Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Scientific Name Ferns/Allies Asplenium platyneuron Athyrium felix-femina Botrychium sp. Dryopteris carthusiana Equisetum arvense Equisetum palustre Huperzia lucidula Lycopodium obscurum Matteucia struthiopteris Onoclea sensibilis Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda regalis Polystichum acrostichoides Pteridium aquilinum Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris palustris Graminoids AGROPYRON REPENS Andropogon virginicus Aristida purpurascens BROMUS INERMIS Carex blanda Carex brunnescens Carex comosa Carex gracillima Carex grayi Carex hirtifolia Carex lacustris Carex lurida Carex muhlenbergii Carex pensylvanica Carex stipata Cinna arundinacea DACTYLIS GLOMERATA Danthonia spicata Elymus virginicus Eragrostis pectinacea Eragrostis spectabilis Glyceria striata Hystrix patula Leersia virginica LOLIUM PERENNE Panicum clandestinum Common Name Ebony spleenwort Lady fern Grape fern Spinulose woodfern Field horsetail Horsetail Shining clubmoss Clubmoss Ostrich fern Sensitive fern Cinnamon fern Royal fern Christmas fern Bracken fern New York fern Marsh fern Quack grass Broomsedge Three-awned grass Smooth brome Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Sedge Wood reedgrass Orchard grass Poverty oat grass Virginia wildrye Love grass Purple love grass Fowl manna grass Bottlebrush grass White grass Perennial rye grass Panic grass WL1 x x x x WL2 x x x x x x x x x x x x x CC CW X 2 x x x 4 3 0 5 0 3 5 5 2 2 5 5 6 0 5 2 -2 0 -3 -1 3 -3 -3 -3 -5 5 3 -1 -4 4 8 1 5 6 4 3 5 6 5 7 4 1 7 4 4 0 3 4 5 5 3 3 1 5 5 0 -3 -4 3 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 -5 -3 3 5 -2 0 5 -5 5 -3 3 -3 UPL1 UPL2 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Panicum virgatum Phalaris arundinacea POA COMPRESSA POA PRATENSIS Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus pendulus Typha latifolia Switchgrass Reed canary grass Canada bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass Bulrush Bulrush Broad-leaved cattail Herbaceous Forbs Achillea millefolium Actaea pachypoda Agrimonia gryposepala Alisma plantago-aquatica ALLIARIA PETIOLATA Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia trifida Amphicarpaea bracteata Anaphalis margaritacea Anemone cylindrica Aquilegia canadensis Aralia nudicaulis ARCTIUM MINUS Arisaema triphyllum Asclepias incarnata Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Aster firmus Aster lanceolatus Aster lateriflorus Aster macrophyllus Aster puniceus Bidens cernuus Boehmeria cylindrica Caltha palustris CENTAUREA MACULOSA CERASTIUM GLOMERATUM Chelone glabra CICHORIUM INTYBUS Cicuta maculata Conopholis americana CONVALLARIA MAJALIS Conyza canadensis Cuscuta gronovii DAUCUS CAROTA DIANTHUS ARMERIA ECHINOPS SPHAEROCEPHALUS Yarrow White baneberry Tall agrimony Water plantain Garlic mustard Common ragweed Giant ragweed Hog-peanut Pearly everlasting Thimbleweed Wild columbine Wild sarsaparilla Burdock Jack-in-the-pulpit Swamp milkweed Common milkweed Butterfly-weed Smooth swamp aster Eastern lined aster Calico aster Big-leaved aster Swamp aster Nodding bur-marigold False nettle Marsh marigold Spotted knapweed Chickweed Turtlehead Chickory Poison hemlock Squawroot Lily-of-the-valley Horseweed Common dodder Queen Anne's lace Deptford pink Globe thistle x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x -1 3 2 1 -5 -5 -5 1 7 2 3 5 2 -5 0 3 -1 0 5 5 -2 3 5 -2 -5 5 5 -5 -3 -2 5 4 -5 -5 -5 5 5 -2 5 -5 5 0 1 -3 5 5 5 1 x x x x x x x x x 4 4 6 3 1 x x x x x x x x x x 0 0 5 3 6 5 5 5 6 1 5 4 2 2 4 3 5 7 5 4 10 5 0 3 - Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Epifagus virginiana Epilobium ciliatum Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium perfoliatum Euthamia graminifolia Fragaria vesca Fragaria virginiana Galium lanceolatum Galium pilosum Gentiana andrewsii Geranium maculatum Geum canadense Hepatica americana HYPERICUM PERFORATUM Hypericum punctatum Impatiens capensis Iris virginica Juncus effusus Lespedeza hirta Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Lycopus americanus Lycopus uniflorus LYSIMACHIHA NUMMULARIA LYTHRUM SALICARIA Maianthemum canadense Medeola virginiana Monarda punctata Monotropa uniflora NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE Oenothera biennis Oxalis fontana Oxypolis rigidior Phytolacca americana Pilea pumila Podophyllum peltatum Polygonatum biflorum Polygonum arifolium Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum virginianum Prenanthes alba PRUNELLA VULGARIS Pyrola asarifolia Ranunculus recurvatus RUMEX ACETOSELLA RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS Beech drops Willow-herb Joe-pye weed Boneset Grass-leaved goldenrod Woodland strawberry Wild strawberry Yellow wild licorice Hairy bedstraw Bottle gentian Wild geranium White arvens Round-lobed hepatica St. John's-wort Spotted St. John's-wort Spotted touch-me-not Southern blue flag Soft-stemmed rush Hairy bushclover Cardinal flower Great blue lobelia Common water horehound Northern bugleweed Moneywort Purple loosestrife Canada mayflower Indian cucumber root Horsemint Indian pipe Watercress Evening primrose Yellow wood-sorrel Cowbane Pokeweed Clearweed Mayapple Solomon-seal Tear-thumb Arrow-leaved tear-thumb Jumpseed White lettuce Lawn prunella Wintergreen Hooked crowfoot Sheep sorrel Bitter dock x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 10 3 4 4 3 2 2 4 6 5 4 2 6 4 2 5 3 7 2 4 2 5 4 10 4 5 2 0 6 2 5 3 4 7 5 4 5 9 5 - -5 3 -4 -4 -2 4 1 5 5 -3 3 -3 5 5 -1 -3 -5 -5 5 -5 -4 -5 2 -4 -5 0 5 5 3 -5 3 3 -5 -1 -3 3 3 -5 -5 0 3 0 -5 -3 0 -3 Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Rumex orbiculatus Sagittaria latifolia Sanicula gregaria SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS Saururus cernuus Scutellaria lateriflora Smilacina racemosa SOLANUM CAROLINENSE Solidago caesia Solidago canadensis Solidago flexicaulis Solidago gigantea Solidago nemoralis Solidago patula Solidago rugosa Sparganium eurycarpum Streptopus roseus Symplocarpus foetidus TARAXACUM OFFICINALE Thalictrum dioicum Urtica dioica VERBASCUM THAPSIS VICIA VILLOSA Great water dock Common arrowhead Black snakeroot Bouncing bet Lizard's tail Mad dog skullcap False Solomon's seal Horse nettle Blue-stemmed goldenrod Canada goldenrod Broad leaved goldenrod Late goldenrod Old-field goldenrod Swamp goldenrod Rough-leaved goldenrod Common bur-reed Rose twisted Stalk Skunk cabbage Dandelion Early meadow rue Stinging nettle Common mullein Hairy vetch Woody ACER NEGUNDO Acer rubrum Acer saccharum Alnus rugosa Amelanchier laevis Aronia prunifolia BERBERIS THUNBERGII Betula alleghaniensis Betula papyrifa CAMPSIS RADICANS Carpinus caroliniana Carya ovata Castanea dentata Cephalanthus occidentalis Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila umbellata Clematis virginiana Cornus canadensis Cornus florida Cornus foemina Cornus stolonifera Boxelder Red maple Sugar maple Speckled alder Smooth shadbrush Black chokeberry Japanese barberry Yellow birch Paper birch Trumpet flower Hornbeam Shagbark hickory American chestnut Buttonbush Spotted wintergreen Pipsissewa Virgin's bower Bunchberry Flowering dogwood Gray dogwood Red-stemmed dogwood x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 9 1 2 9 5 5 7 1 6 3 2 6 3 5 5 6 6 1 - -5 -5 -1 3 -5 -5 3 4 3 3 3 -3 5 -5 -1 -5 0 -5 3 2 -1 5 5 1 5 5 4 5 7 2 6 5 9 7 8 8 4 6 8 1 2 -2 0 3 -5 5 -3 4 0 2 0 0 3 5 -5 5 5 0 0 4 -2 -3 Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Crataegus pedicillata ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA EUONYMUS FORTUNEI Euonymus obovata Fagus grandifolia Fraxinus americana Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus pennsylvanica Gaultheria procumbens Hamamelis virginiana Ilex verticillata Juglans nigra Juniperus virginiana Lindera benzoin LONICERA sp. Mitchella repens Ostrya virginiana Parthenocissus quinquefolia Pinus strobus PINUS SYLVESTRIS Populus grandidentata Populus tremuloides Prunus serotina Prunus virginiana Quercus alba Quercus palustris Quercus rubra Quercus velutina Rhus copallina Rhus typhina Ribes cynosbati Ribes sp. Rosa carolina ROSA MULTIFLORA Rosa palustris Rubus allegheniensis Rubus flagellaris Rubus occidentalis Salix nigra Sambucus canadensis Sassafras albidum Smilax rotundifolia Smilax sp. Sorbus decora Taxus canadensis Toxicodendron radicans Hawthorn Autumn olive Wintercreeper Running strawberry bush American beech White ash Black ash Green ash Wintergreen Witch hazel Michigan holly Black walnut Red-cedar Spicebush Honeysuckle Partridge berry Musclewood Virginia creeper White pine Scotch pine Big-toothed poplar Quaking aspen Wild black cherry Chokecherry White oak Pin oak Red oak Black oak Winged sumac Staghorn sumac Prickly gooseberry x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 4 5 6 5 6 2 5 5 5 5 3 7 5 3 5 5 3 3 -4 -3 3 3 -4 3 3 -2 5 5 5 3 4 1 2 2 5 8 5 6 3 2 4 2 4 1 3 5 3 0 3 1 3 -3 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 1 1 1 5 3 5 6 4 3 -5 2 4 5 -5 -2 3 0 4 5 2 3 3 -1 x Carolina rose Multiflora rose Swamp rose Common blackberry Northern dewberry Black raspberry Black willow Common elder Sassafras Common greenbrier Greenbrier Mountain ash Canada yew Poison ivy x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Appendix A: Land Conservancy of West Michigan Minnie Skwarek Preserve Species List Tsuga canadensis Ulmus americana Viburnum acerfolium Viburnum opulus Vitis riparia Eastern hemlock American elm Maple-leaved viburnum High-bush cranberry Riverbank grape Total # Species = 227 Native Species = 192 Non-native Species = 35 Native:Non-native ratio = 5.5:1 Σcc = 793 FQI = 57.74 x x x x x x x x x x 5 1 6 5 3 3 -2 5 -3 -2
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