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Much of the area of the Soldiers Delight NEA contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.[http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001AM/finalprogram/abstract_18946.htm
This natural environment area is also a great place to study the Lichens Of Soldiers Delight .


List of Plant Species of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area




  • Agalinis acuta Pennell - Sandplain gerardia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pinnell - Purple gerardia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Sept


  • Agalinis tenuifolia (M. Vahl) Raf. - Slender gerardia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Sept





  • Andropogon virginicus L. – Broom sedge {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) – Grass Family

  • ---Location:



  • Anemonella thalictroides (L.) Spach - Rue anemone {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Ranunculaceae (dicotyledon) - Buttercup Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Early spring.


  • Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson - Plantain-leaved pussytoes {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Apr-May


  • Anthoxanthum odoratum L. - Sweet vernal grass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Arabis lyrata L. - Lyre-leaved rock cress {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Brassicaceae (dicotyledon) - Mustard Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Apr-May



  • Aristida dichotoma Michx. - Churchmouse threeawn grass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Aristida purpurascens Poiret - Purple threeawn grass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Asclepias verticillata L. - Whorled milkweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asclepiadaceae (dicotyledon) - Milkweed Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Aug


  • Asclepias viridiflora Raf. - Green milkweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asclepiadaceae (dicotyledon) - Milkweed Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Aug


  • Aster novi-belgii L. - New York aster {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late summer-Fall


  • Aster paternus Cronq. (= ''Sericocarpus asteroides'') - Toothed White-topped aster {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: June-Oct


  • Aster pilosus Willd. - White heath aster {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. - Fern-leaved false-foxglove {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • ? Carya Ovata (Miller) K. Koch – Shagbark hickory {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Juglandaceae (dicotyledon) – Walnut Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nuttall – Mockernut hickory {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Juglandaceae (dicotyledon) – Walnut Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Castanea mollissima Blume - Chinese chestnut {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fagaceae (dicotyledon) - Beech Family

  • ---Location: Near fish pond.


  • Castanea pumila (L.) Miller – Chinquapin {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fagaceae (dicotyledon) – Beech Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Celastris orbiculatus Thunb. – Oriental bittersweet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Celastraceae (dicotyledon) - Staff-tree Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Celastris scandens L. – American bittersweet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Celastraceae (dicotyledon) - Staff-tree Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Cerastium arvense var. '''villosissimum''' Pennell - Serpentine chickweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Caryophyllaceae (dicotyledon) - Pink Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: April-July



  • Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene (= ''Cassia f''.) - Large-flowered Partridge pea {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) - Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer


  • Chelone glabra L. - White turtlehead {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:





  • Cirsium discolor (Muhl.) Sprengel - Field thistle {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Oct


  • Cirsium muticum Michx. - Swamp thistle {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Commelina communis L.- Asiatic dayflower {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Commelinaceae (monocotyledon) – Spiderwort Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Convolvulus arvensis L. – Field bindweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Convolvulaceae (dicotyledon) – Morning-glory Family

  • ---Location:

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  • Crotalaria sagittalis L. - Rattlebox {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) - Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July


  • Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton - Dittany {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lamiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mint Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Oct.


  • Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne - Clammy Cuphea {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lythraceae (dicotyledon) - Loosestrife Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer




  • Daucus carota L. - Queen Anne's lace {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Apiaceae (dicotyledon) - Carrot Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer-Fall


  • Dennstaedtia punctiloba (Michx.) Moore – Hay-scented fern {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (pteridophyte) – Bracken Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Dentaria heterophylla Nutt. (Syn.: Cardamine angustata) {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Brassicaceae (dicotyledon) – Mustard Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Desmodium ciliare (Muhl.) DC. - Small-leaved tick-trefoil {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) – Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Sept


  • Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl.) - Large-bracted tick-trefoil {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) – Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Sept


  • Desmodium lineatum DC. - Linear-leaved tick-trefoil {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) – Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Sept


  • Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. - Naked-flowered tick-trefoil {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) – Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Sept


  • Desmodium rigidum (Elliott) DC. - Rigid tick-trefoil

  • ---Family: Fabaceae (dicotyledon) – Bean Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Sept




  • Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub (= ''Lycopodium c.'') - Running ground pine {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lycopodiaceae (pteridophyte) - Clubmoss Family

  • ---Location:





  • Epigaea repens L. - Trailing arbutus {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Ericaceae (dicotyledon) - Heath Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Apr-May



  • Eupatorium perfoliatum L. - Boneset {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late Summer



  • Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. - Lance-leaved goldenrod {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Sept


  • Festuca elatior L. - Tall fescue {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roemer & Schultes – Annual fimbry {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Cyperaceae (monocotyledon) – Sedge Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch – Black huckleberry {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Ericaceae (dicotyledon) – Heath Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:




  • Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. - Sweet everlasting {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Nov


  • Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. - Downy rattlesnake plantain {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Orchidaceae (monocotyledon) – Orchid Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Hamamelis virginiana L. - Witch hazel {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Hamamelidaceae (dicotyledon) - Witch Hazel Family

  • ---Location:


  • Hedyotis caerulea (L.) Hook. - Bluets, Quaker ladies {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rubiaceae (dicotyledon) - Madder Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Spring


  • Hedyotis purpurea (L.) T. & G. - Large houstonia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rubiaceae (dicotyledon) - Madder Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Spring-Fall


  • Hepatica americana (DC.) KerGawler - Round-lobed hepatica {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Ranunculaceae (dicotyledon) – Buttercup Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Hieracium venosum L. - Rattlesnake weed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer



  • Hypericum gentianoides (L.) BSP. - Pineweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Clusiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mangosteen Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Hypericum punctatum Lam. - Spotted St. John's wort {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Clusiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mangosteen Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: June-Aug


  • Impatiens capensis Meerb. – Spotted jewelweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Balsaminaceae (dicotyledon) – Touch-me-not Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Isanthus brachiatus (L.) BSP. - False pennyroyal, Fluxweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lamiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mint Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:





  • Kalmia Latifolia L. - Mountain laurel

  • ---Family: Ericaceae (dicotyledon) - Heath Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late spring





  • Liatris graminifolia Willd. – Grass-leaved blazing-star {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) – Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late summer-Fall


  • Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. - Spiked blazing star {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:

  • ---Comment: There is some dispute about which species of ''Liatris'' occur at Soldiers Delight. Brown & Brown (1984) lists these two species plus ''Liatris scarios'' and ''Liatris squarrosa'' for Maryland.   The ''Liastris'' species should be examined closely.



  • Linum sulcatum Riddell – Grooved yellow flax {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Linaceae (dicotyledon) – Flax Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer


  • Linum virginianum L. - Virgina yellow flax {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Linaceae (dicotyledon) - Flax Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer



  • Lobelia cardinalis L. – Cardinal flower {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Campanulaceae (dicotyledon) – Bellflower Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Lobelia inflata L. - Indian tobacco {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Campanulaceae (dicotyledon) - Bellflower Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Oct


  • Lobelia siphilitica L. - Great lobelia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Campanulaceae (dicotyledon) - Bellflower Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Lobelia spicata Lam. - Spiked lobelia {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Campanulaceae (dicotyledon) - Bellflower Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Lycopodium obscurum L. - Tree club-moss {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lycopodiaceae (pteridophyte) - Clubmoss Family

  • ---Location:


  • Mimulus ringens L. - Square-stemmed monkey Flower {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:




  • Oenothera species - Sundrops

  • ---Family: Onagraceae (dicotyledon) - Evening-primrose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Orchis spectabilis L. - Showy orchis {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Orchidaceae (monocotyledon) – Orchid Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Oxalis violacea L. - Violet wood sorrel {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Oxalidaceae (dicotyledon) - Wood Sorrel Family

  • ---Location: Near Orange trail (between R-Y-O Intesection & Y Trail)

  • ---Flowering date: June



  • Penstemon digitalis Nutt. - Foxglove, Tall white beard-tongue {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Scrophulariaceae (dicotyledon) - Figwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Phlox subulata L. - Moss phlox, Moss pink {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Polemoniaceae (dicotyledon) - Phlox Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:






  • Plantago aristata Michx. - Largebracted plantain {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Plantaginaceae (dicotyledon) - Plantain Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Polygala verticillata L. – Whorled milkwort {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Polygalaceae (dicotyledon) – Milkwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Polygonum tenue Michx. - Slender knotweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Polygonaceae (dicotyledon) - Smartweed Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: July-Oct


  • Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott - Christmas fern {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Aspleniacae (pteridophyte) - Spleewort Family

  • ---Location:


  • Potentilla canadensis L. - Dwarf cinquefoil {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rosaceae (dicotyledon) - Rose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Spring


  • Prunella vulgaris L. - Heal-all, Self-heal {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lamiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mint Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Spring-Fall




  • Prunus susquehanae – Eastern dwarf cherry {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rosaceae (dicotyledon) – Rose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walter) BSP - Mountain mint {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lamiaceae (dicotyledon) - Mint Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Summer


  • Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. – Bear oak {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Fagaceae (dicotyledon) – Beech Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:








  • Rosa carolina L. – Carolina pasture rose {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rosaceae (dicotyledon) – Rose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Rubus allegheniensis T. C. Porter – Common blackberry {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rosaceae (dicotyledon) – Rose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:




  • Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh. - Rose pink {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Gentianaceae (dicotyledon) - Gentain Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: August


  • Salix occidentalis Walter - Dwarf gray willow

  • Syn.: (''Salix humilis'' var. ''microphylla'')

  • ---Family: Salicaceae (dicotyledon) - Willow Family

  • ---Location:



  • Sanguisorba canadensis L. - Canadian burnet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Rosaceae (dicotyledon) - Rose Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Sassafras albidum Nees - Sassafras {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Lauraceae (dicotyledon) - Laurel Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Saxifraga virginiensis Early saxifrage {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Saxifragaceae (dicotyledon) - Saxifrage Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: March-April



  • Senecio anonymus A. Wood (= ''S. smallii'') - Small's ragwort {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Early June


  • Senecio pauperculus Michx. - Balsam ragwort {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. - Green foxtail {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Silene caroliniana Walter - Wild pink {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Caryophyllaceae (dicotyledon) - Pink Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. - Slender blue-eyed grass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Iridaceae (dicotyledon) - Iris Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late spring


  • Smilax glauca Walter – Glaucous greenbrier {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Smilacaceae (monocotyledon) – Catbrier Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Smilax rotundifolia L. - Common greenbrier {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Smilacaceae (monocotyledon) - Catbrier Family

  • ---Location:


  • Solidago bicolor L. - Silver-rod {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late summer


  • Solidago juncea Aiton - Early goldenrod {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Sept


  • Solidago nemoralis Aiton - Gray goldenrod {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Sep




  • Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. (= ''S. gracilis'') - Slender ladies' tresses {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Orchidaceae (dicotyledon) - Orchid Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Late summer


  • Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fern.) Nesom (= ''Aster depauperatus'') - Serpentine aster {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Talinum teretifolium Pursh - Flameflower {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Portulacaceae (dicotyledon) - Purslane Family

  • ---Location: Mid-summer

  • ---Flowering date:



  • Tradescantia virginiana L. - Virginia spiderwort {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Commelinaceae (monocotyledon) - Spiderwort Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Tridens flavus (L.) A. Hitchc. - Purpletop {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) - Grass Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. (= ''Specularia p.'') - Venus looking glass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Campanulaceae (dicotyledon) - Bellflower Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. - Eastern gamma grass {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Poaceae (monocotyledon) – Grass Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:




  • Vaccinium stamineum L. - Deerberry {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Ericaceae (dicotyledon) - Heath Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: April-May



  • Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx. - New York ironweed {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Asteraceae (dicotyledon) - Aster Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Aug-Oct


  • Viburnum acerifolium L. – Maple-leaf viburnum {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Caprifoliaceae (dicotyledon) - Honeysuckle Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Viola pedata L. - Bird's-foot violet (lilac & bicolor) {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Violaceae (dicotyledon) - Violet Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: Spring


  • Viola rotundifolia Michx. – Yellow violet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Violaceae (dicotyledon) – Violet Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:


  • Viola sagittata Aiton (= ''V. fimbriatula'') - Arrow-leaved violet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Violaceae (dicotyledon) - Violet Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date: April-May


  • Viola sororia Willd. (Syn. ''V. papilionacea'') - Common blue violet {Link without Title}

  • ---Family: Violaceae (dicotyledon) – Violet Family

  • ---Location:

  • ---Flowering date:



REFERENCES


Brown, Russell G. and Melvin L. Brown. 1972. ''Woody Plants of Maryland''. Port City Press, Baltimore, MD, 347 pages.

Brown, Melvin L. and Russell G. Brown. 1984. ''Herbaceous Plants of Maryland''. Port City Press, Baltimore, MD, 1127 pages.

Flemming, Cristol, Marion B. Lobstein, and Barbara Tufty. 1995. ''Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area''. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 312 pages.

Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Conquist. 1991. (2nd Edition) ''Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada''. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, 910 pages.

Wennerstrom, Jack. 1995. ''Soldiers Delight Journal: Exploring a Globally Rare Ecosystem''. University of Pittsburg Press, Pittsburg, PA, 247 pages.

Links to Photographs taken at Soldiers Delight NEA.     [http://www.flickr.com/photos/close2earth/88238138/in/photostream/     [http://www.flickr.com/photos/close2earth/88238111/in/photostream/
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