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The Impact of Three Exotic Plant Species on a Potomac Island
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APPENDIX 2:
SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAMES OF PLANTS

Scientific nameCommon name
Acer negundoBoxelder
   A. pseudoplatanusSycamore maple
   A. saccharinumSilver maple
Acorus calamusSweet flag
Allium vinealeField garlic
Ampelopsis arboreaPepper vine
Castanea dentataAmerican chestnut
Claytonia virginicaSpring beauty
Fagus grandifoliaAmerican beech
Fraxinus americanaWhite ash
   F. excelsiorEuropean ash
   F. pennsylvanicaGreen ash
Hedera helixEnglish ivy
Impatiens capensisSpotted touch-me-not
Iris pseudacorusEuropean yellow iris, yellow flag
Lindera benzoinSpice bush
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip tree
Lonicera japonicaJapanese honeysuckle
Morus albaWhite mulberry
Nuphar luteumSpatterdock. cowlily, yellow water lily, yellow pond lily
Oxalis strictaWood-sorrel
Parthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia creeper
Peltandra virginicaArrow arum
Podophyllum peltatumMayapple
Prunus serotinaBlack cherry
Quercus rubraNorthern red oak
Rhus radicansPoison ivy
Robinia pseudo-acaciaBlack locust
Salix carolinianaCoastal Plain willow, Ward's willow
   S. nigraBlack willow
Smilax bona-noxBullbrier, greenbrier
Taxodium distichumBald cypress
Tsuga canadensisEastern hemlock
Typha angustifoliaNarrow-leaved cat-tail
   T. latifoliaCommon cat-tail
Ulmus americanaAmerican elm
Vitis rupestrisSand grape


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