Nine Mile Run Plants
June/July 1997

Box Elder Acer negundo Native
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum Native, riparian
Wingstem Actinomeris alternifolia Native, riparian
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima Introduced, invasive 
Garlic Mustard Alliaria offcinalis Introduced, invasive, riparian
Field Garlic Allium vineale Introduced, riparian
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Invasive, riparian
Dogbane Apocynaceae Native
Common Burdock Arctium minus Introduced, riparian, herb
Common Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Introduced, herb
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Native, nectar for butterflies and other insects
Tall Bellflower Campanula americana Native
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa Introduced, riparian
Chicory Cichorium intybus Introduced, herb
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea quadrisulcata Native, riparian
Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum Introduced, riparian
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea Native, nectar/food for butterflies, mammals, birds
Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota Introduced, larval plant for Eastern Black Swallowtail
Teasel Dipsacus sylvestris Introduced, nectar source for insects
Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed Echium vulgare Introduced
Tall Boneset Eupatorium altissimum Native, nectar source for insects
Joe-Pye-Weed Eupatorioum maculatum Native, nectar source for insects
Bonset Eupatorium perfoliatum Native, nectar source for insects
White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum Native, nectar source for insects
Black Ash  Fraxinus nigra Native, riparian
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Native, riparian
Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus Native, nectar source
Pale-leafed Sunflower Helianthus strumosus Native, nectar source
Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Native
Touch-me-not, Jewelweeds Impatiens Native, riparian, nectar/food for insects and butterflies
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis Native
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Introduced
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera Native, riparian
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Introduced, invasive, nectar/food for wildlife
White Mulberry Morus alba Introduced, invasive, food source for wildlife
Red Mulberry Morus rubra Native, riparian, food source for wildlife
Pokeweed Family Phytolaccaceae sp. Native, riparian, food source for wildlife
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Native, riparian
Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum Introduced, invasive, riparian
Bigtoothed Aspen Populus grandidentata Native, larval plant for butterflies, food for wildlife
Heal-all, Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Introduced
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Native, riparian
Hop Tree Ptelea trifoliata Native, larval plant, Pennsylvania Threatened species
Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina Native, riparian, nectar/food source for wildlife
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Native, larval plant of Silver Spotted Skipper, food 
Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora Introduced, riparian, food for birds
Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Native, riparian, food source (berries)
Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis Native, food source (berries)
Black Willow Salix nigra Native, riparian
Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Native, riparian, food source (berries) and cover
Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara Introduced
American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia Native, riparian
American Basswood Tilia americana Native
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans Native, food source for birds
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Introduced, herb
American Elm Ulmus americana Native, riparian, food source for wildlife, nesting
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Native
Common Mullein Verbascum blattaria Introduced, herb
Viburnums Viburnum Native, food source, nesting, and cover
Forest Grape Vitis riparia Native, food source