Essays - by Stephen G. Saupe, Ph.D.; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; ssaupe@csbsju.edu; http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe/ |
Partch Woods: Checklist of Species
prepared by
Stephen G. Saupe
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John�s University
Biology Department
Collegeville, MN 56321
Tel: 320-363-2782; Fax 320-363-3202
The following checklist (Table 1) reports the species observed during a visit to Partch Woods on May 11, 2001. The botanical team included Craig Anderson (MN DNR); Dr. Jorge Arriagada and one of his students (St. Cloud State University, Biology Department); and Dr. Stephen G. Saupe and Katrina Viegas (College of St. Benedict/St. John�s University; Biology Department). The team was at the site for approximately two hours and randomly walked from the parking area to the wetland area near the western edge of the site. Species were recorded as they were encountered. All identifications were by sight with the exception of R. cynosbati and B. virginianum, for which small samples were collected for identification purposes. The names follow Ownbey and Morley (1991).
The plants we observed (Table 1) were typical for a basswood�maple forest. We were surprised to find a small population of ginseng (Panax quinquefolia), a plant of special concern in Minnesota. We had expected to find Dutchman�s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) but did not.
For more information about the plants of this area, check out the excellent long-term study conducted by Dr. Max Partch (1995) that summarizes his many seasons of collecting field data.
References
Table 1. Species observed in Partch Woods, May 11, 2001 | |||
Family |
Binomial |
Common Name |
Notes |
Aceraceae | Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | |
Aceraceae | Acer negundo | Box elder | |
Apiaceae | Osmorhiza sp. | Sweet cicely | |
Apiaceae | Sanicula sp. | Black Snakeroot | |
Anacardiaceae | Rhus radicans | Poison ivy | |
Araceae | Arisaema triphyllum | Jack-in-the-pulpit | |
Araliaceae | Panax quinquefolia | Ginseng | plant of special concern, about 5 individuals |
Aristolochiaceae | Asarum canadense | Wild ginger | |
Asteraceae | Arctium minus | Burdock | |
Berberidaceae | Caulophyllum thalictroides | Blue cohosh | |
Brassicaceae | Cardamine pensylvanica | wetland area | |
Cornaceae | Cornus sp. | Dogwood | |
Cyperaceae | Carex sp. | Wood sedge | at least 2 species observed |
Fern | Adiantum pedatum | Maidenhair fern | |
Fern | Athyrium sp. | Lady fern | |
Fern | Botrychium virginianum | Grape fern | |
Geraniaceae | Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium | |
Grossulariaceae | Ribes cynosbati | Gooseberry | |
Liliaceae | Uvularia grandiflora | Large-flowered Bellwort | |
Liliaceae | Similax herbacea | Catbrier | |
Liliaceae | Allium tricoccum | Wild leek | |
Liliaceae | Maianthemum canadense | Wild Lily-of-the-Valley | |
Liliaceae (Trilliaceae) | Trillium recurvatum | Nodding Trillium | |
Papaveraceae | Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | |
Poaceae | Oryzopsis racemosa | ||
Ranunculaceae | Anenome quinquefolia | Wood anemone | |
Ranunculaceae | Hepatica nobilis | Hepatica | |
Ranunculaceae | Thalictrum sp. | Meadow rue | |
Ranunculaceae | Ranuculus abortivus | Heart-leaved buttercup | |
Ranunculaceae | Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | |
Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly ash | |
Rosaceae | Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry | |
Rubiaceae | Galium boreale | Bedstraw | |
Thymeleaceae | Dirca palustris | Leatherwood | |
Tiliaceae | Tilia americana | Basswood | |
Urticaceae | Urtica dioica | Stinging nettle | |
Violaceae | Viola pubescens | Yellow violet | |
Violaceae | Viola sororia | Blue violet | |
Vitaceae | Parthenocissus inserta | Virginia creeper |