Sterling Forest, Eagle Valley Vicinity

PLANT LIST:

John Yrizarry and the Torrey Botanical Society field group

Trees:
Acer rubrum (red maple)
Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye)
Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch)
Betula populifolia (gray birch)
Carpinus caroliniana (musclewood)
Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)
Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut)?
Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) 5/11/02
Fagus grandifolia (American beech)
Fraxinus americana (white ash)
Juniperus virginiana (red cedar)
Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree)
Pinus strobus (white pine)
Populus tremuloides (trembling aspen)
Populus x jackii (balm of gilead)
Prunus serotina (black cherry) 5/11/02
Quercus rubra (red oak)
Sassafras albidum (sassafras)
Tilia americana (American basswood)
Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock)
Ulmus americana (American elm)

Shrubs and sub-shrubs:
Alnus serrulata (smooth alder)
Amelanchier arborea (shadbush)
Aronia sp. (chokeberry)5/11/02
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
Chimaphila maculata (checkerberry)
Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush)
Comptonia peregrina (sweetfern)
Cornus amomum (swamp dogwood)
Cornus racemosa (gray-stemmed dogwood)
Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive) 5/11/02
Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus) 5/11/02
Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry) 5/11/02
Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel)
Ilex verticillata (winterberry holly)
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)
Lindera benzoin (spicebush)
Lonicera morrowii (Morrow's honeysuckle) 5/11/02
Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle) 5/11/02
Mitchella repens (partridgeberry)
Prunus virginiana (chokecherry)
Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose)
Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)
Rubus odoratus (purple flowering raspberry)
Rubus phoenicolasius (wineberry)
Salix bebbiana (Beeb's willow)?
Salix discolor (pussy willow)
Salix sp. (willow)
Sambucus canadensis (common elderberry)
Spiraea alba var. latifolia (meadowsweet)
Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry)
Viburnum acerifolium (maple leaf viburnum)
Viburnum lentago (nannyberry viburnum)

Vines:
Amphicarpaea bracteata (hog peanut)
Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet)
Cuscuta sp. (dodder)
Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)
Menispermum canadense (moonseed)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
Smilax rotundifolia (round-leaved greenbrier)
Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) 7/18/02
Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)
Vitis labrusca (fox grape)

Herbs:
Achillea millefolium (yarrow) 7/18/02
Ajuga reptans (bugleweed) 5/11/02
Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) 5/11/02 7/18/02
Allium tricoccum (wild leek) 7/18/02
Allium vineale (field garlic) 7/18/02
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)
Anemone quinquefolia (wood anemone)
Anemonella thalictroides (rue anemone) 5/11/02
Antennaria plantaginifolia (plantain-leaved pussytoes)
Aquilegia canadensis (columbine) 5/11/02
Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress) 5/11/02
Arabis laevigata (smooth rockcress)
Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla)
Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit)
Artemisia vulgaris (common mugwort)
Aster divaricatus (white wood aster)
Barbarea vulgaris (common wintercress) 5/11/02
Bidens comosa (beggar ticks)
Bidens discoidea (few-bracted beggar ticks)
Boehmeria cylindrica (false nettle) 7/18/02
Cardamine pensylvanica (Pennsylvania bittercress) 5/11/02
Cardamine rhomboidea (springcress) 5/11/02
Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) 5/11/02
Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed ) 7/18/02
Chelidonium majus (celandine) 5/11/02 7/18/02
Chelone glabra (white turtle head)
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (ox-eye daisy) 7/18/02
Cichorium intybus (chicory)7/18/02
Circaea lutetiana (enchanter's nightshade) 7/18/02
Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) 7/18/02
Cirsium vulgaris (bull thistle)
Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower) 7/18/02
Coronilla varia (crown vetch) 7/18/02
Corydalis flavula (short-spurred corydalis) 5/11/02
Crotalaria sagittalis (rattlebox) supposed to be in here
Cypripedium acaule (pink lady's slipper) 5/11/02
Desmodium sp. (tick trefoil)
Dianthus armeria (Deptford pink) 7/18/02
Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches)
Erechtites hieraciifolia (pileweed)
Erigeron annuus (daisy fleabane) 7/18/02
Erythronium americanum (trout lily)
Eupatorium purpureum (sweet scented Joe-Pye-weed) 7/18/02 soon
Eupatorium rugosum (white snakeroot)
Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) 5/11/02
Galium aparine (cleavers) 5/11/02
Galium circaezans (wild licorice)
Galium mollugo (wild madder) 7/18/02
Galium sp. (bedstraw)
Galium tinctorium (Clayton's bedstraw) 7/18/02
Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) 5/11/02
Hemerocallis fulva (tawny daylily) 7/18/02
Hepatica americana (round-lobed hepatica)
Hieracium venosum (rattlesnake hawkweed)
Impatiens sp. (jewelweed)
Iris sp. (yellow or blueflag)
Lapsana communis (nipplewort)
Lepidium campestre (field peppergrass)
Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover)
Lespedeza sp. (bush clover)
Lilium canadense (Canada lily)
Linaria vulgaris (butter and eggs)
Lotus corniculatus (birdfoot trefoil) 7/18/02
Lycopus sp. (bugleweed) lvs really cut
Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower)
Matricaria matricarioides (pineappleweed)
Medicago lupulina (black medick) 7/18/02
Mentha arvensis (wild mint) 7/18/02
Mimulus alatus? (unknown species in brook area)
Mimulus ringens (monkey flower) 7/18/02
Monotropa uniflora (Indian pipe)
Myosotis laxa (smaller forget me not) 7/18/02
Myosotis scirpoides (larger forget me not) 7/18/02
Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)
Osmorhiza claytonii (sweet cicely) 5/11/02
Oxalis sp. (yellow wood sorrel) 5/11/02 7/18/02
Panax trifolius (dwarf ginseng) 5/11/02
Paronychia canadensis (forked chickweed)
Pilea pumila (clearweed)
Plantago lanceolata (English plantain) 7/18/02
Plantago major (common plantain)
Polygala (whorled milkwort) 7/18/02
Polygonatum biflorum (smooth true Solomon's seal) 5/11/02
Polygonum arifolium (halberd-leaved tearthumb)
Polygonum cespitosum (cespitose smartweed) 7/18/02
Polygonum hydropiper (water pepper) 7/18/02
Polygonum hydropiperoides (mild water pepper)
Polygonum sagittatum (arrowhead tearthumb) 7/18/02
Potentilla canadensis (dwarf cinquefoil) 5/11/02
Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil) 5/11/02
Prenanthes altissima (tall white lettuce)
Prunella vulgaris (self-heal) 7/18/02
Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved crowfoot) 5/11/02
Ranunculus bulbosus (bulbous buttercup) 5/11/02
Ranunculus hispidus (hispid buttercup) 5/11/02 at visitor's center
Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorium (swamp buttercup) 5/11/02
Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel) 5/11/02
Rumex obtusifolius (round-leaved dock)
Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot)
Satureja vulgaris (wild basil)
Saxifraga pensylvanica (swamp saxifrage) 5/11/02
Saxifraga virginiensis (early saxifrage) 5/11/02
Scleranthus annuus (knawel) 5/11/02
Scrophularia marilandica (Maryland figwort) 7/18/02
Scutellaria lateriflora (maddog skullcap) 7/18/02
Sedum sp. (sedum)
Senecio aureus (golden ragwort) 5/11/02
Silene pubera (great chickweed) 7/18/02
Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's seal) 5/11/02 soon
Solidago caesia (blue stem goldenrod)
Stellaria media (common chickweed) 5/11/02
Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage)
Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion) 5/11/02 7/18/02
Thalictrum pubescens (tall meadowrue) 7/18/02
Trifolium pratense (red clover) 7/18/02
Trifolium repens (white clover) 7/18/02
Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot) 5/11/02
Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile-leaved bellwort)
Veratrum viride (swamp hellebore) 5/11/02
Verbascum thapsus (common mullein) 7/18/02
Veronica arvense (corn speedwell) 5/11/02
Veronica officinalis (common speedwell)
Veronica serpyllifolia (thyme-leaved speedwell) 7/18/02
Viola conspersa (dog violet) 5/11/02
Viola cucullata (marsh blue violet) 5/11/02
Viola sororia (common blue violet) 5/11/02
Zizia aurea (golden Alexander) 5/11/02

Rushes:
Juncus effusus (soft rush)
Luzula multiflora (wood rush) 5/11/02

Sedges:
Carex crinita (sedge)
Carex intumescens (sedge)
Carex laxiflora type (sedge)
Carex lurida (sallow sedge)
Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge)
Carex stricta (tussock sedge)
Carex vulpinoidea (fox sedge)
Scirpus cyperinus (woolly grass bulrush)

Grasses:
Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal grass)
Brachyelytrum erectum (long-awned woodgrass)
Bromus inermis (smooth brome grass)
Calamagrostis canadensis (blue joint grass)?
Dactylis glomerata (orchard grass)
Danthonia spicata (poverty grass)
Deschampsia flexuosa (hairgrass)
Elymus hystrix (bottlebrush grass)
Elymus sp. (wild rye grass)
Glyceria striata (mannagrass)
Holcus lanatus (velvet grass)
Lolium perenne (English rye grass)
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stilt grass)
Panicum clandestinum (deer-tongue grass)
Poa alsodes (wood bluegrass)
Poa annua (annual bluegrass)
Poa compressa (Canada bluegrass)
Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass)
Setaria glauca (yellow foxtail grass)
Setaria viridis (green foxtail grass)

Ferns and Fern Allies:
Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)
Adiantum pedatum (maidenhair fern)
Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern)
Athyrium thelypteroides (silvery gladefern)
Botrychium virginianum (rattlesnake fern)
Cystopteris sp. (fragile fern)
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern)
Dryopteris cristata? (woodfern)
Dryopteris marginalis (marginal woodfern)
Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern)
Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern)
Osmunda cinnamomea (cinnamon fern)
Osmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern)
Osmunda regalis (royal fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern)
Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern)

STERLING FOREST, ORANGE COUNTY, NY, May 11, 2002.

Representatives of the field group of the Torrey Botanical Society met at the Red Apple Rest along Rt. 17. From there we drove to the southeastern area of Sterling Forest around the built-up Eagle Valley vicinity. In a limey influenced brook area we found in bloom Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh), Cardamine pensylvanica (Pennsylvania bittercress), Osmorhiza claytonii (sweet cicely), Panax trifolius (dwarf ginseng), Saxifraga virginiensis (early saxifrage), and Viola cucullata (marsh blue violet). Plants not in bloom included Allium tricoccum (wild leek), Chelone glabra (white turtlehead), Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches), and Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot). Also here were quite a few examples of Adiantum pedatum (maidenhair fern).

We drove a short ways to another location in the Eagle Valley vicinity we found in bloom, in a brook and swampy area, Anemonella thalictroides (rue anemone), Cornus florida (flowering dogwood), Cypripedium acaule (pink ladies' slipper), Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus), Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry), Geranium maculatum (wild geranium), Ranunculus bulbosa (bulbous buttercup), Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorium (swamp buttercup), Senecio aureus (golden ragwort), Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot), Veratrum viride (false hellebore), and Zizia aurea (golden alexander). The highlight of the many blooms were those of Saxifraga pensylvanica (swamp saxifrage). Plants not in bloom included Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye), Anemone quinquefolia (wood anemone), Lilium canadense (Canada lily), and Thalictrum pubescens (tall meadowrue).

The last stop included a walk in the Rifle Range Road area. Plants in bloom included Aquilegia canadensis (columbine), Chelidonium majus (celandine), Corydalis flavula (short-spurred corydalis), Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry), Galium aparine (cleavers), Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil), Scleranthus annuus (knawel), Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's seal), and Veronica arvense (corn speedwell). Non-blooming species included Comptonia peregrina (sweetfern), Rubus odoratus (purple flower raspberry), and Viburnum lentago (nannyberry viburnum). Ferns included Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) and Osmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern).

Total attendance was 13. Attendees included Dave Austin, Patrick Cooney, Rosemary Cooney, Carol Gracie, Judith Fitzgerald, Joyce Hyon, Linda Kelly, Auggie Matzdorf, Sarah David Rosenbaum, Michael St. John, Eleanor Standaert, and William Standaert. The trip leader was John Yrizarry.