Significant Wetland Plants of the Barcroft Bog and Seepage Swamp Complex

Arlington County, Virginia

Mosses

Sphagnaceae (Peat Moss Family)

Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum Moss Bog.

Ferns & Allies – Spore Producing Vascular Plants

Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family)

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Southern Lady Fern Woodland seeps.

Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Osmundaceae (Royal Fern Family)

Osmunda cinnamomea L. Cinnamon Fern Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) Gray Royal Fern Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Thelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern Family)

Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. New York Fern Woodland seeps.

Flowering Vascular Plants: Monocots

Araceae (Arum Family)

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-pulpit Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. Skunk Cabbage Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Araliaceae (Ginseng Family)

Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla Woodland seeps.

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Carex alata Torr. Wingseed Sedge* Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family)

Dioscorea villosa L. Wild Yam Woodland seeps.

Juncaceae (Rush Family)

Juncus effusus L. Soft Rush Seepage swamp.

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Lilium superbum L. Turk’s Cap Lily Woodland seeps; hummocks of seepage swamp.

Medeola virginiana L. Indian Cucumber Root* Woodland seeps.

Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sessile-leaved Bellwort* Woodland seeps.

Veratrum viride Ait. False Hellebore* Woodland seeps.

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates Slender Wood Oats* Woodland seeps.

Leersia virginica Willd. White Grass Woodland seeps.

Smilacaceae (Greenbrier Family)

Smilax glauca Walt. Glaucous Greenbrier Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Smilax herbacea L. Smooth Carrionflower* Woodland seeps.

Smilax rotundifolia L. Round-leaved Greenbrier Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Flowering Vascular Plants: Dicots

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

Acer rubrum L. Red Maple Seepage swamp.

Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)

Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze Poison Sumac* Woodland seeps; bog.

Apiaceae (Parsley Family)

Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf. Cowbane Woodland seeps; bog.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Winterberry Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not Family)

Impatiens capensis Meerb. Orange Jewelweed Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Betulaceae (Birch Family)

Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Common Alder Woodland seeps.

Betula nigra L. River Birch Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

Sambucus canadensis L. Elderberry Seepage swamp.

Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. Southern Arrowwood Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Viburnum nudum L. Swamp-haw* Woodland seeps; bog.

Celastraceae (Staff Tree Family)

Euonymus americana L. American Strawberry Bush Woodland seeps.

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood Seepage swamp.

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & Gray ex Torr. Dangleberry Bog.

Kalmia latifolia L. Mountain Laurel Woodland seeps.

Leucothoe racemosa (L.) Gray Fetterbush Woodland seeps; bog.

Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Maleberry Woodland seeps.

Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Swamp Azalea Woodland seeps; bog.

Vaccinium corymbosum L. Highbush Blueberry Woodland seeps; bog.

Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. Black Blueberry Woodland seeps; bog.

(Syn. V. atrococcum (Gray) Heller)

Fagaceae (Beech Family)

Quercus michauxii Nutt. Swamp Chestnut Oak* Seepage swamp.

Quercus palustris Muenchh. Pin Oak Seepage swamp.

Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak Seepage swamp.

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Collinsonia canadensis L. Richweed Woodland seeps.

Lycopus virginicus L. Bugleweed Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Lauraceae (Laurel Family)

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Spicebush Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)

Liriodendron tulipifera L. Tulip Tree Woodland seeps.

Magnolia virginiana L. Sweetbay Magnolia* Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Nyssaceae (Sour Gum Family)

Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Black Gum Woodland seeps; bog; seepage swamp.

Oleaceae (Olive Family)

Chionanthus virginicus L. Fringe Tree Woodland seeps; bog.

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Green Ash Seepage swamp.

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Anemone quinquefolia L. Wood Anemone* Woodland seeps.

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Eastern Serviceberry, Shadbush Woodland seeps; bog.

Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Red Chokeberry* Woodland seeps; bog.

(Syn. Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps)

Rubus hispidus L. Bristly Dewberry Woodland seeps; bog.

Rubiaceae (Madder Family)

Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry Woodland seeps.

Salicaceae (Willow Family)

Salix nigra Marsh. Black Willow Edge of seepage swamp.

Saururaceae (Lizard’s Tail Family)

Saururus cernuus L. Lizard’s Tail Seepage swamp.

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Chelone glabra L. White Turtlehead Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

Urticaceae (Nettle Family)

Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. False Nettle Seepage swamp.

Violaceae (Violet Family)

Viola cucullata Ait. Marsh Blue Violet Woodland seeps.

Viola primulifolia L. Primrose-leaved Violet Woodland seeps.

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

Vitis labrusca L. Fox Grape Woodland seeps; seepage swamp.

- List compiled by Meghan Tice, June 2004, from field surveys of the site by Rod Simmons, Greg Zell, Lou Aronica, John Parrish, Mark Strong, Stan Shetler, and Gary Fleming.

- An asterisk (*) denotes a county record and probably the only remaining location in the county for most of these species.

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