GREENWOOD FOREST WMA
Ocean County, NJ

(For maps see: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm)

Geology:

The headwaters of Cedar Creek are found in the Greenwood Forest WMA west of Bamber.  The Cedar Creek watershed connects the state Greenwood Forest WMA to the Lebanon State Forest. (Miller 2000:373, 600)

History:

General John Lacey and his partners jointly owned 1,000 acres of the Greenwood Forest Tract. (Miller 2000:167)

1977  --  the New Jersey Wild Scenic Rivers Act instituted; Cedar Creek nominated to be preserved; ad-hoc committee formed to prevent development in the area;

Habitats:

upland pine-oak forest; fields; lowlands contain pitch pine forest and Atlantic white cedar bogs; three small lakes and wetlands.

Services:

hiking, wildlife-watching and a boardwalk trail at Webb's Mill Bog on CR 539

Chamberlain Branch, Lacey Township, Pine Barrens of Ocean Co., N.J. Torrey Botanical Society & New Jersey Audubon Society trip. With Karl Anderson (leader).

Nomenclature follows Gleason & Cronquist (1991). Common names from various sources.
Some Kartesz equivalents given for clarification. Source: USDA NRCS PLANTS Database.
var. ... = unspecified variety. (Vars. listed in Gleason & Cronquist do not match Kartesz's interpretation.)
F Flowering specimen(s) found. [C.] Cultivated.
Fr Fruiting specimen(s) found. [E.] Escaped from cultivation.

Chamberlain Branch, Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area
List compiled by Dr. William F. Standaert.

Additions by Linda Kelly on an additional field trip of the area.

Trees:
Acer rubrum (red maple) some
Betula populifolia (gray birch) few
Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar) some
Juglans nigra [C./E.] (black walnut) 1
Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay magnolia) 1
Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica (tupelo) 1
Pinus rigida (pitch pine) common
Robinia pseudoacacia [C./E.] (black locust) some
Sassafras albidum (sassafras) 1

Shrubs:
Alnus serrulata (smooth alder) few
Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)
Chamaedaphne calyculata (leatherleaf) few
Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush) few *
Comptonia peregrina (sweet-fern) some
Epigaea repens (trailing arbutus) 2 patches
Eubotrys racemosa (fetterbush) few
Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry) some
Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry)
Gaylussacia frondosa (dangleberry) common
Hudsonia ericoides (golden heather)
Hypericum stragulum (St. Andrew's cross) some, 1 site
Ilex glabra (inkberry) few
Kalmia angustifolia var. angustifolia (sheep laurel) few
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) few
Lyonia ligustrina (maleberry) 1
Lyonia mariana (stagger bush)
Mitchella repens (partridgeberry)
Myrica pensylvanica (bayberry)
Quercus ilicifolia (scrub oak) common
Rhododendron viscosum (swamp azalea) few 7/07/01
Rubus hispidus (swamp dewberr)y few
Toxicodendron vernix (poison sumac) 3
Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry) some, wet sites
Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) some 7/07/01
Vaccinium pallidum (early lowbush blueberry) few

Vines:
Cuscuta sp. (dodder)
Smilax laurifolia (laurel-leaved greenbrier) 1
Smilax rotundifolia (common greenbrier) few
Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans (poison ivy) 1
Vitis labrusca (fox grape) 1 patch

Herbs:
Achillea millefolium ssp. lanulosa (yarrow) 2
Apocynum sp. (dogbane)
Asparagus officinalis [E.] (asparagus) 1 7/07/01
Aster nemoralis (bog aster) 1
Bartonia virginica (screwstem) *
Cerastium vulgatum (common mouse-ear chickweed) few 7/07/01
Dianthus armeria (Deptford pink) 1 7/07/01
Diodia teres (buttonweed) some
Drosera intermedia (spatulate-leaved sundew) few *
Drosera rotundifolia (round-leaved sundew) few
Erechtites hieraciifolia (pilewort) few
Eriocaulon sp. (pipewort) *
Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium (hyssop-leaved thoroughwort) 1 7/07/01 near
Eupatorium pilosum (rough thoroughwort) few 7/07/01 near
Helianthemum canadense (long-branched frostweed) 1
Hypericum canadense (Canadian St. Johnswort) few 7/07/01 *
Hypericum mutilum (dwarf St. Johnswort) 1
Hypericum perforatum (common St. Johnswort) 1 7/07/01
Lechea racemulosa (oblong-fruited Pinweed) (Im. flowers & old fruits) some
Lespedeza cuneata [E.] (silky bush clover) few
Lilium superbum (Turk's-cap lily) 1
Lobelia nuttallii (Nuttall's lobelia) few 7/07/01 *
Melampyrum lineare var. pectinatum (cow-wheat) few 7/07/01
Nymphaea odorata (fragrant white water lily)
Orontium aquaticum (goldenclub) some
Oxalis dillenii (southern yellow wood sorrel) 1
Peltandra virginica (arrow arum) 1
Phytolacca americana (pokeweed) 1
Plantago lanceolata (English plantain) common
Pogonia ophioglossoides (rose pogonia) few 7/07/01
Polygala brevifolia (short-leaved milkwort) *
Polygala cruciata (drum heads milkwort) *
Polygala lutea (orange milkwort) *
Proserpinaca pectinata (coastal plain mermaid weed)
Pyxidanthera barbulata (pyxie moss)
Rhexia virginica (Virginia meadowbeauty) few 7/07/01 *
Sabatia difformis (lance-leaved sabatia) 3 7/07/01 *
Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa (pitcherplant) few
Senna hebecarpa [C./E.?] (American senna) common, parking area 7/07/01
Sisyrinchium sp. (Blue-eyed grass) (Small plant. Did not study.) 1 7/07/01
Solidago rugosa ssp. r. var. rugosa (rough goldenrod) few
Sparganium androcladum (burreed)
Triadenum virginicum (marsh St. Johnswort) some *
Utricularia cornuta (horned bladderwort) *
Utricularia fibrosa (fibrous bladderwort) *
Utricularia gibba (humped bladderwort)
Utricularia subulata (zigzag bladderwort)
Verbascum thapsus (common mullein) few
Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata (lance-leaved violet) few
Xerophyllum asphodeloides (turkey beard)
Xyris difformis (yellow eyed grass)
Xyris smalliana (Small's yellow eyed grass) *

Rushes:
Juncus canadensis (Canada rush)
Juncus marginatus (grass-leaved rush) (Pointed out by Linda Kelly) few?
Juncus pelocarpus (brown-fruited rush)
Juncus tenuis var. tenuis (path rush) some

Sedges:
Carex collinsii (Collin's sedge) few, 1 site
Carex disperma (two-seeded sedge) ?
Carex folliculata var. folliculata (northern long sedge) 1
Carex lurida (sallow sedge) some
Carex striata var. brevis (Walter's sedge) some
Cyperus dentatus (flat sedge)
Cyperus sp. (flat sedge)
Dulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge) 1 small patch
Eleocharis flavescens (spike rush)
Eleocharis microcarpa (spike rush)
Eleocharis ovata (spike rush)
Eleocharis robinsii (spike rush)
Eriophorum virginicum (tawny cottongrass) (Pointed out by Linda Kelly) 1
Rhynchospora alba (beak rush)
Rhynchospora fusca (beak rush)
Rhynchospora inundata (beak rush)
Scirpus cyperinus (woolly grass bulrush)
Scirpus longii (Long's bulrush)
Scirpus subterminalis (water bulrush)

Grasses:
Agrostis gigantea (redtop grass) (Unconfirmed ID by Standaert) common
Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus (Virginia bush beard grass)
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus (broomsedge) some
Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal grass) (Mostly Fr., but few im. flowers) few
Bromus japonicus (Japanese chess) 1
Bromus tectorum (downy brome grass) few
Eragrostis spectabilis (purple love grass)
Glyceria canadensis (rattlesnake mannagrass) 1
Glyceria obtusa (blunt mannagrass) (Seen only form a distance) few
Muhlenbergia uniflora (muhly grass)
Panicum capillare (witch panic grass)
Panicum clandestinum (deertongue panic grass) few
Panicum columbianum (panic grass)
Panicum dichotomiflorum (panic grass)
Panicum dichotomum (panic grass)
Panicum dichotomum var. mattamuskeeteensa
Panicum sphaerocarpum (panic grass)
Panicum verruscosum (panic grass)
Panicum virgatum (switch grass) common
Paspalum sp. (dallis grass)
Phleum pratense (Timothy grass) some, one site
Schizachyrium scoparium (little blue stem grass)

Ferns & fern allies:
Lycopodium sp. (club moss)
Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) 1
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis (royal fern) 1
Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern)
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens (marsh fern) 1 patch
Woodwardia virginica (Virginia chain fern)

Other:
(liverworts)
(palm tree liverwort)
Sphagnum sp. (sphagnum moss)

PLANT LIST:
Linda Kelly, Greenwood, Route 539 then mile 18, then Greenwood Forest sign, at mile 17 fire tower, mile 16.
* = blooming on 7/27/02

Shrubs and sub-shrubs:
Chamaecyparis calyculata (leather leaf)
Comptonia peregrina (sweetfern)
Eubotrys racemosa (fetterbush)
Hudsonia ericoides (golden heather)
Myrica pensylvanica (bayberry)
Rosa wichuraiana (memorial rose)

Herbs:
Achillea millefolium (yarrow) *
Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp dogbane) *
Drosera intermedia (spatulate-leaved sundew)
Froelichia gracilis (slender cotton weed)
Hypericum canadense (Canada St. Johnswort) *
Hypericum gentianoides (orange grass) *
Hypochaeris radicata (cat's ear) *
Lechea minor (lesser pinweed)
Lespedeza cuneata (Chinese bush clover)
Lobelia nuttallii (Nuttall's lobelia ) *
Plantago aristata (bracted plantain)
Polygonella sp. (jointweed)
Triadenum virginicum (marsh St. Johnswort)
Verbascum thapsus (common mullein) *
Verbena hastata (blue vervain) *
Xyris sp. (yellow-eyed grass) *

Rushes:
Juncus acuminatus (acuminate rush)
Juncus debilis (weak rush)
Juncus effusus (soft rush)

Sedges:
Eleocharis ovata (ovate spikerush)
Eleocharis tuberculosa (tubercled beakrush)
Rhynchospora alba (white beakrush)
Rhynchospora knieskernii (Knieskern's beakrush)
Rhynchospora sp. (beakrush)
Scirpus cyperinus (woolly grass bulrush)

Grasses:
Danthonia sp. (poverty grass)
Eragrostis curvula (African weeping love grass)
Panicum verrucosum (warty panicgrass)
Schizachyrium scoparium (blue stem grass)

side trip to dwarf pines area:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry)
Corema conradii (broom crowberry)
Melampyrum lineare (cowwheat) *
Pyxidanthera barbulata (pyxie)