Graminoids of Soldiers Delight
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The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about 1900 acres of land in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. [1] [2] [3] Much of the area of the Soldiers Delight NEA contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.[4] [5]
The following list of sedges, rushes, grasses and cat-tails comes from the publications by [F] Fleming et al. 1995, [M] Monteferrante 1973, [R] Reed 1984, [We] Wennerstrom 1995, and the unpublished data by [Wo] Worthley 1955-1985.
List of Graminoids of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)
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[edit] Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) C.B. Clarke - [Wo]
- Carex bicknellii Britt. - [Wo]
- Carex bullata Schkuhr - [M, R]
- Carex caroliniana Schwein. - [Wo]
- Carex cephalophora Muhl. - [Wo]
- Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. - [M, R, Wo]
- Carex convoluta Mackenz.? - [R]
- Carex flaccosperma Dewey - [R, Wo]
- Carex hystericina Muhl. - Porcupine sedge [R] {G5, S1, E}
- Carex lupulina Muhl. - [Wo]
- Carex lurida Wahl. - [Wo]
- Carex nigromarginata Schwein. - [Wo]
- Carex pensylvanica Lam. - [R, Wo]
- Carex richardsonii R. Br. - Richardson's sedge {G4, S1, E}
- Carex rosea Schkuhr - [M, R]
- Carex seorsa E.C. Howe - [R]
- Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie - [Wo]
- Carex umbellata Schk. - [R]
- Cyperus esculentus L. - Yellow nutsedge [Wo]
- Cyperus strigosus L.- Straw-colored cyperus [M, R, Wo]
- Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schultes - Kill cow, Slender spikerush [M, R, Wo]
- Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & Schultes - Blunt spikerush [Wo]
- Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roemer & Schultes - Annual fimbry [M, R, We, Wo]
- Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) R. & S. - [M, R]
- Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl - White beak-rush [M, R, Wo]
- Scirpus atrovirens Willd. - [M, Wo]
- Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth - Woolgrass [Wo]
- Scirpus hattorianus Makino - [R]
- Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl.) A. & D. Löve - [M, R]
- Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. - Carolina whipgrass [M, R, Wo]
[edit] Juncaceae (Rush Family)
- Juncus acuminatus Michx. - [Wo]
- Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern. - Short-tailed rush [M] {G5, S2}
- Juncus bufonius L. - Toad rush [M, Wo]
- Juncus canadensis J. Gay - [M, Wo]
- Juncus effusus L. - Common or Soft rush [Wo]
- Juncus secundus Beauv. - [M, R, Wo]
- Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Conv. & Blake - Tailed rush [M, R]
- Juncus tenuis Willd. - Path rush [M, R, We, Wo]
- Juncus tenuis Willd. var. dichotomus (Elliott) A. Wood - [Wo]
- Juncus tenuis Willd. var. dudleyi (Weig.) F.J. Herm. - Dudley's rush [R, Wo]
- Luzula bulbosa (Wood.) Rydb. - Bulbous woodrush [Wo]
[edit] Poaceae (Grass Family)
- Agrostis gigantea Roth - Redtop [R, Wo]
- Agrostis hymenalis (Walter) BSP. - Ticklegrass [M, Wo]
- Agrostis hymenalis (Walter) BSP. var. scabra (Willd.) Blomq. - Ticklegrass [R]
- Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman - Autumn or Upland bent [M, R, Wo]
- Andropogon gerardii Vitman - Big bluestem [F, M, We, Wo]
- Andropogon gyrans Ashe - [Wo]
- Andropogon virginicus L. - Broom-sedge [We, Wo]
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. abbreviatus (Hackel) Fern. & Griscom - Broom-sedge [R]
- Anthoxanthum odoratum L. - Sweet vernal grass [Wo]
- Aristida dichotoma Michx. - Poverty grass, Three-awn grass [M, R, We, Wo]
- Aristida oligantha Michx. - Prairie three-awn [Wo]
- Aristida purpurascens Poiret - Purple three-awn [M, R, We, Wo]
- Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J & C.Presl. - Tall oat grass [Wo]
- Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) Beauv. - [Wo]
- Bromus commutatus Schrader - Upright or Hairy chess [M, Wo]
- Bromus japonicus Thunb. - Japanese Bromegrass [R]
- Bromus pubescens Muhl. - [Wo]
- Bromus secalinus L. - Chess, Cheat [R]
- Bromus tectorum L. - Downy chess, Downy brome [Wo]
- Cinna arundinacea L. - Stout woodreed [Wo]
- Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. - Bermuda grass [Wo]
- Dactylis glomerata L. - Orchard grass [M, We, Wo]
- Danthonia sericea Nutt. - [Wo]
- Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. - Poverty grass [M, Wo]
- Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. - Tufted hairgrass [We, Wo] {G5, S1, E}
- Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. - Crinkled hairgrass [R]
- Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler - Finger grass [R]
- Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl. - Smooth crabgrass [M, R, Wo]
- Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. - Crabgrass [Wo]
- Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. - Barnyard grass [M, Wo]
- Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. - Goose-grass [Wo]
- Elymus virginicus L. - Virginia wild-rye [M, Wo]
- Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski - Quackgrass, Witchgrass [Wo]
- Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees - Lace grass [Wo]
- Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Janchen - Stink-grass [Wo]
- Eragrostis minor Host - [Wo]
- Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steudel - Purple lovegrass [Wo]
- Elymus hystrix L. - Bottle-brush grass [Wo]
- Festuca elatior L. - Meadow fescue, Tall fescue [M, Wo]
- Festuca ovina L. - Sheep fescue [Wo]
- Festuca rubra L. - Red fescue [R, Wo]
- Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E. Alexeev. - Nodding fescue [Wo]
- Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. - Fowl manna grass [Wo]
- Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. - Vanilla grass, Holy grass [M, R, We, Wo] {G4, S1, E}
- Holcus lanatus L. - Velvet grass [Wo]
- Leersia virginica Willd. - White grass [Wo]
- Lolium perenne L. - Perennial ryegrass [Wo]
- Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus - Japanese stilt grass [EU]
- Miscanthus sinensis Andersson - Eulalia [Wo]
- Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poiret) Fernald - Wirestem muhly [M, Wo]
- Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. - Satin grass, Wire-stem muhly [R]
- Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmelin - Nimblewill [Wo]
- Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl.) Trin. - Branched muhly [R]
- Panicum aciculare Desv. - [M]
- Panicum boscii Poir. - Bosc's panic grass [Wo]
- Panicum capillare L. - Old witch grass [M, Wo]
- Panicum clandestinum L. - Deer-tongue grass [M, Wo]
- Panicum depauperatum Muhl. - Starved panic grass [M, Wo]
- Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. - Spreading witch grass [Wo]
- Panicum dichotomum L. - Bushy panic grass [R, Wo]
- Panicum lanuginosum Elliott - [M, Wo]
- Panicum linearifolium Scribn. - Low panic grass [R, Wo]
- Panicum oligosanthes Schultes - Few-flowered panic grass [R, Wo] {G5, S2}
- Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. - Wood witch grass [Wo]
- Panicum sphaerocarpon Elliott - Round-fruited panic grass [R, Wo]
- Panicum verrucosum Muhl. - [R]
- Paspalum laeve Michx. - Smooth paspalum [Wo]
- Phalaris arundinacea L. - Reed canary grass [Wo]
- Phleum pratense L. - Timothy [M, R, Wo]
- Poa annua L. - Annual bluegrass, Spear grass [Wo]
- Poa compressa L. - Canada bluegrass [M, R, Wo]
- Poa languida A. Hitch. - Weak speargrass [M] {G3, SU}
- Poa palustris L. - Fowl meadow grass [M] {G5, SH}
- Poa pratensis L. - Kentucky bluegrass [R, Wo]
- Poa trivialis L. - Rough-stalked bluegrass [M, Wo]
- Schizachyrium scoparium Michx. Nash - Little bluestem [F, M, We, Wo]
- Setaria faberi Herrm. - Faber's foxtail [Wo]
- Setaria geniculata (Lam.) Beauv. - Knotroot bristlegrass [M, Wo]
- Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. - Yellow foxtail [M, Wo]
- Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. - Green foxtail [R, We, Wo]
- Sorghastrum nutans Nash - Indian grass [M, R, We, Wo]
- Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. - Johnson grass [Wo]
- Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. - Prairie wedgegrass [M, R, Wo]
- Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. major (Torr.) K.S. Erdman - [M, R, Wo]
- Sphenopholis pensylvanica (L.) A. Hitchc. - Swamp-oats [Wo] {G4, S1, T}
- Sporobolus vaginaeflorus (Torr.) Wood - Poverty grass [R, Wo]
- Tridens flavus (L.) A. Hitchc. - Purple-top [We, Wo]
- Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. - Eastern gammagrass [We]
- Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. - Six-weeks fescue [Wo]
[edit] Typhaceae (Cat-tail Family)
- Typha latifolia L. - Broad-leaved cat-tail [We]
[edit] References
- Brown, Melvin L. and Russell G. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1127 pages.
- Davis, Charles A. 2004. List of Plants of Soldier's Delight. (Unpublished).
- [F] Fleming, Cristol, Marion B. Lobstein and Barbara Tufty. 1995. Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area. The Johns Hopskins University Press, Baltimore and London, 312 pages.
- Gleason, Henry A., and Arthur Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. (Second Edition) The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458, 910 pages.
- Google Hybrid Map. 2006. Target building, Soldiers Delight Visitor Center. [6]
- Holmgren, Noel H. 1998. Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist's Manual. Illustrations of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern U. S. and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458, 937 pages.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Explanation of Rank and Status Codes. [7]
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2004. Current and Historical Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Baltimore County, Maryland. [8]
- [M] Monteferrante, Frank. 1973. A Phytosociological Study of Soldiers Delight, Baltimore County, Maryland. Towson State College, Towson, Maryland.
- [R] Reed, Clyde F. 1984. Floras of the Serpentinite Formations in Eastern North America, with descriptions of geomorphology and mineralogy of the formations. Reed Herbarium, Baltimore, Maryland.
- [We] Wennerstrom, Jack. 1995. Soldiers Delight Journal - Exploring a Globally Rare Ecosystem. University of Pittsburg Press, Pittsburg and London, 247 pages.
- [Wo] Worthley, Elmer G. 1955-1985. List of Plants of Soldier's Delight. Unpublished.
[edit] Other Lists of Plants from Soldiers Delight (and Maryland).
Wildflowers of Soldiers Delight
