List of wildflowers of Soldiers Delight
The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA.
Much of the area of Soldiers Delight contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.
The following list of herbaceous plants is based greatly on the work of Ed Uebel
and comes from the publications by Fleming et al. 1995,
Monteferrante 1973,
Reed 1984,
Wennerstrom 1995,
and the unpublished data by Worthley 1955-1985.
List of Wildflowers of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
Division Magnoliophyta - AngiospermsClass Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Amaranthaceae -
- Amaranthus retroflexus - Pigweed
Apocynaceae -
- Apocynoideae - Subfamily
- *Apocynum androsaemifolium - Spreading dogbane
- *Apocynum cannabinum - Indian hemp
- Asclepiadoideae - Subfamily
- *Asclepias amplexicaulis - Blunt-leaved milkweed
- *Asclepias incarnata - Swamp milkweed
- *Asclepias syriaca - Common milkweed
- *Asclepias verticillata - Whorled milkweed
- *Asclepias viridiflora - Green milkweed
- Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Common ragweed
- Ambrosia trifida - Giant ragweed
- Ageratina altissima - White snakeroot
- Ageratina aromatica - Aromatic thoroughwort
- Anaphalis margaritacea - Pearly everlasting
- Antennaria plantaginifolia - Plantain-leaf pussytoes
- Anthemis arvensis - Field chamomile
- Anthemis cotula - Mayweed, dogfennel
- Aster tataricus - Tatarian aster
- Bidens bipinnata - Spanish needles
- Bidens frondosa - Devil's beggartick
- Bidens polylepis - Tickseed sunflower
- Carduus nutans - Musk thistle
- Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-eye daisy
- Chrysopsis mariana - Maryland golden aster
- Cichorium intybus – Chicory
- Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle
- Cirsium discolor - Field thistle
- Cirsium horridulum Michx. - Yellow thistle
- Cirsium muticum Michx. - Swamp thistle
- Erechtites hieraciifolius Raf. - Pilewort, fireweed
- Erigeron annuus Pers. - Daisy or Annual Fleabane
- Erigeron canadensis - Horseweed
- Erigeron pulchellus Michx. - Robin's Plantain
- Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. - Daisy Fleabane
- Eupatorium altissimum L. - Tall Thoroughwort
- Eupatorium perfoliatum L. - Boneset
- Eutrochium fistulosum Barratt - Joe-pye weed
- Eupatorium sessilifolium L. - Upland boneset
- Eurybia divaricata G.L.Nesom - White wood aster
- Eurybia schreberi Nees - Schreber's aster
- Euthamia graminifolia Nutt. - Lance-leaf goldenrod
- Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. - Galinsoga
- Helenium autumnale L. - Yellow sneezeweed
- Helianthus annuus L. - Sunflower
- Helianthus decapetalus L. - Thin-leaf sunflower
- Heliopsis helianthoides Sweet - Ox-eye
- Hieracium caespitosum Dumort - Yellow king devil
- Hieracium gronovii L. - Hairy hawkweed
- Hieracium paniculatum L. - Panicled Hawkweed
- Hieracium scabrum Michx. - Rough Hawkweed
- Hieracium venosum L. - Rattlesnake Weed
- Ionactis linariifolia Greene - Flax-leaf white-top aster
- Krigia virginica Willd. – Dwarf dandelion
- Lactuca saligna L. – Willow-leaf lettuce
- Lactuca serriola L. – Prickly lettuce
- Liatris graminifolia Willd. – Grass-leaf Blazing-star
- Liatris spicata Willd. - Spiked Blazing-star
- Matricaria discoidea DC. – Pineapple Weed
- Mikania scandens Willd. – Climbing Hempweed
- Oclemena acuminata Greene - Whorled Wood Aster
- Packera anonyma W.A.Weber & A.Löve - Southern Ragwort
- Packera paupercula A.Löve & D.Löve - Balsam Ragwort, Balsam Groundsel
- Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Rabbit-tobacco, Sweet Everlasting, Fragrant Cudweed
- Rudbeckia hirta L. – Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia laciniata L. – Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head Coneflower
- Rudbeckia triloba L. – Three-lobed Coneflower
- Sericocarpus asteroides Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Toothed White-top Aster
- Solidago bicolor L. - Silver-rod
- Solidago caesia L. - Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
- Solidago canadensis L. - Canada Goldenrod
- Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & A.Gray - Tall Goldenrod
- Solidago gigantea Aiton - Late Goldenrod
- Solidago hispida Muhl. - Hispid Goldenrod
- Solidago juncea Aiton - Early Goldenrod
- Solidago nemoralis Aiton - Gray Goldenrod
- Solidago patula Muhl. - Rough-leaved Goldenrod
- Solidago rigida L. - Stiff Goldenrod
- Solidago rugosa Mill. - Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
- Solidago stricta Aiton - Willow-leaf Goldenrod
- Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd. - Elm-leaf Goldenrod
- Taraxacum officinale Weber - Dandelion
- Symphyotrichum cordifolium G.L.Nesom - Common blue wood aster
- Symphyotrichum depauperatum G.L.Nesom - Eastern Serpentine Aster
- Symphyotrichum dumosum G.L.Nesom - Rice Button Aster
- Symphyotrichum ericoides G.L.Nesom - White Heath Aster
- Symphyotrichum laeve A.Löve & D.Löve - Smooth Blue Aster
- Symphyotrichum lateriflorum A.Löve & D.Löve - Calico Aster
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae G.L.Nesom - New England Aster
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgii G.L.Nesom - New York Aster
- Symphyotrichum patens G.L.Nesom - Late Purple Aster
- Symphyotrichum pilosum G.L.Nesom - Hairy White Heath Aster
- Symphyotrichum racemosum G.L.Nesom - Smooth White Oldfield Aster
- Symphyotrichum undulatum G.L.Nesom - Wavy-leaf Aster
- Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew
- Verbesina alternifolia Britton - Wingstem
- Vernonia noveboracensis Michx. - New York Ironweed
- Impatiens capensis Meerb. – Common Jewelweed
Brassicaceae -
- Arabidopsis lyrata L. - Lyre-leaved Rock Cress
- Arabidopsis thaliana Heynh. - Mouse-ear Cress
- Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. - Winter Cress
- Camelina microcarpa Andrz. - Small-fruited False-flax
- Cardamine angustata O.E.Schulz - Slender Toothwort
- Cardamine hirsuta L. - Hairy Bitter-cress
- Draba verna L. - Spring Draba, Whitlow-grass
- Lepidium campestre R.Br. - Field Peppergrass
- Lepidium virginicum L. - Wild Peppergrass
- Lobelia cardinalis L. - Cardinal flower
- Lobelia inflata L. - Indian Tobacco
- Lobelia siphilitica L. - Great Lobelia
- Lobelia spicata Lam. - Spiked Lobelia
- Triodanis perfoliata Nieuwl. - Clasping Venus' Looking-glass
- Cerastium arvense L. var. villosissimum Hollick & Britt. - Serpentine Chickweed
- Cerastium vulgatum L. - Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
- Dianthus armeria L. - Deptford Pink
- Silene antirrhina L. - Sleepy Catchfly
- Silene caroliniana Walter - Wild Pink
- Silene latifolia Poir. - White Campion
- Stellaria media Vill. - Common Chickweed
- Chenopodium album L. - Lamb's quarters
- Helianthemum bicknellii Fernald - Hairy Frostweed
- Lechea minor L. - Thyme-leaved Pinweed
- Hypericum canadense L. - Canadian St. John's Wort
- Hypericum denticulatum Walter - Coppery St. John's Wort
- Hypericum gentianoides Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Pinweed
- Hypericum mutilum L. - Dwarf St. John's Wort
- Hypericum perforatum L. - St. John's Wort
- Hypericum punctatum Lam. - Spotted St. John's Wort
- Hypericum virginicum L. - Marsh St. John's Wort
- Calystegia spithamea Pursh - Low Bindweed
- Convolvulus arvensis L. - Field Bindweed
- Cuscuta gronovii Willd. - Common Dodder
- Chimaphila maculata Pursh - Spotted wintergreen
- Chimaphila umbellata W.P.C.Barton - Pipsissewa
- Epigaea repens L. - Trailing Arbutus
- Monotropa uniflora L. - Indian-pipe
- Baptisia tinctoria R.Br. - Wild Indigo
- Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene - Large-flowered Partridge Pea
- Chamaecrista nictitans Moench. - Wild Sensitive Plant
- Crotalaria sagittalis L. - Rattlebox
- Desmodium canadense DC. - Showy Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium ciliare DC. - Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium cuspidatum Loudon - Large-bracted Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium lineatum DC. - Linear-leaved Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium marilandicum DC. - Smooth Small-leaved Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium nudiflorum DC. - Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium paniculatum DC. - Panicled Tick-trefoil
- Desmodium rigidum DC. - Rigid Tick-trefoil
- Lathyrus latifolius L. - Everlasting pea
- Lespedeza cuneata G.Don - Chinese Lespedeza
- Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. - Korean Bushclover
- Lespedeza virginica L. - Slender Bushclover
- Medicago lupulina L. - Black Medic
- Melilotus albus Desr. - White sweet clover
- Melilotus officinalis Desr. - Yellow Sweet Clover
- Strophostyles umbellata Britton - Pink Wild Bean
- Trifolium aureum Pollich - Large Hop Trefoil
- Trifolium dubium Sibth. - Little Hop Clover
- Trifolium pratense L. - Red Clover
- Vicia angustifolia Reichard - Narrow-leaved Vetch
- Gentianopsis crinita Ma - Fringed gentian
- Sabatia angularis Pursh - Rose Pink
- Sabatia calycina A.Heller -
- Cunila origanoides Britton - Common Dittany
- Glechoma hederacea L. - Ground-ivy
- Lamium amplexicaule L. - Henbit
- Lamium purpureum L. - Red Deadnettle
- Prunella vulgaris L. - Heal-all, Self-heal
- Pycnanthemum flexuosum Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Mountain-mint
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader - Narrow-leaved Mountain-mint
- Scutellaria integrifolia L. - Hyssop Skullcap
- Trichostema brachiatum L. - False Pennyroyal, Fluxweed
- Linum medium Britton - Common Yellow Flax
- Linum sulcatum Riddell - Grooved Yellow Flax
- Linum virginianum L. - Virginia Yellow Flax
- Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. - Clammy Cuphea
- Rhexia mariana L. - Maryland Meadow Beauty
- Epilobium coloratum Biehler - Purple-leaved Willow-herb
- Oenothera biennis L. - Common Evening Primrose
- Oenothera fruticosa L. - Sundrops
- Oenothera perennis L. - Small Sundrops
- Oenothera tetragona Roth - Northern Sundrops
- Agalinis acuta Pennell - Sandplain Gerardia
- Agalinis fasciculata Raf. - Fascicled Agalinis
- Agalinis obtusifolia Raf. - Blunt-leaf Agalinis
- Agalinis purpurea Pennell - Purple Gerardia
- Agalinis tenuifolia Raf. - Slender Gerardia
- Aureolaria pedicularia Raf. - Fern-leaved False-foxglove
- Oxalis dillenii Jacq. - Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel
- Oxalis stricta L. - Common Yellow Wood-sorrel
- Oxalis violacea L. - Violet Wood-sorrel
Phrymaceae -
- Mimulus ringens L. - Square-stemmed Monkey Flower
Plantaginaceae -
- Chelone glabra L. - White Turtlehead
- Linaria vulgaris Hill. - Butter and eggs
- Penstemon digitalis Nutt. - Foxglove, Tall White Beard-tongue
- Plantago aristata Michx. - Bracted Plantain
- Plantago lanceolata L. - Ribwort Plantain
- Plantago rugelii Decne. - Broad-leaved Plantain
- Veronica arvensis L. - Corn Speedwell
- Veronica hederifolia L. - Ivy-leaf Speedwell
- Veronica officinalis L. - Heath Speedwell
- Veronica peregrina L. - Purslane Speedwell
- Veronica persica Poir. - Persian Speedwell, Bird's-eye Speedwell
- Veronica serpyllifolia L. - Thyme-leaf Speedwell
- Phlox subulata L. - Moss Phlox, Moss Pink
- Polygala verticillata L. - Whorled Milkwort
- Polygonum pensylvanicum L. - Pennsylvania Smartweed
- Polygonum tenue Michx. - Slender Knotweed
- Rumex crispus L. - Curley Dock
- Claytonia virginica L. - Eastern spring beauty
- Phemeranthus teretifolius Rafinesque. - Flameflower
Ranunculaceae -
- Anemone quinquefolia L. - Wood Anemone
- Cimicifuga racemosa Nutt. - Black cohosh
- Clematis virginiana L. - Virgin's Bower
- Hepatica americana KerGawler - Round-lobed Hepatica
- Thalictrum thalictroides Eames & Boivin - Rue anemone
- Potentilla canadensis L. - Dwarf Cinquefoil
- Potentilla norvegica L. - Rough Cinquefoil
- Potentilla recta L. - Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
- Potentilla simplex Michx. - Common Cinquefoil
- Sanguisorba canadensis L. - Canadian Burnet
- Houstonia caerulea L. - Bluets, Quaker Ladies
- Houstonia purpurea L. - Large Houstonia
- Comandra umbellata Nutt. - Bastard Toadflax
- Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. - Early Saxifrage
- Verbascum blattaria L. - Moth Mullein
- Verbascum thapsus L. - Common Mullein
- Solanum carolinense L. - Carolina horsenettle
- Solanum dulcamara L. - Bittersweet
- Laportea canadensis Wedd. - Wood-nettle
- Viola palmata L. - Palmate-leaved Violet
- Viola pedata L. - Bird's-foot Violet
- Viola rotundifolia Michx. - Yellow Violet
- Viola sagittata Aiton - Arrow-leaf Violet
- Viola sororia Willd. - Common Blue Violet
Amaryllidaceae -
- Hypoxis hirsuta Coville - Yellow Stargrass
- Acorus calamus L. - Sweet Flag, Calamus
- Arisaema triphyllum Schott - Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Orontium aquaticum L. - Golden Club
- Symplocarpus foetidus Nutt. – Eastern Skunk Cabbage
- Commelina communis L. - Asiatic Dayflower
- Tradescantia virginiana L. - Spiderwort
Iridaceae -
- Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. - Stout Blue-eyed Grass
- Sisyrinchium atlanticum E.P.Bicknell -
- Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. - Slender Blue-eyed Grass
- Lemna minor L. - Smaller Duckweed
- Spirodela polyrhiza Schleid. - Greater Duckweed
- Allium canadense L. - Meadow Garlic
- Allium vineale L. - Crow Garlic
- Asparagus officinalis L. - Garden Asparagus
- Hemerocallis fulva L. - Orange Daylily
- Lilium superbum L. - Turk's-cap Lily
- Ornithogalum umbellatum L. - Star-of-Bethlehem
- Polygonatum biflorum Elliott - Smooth Solomon's-seal
- Maianthemum racemosum Link - False Solomon's Seal
- Veratrum viride Aiton - Green false hellebore
- Cypripedium acaule Aiton - Pink Lady's Slipper
- Galearis spectabilis L. - Showy Orchis
- Goodyera pubescens R.Br. - Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
- Liparis loeselii Rich. - Loesel's Twayblade
- Spiranthes cernua Rich. - Nodding Ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes lacera Raf. - Slender Ladies'-tresses
- Smilax herbacea L. - Carrion Flower