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bottomland forest

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canopy

Acer negundo eastern box elder Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya ovata shagbark hickory Celtis laevigata southern hackberry Fagus grandifolia American beech Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum Liriodendron tulipifera tulip-tree Quercus alba white oak Quercus lyrata overcup oak Quercus michauxii basket oak Quercus nigra water oak Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak Quercus phellos willow oak Quercus shumardii shumard oak Ulmus americana American elm

understory

Acer floridanum southern sugar maple Acer rubrum eastern red maple Asimina triloba pawpaw Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Cornus florida flowering dogwood Diospyros virginiana American persimmon Ilex decidua possum-haw Ilex opaca American holly Nyssa sylvatica black gum Ulmus alata winged elm Ulmus rubra slippery elm

shrubs

Aesculus sylvatica painted buckeye Arundinaria gigantea giant cane Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Cornus amomum silky dogwood Euonymus americanus strawberry-bush Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's cross Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Sambucus canadensis common elderberry Viburnum dentatum arrow-wood Viburnum prunifolium black haw

vines

Bignonia capreolata cross-vine Campsis radicans trumpet-creeper Gelsimeum sempervirens Carolina jessamine Menispermum canadense moonseed Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Smilax spp. greenbrier Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Vitis spp. wild grape Vitis rotundifolia muscadine

herbs

Amphicarpaea bracteata hog-peanut Arisaema triphyllum jack-in-the-pulpit Asarum canadense wild ginger Boehmeria cylindrica false-nettle Botrypus virginianus rattlesnake fern Carex spp. sedge Carex lupulina hop sedge Carex radiata eastern star sedge Carex tribuloides blunt broom sedge Chasmanthium latifolium river oats Chasmanthium laxum slender spikegrass Claytonia virginica spring-beauty Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's witch grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum open-flower witch grass Elymus virginicus eastern wild-rye Erythronium umbilicatum dimpled trout lily Eurybia divaricata white heart-leaved aster Galax urceolata galax Glyceria striata fowl mannagrass Hexastylis arifolia little brown jug Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's cross Juncus effusus soft rush Lycopus virginicus Virginia bugleweed Mitchella repens partridge-berry Packera aurea golden ragwort Persicaria virginiana jumpseed Podophyllum peltatum may-apple Polygonatum biflorum small Solomon's seal Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Saururus cernuus lizard's tail Solidago caesia axillary goldenrod Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Viola spp. violet