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/
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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/ |
Flora of Site 80 - St. Cloud, Minnesota
The City of St. Cloud commissioned a study by Short, Elliot, and Hendrickson, Inc. to identify high quality natural areas remaining within the City. The study identified more than 150 natural areas within city limits. Site 80 (N124, W28, Sec 21) is such natural area. Site 80 is an oak woodland and was ranked as low quality by the Short et al. study. The purpose of this study was to identify some of the common species growing on the site.
The following species were recorded by John Peck, Linda Peck, Eve Wallinga, Gary Wallinga, and Stephen Saupe during a visit to the site on June 9, 1996. No herbarium specimens were taken. Some species are not known with certainty and are indicated by the abbreviated 'cf.'
| Family | Scientific Name | Common name |
| Aceraceae | Acer negundo L. | Box elder |
| Aceraceae | Acer rubrum L. | Red maple |
| Anacardiaceae | Rhus glabra L. | Sumac |
| Apiaceae | Cicuta maculata | Water hemlock |
| Apiaceae | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC | Sweet cicely |
| Apiaceae | Sanicula cf. marilandica L. | Black snakeroot |
| Apiaceae | Zizia aurea (L.) Koch | Golden Alexander |
| Apocynaceae | Apocynum cf. androsaemifolium | Spreading dogbane |
| Araceae | Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott. | Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
| Araliaceae | Aralia nudicaulis L. | Wild sarsaparilla |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias cf. syriaca L. | Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias incarnata L. | Swamp milkweed |
| Asteraceae | Achillea millefolium L. | Yarrow |
| Asteraceae | Antennaria (2 species) | Pussytoes |
| Asteraceae | Aster macrophyllus L. | Large-leafed aster |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron cf. philadelphicus L. | Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Eupatorium perfoliatum L. | Boneset |
| Asteraceae | Solidago sp. | Goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Tragopogon dubius Scop. | Goat's beard |
| Balsaminaceae | Impatiens sp. | Jewelweed |
| Betulaceae | Betula papyrifera Marsh. | Birch |
| Betulaceae | Corylus americana Walt. | Hazelnut |
| Bryophytes | Star moss and others | |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. | Little prickly pear |
| Caprifoliaceae | Lonicera cf. hirsuta Eat. | Hairy honeysuckle |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum lentago L. | Nannyberry |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum rafinesquianum Schultes | Arrow-wood |
| Caryophyllaceae | Arenaria lateriflora L. | Sandwort |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria sp. | Chickweed |
| Commelinaceae | Tradescantia cf. bracteata Small | Spiderwort |
| Cornaceae | Cornus rugosa Lam. | Round-leaved dogwood |
| Cornaceae | Cornus stolonifera Michx. | Red-osier dogwood |
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus virginiana L. | Red cedar |
| Cyperaceae | Four species (unidentified) | |
| Equisetaceae | Equisetum sp. | Horsetail |
| Fabaceae | Amorpha fruticosa L. | False indigo |
| Fabaceae | Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. | Hog peanut |
| Fabaceae | Desmodium sp. | Tick-trefoil |
| Fabaceae | Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. | Pale pea |
| Fabaceae | Lespedeza capitata Michx. | Bush clover |
| Fabaceae | Medicago sativa L. | Alfalfa |
| Fabaceae | Vicia cf. americana Muhl. | Vetch |
| Fagaceae | Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J.Hill | Pin oak |
| Fagaceae | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | Bur oak |
| Fagaceae | Quercus rubra L. | Northern red oak |
| Fumariaceae | Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. | Pale corydalis |
| Geraniaceae | Geranium maculatum L. | Wild geranium |
| Grossulariaceae | Ribes sp. | Gooseberry |
| Iridaceae | Sisyrinchium sp. | Blue-eyed grass |
| Lamiaceae | Lycopus cf. americanus Muhl. | Horehound |
| Liliaceae | Lilium cf philadelphicum L. | Wood lily |
| Liliaceae | Maianthemum canadense Desf. | False Lily of the Valley |
| Liliaceae | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. | Solomon's seal |
| Liliaceae | Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. | False Solomon's-seal |
| Liliaceae | Smilax herbacea L. | Carrion flower |
| Liliaceae | Trillium cernuum var. macranthum Eames & Wiegand | Nodding trillium |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus pennsylvanica var subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern | Green ash |
| Orchidaceae | Orchis spectabilis L. | Showy orchis |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis violacea L. | Wood sorrel |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago major L. | Plantain |
| Polypodiaceae | Athyrium angustum (Willd.) Presl. | Lady fern |
| Polypodiaceae | One unidentified fern species | |
| Polypodiaceae | Onoclea sensibilis L. | Sensitive fern |
| Primulaceae | Trientalis borealis Raf. | Starflower |
| Ranunculaceae | Aquilegia canadensis L. | Columbine |
| Ranunculaceae | Caltha palustris L. | Marsh marigold |
| Ranunculaceae | Clematis cf. virginiana L. | Virgin bower |
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus abortivus L. | Small-flowered buttercup |
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus flabellaris Raf. | Yellow water-crowfoot |
| Ranunculaceae | Thalictrum dioicum L. | Meadow rue |
| Rosaceae | Amelanchier cf. laevis Wieg. | Juneberry |
| Rosaceae | Potentilla norvegica L. | Rough cinquefoil |
| Rosaceae | Potentilla sp. | Cinquefoil |
| Rosaceae | Prunus americana Marsh. | Wild plum |
| Rosaceae | Prunus pensylvanica L. | Pin cherry |
| Rosaceae | Prunus virginiana L. | Chokecherry |
| Rosaceae | Rubus cf. allegheniensis Porter | Blackberry |
| Rosaceae | Rubus idaeus L. | Raspberry |
| Rubiaceae | Galium sp. | Bedstraw |
| Rubiaceae | Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook. | Houstonia |
| Salicaceae | Salix (at least two species) | Willow |
| Santalaceae | Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. | False toadflax |
| Saxifragaceae | Heuchera richadrsonii R.Br. | Alum root |
| Saxifragaceae | Saxifraga pensylvanica L. | Swamp saxifrage |
| Scrophulariaceae | Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh. | Figwort |
| Scrophulariaceae | Verbascum thapsus L. | Mullein |
| Typhaceae | Typha latifolia L. | Cattail |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus americana L. | American elm |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus pumila L. | Siberian elm |
| Violaceae | Viola pedatifida G. Don. | Prairie violet |
| Violaceae | Viola sp. | Violet |
| Vitaceae | Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. | Virginia creeper |
| Vitaceae | Vitis riparia L. | Wild grape |