Plants of the Borough of Roosevelt
Monmouth County N.J.
History:
1936 -- Roosevelt was established as a utopian experiment of the New Deal era. (The whole Borough makes up the Jersey Homesteads National and State Historic District.)
2000 (December 19) -- former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman spoke at the signing of a New Jersey Farmland Preservation Appropriations Bill in the Roosevelt Public School. (The bill completed appropriation of state funding for completion of the Fund for Roosevelt's first 240 acre preservation project.) http://njcc.com/~ret/ffr/fund.html
at present -- it is a town of about 340 homes and less than 1,000 people.
PLANT LIST:
Karl Anderson and Linda Kelly
Plants of the Borough of Roosevelt, Monmouth County N.J.
Ferns and Fern Allies
Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort Family
Asplenium platyneuron - Ebony spleenwort
Blechnaceae - Chain Fern Family
Woodwardia areolata B Netted chain fern
Dennstaedtiaceae - Hay-scented Fern Family
Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Hay-scented fern
Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken
Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family
Athyrium filix-femina - Lady fern
Deparia achrostichoides B Silvery glade fern
Dryopteris carthusiana - Spinulose wood fern
Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive fern
Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas fern
Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family
Equisetum arvense B Field horsetail
Lycopodiaceae - Clubmoss Family
Diphasiastrum digitatum - Southern ground-cedar
Huperzia lucidula - Shining clubmoss
Lycopodium obscurum - Tree clubmoss
Ophioglossaceae - Adder=s-tongue Fern Family
Botrychium dissectum - Cut-leaved grape fern
Botrychium oneidense - Blunt-lobed grape fern
Botrychium virginianum - Rattlesnake fern
Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family
Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon fern
Osmunda claytoniana - Interrupted fern
Osmunda regalis B Royal fern
Polypodiaceae - Polypody Family
Polypodium virginianum - Common polypody
Thelypteridaceae - Marsh Fern Family
Thelypteris noveboracensis - New York fern
Thelypteris palustris B Marsh fern
Thelypteris simulata - Massachusetts fern
Conifers
Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
Juniperus virginiana - Red cedar
Pinaceae - Pine Family
Picea abies B Norway spruce *
Pinus rigida B Pitch pine
Pinus sylvestris B Scotch pine *
Flowering Plants
Aceraceae - Maple Family
Acer negundo - Box elder
Acer platanoides - Norway maple *
Acer rubrum - Red maple
Agavaceae - Agave Family
Yucca filamentosa B Adam=s needle
Alismataceae - Water Plantain Family
Sagittaria latifolia B Broad-leaved arrowhead
Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family
Amaranthus retroflexus - Green amaranth *
Anacardiaceae - Cashew Family
Rhus copallinum - Winged sumac
Rhus glabra - Smooth sumac
Toxicodendron radicans - Poison ivy
Apiaceae - Parsley Family
Daucus carota B Wild carrot *
Cicuta maculata - Water hemlock
Sanicula gregaria - Clustered snakeroot
Apocynaceae - Dogbane Family
Apocynum cannabinum - Dogbane
Vinca minor B Common periwinkle *
Aquifoliaceae - Holly Family
Ilex opaca - American holly
Ilex verticillata - Winterberry
Araceae - Arum Family
Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-pulpit
Symplocarpus foetidus - Skunk cabbage
Araliaceae - Ginseng Family
Aralia nudicaulis - Wild sarsaparilla
Panax trifolium B Dwarf ginseng
Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Family
Asclepias syriaca B Common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa B Butterfly weed
Asteraceae - Aster Family
Achillea millefolium B Yarrow *
Ambrosia artemisiifolia B Common ragweed
Ambrosia trifida - Great ragweed
Antennaria neglecta - Field pussytoes
Arctium minus B Common burdock *
Artemisia annua - Annual wormwood *
Artemisia vulgaris - Mugwort *
Aster divaricatus - White wood aster
Aster dumosus - Bushy aster
Aster lateriflorus - Calico aster
Aster pilosus - Heath aster
Aster puniceus - Purple-stemmed aster
Aster racemosus - Small white aster
Bidens aristosa B Tickseed sunflower
Bidens bipinnata - Spanish needles
Bidens connata - Purple-stemmed beggar ticks
Bidens coronata - Northern tickseed sunflower
Centaurea jacea B Brown knapweed *
Cichorium intybus - Chicory *
Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle *
Cirsium discolor B Field thistle
Cirsium vulgare - Bull thistle *
Erechtites hieracifolia - Pilewort
Erigeron annuus B Daisy fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus B Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron strigosus B Lesser daisy fleabane
Eupatorium dubium B Eastern Joe-pye weed
Eupatorium maculatum B Spotted Joe-pye weed
Eupatorium rugosum - White snakeroot
Euthamia graminifolia - Grass-leaved goldenrod
Galinsoga parviflora - Small-flowered galinsoga *
Hieracium caespitosum - King devil *
Hieracium flagellare B Large mouse-ear hawkweed *
Hieracium pilosella - Mouse-ear hawkweed *
Hieracium piloselloides - Glaucous king devil *
Hypochoeris radicata - Cat=s-ear *
Lactuca biennis - Tall blue lettuce
Lactuca canadensis - Wild lettuce
Lactuca serriola - Prickly lettuce *
Mikania scandens - Climbing hempweed
Prenanthes alba - White rattlesnake-root
Rudbeckia hirta B Black-eyed susan
Senecio aureus - Golden ragwort
Solidago canadensis var. scabra - Tall goldenrod
Solidago juncea - Early goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis B Gray goldenrod
Solidago rugosa B Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Taraxacum laevigatum - Red-seeded dandelion *
Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion *
Vernonia noveboracensis - New York ironweed
Xanthium strumarium - Common clotbur
Balsaminaceae - Touch-me-not Family
Impatiens capensis B Spotted touch-me-not
Berberidaceae - Barberry Family
Berberis thunbergii B Japanese barberry *
Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple
Betulaceae - Birch Family
Alnus serrulata - Smooth alder
Betula lenta - Black birch
Betula populifolia - Gray birch
Carpinus caroliniana - Ironwood
Corylus americana - American hazel
Ostrya virginiana B Hop hornbeam
Bignoniaceae - Trumpet Creeper Family
Campsis radicans B Trumpet creeper
Catalpa bignonioides - Common catalpa
Boraginaceae - Borage Family
Mertensia virginica B Virginia bluebells
Brassicaceae - Mustard Family
Alliaria petiolata - Garlic mustard *
Barbarea vulgaris - Winter cress *
Cardamine pensylvanica - Pennsylvania bitter cress
Cardamine hirsuta - Hairy bitter cress *
Lepidium campestre - Cow cress *
Lepidium virginicum - Pepper grass
Sisymbrium officinale - Hedge mustard *
Caesalpiniaceae - Caesalpinia Family
Gleditsia triacanthos B Honey locust
Campanulaceae - Bellflower Family
Lobelia cardinalis B Cardinal flower
Lobelia inflata - Indian tobacco
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle *
Lonicera morrowii - Morrow honeysuckle *
Sambucus canadensis - Common elder
Viburnum acerifolium - Maple-leaved viburnum
Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood
Viburnum prunifolium - Black haw
Weigela florida - Weigela *
Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family
Cerastium vulgatum - Mouse-ear chickweed *
Dianthus armeria - Deptford pink *
Silene latifolia - White campion *
Stellaria graminea - Common stitchwort
Stellaria media - Common chickweed *
Celastraceae - Staff Tree Family
Celastrus orbiculatus - Asiatic bittersweet *
Euonymus americanus - Strawberry bush *
Euonymus europaeus - European spindle-tree *
Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot Family
Chenopodium album - Lamb=s quarters *
Clethraceae - White Alder Family
Clethra alnifolia - Sweet pepperbush
Clusiaceae - Saint John=s-wort Family
Hypericum perforatum - Common Saint John=s-wort *
Commelinaceae - Spiderwort Family
Commelina communis - Asiatic dayflower *
Convolvulaceae - Morning Glory Family
Ipomoea hederacea - Ivy-leaved morning glory *
Ipomoea lacunosa - Small white morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea - Common morning glory *
Cornaceae - Dogwood Family
Cornus amomum B Silky dogwood
Cornus florida - Flowering dogwood
Nyssa sylvatica - Sour gum
Cuscutacaeae - Dodder Family
Cuscuta sp. - Dodder
Cyperaceae - Sedge Family
Carex albicans var. emmonsii - Emmons= sedge
Carex amphibola - narrow-leaved sedge
Carex brevior - Short sedge
Carex crinita - Fringed sedge
Carex debilis - White-edged sedge
Carex granularis - Meadow sedge
Carex intumescens - Bladder sedge
Carex lurida - Sallow sedge
Carex muhlenbergii - Muhlenberg=s sedge
Carex nigromarginata - Black-edged sedge
Carex radiata - Stellate sedge
Carex seorsa - Weak stellate sedge
Carex stipata - Awl-fruited sedge
Carex straminea - Straw sedge
Carex stricta - Tussock sedge
Carex swanii - Swan=s sedge
Carex vulpinoidea var. ambigua - Yellow-fruited sedge
Cyperus esculentus - Yellow nutsedge
Cyperus grayi - Gray=s cyperus
Cyperus strigosus - Straw-colored cyperus
Scirpus cyperinus - Wool-grass
Dioscoreaceae - Yam Family
Dioscorea villosa - Common wild yam
Ebenaceae - Ebony Family
Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon
Elaeagnaceae - Oleaster Family
Elaeagnus angustifolia B Russian olive *
Elaeagnus umbellata - Autumn olive *
Ericaceae - Heath Family
Eubotrys racemosa - Fetterbush
Gaylussacia baccata - Black huckleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa - Dangleberry
Lyonia ligustrina - Maleberry
Lyonia mariana - Staggerbush
Rhododendron periclymenoides - Pinxter flower
Rhododendron viscosum B Swamp azalea
Vaccinium corymbosum B Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum - Early Lowbush blueberry
Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family
Acalypha rhomboidea - Three-seeded mercury
Euphorbia cyparissias B Cypress spurge *
Euphorbia maculata - Milk purslane
Fabaceae - Legume Family
Amphicarpa bracteata - Hog peanut
Apios americana - Groundnut
Coronilla varia - Crown vetch *
Desmodium glabellum - Dillen=s tick-trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum - Panicled tick-trefoil
Lespedeza capitata - Round-headed bush-clover
Lespedeza striata - Japanese bush-clover *
Medicago lupulina - Black medick *
Melilotus alba B White sweet clover *
Melilotus officinalis - Yellow sweet clover *
Robinia pseudoacacia - Black locust
Trifolium hybridum - Alsike clover *
Trifolium pratense B Red clover *
Trifolium repens - White clover *
Vicia angustifolia - Narrow-leaved vetch *
Vicia cracca B Cow Vetch *
Vicia tetrasperma - Slender vetch *
Wisteria sp. - Wisteria *
Fagaceae - Beech Family
Fagus grandifolia - American beech
Quercus alba - White oak
Quercus bicolor B Swamp white oak
Quercus marilandica B Blackjack oak
Quercus palustris - Pin oak
Quercus prinus - Chestnut oak
Quercus rubra B Red oak
Quercus velutina - Black oak
Geraniaceae - Geranium Family
Geranium carolinianum - Carolina cranesbill
Geranium maculatum - Wild geranium
Hamamelidaceae - Witch Hazel Family
Hamamelis virginiana - Witch hazel
Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet gum
Iridacaeae - Iris Family
Iris versicolor B Northern blue flag
Sisyrinchium angustifolium B Stout blue-eyed grass
Juglandaceae - Walnut Family
Carya cordiformis B Bitternut hickory
Carya glabra - Pignut hickory
Carya ovata - Shagbark hickory
Carya tomentosa - Mockernut hickory
Juglans nigra - Black walnut
Juncaceae - Rush Family
Juncus effusus B Soft rush
Juncus tenuis B Path rush
Luzula multiflora - Many-flowered Wood-rush
Lamiaceae - Mint Family
Ajuga reptans B Bugle *
Galeopsis tetrahit - Hemp nettle *
Glechoma hederacea B Gill over the ground *
Lamium purpureum B Purple dead nettle *
Lycopus uniflorus - Northern water-horehound
Lycopus virginicus - Virginia water-horehound
Prunella vulgaris - Self-heal
Lauraceae - Laurel Family
Lindera benzoin - Spicebush
Sassafras albidum - Sassafras
Lemnaceae - Duckweed Family
Lemna minor B Lesser duckweed
Liliaceae - Lily Family
Allium tricoccum B Wild leek
Allium vineale - Field garlic *
Asparagus officinalis - Asparagus *
Convallaria majalis B Lily of the valley *
Erythronium americanum - Trout lily
Hemerocallis fulva B Tawny day lily *
Lilium superbum - Turk=s-cap lily
Maianthemum canadense - Canada mayflower
Medeola virginiana - Indian cucumber-root
Muscari botryoides B Grape hyacinth *
Narcissus sp. B Daffodil *
Polygonatum biflorum - Solomon=s seal
Smilacina racemosa - False Solomon=s seal
Uvularia sessilifolia - Wild oats
Veratrum viride - White hellebore
Magnoliaceae - Magnolia Family
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip tree
Magnolia virginiana - Sweet bay
Malvaceae - Mallow Family
Sida spinosa - Prickly sida *
Mimosaceae - Mimosa Family
Albizia julibrissin - Mimosa *
Molluginaceae - Carpetweed family
Mollugo verticillata - Carpetweed *
Monotropaceae - Indian Pipe Family
Monotropa uniflora B Indian pipe
Moraceae - Mulberry Family
Morus alba - White Mulberry *
Nymphaeaceae - Water Lily Family
Nuphar variegata B Bullhead lily
Oleaceae - Olive Family
Forsythia sp. - Forsythia *
Fraxinus americana - White ash
Ligustrum obtusifolium - Japanese privet *
Syringa vulgaris B Common lilac *
Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family
Circaea lutetiana - Enchanter=s nightshade
Epilobium coloratum - Purple-leaved willow-herb
Ludwigia alternifolia - Seedbox
Oenothera biennis - Evening primrose
Oenothera laciniata - Cut-leaved evening primrose
Orchidaceae - Orchid Family
Cypripedium acaule - Stemless Lady-slipper
Goodyera pubescens - Downy rattlesnake-plantain
Tipularia discolor - Cranefly orchid
Oxalidacaeae - Wood Sorrel Family
Oxalis corniculata - Creeping yellow wood sorrel *
Oxalis dillenii - Yellow wood sorrel
Phytolaccaceae - Pokeweed Family
Phytolacca americana - Pokeweed
Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family
Plantago lanceolata - English plantain *
Plantago major - Common plantain *
Plantago virginica -Dwarf plantain
Platanaceae - Plane Tree Family
Platanus occidentalis - Sycamore
Poaceae - Grass Family
Agrostis capillaris - Rhode Island bent-grass *
Agrostis gigantea - Red-top *
Andropogon virginicus - Broomsedge
Anthoxanthum odoratum - Sweet Vernal grass *
Bromus inermis - Hungarian brome *
Bromus japonicus - Japanese brome *
Bromus racemosus - Upright brome *
Bromus sterilis - Barren brome *
Bromus tectorum - Downy chess *
Cinna arundinacea - Common wood-reed
Dactylis glomerata - Orchard grass *
Danthonia spicata - Common wild-oat grass
Deschampsia flexuosa - Common hair-grass
Digitaria sanguinalis B Large crabgrass *
Echinochloa crus-galli - Barnyard grass *
Eleusine indica - Goose grass *
Elymus virginicus B Virginia wild rye
Elytrigia repens - Quack-grass *
Eragrostis curvula - Weeping love-grass *
Eragrostis pectinacea - Carolina love-grass
Festuca elatior - Tall fescue *
Festuca pratensis - Meadow fescue *
Festuca subverticillata - Nodding fescue
Glyceria canadensis - Rattlesnake manna-grass
Glyceria striata - Fowl manna-grass
Holcus lanatus - Velvet grass *
Leersia oryzoides - Rice cut-grass
Leersia virginica - White grass
Leptoloma cognatum BFall witch-grass
Microstegium vimineum - Stilt-grass *
Muhlenbergia schreberi - Nimble-will
Panicum capillare B Witch grass
Panicum clandestinum B Deertongue grass
Panicum dichotomum - Forked panic-grass
Panicum dichotomiflorum - Spreading panic-grass
Panicum scoparium - Velvety panic-grass
Panicum sphaerocarpon - Round-fruited panic grass
Panicum villossissimum - White-haired panic grass
Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass
Paspalum setaceum - Slender paspalum
Phleum pratense - Timothy *
Phragmites australis B Common reed
Poa annua - Annual bluegrass *
Poa compressa - Canada bluegrass *
Poa pratensis - Kentucky bluegrass *
Poa trivialis - Rough bluegrass *
Setaria faberi B Nodding foxtail *
Setaria glauca B Yellow foxtail *
Tridens flavus - Purpletop
Triticum aestivum - Wheat *
Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family
Phlox paniculata - Garden phlox
Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family
Polygonum arifolium - Halberd-leaved tearthumb
Polygonum aviculare - Common knotweed
Polygonum cespitosum - Cespitose knotweed *
Polygonum cuspidatum - Japanese knotweed *
Polygonum pennsylvanicum B Pennsylvania smartweed
Polygonum persicaria - Lady=s-thumb *
Polygonum punctatum - Dotted smartweed
Polygonum sagittatum - Arrow-leaved tearthumb
Polygonum virginianum - Jumpseed
Rumex acetosella - Sheep sorrel *
Rumex crispus - Curled dock *
Rumex obtusifolius - Broad-leaved dock *
Portulacaeae - Purslane Family
Claytonia virginica - Spring beauty
Portulaca oleraceae - Purslane *
Primulaceae - Primrose Family
Anagallis arvensis B Scarlet pimpernel *
Lysimachia quadrifolia - Whorled loosestrife
Pyrolaceae - Shinleaf Family
Chimaphila maculata - Spotted wintergreen
Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
Actaea alba - White baneberry
Anemone quinquefolia - Wood anemone
Clematis virginiana - Virgin=s-bower
Ranunculus abortivus - Kidney-leaf buttercup
Ranunculus bulbosus - Bulbous buttercup *
Ranunculus recurvatus - Hooked crowfoot
Ranunculus repens - Creeping buttercup *
Thalictrum pubescens - Tall meadow-rue
Rosaceae - Rose Family
Amelanchier arborea B Shadbush
Amelanchier canadensis - Oblongleaf juneberry
Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Duchesnea indica B Indian strawberry *
Fragaria virginiana B Wild strawberry
Geum canadense - White avens
Potentilla canadensis - Dwarf cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex B Common cinquefoil
Prunus serotina - Black cherry
Pyrus malus B Apple *
Rosa multiflora - Multiflora rose *
Rosa palustris B Swamp rose
Rubus alleghaniensis - Allegheny blackberry
Rubus hispidus - Swamp dewberry
Rubus occidentalis - Black raspberry
Spiraea alba var. latifolia - Meadowsweet
Spiraea tomentosa - Steeplebush
Rubiaceae - Madder Family
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush
Galium aparine - Cleavers
Galium circaezens - Wild licorice
Galium obtusum - Blunt bedstraw
Mitchella repens - Partridgeberry
Salicaceae - Willow Family
Populus grandidentata - Big-toothed aspen
Salix babylonica B Weeping willow *
Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family
Linaria vulgaris - Butter and eggs *
Verbascum blattaria - Moth mullein *
Verbascum thapsus - Common mullein *
Veronica arvensis - Corn speedwell *
Veronica hederaefolia - Ivy-leaved speedwell *
Veronica peregrina - Purslane speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia - Thyme-leaved speedwell *
Simarubaceae - Quassia Family
Ailanthus altissima - Tree of Heaven *
Smilacaceae - Greenbrier Family
Smilax glauca - Glaucous greenbrier
Smilax pseudochina - Halberd-leaved greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia - Round-leaved greenbrier
Solanaceae - Nightshade Family
Datura stramonium - Jimson weed *
Physalis longifolia - Smooth ground cherry
Solanum carolinense - Horse nettle
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade *
Sparganiaceae - Bur-reed Family
Sparganium androcladum - Branching bur-reed
Tiliaceae - Linden Family
Tilia americana - Basswood
Ulmaceae - Elm Family
Ulmus americana B American elm
Ulmus pumila B Siberian elm *
Urticaceae - Nettle Family
Boehmeria cylindrica - False nettle
Valerianaceae - Valerian Family
Valerianella locusta - European corn-salad *
Verbenaceae - Vervain Family
Verbena urticifolia B White vervain
Violaceae - Violet Family
Viola palmata - Wood violet
Viola pedata - Birdfoot violet
Viola sororia - Dooryard violet
Viola primulifolia B Primrose-leaved violet
Vitaceae - Grape Family
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper
Vitis aestivalis - Summer grape
Vitis labrusca - Fox grape
Notes:
Species in italics are shown on 1999 list but have not been relocated in 2000; species in Roman letters are shown on 1999 list and have been relocated in 2000; species in underlined Roman letters have been added to the list in 2000.
Nomenclature is generally per Gleason & Cronquist, Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada - Second Edition (New York Botanical Garden, 1991), except for the ferns and fern allies which is per the Flora of North America, Vol. 2 (1993).
Species marked with * are alien, having been introduced into New Jersey from someplace other than the remaining continental United States or Canada.
Site visits in 2000 were on March 31, April 24, April 27, May 4, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 14, August 6, and September 30, by Karl Anderson and/or Linda Kelly.