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About fifty people joined Elizabeth Thompson for a casual walk along the trails of the park Mills Riverside Park on Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon. Jericho Underhill Land Trust hosted the guided walk. We explored the many plants that brighten the
landscape and provide fall color. We enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the natural world around us.
Liz is the Director of Conservation Science
for the Vermont Land Trust and co-author of Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont (2nd edition release date 11/11/2019). Liz also helped start Vermont's
Natural Heritage program that protects fragile natural areas. In addition, Liz
also teaches field botany and plant ecology at the University of Vermont.
A botanical
ramble through Mills Riverside Park
With Guide: Elizabeth Thompson
September 7,
2019.
Shoes were optional.
Plants are
listed in more or less the order encountered
*non-native.
List provided by Elizabeth Thompson
Spotted
touch-me-not; jewelweed Impatiens capensis Balsaminaceae
Fall
dandelion* Leontodon autumnalis Asteraceae
Lamb’s
quarters* Chenopodium album Chenopodiaceae
Burdock* Arctium minus Asteraceae
Thank goes to Liz for leading the walk, identifying plants, and providing history, and plant characteristics. Thank You to Jericho Underhill Land Trusts and its volunteers for hosting the walk. Thanks also to others (including Laurie DiCesare - Naturalist, in green shirt) who added information - including known medicinal properties - about specific plants.
Cow
vetch* Vicia cracca Fabacceae
Purple-stemmed
aster Symphyotrichum puniceum Asteraceae
Tall
goldenrod Solidago giganteum Asteraceae
Panicled
aster Symphyotrichym lanceolatum Asteraceaa
Rough-stemmed
goldenrod Solidago rugosa Asteraceae
Meadowsweet Spiraea alba Rosaceae
Ragweed* Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae
Hemp-nettle* Galeopsis tetrahit Lamiaceae
Calico
aster Symphiotrichum lateriflorum Asteraceae
Canada
avens Geum canadense Rosaceae
White
wood aster Eurybia divaricata Asteraceae
Grass-leaved
goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia Asteraceae
Red
clover* Trifolium pretense Fabaceae
Silverrod Solidago bicolor Asteraceae
Gray
goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Asteraceae
Daisy
fleabane Erigeron annuus Asteraceae
Flat-topped
aster Doellingeria umbellata Asteraceae
Black-eyed
susan Rudbeckia hirta Asteraceae
Common
yellow woodsorrel Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae
Staghorn
sumac Rhus typhina Anacardiaceae
Male and female sumac. Female have the red fruit.
Path
rush Juncus tenuis Juncaceae
False
solomon’s seal Maianthemum racemosum Asparagaceae
Tall
meadow-rue Thalictrum pubescens Ranunculaceae
Rough
hawkweed Hieracium scabrum Asteraceae
Beaked
hazelnut Corylus cornuta Betulaceae
Tall
blue lettuce Lactuca biennis Asteraceae
Arrowleaved
tearthumb Persicaria sagittata Polygonaceae
Water-pepper Persicaria hyhropiper Polygonaceae
Bernie tasted a leaf from the Water-pepper. Slightly peppery at first. Spicy after a bit, then very spicy on the tongue!
Green
bulrush Scirpus atrovirens Cyperaceae
Nodding
sedge Carex gynandra Cyperaceae
Royal
fern Osmunda regalis Osmundaceae
Selfheal,
heal-all Prunella vulgaris Lamiaceae
Common
dewberry Rubus flagellaris Rosaceae
Whorled
wood aster Oclemena acuminate Asteraceae
Common
plantain* Plantago major Plantaginaceae
Red
raspberry Rubus ideaus Rosaceae
Black
raspberry Rubus occidentalis Rosaceae
Virgin’s
bower Clematis virginiana Ranunculaceae
Wild
cucumber Echinocystis lobata Cucurbitaceae
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa Rosaceae
Curly
dock* Rumex crispus Polygonaaceae
New
England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asteraceae
Queen
Anne’s lace* Daucus carota Apiaceae
Riverbank
grape Vitis riparia Vitaceae
False
baby’s breath* Galium mollugo Rubiaceae
Brown
knapweed Centaurea jacea Asteraceae
Joe pye
weed Eutrochium maculatum Asteraceae
Tall
agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala Rosaceae
Japanese
knotweed* Fallopia japonica Polygonaceae
Cinnamon
willow-herb Epilobium coloratum Onagraceae
Silky
dogwood Cornus amomum Cornaceae
Evening
primrose Oenothera biennis Onagraceae
Narrowleaf
plantain* Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae
Fringed
loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata Primulaceae
Common
mullein* Verbascum thapsus Scrophulariaceae
Added later (and I may have missed some: Gavin, did you note others?):
Canada
mayflower Maianthemum canadense Liliaceae
Red
baneberry Actaea rubra Ranunculaceae
Blue
cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides Berberidaceae
Tatarian
honeysuckle* Lonicera tatarica Caprifoliaceae
Japanese
barberry* Berberis thunbergii Berberidaceae
Indian
tobacco Lobelia inflate Campanulaceae
Common
milkweed Asclepias syriaca Ascepiadaceae
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
(Bernie added Yarrow to the list) Maybe a first-aid treatment (Dried leaves) for minor bleeding.
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