WWNC Plant List
A Partial List of Flowers Found in White’s Woods ~ 1997
Asters, White wood (A.schreberi) Fleabane, daisy (Erigeron annuus)
Bedstraw (Galium aparine) Garlic mustard (alliaria officinalis)
Bellwort (Uvularia) Gill-over-the-ground (Glechoma hederaceae)
Bergamot (Monarda) or other wild mints Ground Pine (Lycopodium clavatum)
Black Cohosh, Snake Root, Bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosataxacum) Hawkweed (Hieracium)
Burdock (Arctium) Horse Balm, Richweed, Stoneroot (Collinsoni canadensis)
Buttercup-Kidney Shaped (Ranunculus abortivus) Indian Pipes, Corpse Plant (Monotropa uniflora)
Canada May Flower (Maianthemum canadense) Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana)
Catbrier (Smilax) Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema)
Chickweed (Stellana) Jewelweed (Impatiens)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Lady’s thumb (Polygonum persicaria)
Clintonia, Blue Bead Lily (Clintonia borealis) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Cover (Trifolium) Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus)
Coltsfood (Tussilago farfara) Pa Bittercress (Cardamine pennsylvaniai)
Cress, early winter (Barbarea vulgaris) Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) Phlox, Wild blue (Phlox divancata)
Dandelion (Taraxacum) Pink Lady’s Slpper, Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule)
Dock (Rumex patientia) Plantain (Plantago)
Dogwood, Flowering (Cornus florida) Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Queen Ann’s Lace (Daucus carota)
Fairy Bells, Yellow Mandarin (Disporum lanuginosum) Rattlesnake weed (Hieracium venosum)
False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina) Rue Anemone (Anemonella thaliciroides)
Ferns, New York (Thelypteris noveboracensis) Rue,Tall Meadow (Thalictrum polygamous)
Fern, Sensitive, (Onoclea sensibilis) Sheep’s Sorrel (Rumes acetosella)
Fire Pinks (Silene virginica) Stunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Fleabane, common (Engeron philadelphicus) Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum)
Speedwell (Veronica) Trout Lilly (Erythronium americanum)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Violets (Viola) (blue, yellow, white)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) White Avens (Geum canadense)
Staghorn Sumac ((Rhus typhina) Wild Geranium (Geranium)
Spring Beauty (Claytonia) Wild Yam Root (Dioscorea villosa)
Star of Bethleham (Ornithogalum umbellatum) Wild Sarsparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Wild Licorice (Galium ciraezans)
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza) Wintergreen Striped/Spotted
Squaw Root (Conopholis americana) Yarrow (Achillea)
Toothwort (Dentaria diphylla) Yellow Whorled Loosestrife
(Lysimachia quadrifolia)
A FEW OF THE BOOKS I USE FOR IDENTIFICATION, REFERENCES, AND RESEARCH:
Identification:
A Field Guide to Wildflowers – by Peterson & McKenny
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide – by L. Newcomb
The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers – A.A. Knopf, Inc.
References:
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs – Rodale Press
Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide – by Eias & Dykemem, Sterling Co.
Edible Wild Plants of PA and Neighboring States – by Medue & Medue, Penn State University Press
Volunteer Vegetable Sampler – by Peter Gail, Goosefoot Acres Press, P.O. Box 18016, Cleveland, Ohio
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants – Steve Brill, Hearst Books
A Guide to Medicinal Plants-Krochmal Stalking the Good Life – E. Gibbons
Magic and Medicine of Plants – Readers Digest A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants- L. Peterson
Stalking the Wild Asparagus – by E. Gibbons Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants – B. Angier
Stalking the Healthful Herbs – by E. Gibbons Growing & Propagating Wild Flowers -H. Phillips
The Herb Book – by Boxer & Back
CAUTIONS
Know your plants, NEVER use or ingest something you are not 100% sure of. It is important to know which parts of a plant are edible/usable and which are not. Sometimes a plant can be both! Be certain what plant parts are to be harvested and their proper season. A plant can be edible or medicinal if prepared one way, poisonous if prepared another. Animals are NOT reliable indicators of edibility. You will often find nibbles on poisonous mushrooms. Be careful not to deplete the plant you are gathering, do not gather without permission. Research about plants from many sources, do not rely on just one source for your information.
5/97 C. Rogers