly solitary, large; seeds with small embryo and copious endosperm;
stipules present or absent.
WINTERACEAE
(WINTER'S BARK FAM.) (100)

 a; pf
2--6, 4--#; 15--#; 1--# apo or syn
cap syn fol ber

 
 

Drimys winteri Forster & Forster f. WINTER'S BARK
(Archaic extant
angiosperm;
Argentina & Chili)
(Not wild in NYS)
MAGNOLIACEAE
(MAGNOLIA FAM.) (220)

 a; pf
-6---#-; #; (#) or #
aggr: sam fol

 
  Liriodendron tulipifera L. TULIP-TREE
  Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. CUCUMBERTREE
(New York to Georgia)
  Magnolia macrophylla L. BIGLEAF MAGNOLIA
(Virginia to Alabama)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Magnolia virginiana L. SWEETBAY (MA to TX)
  Magnolia X soulangiana SAUCER MAGNOLIA
(Lily x Yulan Magnolia--
both China)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Magnolia stellata
(Sieb. & Zucc.) Maxim.
STAR MAGNOLIA (Japan)
(Ornamental in NYS)
ANNONACEAE
(CUSTARD-APPLE FAM.)
(2300)

 a; pf
3 or (3; 6; #; #
aggr: syn ber

 
  Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal PAWPAW,
FALSE BANANA
Laurales (8) (2500)    
Plants woody; ethereal oils; flowers usually perigynous or epigynous; pollen mostly inaperturate or
biaperturate; flowers smaller and in more numerous inflorescences than Magnoliales; seeds as in
Magnoliales or often with a large embryo and little or no endosperm; stipules wanting.
LAURACEAE
(LAUREL FAM.) (2000)

 a; pf or di
-6- or -(6-; 12; 1
ber dr

 
  Cinnamomum camphora
(L.) J. Presl
CAMPHORTREE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cinnamomum cassia Blume CINNAMON
(Not wild in NYS)
  Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume SPICEBUSH
  Persea americana P. Mill. AVOCADO
(Not wild in NYS)
  Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees COMMON SASSAFRAS
CALYCANTHACEAE
(STRAWBERRY-SHRUB FAM.)

 a; pf
-15--30-; 15--55

5--45; peri
aggr ach (bac hypan)

 
  Calycanthus floridus L. SMOOTH STRAWBERRY-
SHRUB, BUBBY BUSH,
SWEET BUBBY (PA south)
(Not wild in NYS)
Piperales (3) (2000)    
Plants herbaceous; ethereal oils; flowers with no or much reduced
perianth; ovules mostly orthotropous; seeds often with perisperm.
PIPERACEAE
(PEPPER FAM.) (1900+)

 a or z; pf or mo or di
-0-; 2--6; (1, 3, or 4)
dru

 
  Piper nigrum L. BLACK PEPPER
(Not wild in NYS)
SAURURACEAE
(LIZARD'S TAIL FAM.)

 a; pf
-0-; 3 or 6 or 8; 3 or 4
aggr fol

 
  Saururus cernuus L.     LIZARD'S-TAIL
  Houttuynia cordata 'variagata'
Thumb.
HOUTTUYNIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
Aristolochiales (1) (600)    
Plants herbaceous; ethereal oils; flowers with a well developed perianth; ovules mostly
anatropous; seeds with endosperm, but no perisperm; plants accumulating aristolochic acid.
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
(BIRTHWORT FAM.) (600)

 z or a; pf
(1--3), 0; 6--#

(4--6)
cap

 
  Aristolochia Macrophylla Lam. DUTCHMAN'S PIPE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Asarum canadense L. WILD GINGER
Illiciales (2) (90)    
Plants woody; ethereal oils; stipules lacking; pollen triaperturate or sexaperturate; flowers hypogynous.
ILLICIACEAE
(STAR ANISE FAM.) (1) (40)

 a; pf
-#-; #; 5--#
aggr fol

 
  Illicium floridanum  Ellis FLORIDA ANISETREE
(Not wild in NYS)
Nymphaeales (5) (65)    
Plants herbaceous; no ethereal oils; pollen uniaperturate; plants aquatic, lacking vessels.
NELUMBONACEAE
(LOTUS FAM.)

 a; pf
2, #; #;#
aggr nut

 
  Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. YELLOW LOTUS
  Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. SACRED BEAN
(Ornamental in NYS)
NYMPHAEACEAE
(WATER-LILY FAM.) (50)

 a; pf
4 or 6, 8--#; #; (5--#) or
5--# hyp or peri or epi
bac cap szp

 
  Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibth. & Sm. YELLOW POND-LILY,
BULL-HEAD LILY
  Nymphaea odorata Dryand. ex Ait WHITE WATER-LILY
CABOMBACEAE
(WATER-SHIELD FAM.)

 a; pf
3, 3; 3--6 or 12 to 18; 3--18
aggr fol

 
  Brasenia schreberi Gmel. WATER SHIELD
CERATOPHYLLACEAE
(HORNWORT FAM.)

 a; mo
-9--10-; 5--27; 1
ach

 
  Ceratophyllum demersum L. HORNWORT, COONTAIL
Ranunculales (8) (3200)    
Plants herbaceous; no ethereal oils; pollen triaperturate; terrestrial; with vessels;
gynoecium apocarpous; sepals usually more than 2; plants without protopine.
RANUNCULACEAE
(CROWFOOT FAM.) (1600+)

 a or z; pf
5, 0 or 5; #; #
aggr: ach fol ber

 
  Actaea pachypoda Ell. WHITE BANEBERRY
(berries poisonous)
  Anemone quinquefolia L. WOOD ANENOME
  Aquilegia canadensis L. COLUMBINE
  Caltha palustris L. MARSH-MARIGOLD
  Clematis virginiana L. VIRGIN'S BOWER
  Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. GOLDTHREAD
  Hepatica nobilis Mill. HEPATICA
  Ranunculus abortivus L. KIDNEYLEAF BUTTERCUP
  * Ranunculus acris L. COMMON BUTTERCUP
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Thalictrum dioicum L. EARLY MEADOW-RUE
  Thalictrum pubescens Pursh TALL MEADOW-RUE
BERBERIDACEAE
(BARBERRY FAM.) (650)

 a; pf
6, 6; 4--9; 1
ber cap

 
  Berberis canadensis P. Mill. AMERICAN BARBERRY
(Western U.S.)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Berberis julianae Schneid. WINTERGREEN BARBERRY
(China)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Berberis x mentorensis
L. M. Ames
MENTOR BARBERRY
(B. julianae x B. thunbergii;
3 spines)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Berberis thunbergii DC. JAPANESE BARBERRY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Berberis vulgaris L. EUROPEAN BARBERRY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Caulophyllum thalictroides
(L.) Michx.
BLUE COHOSH
  Epimedium  L. spp. EPIMEDIUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
(heart-shaped leaf)
  Mahonia aquifolium
(Pursh) Nutt.
OREGON GRAPE HOLLY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Podophyllum peltatum L. MAY-APPLE
(toxin from rhizome chemo.)
LARDIZABALACEAE
(LARDIZABALA FAM.)

 a; mo, di or po
3 or 6, 6 or 0; 6; 3
aggr fol

 
  * Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne. CHOCOLATE VINE
(NY to GA)

(Naturalized in NYS)
MENISPERMACEAE
(MOONSEED FAM.) (400)

 a; di
6, 6; 6; 3 or 6
aggr: dru or nutlet

 
  Menispermum canadense L. CANADA MOONSEED
Papaverales (2) (600)    
Plants herbaceous; no ethereal oils; pollen triaperturate; terrestrial; with vessels;
gynoecium syncarpous; sepals mostly 2; plants commonly producing protopine.
PAPAVERACEAE
(POPPY FAM.) (200)

 a; pf
2--3, 4 or 6; 3+3 or #; (2--#)
milky cap

 
  * Chelidonium majus L. CELINDINE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Papaver orientale L. ORIENTAL POPPY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Papaver somniferum L. POPPY, MORPHINE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Sanguinaria canadensis L. BLOODROOT
FUMARIACEAE
(FUMITORY FAM.) (400)

 z; pf
2, 4 to (4; 6; (2)
cap nut silc silq

 
  Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. PALE CORYDALIS
  Dicentra canadensis
(Goldie) Walp.
SQUIRREL-CORN
  Dicentra cucullaria  (L.) Bernh. DUTCHMAN'S BRITCHES
  Dicentra spp. BLEEDING HEART
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Fumaria officinalis L. EARTH-SMOKE
(Naturalized in NYS)
Subclass II.
Hamamelidae
(11) (3400)
   
Flowers more or less strongly reduced and often unisexual, the perianth poorly developed, flowers often
borne in catkins, never forming bisexual pseudanthia, and never with numerous seeds on parietal placentas;
pollen-grains often porate and with a granular rather than columellar infratectal structure.
Hamamelidales (5) (130)    
Flowers producing either more than one fruit, or producing a single dehiscent fruit; ovules 1--many.
CERCIDIPHYLLACEAE
(KATSURATREE FAM.) (2)

 a; di
-0-; 8--13; 1
fol

 
  Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Siebold & Zucc.
KATSURATREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
PLATANACEAE
(SYCAMORE FAM.) (6-7)

 a; mo
3--7 or (3--7, 0 or 3--7; 3--7; 5--9
syncarp of achenes

 
  Platanus occidentalis
x Acerifolia
L.
LONDON PLANETREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Platanus occidentalis L. AMERICAN SYCAMORE
  Platanus orientalis L. ORIENTAL SYCAMORE
(Ornamental in NYS)
HAMAMELIDACEAE
(WITCH HAZEL FAM.) (100+)

  a to z; pf or mo
0 or (4 or 5, 0 or 4 or 5; 4+4* or #
hyp to usu epi (2) or 2
cap

 
  Corylopsis glabrescens
Franch. & Sav.
FRAGRANT WINTERHAZEL
(Japan; z. 5-8)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Disanthus cercidifolius
Maxim.
(Japanese Dirr favorite)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Fothergilla major Lodd. LARGE FOTHERGILLA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hamamelis mollis Oliv. CHINESE WITCHHAZEL
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hamamelis x intermedia (Various hybrid cvs. of
H. japonica x H. mollis)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hamamelis virginiana L. COMMON WITCHHAZEL
  Parrotia persica
(DC.) CA Mey.
PERSIAN PARROTIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
Eucommiales (monotypic)    
Single indehiscent fruit; ovules not more than 2 per carpel; flowers
not in aments; ovules unitegmic; stipules wanting; racemose.
EUCOMMIACEAE

 a; di
-0-; 5--12; (2)
sam

 
  Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. HARDY RUBBERTREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
Urticales (6) (2200)    
Single indehiscent fruit; ovules not more than 2 per carpel; flowers not in aments; ovules bitegmic;
stipules usually present; flowers clustered into inflorescences usually with vestigial perianth.
ULMACEAE (ELM FAM.)
(150) (Connate perianth)

 a to z; pf or mo
-(4--8)- or -4--8-; (2--9); (2)
sam nut dr

 
  Celtis occidentalis L. COMMON HACKBERRY
  Ulmus americana L. AMERICAN ELM
  Ulmus parviflora Jacq. CHINESE ELM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ulmus pumila L. SIBERIAN ELM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ulmus rubra Mühl. SLIPPERY ELM
  Ulmus Thomasii Sarg. CORK ELM, ROCK ELM
  Zelcova serrulata Spach JAPANESE ZELCOVA
(Ornamental in NYS)
MORACEAE
(MULBERRY FAM.) (1000)

 a; mo or di
-(4-; 0--4; (2)
ach

 
  Artocarpus altilis
(S. Parkinson) Fosberg
BREADFRUIT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. JACKFRUIT (largest tree-
borne fruit in the world)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Ficus spp. BANYON TREE (tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Ficus carica L. FIG
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Maclura pomifera
(Raf. ex Sarg.) Schneid.
OSAGE-ORANGE
  * Morus alba L. WHITE MULBERRY
(Naturalized in NYS)
CANNABACEAE
(HEMP FAM.) (3)

 a; di or mo
-5-; 5; 1
nutl

 
  Cannabis sativa L. MARIJUANA
(Not wild in NYS)
Cannabis sativa L. ssp. indica
(Lam.) E. Small & Cronq.
MARIJUANA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Humulus Lupulus L. HOP (pandemic)
  Humulus japonicus
Sieb. & Zucc.
JAPANESE HOP
(Ornamental in NYS)
URTICACEAE
(NETTLE FAM.) (700)

 a; mo, di, or po
-0- or 3--5 or (3--5)-; 3--5; (2)
ach dr

 
  Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. CANADA NETTLE
  Pilea pumila (L.) Gray CLEARWEED
  Urtica dioica L. STINGING NETTLE
Leitneriales (monotypic)    
Single dehiscent fruit; ovules not more than 2 per carpel; flowers usually in aments; pistil of a single carpel.
LEITNERIACEAE
(CORK-WOOD FAM.)

 z; di
M: -0-, F: bract; 1--12; 1
drupe

 
  Leitneria floridana Chapm. FLORIDA CORKWOOD
(FL, GA, TX, AR, MO)
(Not wild in NYS)
Juglandales (2) (61)    
Single dehiscent fruit; ovules not more than 2 per carpel; flowers usually in aments;
pistil with more than one carpel;  ovule solitary; leaves pinnately compound.
JUGLANDACEAE
(WALNUT FAM.) (60)

 a; mo
-0 or 4-; 3--#

(2)
nut dr

 
  Carya cordiformis
(Wang.) Koch
BITTERNUT HICKORY
  Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet PIGNUT HICKORY
(Cen. NY to Fl)
  Carya laciniosa
(Michx. f.) G. Don
SHELLBARK HICKORY
(W. New York to OK)
  Carya ovata (Mill.) Koch SHAGBARK HICKORY
  Carya tomentosa
(Lam. ex Poir.) Nutt.
MOCKERNUT HICKORY
  Juglans nigra L. BLACK WALNUT
  Juglans cinerea L. BUTTERNUT
Myricales (1) (50)    
Single dehiscent fruit; ovules not more than 2 per carpel; flowers usually in aments;
pistil with more than one carpel; ovule solitary; leaves simple.
MYRICACEAE
(BAYBERRY FAM.) (3) (50)

 a; di;
-0-; (2--8 or 2--8

hyp or usu epi (2)
dru nutl

 
  Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. SWEET FERN
  Myrica pensylvanica
Loisel. ex Duhamel
BAYBERRY
  Myrica cerifera L. WAX-MYRTLE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Myrica gale L. SWEET GALE
Fagales (4) (900)    
Single dehiscent fruit; flowers usually in aments; pistil with more than one carpel; ovules 2 or more.
FAGACEAE
(BEECH FAM.) (800)

 a; mo
-4-6-; 4-#

(3)
nut

 
  Castanea dentata
(Marsh.) Borkh.
AMERICAN CHESTNUT
  Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. CHINESE CHESTNUT
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. AMERICAN BEECH
  Fagus sylvatica L. EUROPEAN BEECH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Quercus alba L. WHITE OAK
  Quercus bicolor Willd. SWAMP WHITE OAK
(obovate,  long-stalked acorn)
  Quercus coccinea Muenchh. SCARLET OAK
(concentric rings top of acorn)
  Quercus macrocarpa Michx. BURR OAK,
MOSSYCUP OAK
  Quercus marilandica Muenchh. BLACKJACK OAK
  Quercus mühlenbergii Engelm. CHINKAPIN OAK (teeth mu-
cronate; acorn short-stalked
  Quercus palustris Muenchh. PIN OAK
  Quercus montana Willd. CHESTNUT OAK (teeth
crenate; acorn long-stalked)
  Quercus robur L. ENGLISH OAK
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Quercus rubra L. NORTHERN RED OAK
  Quercus velutina Lam. BLACK OAK (axillary tufts;
vertically striated acorns)
BETULACEAE
(BIRCH FAM.) (120)

 a; mo
-0 or 1--6-; 1--4 or (1--4

(2)
nut

 
  Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. EUROPEAN ALDER
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Alnus serrulata
(Dryand. ex Ait.) Willd.
SPECKLED ALDER
  Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. MOUNTAIN ALDER
  Betula alleghaniensis Britt. YELLOW BIRCH
  Betula cordifolia Regel MOUNTAIN PAPER BIRCH
(rare)
  Betula glandulosa Michx. DWARF BIRCH (rare)
  Betula jacquemontii HIMALAYAN BIRCH
(Betula utilus
var. jacquemontii)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Betula lenta L. SWEET BIRCH
  Betula minor (Tuckerm.) Fern. DWARF WHITE BIRCH
(rare)
  Betula nigra L. RIVER BIRCH
  Betula papyrifera Marsh. PAPER BIRCH
  Betula papyrifera
var. cordifolia
HEART-LEAVED
PAPER BIRCH
  Betula pendula Roth EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Betula populifolia Marsh. GREY BIRCH
  Betula pumila L. SWAMP BIRCH (rare)
  Carpinus betulus L. EUROPEAN HORNBEAM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Carpinus caroliniana Walt. AMERICAN HORNBEAM
  Corylus americana Walt. AMERICAN HAZELNUT
  Corylus avellana L. EUROPEAN FILBERT
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Corylus cornuta Marsh. BEAKED HAZELNUT
  Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Koch AMERICAN
HOPHORNBEAM
Subclass III.
Caryophyllidae
(3) (11,000)
   
Plants usually with betalains, or with free-central to basal placentation (in a compound ovary), or both, but
lacking both mustard-oils and iridoid compounds; pollen-grains trinucleate, ovules bitegmic, crassinucellar;
plants mostly herbaceous; petals polypetalous or wanting; seeds usually with perisperm instead of endosperm.
Caryophyllales (12) (10,000)    
Ovule 1--many; seeds without true endosperm; P-type sieve-tube plastid;
most families producing betalains but not anthocyanins.
CHENOPODIACEAE
(GOOSEFOOT FAM.)

 a; pf, di or mo
-(5 or 5-; 5; (2 or 3)
nut ach

 
  * Chenopodium album L. LAMB'S QUARTERS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Salicornia europaea L. GLASSWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Beta vulgaris L. BEET
(Not wild in NYS)
  Chenopodium quinoa Willd. QUINOA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Spinacia oleracea L. SPINACH
(Not wild in NYS)
MOLLUGINACEAE
(CARPET-WEED FAM.)

 a; pf or mo
5, 4--10; 5--10; (1--10)
cap

 
  Mollugo verticillata L. CARPETWEED
NYCTAGINACEAE
(FOUR-O'CLOCK FAM.)

 a; pf, mo, or di;
-(5)-; 5 or (5; 1
ach

 
  * Mirabilis nyctaginea
(Michx.) MacM.
FOUR-O'CLOCK
(Naturalized in NYS)
AIZOACEAE
(FIG-MARIGOLD FAM.)

a; pf
-(4--5)-;(4--10) or many; (2--5)
cap ber

Sesuvium maritimum
(Walt.) BSP.
SEA PURSLANE
PHYTOLACCACEAE
(POKEWEED FAM.) (120)

 a; pf
-4 or 5- or -(4 or 5-; 4--10
or (4--10; 1--# or (1--#)
ber dru sam ach

 
  Phytolacca americana L. POKEWEED
  Phytolacca dioica L. OMBU TREE
(Tropical S. America)
(Not wild in NYS)
AMARANTHACEAE
(AMARANTH FAM.)

a; pf, di or po-di
-3--5- or -(3--5-; (5); (2 or 3)
utr ach pyx 

 
  * Amaranthus retroflexus L. PIGWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Amaranthus spp. AMARANTH
(Not wild in NYS)
  Amaranthus spp. AMARANTH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Celosia spp. CELOSIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
PORTULACACEAE
(PURSLANE FAM.)

 a; pf
-4--6- or (4--6; 4--#; (2--9)
cap

 
  Claytonia caroliniana Michx. CAROLINA SPRING BEAUTY
  * Portulaca oleracea L. PURSLANE
(Naturalized in NYS)
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(PINK FAM.)

 a; pf
(4 or 5) or 4 or 5, 5--10; (2--5)
cap utr

 
  * Arenaria leptoclados
(Reichenb.) Guss
SANDWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Dianthus caryophyllus L. CARNATION
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Dianthus deltoides L. MAIDEN PINK
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Minuartia groenlandica
(Retz.) Ostenf.
MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
  * Saponaria officinalis L. SOAPWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Silene latifolia Poir. WHITE CAMPION
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Silene vulgaris
(Moench) Garcke
BLADDER CAMPION
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Spergula arvensis L. SPURREY, POVERTY-WEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Stellaria media (L.) Vill. COMMON CHICKWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
CACTACEAE
(CACTUS FAM.)

 a to z; pf
-#- or -(#-; #

epi (3--#)
ber

 
  Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. EASTERN PRICKLY-PEAR
  Lophophora williamsii
(Lem. ex S.D.) Coult.
PEYOTE
(Not wild in NYS)
Polygonales (1)    
Ovule solitary; seeds without perisperm, abundant endosperm or wanting; S-type
sieve-tube plastid; plants producing anthocyanins, but not betalains; perianth not
clearly differentiated into calyx and corolla; ovule orthotropous.
POLYGONACEAE
(BUCKWHEAT FAM.) (30) (1000)

 a; pf
-(5 or 6- or -5 or 6-;
(6 to 9 or 6 to 9; (2 or 3)
ach

 
  Fagopyrum esculentum
Moench
BUCKWHEAT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Polygonella articulata
(L.) Meisn.
JOINTWEED
  Polygonum amphibium L. WATER SMARTWEED
  * Polygonum aviculare L. KNOTGRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Polygonum cilinode Michx. CLIMBING BUCKWHEAT
  *Polygonum cuspidatum
Sieb. & Zucc.
JAPANESE KNOTWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Polygonum perfoliatum L. MILE-A-MINUTE
(PA south)

(Becoming naturalized?)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Polygonum sagittatum L. ARROW-LEAVED
TEARTHUMB
  Rheum rhabarbarum L. RHUBARB
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Rumex acetosella L. SHEEP SORREL
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Rumex crispus L. CURLY DOCK
(Naturalized in NYS)
Plumbaginales (1)    
Ovule solitary; seeds without perisperm, abundant endosperm or wanting; S-type sieve-tube
plastid; plants producing anthocyanins, but not betalains; perianth differentiated into
gamosepalous calyx, and gamopetalous corolla; ovule anatropous.
PLUMBAGINACEAE
(PLUMBAGO FAM.) (12) (400)

a; pf
A5
(5), (5); (5)
cap nut

 
  Armeria vulgaris Willd. LADIES' CUSHION
  Limonium carolinianum
(Walt.) Britt.
CAROLINA SEA LAVENDER
(ME to TX)
Subclass IV.
Dilleniidae
(13) (25,000)
   
Plants without betalains, and the placentation only rarely free-central or basal; plants often with mustard-oils or
iridoid compounds or tannins; pollen-grains usually binucleate; ovules various; plants variously woody or
herbaceous; petals usually polypetalous; seeds seldom with perisperm.
Dilleniales (2) (380)
(Only apocarpous order)
   
Carpels mostly distinct (simple pistil); seeds arillate with well-developed endosperm.
PAEONIACEAE
(PEONY FAM.) (1) (30)

 a; pf
3--7, 5--13; #; 2--15
aggr fol

 
  Paeonia spp. PEONY
(Ornamental in NYS)
Theales (18) (3500)    
Carpels more or less united (compound pistil); flowers mostly polypetalous;
ovules bitegmic; placentation mostly axile; sepals mostly imbricate.
THEACEAE
(TEA FAM.) (600)

 a; pf
5 or (5; 5 or (5; # or (#); (3--5)
cap

 
  Franklinia alatamaha
Bartr. ex Marsh.
FRANKLIN TREE
(Rare Georgia native;
now mostly cultivated)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Stewartia pseudocamellia
Maxim.
JAPANESE STEWARTIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Thea sinensis L. TEA
(Not wild in NYS)
ACTINIDIACEAE
(ACTINIDIA FAM.)

 a; var
4--7; 4--7; 10--100; (5--20)
ber cap

 
  Actinidia chinensis Planch. KIWI (China)
(Not wild in NYS)
ELATINACEAE
(WATER-WORT FAM.)

 a; pf
2--6 or (2--6), 2--6; 2--12; (2--6)
cap

 
  Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn. AMERICAN WATER-WORT
(NY south)
GUTTIFERAE
(ST. JOHN'S-WORT FAM.)

 a; var
2--6 or (2--6), 2--6 or (2--6); #; (3) or (5)
cap ber dru

 
  Hypericum canadense L. CANADIAN ST. JOHN'S-WORT
  * Hypericum perforatum L. COMMON ST. JOHN'S-WORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Triadenum virginicum
(L.) Raf.
MARSH ST. JOHN'S-WORT
Malvales (5)
(3000 to 3500)
   
Compound pistil; flowers mostly polypetalous; ovules bitegmic; placentation mostly axile; sepals valvate.
TILIACEAE
(LINDEN FAM.) (450)

 a; pf
5 or (5, 5 or 0; # or (#; (2--5)
ber cap

 
  Corchorus tridens L. JUTE (NJ, PA & deep south)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Tilia americana L. AMERICAN BASSWOOD
  Tilia cordata Mill. LITTLELEAF LINDEN
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Tilia heterophylla Vent. WHITE BASSWOOD
  Tilia tomentosa Moench. SILVER LINDEN
(Ornamental in NYS)
STERCULIACEAE
(CACAO FAM.) (1000)

 a or z; pf or mo or po-mo
5 or (5), 5; 5 or 10 or #; (5) or (10--12)
var

 
  * Melochia corchorifolia L. CHOCOLATEWEED (NY, rare)
(Naturalized in NYS)
BOMBACACEAE (180)

 a; pf
(5 or 5, 5; 5--# or (5--#); (2--5)
cap pod

 
  Durio zibethinus L. DURIAN (Fruit a delicacy;
foul odor; tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
MALVACEAE
(MALLOW FAM.) (1000 to 1500)

 a; pf
(5 or 5, 5; (#); (2--#)
cap sch

 
  Althaea rosea L. HOLLYHOCK
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Gossypium spp. COTTON
(Not wild in NYS)
  Hibiscus esculentus L. OKRA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Hibiscus syriacus L. ROSE OF SHARON
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Malva moschata L. MUSK MALLOW
(Naturalized in NYS)
Nepenthales (3) (200)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly polypetalous; ovules bitegmic; plants insectivorous.
SARRACENIACEAE
(PITCHER-PLANT FAM.) (15)

 a; pf
5, 5; #; (5)
cap

 
  Sarracenia purpurea L. PITCHER PLANT
DROSERACEAE
(SUNDEW FAM.) (100)

 a; pf
(5, 5; 5 (4)
cap

 
  Drosera intermedia Hayne SPATULATE-LEAVED
SUNDEW
  Drosera rotundifolia L. ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW
Violales (24) (5000)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly polypetalous; ovules bitegmic; placentation mostly parietal;
flowers with an evident perianth, not borne in catkins; plants usually without mustard-oil and
myrosin-cells; fruit without a replum; carpels most often 3.
CISTACEAE
(ROCK-ROSE FAM.)

 a; pf
3 +- 2, 3 or 5; #; (3 or 5)
cap

 
  Lechea maritima
Leggett ex Britt.
BEACH PINWEED
VIOLACEAE
(VIOLET FAM.) (800)

 z to a; pf
5, 5; 5 or (5); (3)
cap

 
  Viola canadensis L. CANADA VIOLET
TAMARICACEAE
(TAMARISK FAM.)

 a; pf
5, 5; 5; 1
cap

 
  Tamarix parviflora DC. SMALL-FLOWERED
TAMARIX (PA south)

(Not wild in NYS)
PASSIFLORACEAE
(PASSION-FLOWER FAM.)
(650)

a; pf
Co5
(5 or 5; (5 or 5; (3)
ber cap

 
  Passiflora spp. PASSIONFLOWER
(PA south & west)
(Not wild in NYS)
CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAM.) (700)

 a; mo or di
(5), (5); (1--5) or 1--5

(3)
ber cap (pepo)

 
  Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. WATERMELON
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cucumis melo L. MUSKMELON
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cucumis sativus L. CUCUMBER
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cucurbita pepo L. PUMPKIN
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cucurbita pepo L. SQUASH
(Not wild in NYS)
  Echinocystis lobata
(Michx.) Torr. & Gray
WILD CUCUMBER
  Sicyos angulatus L. BUR-CUCUMBER
BEGONIACEAE
(BEGONIA FAM.) (1000)

 z; mo
-2--5-; (# or #

epi (3)

caps

 
  Begonia L. spp. BEGONIA (FL, GA)
(Not wild in NYS)
LOASACEAE
(LOASA FAM.)

 a; pf
4--7, 4--7; (5--# or 5--#

epi (1)
cap nut

 
  Mentzelia spp. MENTZELIA
(plains & prairie spp.)
(Not wild in NYS)
Salicales (1) (340)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly polypetalous; ovules bitegmic; placentation mostly parietal;
flowers much reduced, unisexual, without an evident perianth, borne in catkins; plants woody.
SALICACEAE
(WILLOW FAM.) (2) (340)

 a; di
-0-; (2--# or 2--#; (2--4)
cap

 
  * Populus alba L. WHITE POPLAR
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Populus balsamifera L. BALM-OF GILEAD,
BALSAM POPLAR,
TACAMAHAC
  Populus grandidentata
Michx.
LARGE-TOOTHED ASPEN
  * Populus nigra L. LOMBARDY POPLAR
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Populus tremuloides Michx. QUAKING ASPEN
  * Salix alba L. 'tristis' GOLDEN WEEPING WILLOW
(Most common weeping
willow in NY)

(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Salix babylonica L. WEEPING WILLOW
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Salix bebbiana Sarg. BEBB'S WILLOW
  Salix discolor Mühl. PUSSY WILLOW
  *Salix fragilis L. CRACK WILLOW
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Salix lucida Mühl. SHINING WILLOW
  Salix nigra Marsh. BLACK WILLOW
  Salix pedicellaris Pursh BOG WILLOW
  Salix pyrifolia Anderss. BALSAM WILLOW
  Salix sericea Marsh. SILKY WILLOW
  Salix uva-ursi Pursh BEARBERRY WILLOW
Capparales (5) (4000)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly polypetalous; ovules bitegmic; placentation mostly parietal;
flowers with an evident perianth, not borne in catkins; plants with mustard-oil and myrosin-cells;
fruit a capsule with a replum; carpels most often 2.
CAPPARACEAE
(CAPER FAM.) (800)

 a or z; pf
2--6, 2--6; 6--#; (2)
ber silc

 
  Caparis spinosa L. CAPERS
(Not wild in NYS)
  Chlorophytum elatum SPIDER PLANT
(Not wild in NYS)
CRUCIFERAE
(MUSTARD FAM.) (3000)

 a; pf
4, 4; 2 + 4; (2)
silq silc

 
  * Alliaria officinalis
(Bieb.) Cav. & Grande
GARLIC MUSTARD
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Armoracia rusticana
P. Gaertn.
HORSERADISH
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. WINTER CRESS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Berteroa incana (L.) DC. HOARY ALYSSUM
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Brassica alba Boiss. WHITE MUSTARD
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica campestris L. TURNIP
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica campestris L. RAPE (Canola oil)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica campestris L. RUTABAGA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica oleracea
var. botrytis DC.
BROCCOLI
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica oleracea
var. botrytis DC.
CAULIFLOWER
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica oleracea
var. capitata DC.
CABBAGE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Brassica oleracea
var. gemmifera DC.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Capsella bursa-pastoris
(L.) Medic.
SHEPARD'S PURSE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Cardamine diphylla
(Michx.) Wood
TOOTHWORT
  * Raphanus raphanistrum L. WILD RADISH
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Raphanus sativus L. RADISH
(Not wild in NYS)
RESEDACEAE
(MIGNONETTE FAM.)

 z; pf
4--7, 4--7; 3--40; (2--7)
cap

 
  * Reseda luteola L. DYER'S ROCKET (NY)
(Naturalized in NYS)
Ericales (8) (4000)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly sympetalous; ovules unitegmic; filaments very often attached
directly to the receptacle; plants strongly mycotrophic and often producing iridoid compounds
and other special compounds.
CYRILLACEAE
(CYRILLA FAM.)

 a; pf
5 or (5, 5 or (5; 5 or 10; (2--5)
cap sam dr

 
  Cyrilla racemiflora L. SOUTHERN LEATHERWOOD
(VA south)

(Not wild in NYS)
CLETHRACEAE
(WHITE-ALDER FAM.)

 a; pf
5, 5; 10; (3)
cap

 
  Clethra alnifolia L. SUMMERSWEET
ERICACEAE
(HEATH FAM.) (3500)

 a to z; pf
(4 or 5), (4 or 5); 8 or 10; (4 or 5)
cap ber dru

 
  Andromeda Polifolia L. BOG ROSEMARY
  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
(L.) Spreng.
BEARBERRY
  * Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull HEATHER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Chamaedaphne calyculata
(L.) Moench
LEATHERLEAF

  Epigaea repens L. MAYFLOWER
  Gaultheria hispidula
(L.) Mühl. ex Bigel.
CREEPING SNOWBERRY
  Gaultheria procumbens L. WINTERGREEN
  Gaylussacia baccata
(Wang.) Koch
HUCKLEBERRY
  Kalmia angustifolia L. SHEEP LAUREL
  Kalmia latifolia L. MOUNTAIN-LAUREL
  Kalmia polifolia Wang. BOG LAUREL
  Ledum groenlandicum Oeder LABRADOR TEA
  Leucothoë fontanesiana
(Steud.) Sleumer
DROOPING LEUCOTHOE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Oxydendrum arboreum
(L.) DC.
SOURWOOD
  Pieris floribunda
(Pursh ex Sims) Benth. & Hook.
MOUNTAIN PIERIS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pieris japonica
(Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
JAPANESE PIERIS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Loiseleuria procumbens
(L.) Desv.
ALPINE AZALEA
  Rhododendron carolinianum
Rehd.
CAROLINA RHODODENDRON
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhododendron catawbiense
Michx.
CATAWBA RHODODENDRON
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhododendron lapponicum
(L.) Wahlenb.
LAPLAND ROSEBAY
  Rhododendron maximum L. ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON
  Rhododendron
mucronulatum
Turcz.
KOREAN RHODODENDRON
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhododendron 'P.J.M.' 'P.J.M.' RHODODENDRON
(Popular Weston's Nurseries
introduction)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhododendron
schlippenbachii
Maxim.
ROYAL AZALEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhododendron vaseyi
Gray
PINKSHELL AZALEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Vaccinium angustifolium
Ait.
LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY
  Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. LARGE-FRUITED CRANBERRY
  Vaccinium myrtilloides
Michx.
SOUR-TOP BLUEBERRY
  Vaccinium oxycoccos L. SMALL-FRUITED CRANBERRY
  Vaccinium uliginosum L. ALPINE BILBERRY
EMPETRACEAE
(CROWBERRY FAM.)

 a; di, mo or po-mo
3, 3; 2 or 3; (2--9)
dr

 
  Empetrum nigrum L. BLACK CROWBERRY
PYROLACEAE
(WINTERGREEN FAM.)

 a; pf
(4 or 5, 5; 6--12; (5)
cap

 
  Chimaphila umbellata
(L.) Bart.
PIPSISSEWA (Protected in NY)
  Orthilia secunda (L.) House ONE-SIDED SHINLEAF
  Pyrola elliptica Nutt. SHINLEAF
MONOTROPACEAE
(INDIAN-PIPE FAM.)

 a; pf
(4 or 5, 5; 6--12; (5)
cap

 
  Monotropa hypopithys L. PINE SAP
  Monotropa uniflora L. INDIAN PIPE
Diapensiales (1) (18)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly sympetalous; ovules unitegmic; filaments nearly always attached
to the corolla-tube; plants not strongly mycotrophic; without iridoid compounds and mostly without
special ericoid chemicals; placentation mostly axile; functional stamens various; perennial herbs,
accumulating aluminum; functional stamens alternate with the corolla-lobes.
DIAPENSIACEAE
(DIAPENSIA FAM.) (18)

 a; pf
5, 5 or (5); 5 or 10; (3)
cap

 
  Diapensia lapponica L. MOUNTAIN BRIDE
Ebenales (5) (2000)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly sympetalous; ovules unitegmic; filaments nearly always attached to the
corolla-tube; plants not strongly mycotrophic; without iridoid compounds and mostly without special ericoid
chemicals; placentation mostly axile; functional stamens various; trees or shrubs, not accumulating aluminum
except in the Symplocaceae; functional stamens opposite the corolla-lobes.
SAPOTACEAE
(SAPODILLA FAM.) (1100)

 a; pf
(4--8 or 4--8, (4--8); 4--10; (4--5)
ber

 
  Bumelia lycioides (L.) Pers. CAROLINA BUCKTHORN
(IL to VA south)

(Not wild in NYS)
EBENACEAE
(EBONY FAM.) (450)

 a; pf or di or po
(3--7, (3--7; 6--20; (3--#)
ber

 
  Diospyros virginiana L. COMMON PERSIMMON
STYRACACEAE
(STORAX FAM.)

 a; pf
(4--5, (4--5; 8--10

(4)
dr

 
  Halesia carolina L. CAROLINA SILVERBELL
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Styrax japonicus
Sieb. & Zucc.
JAPANESE SNOWBELL
(Ornamental in NYS)
SYMPLOCACEAE
(SWEET-LEAF FAM.)

a; pf
(5, (5) or (10); 5--10

(2--5)
dru ber 

 
  Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. SWEET-LEAF (DE to LA)
(Not wild in NYS)
Primulales (3) (1900)    
Compound pistil; flowers mostly sympetalous; ovules unitegmic; filaments nearly always attached
to the corolla-tube; plants not strongly mycotrophic; without iridoid compounds and mostly without
special ericoid chemicals; placentation free-central or basal in a unilocular ovary; functional stamens
as many as and opposite the corolla-lobes.
PRIMULACEAE
(PRIMROSE FAM.) (800)

a; pf
 S5
(5), (5) or 5; (2--6)
cap

 
  Lysimachia spp. LOOSESTRIFE
  Trientalis borealis Raf. STAR FLOWER
Subclass V. Rosidae
(18) (60,000)
   
Stamens usually centripetal; flowers seldom with parietal placentation and seldom with free-central or basal
placentation in a unilocular, compound ovary; flowers polypetalous; plants often tanniferous, sometimes
with iridoid compounds, rarely with mustard-oils and never with betalains.
Rosales (24) (6600)    
Flowers relatively primitive, commonly either apocarpous (with 1-many carpels), or with more or less numerous
stamens, often both; plants never with internal phloem, never parasitic (though sometimes insectivorous) and
never highly modified aquatics; Gynoecium mostly of 2-many carpels; endosperm variously present or absent.
ROSACEAE
(ROSE FAM.) (3000)

 

 

Subfamily: Spiraeoideae

 a; pf
5, 5; #; 1--# peri
fol cap

 
  Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. GOATSBEARD
(Dioecious perennial)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Exochorda racemosa (Lindl.) Rehd. COMMON PEARLBUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. COMMON NINEBARK
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Spiraea japonica L.f. 'Bumalda' BUMALDA SPIRAEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Spiraea latifolia (Ait.) Borkh. MEADOWSWEET
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Spiraea thunbergii Sieb. THUNBERG SPIRAEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Spiraea tomentosa L. HARDHACK
  Stephanandra incisa (Thunb.) Zabel. CUTLEAF STEPHANANDRA
(Ornamental in NYS)

Subfamily: Rosoideae

 a; pf
5, 5; #; 1--# peri
aggr: ach druplet

 
  Dalibarda repens L. FALSE VIOLET
  Fragaria virginiana Mill. STRAWBERRY
  Geum canadense Jacq. WHITE AVENS
  Geum rivale L. PURPLE AVENS
  Kerria japonica (L.) DC. JAPANESE KERRIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Potentilla L. spp. POTENTILLA
  Potentilla tridentata Soland. ex Ait. THREE-TOOTHED
CINQUEFOIL
  Rosa hugonis Hemsl. FATHER HUGO ROSE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. MULTIFLORA ROSE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Rosa palustris Marsh. SWAMP ROSE
  Rosa rugosa Thunb. RUGOSA ROSE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rubus hispidus L. DEWBERRY
  Rubus idaeus L. RED RASPBERRY
  Rubus odoratus L. PURPLE-FLOWERING
RASPBERRY

Subfamily: Prunoideae

 a; pf
5, 5; #; 1 peri
dru

 
  Prunus maritima Marsh. BEACH PLUM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Prunus pensylvanica L. f. PIN CHERRY
  Prunus pumila L. SAND CHERRY
  Prunus sargentii Rehder SARGENT CHERRY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Prunus serotina Ehrh. BLACK CHERRY
(seeds poisonous)
  Prunus serrulata Lindl. ORIENTAL CHERRY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Prunus subhirtella Miq. HIGAN CHERRY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Prunus virginiana L. CHOKE CHERRY
  Rhodotypos scandens
(Thunb.) Makino
JETBEAD
(Ornamental in NYS)

Subfamily: Maloideae

a; pf
5, 5; #

epi (2--5)
pome

 
  Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. SHADBUSH, SERVICEBERRY
  Amelanchier bartramiana
(Tausch) Roemer
MOUNTAIN SHADBUSH
  Aronia melanocarpa  (Michx.) Ell. BLACK CHOKEBERRY
  Chaenomeles speciosa
(Sweet) Nakai
FLOWERING QUINCE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cotoneaster divaricatus
Rehder & E.H. Wilson
SPREADING COTONEASTER
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. ENGLISH HAWTHORN
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Crataegus phaenopyrum
(L.f.) Medik.
WASHINGTON HAWTHORN
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Crataegus L. spp. HAWTHORN
  Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder TEA CRABAPPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Malus pumila Mill. APPLE
  Malus sargentii Rehd. SARGENT CRABAPPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC. ORIENTAL PHOTINIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pyracantha coccinea Roemer SCARLET FIRETHORN
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pyrus calleryana Dcne. CALLERY PEAR
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Sorbus aucuparia L. EUROPEAN MOUNTAINASH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Sorbus alnifolia Koch. KOREAN MOUNTAINASH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Sorbus americana Marsh. AMERICAN MOUNTAINASH
HYDRANGEACEAE
(HYDRANGEA FAM.) (170)

 a; pf or po-di
(4--5), 4--5; 4 or 8 or #

(3--5)
cap ber

 
  Hydrangea arborescens L. SMOOTH HYDRANGEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hydrangea paniculata Sieb. PANICLED HYDRANGEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hydrangea quercifolia Bartram OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Philadelphus coronarius L. SWEET MOCKORANGE
(Ornamental in NYS)
GROSSULARIACEAE
(GOOSEBERRY FAM.) (350)

 a; pf or di
(4--5), 4 or 5; 4 or 5

(2)
ber

 
  Ribes cynosbati L. PRICKLY GOOSEBERRY
  Ribes glandulosum Grauer SKUNK CURRANT
SAXIFRAGACEAE
(SAXIFRAGE FAM.) (700)

 a; pf
4--5, 4--5; 5--10; (1--5 or 1--5 peri
cap ber

 
  Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don spp. ASTILBE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Deutzia gracilis Sieb. et Zucc. SLENDER DEUTZIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Deutzia scabra Thunb. FUZZY DEUTZIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Itea virginica L. VIRGINIA SWEETSPIRE
(PA south)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Mitella diphylla L. MITERWORT
  Tiarella cordifolia L. FOAMFLOWER
  Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. EARLY SAXIFRAGE
CRASSULACEAE
(SEDUM FAM.) (900)

 a; pf
4--5, (0--5; 8--10; 3--5
fol

 
  * Sedum L. spp. SEDUM, STONECROP,
ORPINE

(Naturalized in NYS)
Fabales (3) (18,000)    
Flowers relatively primitive (as above), gynoecium nearly always of a single carpel; endosperm usually none
or scanty; petals usually present; perianth most commonly 5-merous; fruit dehiscent along both sutures.
MIMOSACEAE
(MIMOSA FAM.) (3000)

 a; pf
5, 4--5; #; 1
legume

 
  Acacia angustissima (P. Mill.) Kuntze PRAIRIE ACACIA
(South & southwest)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Acacia Mill. spp. ACACIA (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Albizia julibrissin Durazz. JAPANESE SILK TREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.)
MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern
PRAIRIE MIMOSA
(PA south & west)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Prosopis glandulosa Torr. PRAIRIE MESQUITE
(Not wild in NYS)
CAESALPINIACEAE
(SENNA FAM.) (2000+)

  z; pf
5, 5; -10; 1 peri
legume

 
  Cercis canadensis L. EASTERN REDBUD
  Gleditsia triacanthos L. HONEYLOCUST
  Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) Koch KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
FABACEAE
(PEA FAM.) (12,000+)

 z or a; pf
5, 5 or (5); 10--# or (10--#); 1 slightly peri
legume loment

  Abrus precatorius L. PRECATORY PEA
(tropical; deadly
poisonous seed)

(Not wild in NYS)
  Caragana arborescens Lam. SIBERIAN PEASHRUB
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.) Rudd YELLOWWOOD
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link SCOTCH BROOM
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Laburnum anagyroides Medic. COMMON LABURNUM
(Europe; seeds poisonous)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Laburnum alpinum
(Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl
SCOTCH LABURNUM
(hardy alpine tree)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Laburnum x watereri Dipp. GOLDENCHAIN TREE
(L. alpinum x L. anagyroides)
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Lotus corniculata L. BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Maackia amurensis Rupr. & Maxim AMUR MAACKIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Medicago sativa L. ALFALFA
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Melilotus alba Desr. ex Lam. WHITE SWEET CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas YELLOW SWEET CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi KUDZU (Japan)
(Range mostly southern U.S.)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Robinia pseudo-acacia L. BLACK LOCUST
(all parts poisonous)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Sophora japonica L. JAPANESE PAGODATREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Trifolium pratense L. RED CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Trifolium repens L. WHITE CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Vicia cracca L. VETCH
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Wisteria floribunda  (Willd.) DC. JAPANESE WISTERIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
Proteales (2) (1050+)    
Flowers relatively primitive (as above), gynoecium nearly always of a single carpel; endosperm usually
none or scanty; petals wanting, flowers mostly 4-merous; fruit dehiscent along only 1 suture.
PROTEACEAE
(PROTEAE FAM.) (1000+)

 a or z; pf, mo or di
(4, (4) or 0; 4; 1
fol ach

 
  Macadamia integrifolia
Maiden & Betche
MACADAMIA NUT
(tree in Puerto Rico)
(Not wild in NYS)
ELAEAGNACEAE
(OLEASTER FAM.) (50)

 a; pf or mo
-2--4-; 2--4; 1
bac ach

 
  * Elaeagnus angustifolia L. RUSSIAN OLIVE (Eurasia)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. AUTUMN OLIVE (East Asia)
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. CANADA BUFFALOBERRY
  * Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. SILVERBERRY
(Naturalized in NYS)
Podostemales (1) (200+)    
Flowers more advanced, mostly syncarpous, typically with not more than twice as many stamens as sepals or petals,
very often with only 1 or 2 ovules per carpel; plants variously autotrophic or sometimes parasitic, sometimes highly
modified aquatics, stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers reduced and often unisexual, the perianth
mostly poorly developed or wanting; endosperm wanting; flowers perfect, hypogynous, generally with numerous
ovules; highly modified aquatics.
PODOSTEMACEAE
(RIVER-REED FAM.) (200+)

 a or z; pf
-1--#- or 0; 1--#; (2)
cap

 
  Podostemum ceratophyllum Michx. RIVER-REED
Haloragales (2) (200)    
Flowers more advanced (as above); stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers reduced and
often unisexual, the perianth mostly poorly developed or wanting; endosperm more or less well developed;
flowers with only 1 or 2 ovules per locule; very diverse structure; habit various; flowers epigynous, mostly
herbs, often aquatic; no milky juice.
HALORAGACEAE
(WATER MILFOIL FAM.)

 a; pf, mo or po-mo
2 or 4, 2 or 4 or 0; 3--4 or 8

(3--4)
sch

 
  Myriophyllum verticillatum L. WATER-MILFOIL
Myrtales (14) (9000)    
Flowers more advanced; stem commonly with internal phloem; flowers usually strongly perigynous
or epigynous, often tetramerous, often with numerous stamens and numerous ovules.
LYTHRACEAE
(LOOSESTRIFE FAM.) (500)

 a or +-z; pf
4--8, 4--8; 4--#; (2--6) peri
cap

 
  Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell. SWAMP LOOSESTRIFE
  * Lythrum salicaria L. PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
(Naturalized in NYS)
THYMELAEACEAE
(MEZEREUM FAM.) (500)

 a; pf or u
-(4 or 5-; 4--10; 1
dr ber nut

 
  Daphne Mezereum L. DAPHNE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Dirca palustris L. LEATHERWOOD
TRAPACEAE
(WATER-CHESTNUT FAM.)
(60)

 a; pf
(4), 4; 4

(2)
nut

 
  * Trapa natans L. WATER-CHESTNUT
(Naturalized in NYS)
MYRTACEAE
(MYRTLE FAM.) (3000)

 a; pf
4--5, 4--5; #

(1--#)
ber cap nut

 
  Eucalyptus L'Hér. spp EUCALYPTUS
(Not wild in NYS)
  Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. CLOVES
(Not wild in NYS)
ONAGRACEAE
(EVENING-PRIMROSE FAM.)
(500)

 a; pf
4, 4; #

(4)
cap ber nut

 
  Circaea alpina L. SMALL ENCHANTER'S
NIGHTSHADE
  Epilobium angustifolium L. FIREWEED, WICKUP
  Fuchsia L. spp. FUCHSIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Oenothera biennis L. EVENING PRIMROSE
  Oenothera perennis L. SUNDROPS
MELASTOMATACEAE
(MEADOW-BEAUTY FAM.)
(4000)

 z; pf
4 or 5, 4 or 5; 8 or 10; (3--5) hyp or epi
cap ber

 
  Rhexia virginica L. MEADOW-BEAUTY,
HANDSOME HARRY
(Ontario to Fl)
Cornales (3) (150)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly simple; flowers epigynous or strongly perigynous, ovules unitegnic; fruit usually a drupe;
ovary inferior; plants often producing iridoid compounds.
CORNACEAE
(DOGWOOD FAM.) (100)

 a; pf or di
4 or 5, 4 or 5; 4--10

(2)
dru

 
  Cornus alternifolia L. f. PAGODA DOGWOOD
  Cornus amomum Mill. SILKY DOGWOOD,
KINNIKINNIK
  Cornus canadensis L. BUNCHBERRY
  Cornus florida L. FLORIDA DOGWOOD
  Cornus kousa Hance. KOUSA DOGWOOD
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cornus mas L. CORNELIANCHERRY
DOGWOOD

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cornus foemina P. Mill. PANICLED DOGWOOD
  Cornus rugosa Lam. ROUND-LEAVED DOGWOOD
  Cornus sericea L. RED OSIER DOGWOOD
NYSSACEAE
(TUPELO FAM.)

 a; pf
(5), 0 or 5+; #

(6--10)
dru

 
  Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. TUPELO, BLACK GUM
Santalales (10) (2000)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; plants mostly parasitic.
SANTALACEAE
(SANDLEWOOD FAM.) (400)

 a; pf, mo or di
-(4--5)- or -4--5-; 4--5

(3)

dr nut

 
  Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. BASTARD TOADFLAX
VISCACEAE
(MISTLETOE FAM.) (300)

 a; mo
-(3 or 4- or -3 or 4-

(3 or 4)
ber

 
  Arceuthobium pusillum C. Peck DWARF MISTLETOE
Celastrales (12) (2000)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly simple; flowers hypogynous, or sometimes half-epigynous or somewhat perigynous;
flowers regular or nearly so; stamens distinct, seldom more than 5; stamens alternate with the petals.
CELASTRACEAE
(STAFF-TREE FAM.) (800)

 a; pf or mo or di or po-di
4 or 5; (3 to 5 or 3 to 5; (2--5)
cap dru

 
  * Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. ORIENTAL BITTERSWEET
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Celastrus scandens L. BITTERSWEET
  Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. BURNING BUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Euonymus bungeanus Maxim. WINTERBERRY
EUONYMUS

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand. WINTERCREEPER
EUONYMUS

(Ornamental in NYS)
AQUIFOLIACEAE
(HOLLY FAM.) (300+)

 a; pf or di or po-di
(4 or 5, (4 or 5; 4 or 5; (4--7)
dru

 
  Ilex crenata Thunb. 'convexa' CONVEX-LEAVED
JAPANESE HOLLY

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ilex opaca Soland. ex Ait. AMERICAN HOLLY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray WINTERBERRY
  Nemopanthus mucronatus
(L.) Loesener ex Koehne
MOUNTAIN HOLLY
Euphorbiales (4) (8000+)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers reduced and often unisexual,
the perianth mostly poorly developed or wanting; endosperm more or less well developed; flowers with only
1 or 2 ovules per locule; very diverse structure; habit various; flowers hypogynous or naked; herbs, shrubs,
or trees, often with milky juice.
EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAM.) (8000)

 a; mo
0 or 5, 0 or (5) or 0 or 5; (1--#) or 1--#; (3)
sch

 
  Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small SPOTTED SPURGE
  * Euphorbia cyparissias L. CYPRESS SPURGE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Euphorbia esula L. LEAFY SPURGE,
WOLF'S MILK

(Naturalized in NYS)
  Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. PARA RUBBER TREE
(Not in NY)

(Not wild in NYS)
  Manihot utilissima Pohl. CASSAVA, MANIOC,
TAPIOCA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd. ex Klotzsch
POINSETTIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ricinus communis L. CASTOR BEAN,
CASTOR OIL PLANT
(Poisonous seeds)

(Ornamental in NYS)
BUXACEAE (BOX FAM.)

 a; mo
-(4)-; 4--#; (3)
cap bac

 
  Buxus microphylla Sieb. & Zucc. LITTLELEAF BOX
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Pachysandra terminalis
Sieb. & Zucc.
JAPANESE PACHYSANDRA
(Ornamental in NYS)
Rhamnales (3) (1700)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly simple; flowers hypogynous, or sometimes half-epigynous or somewhat perigynous; flowers
regular or nearly so; stamens distinct, seldom more than 5; stamens opposite the petals.
RHAMNACEAE
(BUCKTHORN FAM.) (900)

 a; pf or mo
4 or 5, 4 or 5; 4 or 5; (2 or 3) peri
dru

 
  Ceanothus americanus L. NEW JERSEY TEA
  * Rhamnus cathartica L. COMMON BUCKTHORN
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Rhamnus frangula L. GLOSSY BUCKTHORN
(Ornamental in NYS)
VITACEAE
(GRAPE FAM.) (700)

 a; mo or po-di
4 or 5, 4 or 5 or 4 or 5); 4 or 5; (2)
ber

 
  * Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
(Maxim.) Trautv.
PORCELAIN-BERRY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Parthenocissus quinquefolia
(L.) Planch. ex DC.
VIRGINIA CREEPER
  Parthenocissus tricuspidata
(Sieb. & Zucc.) Planch.
BOSTON IVY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Vitis Labrusca L. FOX GRAPE
  Vitis riparia Michx. RIVER-BANK GRAPE
Linales (5) (550)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly simple; flowers hypogynous, or sometimes half-epigynous or somewhat perigynous;
flowers regular or nearly so; stamens usually connate by their filaments, often more than 5.
LINACEAE
(FLAX FAM.) (220)

 a; pf
(5, 5; (5; (2--5)
cap

 
  Linum usitatissimum L. FLAX
(Not wild in NYS)
ERYTHROXYLACEAE
(COCA FAM.)

 a; pf or di
5 or(5), 5 or (5; 10; (3)
dr

 
  Erythroxylum coca Lam. COCA, COCAINE
(Not wild in NYS)
Polygalales (7) (2300)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly simple; flowers hypogynous, or sometimes half-epigynous or somewhat perigynous; flowers
either more or less strongly irregular, or with poricidal anthers, or often both.
POLYGALACEAE
(MILKWORT FAM.) (750)

 z; pf
3 + 2, 3 or (3); (8; (2)
cap

 
  Polygala paucifolia Willd. FRINGED POLYGALA,
GAY-WINGS
Sapindales (15) (5400)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly compound or conspicuously lobed or cleft; ovary superior; pollen-grains binucleate or less
often trinucleate; plants mostly woody.
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
(CALTROP FAM.) (250)

 a to +-z; pf
(5 or 5, 5; 10; (5)
cap sch

 
  Tribulus terrestris L. LAND CALTROP
(Annual; IL to Mex.)
(Not wild in NYS)
RUTACEAE
(RUE FAM.) (1500)

  a; pf, mo, di or po
(4 or 5 or 4 or 5, 4 or 5; 4-10 or (4--10; (2--5)
ber dru, cap, sam, sch aggr: fol, dru

 
  Citrus L. spp. CITRUS
(Not wild in NYS)
  Phellodendron amurense Rupr. AMUR CORKTREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Ptelea trifoliata L. HOPTREE
  Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. PRICKLY-ASH
SIMAROUBACEAE
(AILANTHUS FAM.) (150)

 a; mo, di or po-mo
(3--5) or 3--5, 3--5; 3--16; 1
ber dr sam

 
  * Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle TREE OF HEAVEN
(Naturalized in NYS)
SAPINDACEAE
(SOAPBERRY FAM.) (1500)

 a to z; pf, mo, di, po or po-di
(4 or 5 or 4 or 5, 4 or 5 or 0; 4--10; (2 or 3)
cap nut sch +-ber

 
  Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. PANICLED
GOLDENRAINTREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
ACERACEAE
(MAPLE FAM.) (110)

 a; pf, mo, di or po
5 or (5), 5 or 0; 3--12; (2)
sam

 
  Acer carpinifolium Sieb. & Zucc. HORNBEAM MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer campestre L. HEDGE MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer x freemanii Murr. FREEMAN MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer ginnala Maxim. AMUR MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer griseum Pax. PAPERBARK MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer negundo L. ASH-LEAVED MAPLE
  Acer nigrum Michx. f. BLACK MAPLE
  Acer palmatum Thunb. JAPANESE MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer pensylvanicum L. GOOSEFOOT MAPLE
  * Acer platanoides L. NORWAY MAPLE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Acer pseudoplatanus L. SYCAMORE MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Acer rubrum L. RED MAPLE
  Acer saccharinum L. SILVER MAPLE
  Acer saccharum Marsh. SUGAR MAPLE
  Acer spicatum Lam. MOUNTAIN MAPLE
  Acer tataricum L. TATARIAN MAPLE
(Ornamental in NYS)
STAPHLEACEAE
(BLADDER-NUT FAM.) (60)

 a; pf
(5 or 5, 5; 5; (3)
cap

 
  Staphylea trifolia L. AMERICAN BLADDERNUT
HIPPOCASTANACEAE
(BUCKEYE FAM.)
(poisonous) (16)

 z; pf or po
(5), 4 to 5; 5--9; (3)
cap

 
  Aesculus glabra Willd. OHIO BUCKEYE
  * Aesculus hippocastanum L. HORSECHESTNUT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Aesculus pavia L. RED BUCKEYE  
(Southern U.S.)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Aesculus parviflora Walt. BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
(Ornamental in NYS)
MELIACEAE
(MOHAGANY FAM.) (550)

  a; pf, po or mo
(4 or 5, (4 or 5 or 4 or 5; (8--10; (2--5)
cap dru ber

 
  Cedrela sinensis Juss. CHINESE CEDAR
(Central America)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Melia azederach L. UMBRELLA TREE
(Rare escape)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Swietenia humilis Zucc. MAHOGANY
(Endangered; Pacific coast)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Swietenia macrophylla King BIGLEAF MAHOGANY
(Mexico to Brazil)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Swietenia mahogani (L.) Jacq. CARIBBEAN MAHOGANY
(Threatened; genetically
eroded)

(Not wild in NYS)
ANACARDIACEAE
(CASHEW FAM.) (600)

 a; pf, di, po or po-di
(5, 5 or (5; 5 or 10; (3)
dru

 
  Anacardium occidentale L. CASHEW
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cotinus coggygria Scop. COMMON SMOKETREE
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Cotinus obovatus Raf. AMERICAN SMOKETREE
(Southern U.S.)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Mangifera indica L. MANGO
(Not wild in NYS)
  Pistacia vera L. PISTACIA NUT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Rhus aromatica Ait. FRAGRANT SUMAC
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Rhus copallinum L. SHINING SUMAC
  Rhus glabra L. SMOOTH SUMAC
  Rhus typhina L. STAGHORN SUMAC
  Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze POISON IVY
  Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze POISON SUMAC
Geraniales (5) (2600)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly compound or conspicuously lobed or cleft; ovary superior; pollen-grains binucleate or less
often trinucleate; plants mostly herbaceous.
LIMNANTHACEAE
(FALSE MERMAID FAM.)

 a; pf
3--5, 3--5; 3--10; 3--5
sch

 
  Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. FALSE-MERMAID
OXALIDACEAE
(WOOD-SORREL FAM.) (900)

 a; pf
(5, (5; (10; (5)
cap ber

 
  Oxalis acetosella L. WOOD-SORREL
  Oxalis corniculata L. LADY'S SORREL
GERANIACEAE
(GERANIUM FAM.) (700)

 a to z; pf
(5 or 5, 5--0; (10; (3--5)
beaked cap

 
  Geranium robertianum L. HERB-ROBERT
BALSAMINACEAE
(TOUCH-ME-NOT FAM.) (900)

 z; pf
3--5, 3--5; 5); (5)
cap ber

 
  Impatiens L. spp. IMPATIENS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Impatiens capensis Meerb. JEWELWEED
  Impatiens pallida Nutt. PALE TOUCH-ME-NOT
Apiales (2) (3700)    
Flowers more advanced; stem nearly always without internal phloem; flowers generally not much reduced;
leaves mostly compound or conspicuously lobed or cleft; ovary inferior; pollen-grains mostly trinucleate.
ARALIACEAE
(GINSENG FAM.) (700)

 a; pf or di
4--5, (5; 5

(1--#)
ber

 
  Acanthopanax sieboldianus Mak. FIVELEAF ACANTHOPANAX
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Aralia hispida Vent. BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA
  Aralia nudicaulis L. WILD SARSAPARILLA
  Aralia spinosa L. HERCULES-CLUB
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hedera helix L. ENGLISH IVY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Kalopanax pictus Thunb. CASTOR-ARALIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Panax trifolius L. DWARF GINSENG
UMBELLIFERAE
(CARROT FAM.) (3000)

 a; pf or mo
0 or 5; 5, 5

(2 or 5)
sch dru

 
  * Aegopodium podagraria L. GOUTWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Apium graveolens L.
var. dulce (Mill.) Pers.
CELERY
(Not wild in NYS)
  Carum petroselinum L. Benth. PARSLEY
(Not wild in NYS)
  Cicuta bulbifera L. BULB-BEARING
WATER HEMLOCK
  Conium maculatum L. POISON HEMLOCK
  * Daucus carota L. QUEEN ANNE'S LACE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Daucus carota L. CARROT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Pastinaca sativa L. WILD PARSNIP
  Peucedanum graveolens
(L.) C.B. Clarke
DILL
(Not wild in NYS)
  Peucedanum sativum (L.) S. Watson PARSNIP
(Not wild in NYS)
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

 
  Buddleia davidii Franch. BUTTERFLY-BUSH
(Ornamental in NYS)
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 officinalis
Chaix. et Vill.
LAVENDER
(Not wild 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
(NY; cardiac drug)

(Naturalizing?)
(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
(MONOCOTS) (5)
   
Subclass I. Alismatidae
(4) (500)
   
Flowers either with apocarpous flowers, or more or less aquatic,
or very often both; always herbaceous; endosperm wanting.
Alismatales (3) (100)    
Perianth generally differentiated into evident sepals and petals;  
flowers often bracteate; flowers hypogynous; carpels distinct.
ALISMATACEAE
(WATER-PLANTAIN FAM.)

 a; pf; mo, di, or po
3, 3; 6--#; 6--#
aggr ach

 
  Sagittaria latifolia Willd. WAPATO, DUCK POTATO
  Sagittaria graminea Michx. ARROWHEAD
BUTOMACEAE
(FLOWERING RUSH FAM.)

 a; pf
-3 +3-; 9 or (9); 6
aggr fol

 
  * Butomus umbellatus L. FLOWERING RUSH
(St. Law. River)

(Naturalized in NYS)
Hydrocharitales (1) (100)    
Perianth generally differentiated into evident sepals and petals;
flowers often bracteate; flowers epigynous; compound ovary.
HYDROCHARITACEAE
(FROG'S-BIT FAM.)

 a; di
3, 0 or 3; (2--#) or 2--#
(3--6)
ber cap

 
  Elodea canadensis
Rich. ex Michx.
ELODEA
  * Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. COMMON FROG'S-BIT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Vallisneria americana Michx. EELGRASS, TAPEGRASS
Najadales (10) (200)    
Perianth, when present, not differentiated into sepals and petals; bracts wanting or small and inconspicuous.
SCHEUCHZERIACEAE
(SCHEUCHZERIA FAM.)

 a; pf
-3 + 3-; 6; 3 or 6 apo to syn
aggr fol

 
  Scheuchzeria palustris L. POD-GRASS,
RANNOCH-RUSH
JUNCAGINACEAE
(ARROW-GRASS FAM.)

 a; di or po-mo
-0--6-; 6 or 3; 6, 4 or 1 syn or apo
aggr or not aggr:sch fol ach

 
  Triglochin maritimum L. ARROW-GRASS
  Triglochin palustre L. ARROW-GRASS
POTAMOGETONACEAE
(PONDWEED FAM.) (1) (100)

 a; pf
-4- or 0; 4
aggr: ach drupaceous bac

 
  Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. RIBBONLEAF PONDWEED
RUPPIACEAE
(DITCHGRASS FAM.)

a; pf
-0-; 2; 4
aggr: ach bac

  Ruppia maritima L. DITCH GRASS,
WIDGEON-GRASS
NAJADACEAE
(NAIAD FAM.)

 i; mo or di; tepals or abs; 1; 1
ach
 

 
  Najas flexilis (Willd.)
Rostk. & Schmidt
NODDING WATER NYMPH,
NAIAD
ZANNICHELLIACEAE
(HORNED PONDWEED FAM.)

 mo or di
vestigial or abs; 1 or 2--3; 1--9
ach or fol

 
  Zannichellia palustris L. HORNED PONDWEED
ZOSTERACEAE
(EELGRASS FAM.)

 mo or di
vestigial or abs; 1; 1
ach

 
  Zostera marina L. EELGRASS, GRASSWRACK
Subclass II. Arecidae
(4) (5600)
   
Flowers syncarpous; usually terrestrial; endosperm; flowers mostly
numerous, subtended by a spathe, often aggregated into a spadix.
Arecales (1) (3000)    
Leaves with a plicate blade; inflorescence usually large and branched.
PALMAE (PALM FAM.)

 P+-a; pf, mo, di, or po-mo
tepals or vest. or abs or dist
ca and co 4--9; 3--#; 3--10 syn or apo
aggr or not

 
  Cocos nucifera L. COCONUT PALM (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Phoenix dactylifera L. DATE (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd.
ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes
PALMETTO (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
Arales (3) (1800)    
Leaves without a plicate blade; inflorescence a spadix; leaves not appearing to be spiraled.
ARACEAE (ARUM FAM.)

 a; pf or mo
-0 or 4--6- or -(4--6)-; (1--6) or 1--6; 1--(3)
ber

 
  Arisaema triphyllum (L.)
Schott ex Schott & Endl.
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
  Calla palustris L. CALLA-LILY
LEMNACEAE
(DUCKWEED FAM.)

 +-z; di; -0-; 1; 1
utr

 
  Lemma minor L. DUCKWEED
Subclass III.
Commelinidae

(7) (15,000)
   
Flowers syncarpous; usually terrestrial; endosperm; flowers never aggregated into a spadix; nectar mostly
wanting; perianth in the more advanced families reduced and chaffy, adapted to wind-pollination.
Commelinales (4) (1000)    
Flowers commonly perfect, with showy petals well differentiated from the sepals; adapted to insect pollination.
XYRIDACEAE
(YELLOW-EYED GRASS FAM.)
(700+)

 z; pf
3, (3 or 3; 3 + 3*; (3)
cap

 
  Xyris montana Ries YELLOW-EYED GRASS
COMMELINACEAE
(SPIDERWORT FAM.) (700)

 a or z; pf
3, 3; 6 or 3 + 3*; (3)
cap

 
  * Commelina communis L. DAYFLOWER
(Naturalized in NYS)
Eriocaulales (1) (1200)    
Flowers perfect or unisexual, without showy petals; flowers adapted to wind-pollination or self-pollination
or water pollination; ovules never solitary; ovary with 1--3 fertile locules and as many stigmas.
ERIOCAULACEAE
(PIPEWORT FAM.)

 a to +-z; di
(2 or 3) or 2 or 3, (2 or 3)
or 2 or 3; 2--6; (2 or 3)
cap

 
  Eriocaulon aquaticum
(Hill) Druce
PIPEWORT
Juncales (2) (303)    
Flowers perfect or unisexual, without showy petals; flowers adapted to wind-pollination
or self-pollination or water pollination; ovules never solitary; ovary with 1--3 locules
and 3--many ovules; fruit capsular; pollen-grains in tetrads.
JUNCACEAE
(RUSH FAM.) (300)

 a; pf, di or mo
-6-; 3 or 6; (3)
cap

 
  Juncus effusus L. SOFT RUSH
  Juncus trifidus L. HIGHLAND RUSH
Cyperales (2) (12,000)    
Flowers perfect or unisexual, without showy petals; flowers adapted to wind-pollination or
self-pollination or water pollination; ovules never solitary; ovary with a single locule and
ovule; fruit indehiscent; pollen-grains in monads.
CYPERACEAE
(SEDGE FAM.) (4000)

 a; pf or mo
-0 or bristles/scales; 3; (2 or 3)
ach

 
  Carex L. spp. SEDGE
  Carex bigelowii
Torr. ex Schwein.
BIGELOW'S SEDGE
  Eleocharis L. spp. SPIKE RUSH
  Eriophorum vaginatum L. COTTONGRASS
  Scirpus L. spp. BULRUSH
  Scirpus cespitosus L. DEER'S HAIR SEDGE
POACEAE
(GRASS FAM.) (8000)

 z; pf or mo
-1--3-; 1--3; (2 or 3)
grain

 
  * Agropyron repens
(L.) Beauv.
QUACKGRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Agrostis capillaris L. REDTOP, COLONIAL BENT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Agrostis mertensii Trin. NORTHERN BENT
  Avena sativa L. OATS
(Not wild in NYS)
  Bambusa vulgaris
Schräd. ex Wendl.
BAMBOO
(Not wild in NYS)
  Calamagrostis canadensis
(Michx.) Beauv.
BLUE-JOINT
  Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.)
Griseb. ex Ledeb.
DROOPING REEDGRASS
  * Dactylis glomerata L. ORCHARD GRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Deschampsia flexuosa
(L.) Trin.
HAIRGRASS
  * Digitaria ischaemum
(Schreb. ex Schweig.)
Schreb. ex Mühl.
SMOOTH CRABGRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Festuca ovina L. SHEEP FESCUE
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Festuca obtusa Biehl. NODDING FESCUE GRASS
  Glyceria canadensis
(Michx.) Trin.
RATTLESNAKE GRASS
  Anthoxanthum monticolum
(Bigel.) Veldkamp
ALPINE SWEETGRASS
  Hordeum distichon L. BARLEY
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Lolium perenne L. PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Milium effusum L. MILLETGRASS
  Oryza sativa L. RICE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Panicum miliaceum L. MILLET
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Phleum pratense L. TIMOTHY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Phragmites australis
(Cav.) Trin ex Steud.
GREAT REED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Poa pratensis L. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Saccharum officinarum L. SUGARCANE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Secale cereale L. RYE
(Not wild in NYS)
  Sorghum vulgare Pers. SORGHUM
(Not wild in NYS)
  Triticum spp. L. WHEAT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Zea mays L. CORN
(Not wild in NYS)
Typhales (2) (25)    
Flowers perfect or unisexual, without showy petals; flowers adapted to
wind-pollination or self-pollination or water pollination; ovules solitary.
SPARGANIACEAE
(BUR-REED FAM.)

 a to z; mo
-1--6-; 1--6; 1 or 2 apo or syn
dru nut

 
  Sparganium americanum Nutt. AMERICAN BUR-REED
  Sparganium angustifolium
Michx.
NARROW-LEAF BUR-REED
TYPHACEAE (CATTAIL FAM.)

 a; di
-3 or 4 or bristles/scales-; (1--6); (2)
fol dru

 
  Typha latifolia L. COMMON CATTAIL
Subclass IV.
Zingiberidae

(2) (3800)
   
Flowers syncarpous; usually terrestrial; endosperm; flowers never aggregated into a spadix; nectar generally
present; perianth generally well developed, not reduced and chaffy, flowers adapted to pollination by insects,
etc.; sepals usually will differentiated from the petals, often green; plants not obviously mycotrophic.
Bromeliales (1) (2000)    
Functional stamens 6; flowers usually regular; xerophytes and epiphytes.
BROMELIACEAE
(PINEAPPLE FAM.) (2000)

 a to +-z; pf
(3 or 3, (3 or 3; (6 or 6; epi or hyp
ber cap

 
  Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. PINEAPPLE (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. SPANISH-MOSS (South)
(Not wild in NYS)
Zingiberales (8) (1800)    
Functional stamens 1 or 5; flowers usually irregular; mesophytes.
ZINGIBERACEAE
(GINGER FAM.) (1000)

 z; pf
(3), (3); 1 + (2)* + 2*
(3)
cap ber

 
  Zingiber officinale Roscoe GARDEN GINGER (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
  Curcuma longa L. COMMON TURMERIC (India)
(Not wild in NYS)
CANNACEAE (CANNA FAM.)

 i; pf
3, (3); (1/2 + 1/2* +3# or (1/2* + 4*
(3)
cap

 
  * Canna x generalis LH Bail. CANNA LILY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Canna edulis Ker-Gawl. CANNA, ARROWROOT
(Sub. & tropical tubers)
(Not wild in NYS)
MARANTACEAE
(ARROWROOT FAM.) (400)

 i; pf
3, (3); (1/2 + 1/2* +3* or (1/2* + 4*
(3)
cap nut ber

 
  Calathea zebrina (Sims) Lindl. ZEBRAPLANT (Tropical)
(Not wild in NYS)
Subclass V. Liliidae
(2) (25,000)
   
Flowers syncarpous; usually terrestrial; endosperm; flowers never aggregated into a spadix; nectar
generally present; perianth generally well developed, not reduced and chaffy, flowers adapted to
pollination by insects, etc.; sepals usually petaloid, rarely green; plants often strongly mycotrophic.
Liliales (15) (8000)    
Plants not obviously mycotrophic; seeds of ordinary number and structure,
usually with well-developed embryo and endosperm; ovary superior or inferior.
PONTEDERIACEAE
(PICKEREL-WEED FAM.)
(250 to 600)

 a to z; pf
-(6)-; 6; (3)
cap nutl

 
  Pontederia cordata L. PICKERELWEED
HAEMODORACEAE
(BLOODWORT FAM.)
(250 to 600)

 a to z; pf
-6- or -(6)-; 3 or 6; epi or hyp
cap

 
  Lachnanthes caroliniana
(Lam.) Dandy
REDROOT
IRIDACEAE
(IRIS FAM.) (1500)

 a or z; pf
-6- or -(6)-; 3 or (3)
(3)
cap

 
  Colchicum autumnale L. AUTUMN CROCUS
(Poisonous)

(Ornamental in NYS)
  Crocus L. spp. CROCUS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Crocus sativus L. SAFFRON
(Not wild in NYS)
  Gladiolus L. spp. GLADIOLUS
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Iris versicolor L. BLUE FLAG
  Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. BLUE-EYED GRASS
LILIACEAE
(LILY FAM.) (4000)

 a to +-z; pf
-3 + 3-; 6; (3)
cap ber

 
  Abelmoschus esculentus
(L.) Moench.
OKRA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Allium cepa L. ONION
(Not wild in NYS)
  Allium tricoccum Ait. WILD LEEK
  Allium sativum L. GARLIC
(Not wild in NYS)
  Allium schoenoprasum L. CHIVES
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Allium vineale L. WILD GARLIC
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. ALOE VERA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Asparagus officinalis L. ASPARAGUS
(Not wild in NYS)
  Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. CLINTON'S LILY
  * Convallaria majalis L. LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Erythronium americanum Ker TROUT LILY
  Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. DAY-LILY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Hosta Tratt. spp. HOSTA
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Lilium canadense L. CANADA LILY
  Lilium lancifolium Thunb. TIGER LILY
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Maianthemum canadense Desf. CANADA MAYFLOWER
  Medeola virginiana L. INDIAN CUCUMBERROOT
  Polygonatum biflorum
(Walt.) Ell.
SOLOMON'S SEAL
  Polygonatum pubescens
(Willd.) Pursh
HAIRY SOLOMON'S SEAL
  Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL
  Trillium erectum L. RED TRILLIUM
  Trillium undulatum Willd. PAINTED TRILLIUM
  Trillium grandiflorum
(Michx.) Salisb.
WHITE TRILLIUM
  Uvularia sessilifolia L. SESSILE-LEAVED BELLWORT
  Veratrum viride Ait. FALSE HELLEBORE,
INDIAN POKE
SMILACACEAE
(GREENBRIER FAM.)
(250 to 600)

 a; di
-6- or -(6-; 6 or (6; (3)
ber

 
  Smilax herbacea L. JACOB'S LADDER
AGAVACEAE
(CENTURY PLANT FAM.)
(250 to 600)

 a to +-z; pf
-6- or -(6)-; 6; epi or hyp
cap ber

 
  Agave atrovirens
Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
PULQUE PLANT
(Mescal, tequila)

(Not wild in NYS)
  Yucca filamentosa L. ADAM'S-NEEDLE YUCCA
(Ornamental in NYS)
DIOSCOREACEAE
(YAM FAM.) (250 to 600)

 a; di
-6- or -(6)-; 6
(3)
cap

 
  Dioscorea alata L. YAM
(Not wild in NYS)
  Dioscorea villosa L. WILD YAM (NY?)
Orchidales (4) (15,150)    
Plants strongly mycotrophic, seeds very numerous and tiny, usually
undifferentiated; embryo and very little or no endosperm; ovary inferior.
BURMANNIACEAE
(BURMANNIA FAM.)

 a; pf or mo
-6 or 3-; 3; (3) partly inferior
cap

 
  Burmannia L. spp. BLUETHREAD (SE U.S.)
(Not wild in NYS)
ORCHIDACEAE
(ORCHID FAM.) (15,000)

 z; pf
3, 3/-6-; 1 or 2
(3)
cap

 
  Arethusa bulbosa L. SWAMP PINK,
DRAGON'S MOUTH
  Calopogon tuberosus
(L.) BSP.
GRASS PINK
  Corallorhiza maculata
(Raf.) Raf.
SPOTTED CORALROOT
(Saprophytic)
  Cypripedium acaule Ait. PINK LADY'S SLIPPER
  * Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz HELLEBORINE
(Shade tolerant)

(Naturalized in NYS)
  Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. DWARF RATTLESNAKE-
PLANTAIN (shade tol.)
  Platanthera blephariglottis
(Willd.) Lindl.
WHITE FRINGED ORCHID
  Platanthera clavellata
(Michx.) Luer
GREEN WOODLAND ORCHID
  Platanthera dilatata (Pursh)
Lindl. ex Beck
WHITE BOG ORCHID,
BOG CANDLE
  Platanthera lacera
(Michx.) G. Don
RAGGED FRINGED ORCHID
  Platanthera orbiculata
(Pursh) Lindl.
LARGE ROUND-LEAF ORCHID
(shade tolerant)
  Pogonia ophioglossoides
(L.) Juss.
ROSE POGONIA,
SNAKE MOUTH
  Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. AUTUMN LADIES' TRESSES
     



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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