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Tree List

Picea abies    Norway Spruce
Pinus sylvestris    Scots Pine
Pinus strobus    Eastern White Pine
Tsuga canadensis    Canada Hemlock 
Acer pensylvanicum    Striped Maple
Acer platanoides    Norway Maple
Acer rubrum    Red Maple
Acer saccharum    Sugar Maple 
Betula alleghaniensis    Yellow Birch
Betula lenta    Black Birch
Carpinus caroliniana    American Hornbeam (Ironwood)
Ostrya virginiana    Hop Hornbeam 
Robinia pseudoacacia    Black Locust
Fagus grandifolia    American Beech
Quercus rubra    Northern Red Oak 
Carya cordiformis    Bitternut Hickory
Carya ovata    Shagbark Hickory
Juglans nigra    Black Walnut
Juglans cinerea    Butternut (White Walnut)
Liriodendron tulipifera   Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar)
Magnolia acuminata    Cucumber Tree 
Fraxinus americana    White Ash 
Malus pumila    Apple
Prunus virginiana    Chokecherry
Prunus serotina    Wild Black Cherry
Populus deltoides    Eastern Cottonwood
Populus grandidentata    Bigtooth Aspen
Populus tremuloides   Quaking Aspen 
Tilia americana    Basswood 
Ulmus americana    American Elm
Ulmus rubra     Slippery Elm
Morus alba    White Mulberry
Ailanthus altissima    Tree-of-Heaven

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Plant List

VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE J.N. ADAM HISTORIC LANDMARK & FOREST.

Sequence and common and scientific names are taken after Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A. Block, 2000, The Plants of Pennsylvania, Univ. of Pa. Press, Philadelphia, 1061 pp. Fern classification after Henry A. Gleason and Arthur Cronquist, 1991, Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, N.Y. Botanical Garden, Bronx, N.Y., 910 pp.

Reference: Eaton, Stephen W. and Edith F. Schrot, 1987. A Flora of the Vascular Plants of Cattaraugus County, New York, Bull. of Buffalo Soc. of Nat. Sciences, Vol. 31, soft cover, 235 pp.

295 species as of September 6, 2005  (99 species - non-native).

Based on surveys made on May 22 and 29, June 12, July 2, 3, and 24, August 7, and Sept.4 and 6, 2005.

(^ = plants not native to the area)
White Trillium
Red Trillium

59 FAMILY EQUISETACEAE HORSETAIL FAMILY
     Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail

64 FAMILY LYCOPODIACEAE CLUBMOSS FAILY
     Diphasiastrum digitatum Running-pine
     Huperzia lucidula Shining Clubmoss
     Lycopodium obscurum Flat-branched Ground-pine

12 FAMILY OSMUNDACEAE ROYAL FERN FAMILY
     Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
     Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
     Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern

14 FAMILY DENNSTAEDTIACEAE BRACKEN FAMILY
     Dennstaedtia punctiloba Hay-scented Fern
     Pteridium aqualinum Bracken Fern

16 FAMILY ADIANTACEAE MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY
     Adfiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern

18 FAMILY ASPLENIACEAE SPLEENWORT FAMILY
     Athyrium thelypterioides Silvery glade-fern
     Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern
     Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern
     Dryopteris intermedia Fancy Wood-fern
     Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern

28 FAMILY ONOCLEACEAE SENSITIVE FERN FAMILY
     Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
     Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern

110 FAMILY PINACEAE PINE FAMILY
     Picea abies Norway Spruce^
     Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
     Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine^
     Tsuga canadensis Canada Hemlock

118 FAMILY ACERACEAE MAPLE FAMILY
     Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple
     Acer platanoides Norway Maple^
     Acer rubrum Red Maple
     Acer saccharum Sugar Maple

129 FAMILY ANACARDIACEAE CASHEW FAMILY
     Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
     Toxicodendron radicans Poison-ivy

134 FAMILY APIACEAE PARSLEY FAM ILY
     Daucus carota Queen Anneís-lace^
     Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip^

148 FAMILY APOCYNACEAE DOGBANE FAMILY
     Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane
     Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp
     Vinca minor Common Periwinkle^

149 FAMILY AQUILIFOLIACEAE HOLLY FAMILY
     Ilex verticillata Winterberry

152 FAMILY ARALIACEAE GINSENG FAMILY
     Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla
     Aralia racemosa Spikenard

158 FAMILY ASCLEPIADACEAE MILKWEED FAMILY
     Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
     Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed

162 FAMILY ASTERACEAE ASTER FAMILY
     Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow^
     Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed
     Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
     Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved Pussytoes
     Anthemis cotula Mayweed^
     Arctium minus Common Burdock^
     Artemisia vulgaris Common Mugwort^
     Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster
     Astern ericoides Many-flowered Aster
     Aster novae-angliae New England Aster
     Aster prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster
     Aster umbellatus Flat-topped White Aster
     Bellis perennis English Daisy^
     Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-marigold
     Bidens coronata Tickseed Sunflower
     Bidens frondosa Beggar-ticks
     Centaurea jacea Brown Knapweed^
     Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed^
     Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy
     Cichorium intybus Chicory^
     Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle^
     Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle^
     Conyza canadensis Horseweed
     Crepis capillaris Hawkís-beard^
     Erigeron annuus Daisy Fleabane^
     Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane
     Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
     Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
     Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot
     Euthamia graminifolia Grass-leaved Goldenrod
     Galinsoga quadriradiata Quickweed^
     Gnaphalium uliginosum Low Cudweed^
     Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke
     Hieracium aurantiacum Orange Hawkweed^
     Hieracium caespitosum (=pratense) Yellow Hawkweed^
     Hieracium pilosella Mouse-ear Hawkweed^
     Inula helenium
Elecampane^
     Lapsdana communis Nipplewort
     Leontodon autumnalis Fall Dandelion
     Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
     Senecio aureus Golden Ragwort
     Solidago caesia Bluestem Goldenrod
     Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod
     Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod
     Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod
     Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed Goldenrod
     Sonchus arvensis Field Sow-thistle^
     Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle^
     Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy^
     Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion^
     Tragopogon dubius Yellow Goatsbeard^
     Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot^

253 FAMILY BALSAMINACEAE BALSAM FAMILY
     Impatiens capensis Orange Jewelweed
     Impatiens pallida Pale Jewelweed

254 FAMILY BERBERIDACEAE BARBERRY FAMILY
     Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry^
     Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
     Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple

256 FAMILY BETULACEAE BIRCH FAMILY
     Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
     Betula lenta Black Birch
     Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam
     Betula papyrifera Paper Birch^
     Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam

263 FAMILY BORAGINACEAE BORAGE FAMILY
     Myosotis sylvatica Garden Forget-me-not^

271 FAMILY BRASSIACEAE MUSTARD FAMILY
     Allaria petiolata Garlic Mustard^
     Barbarea vulgaris Yellow Rocket^
     Cardamine angustata Toothwort
     Cardamine bulbosa Spring Cress
     Cardamine concatenata Cut-leaved Toothwort
     Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania Bittercress
     Hesperis matronalis Dameís-rocket^
     Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish^

304 FAMILY CAMPANULACEAE BELLFLOWER FAMILY
     Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco

310 FAMILY CAPRIFOLIACEAE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
     Lonicera morrowii Morrowís Honeysuckle^
     Lonicera tatarica Tartarian Honeysuckle^
     Sambucus canadensis American Elder
     Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elder
     Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved Viburnum
     Viburnum lentago Nannyberry
     Viburnum recognitum Northern Arrow-wood

323 FAMILY CARYOPHYLLACEAE PINK FAMILY
     Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Chickweed^
     Dianthus armeria Deptford Pink^
     Saponaria officinalis Bouncing Bet^
     Silene latifolia (=alba) White Campion^
     Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort^

353 FAMILY CLUSIACEAE ST. JOHNís-WORT FAMILY
     Hypericum mutilum Dwarf St. Johnís-wort
     Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnís-wort^
     Hypericum punctatum Spotted St. Johnís-wort^

358 FAMILY CONVOLVULACEAE MORNING-GLORY FAMILY
     Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed
     Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed^

362 FAMILY CORNACEAE DOGWOOD FAMILY
     Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved Dogwood
     Cornus racemosa Silky Dogwood
     Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood

371 FAMILY DIPSACACEAE TEASEL FAMILY
     Dipsacus sylvestris Common Teasel

375 FAMILY ERICACEAE HEATH FAMILY
     Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen
     Vaccinium pallidum Lowbush Blueberry

397 FAMILY FABACEAE BEAN/PEA FAMILY
     Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo
     Amphicarpa bracteata Hog-peanut
     Coronilla varia Crown-vetch^
     Lathyrus latifolius Everlasting Sweetpea^
     Lotus corniculatus Birdís-foot Trefoil^
     Medicago lupulina Black Medic^
     Melilotus alba White Sweet-clover^
     Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet-clover^
     Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
     Trifolium campestre (=procs) Low Hop-clover^
     Trifolium hybridum Alsike Clover^
     Trifolium pratense Red Clover^
     Trifolium repens White Clover^
     Vicia cracca Cow Vetch^
     Vicia tetrasperma Slender Vetch^

424 FAMILY FAGACEAE BEECH FAMILY
     Fagus grandifolia American Beech
     Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak

433 FAMILY FUMARIACEAE FUMITORY FAMILY
     Dicentra canadensis Squirrel-corn

442 FAMILY GERANIACEAE GERANIUM FAMILY
     Geranium maculatum Wood Geranium
     Geranium robertianum Herb-robert

445 FAMILY GROSSULARIACEAE GOOSEBERRY FAMILY
     Ribes uva-crispa European Garden Gooseberry^

451 FAMILY HAMAMELIDACEAE WITCH-HAZEL FAMILY
     Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel

460 FAMILY JUGLANDACEAE WALNUT FAMILY
     Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
     Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
     Juglans nigra Black Walnut
     Juglans cinerea Butternut

463 FAMILY LAMIACEAE MINT FAMILY
     Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil
     Collinsonia canadensis Horse-balm
     Galeopsis bifida Hemp Nettle^
     Glechoma hederaceae Gill-over-the-ground^
     Lycopus uniflorus Northern Bugleweed
     Mentha x piperata Peppermint^
     Mentha spicata Spearmint^
     Prunella vulgaris Heal-all

487 FAMILY LAURACEAE LAUREL FAMILY
     Lindera benzoin Spicebush

494 FAMILY LYTHRACEAE LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY
     Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife

497 FAMILY MAGNOLIACEAE MAGNOLIA FAMILY
     Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree
     Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree

499 FAMILY MALVACEAE MALLOW FAMILY
     Malva moschata Musk Mallow^

506 FAMILY MONOTROPACEAE INDIAN-PIPE FAMILY
     Monotropa uniflora Indian-pipe

507 FAMILY MORACEAE MULBERRY FAMILY
     Morus alba White Mulberry^

512 FAMILY OLEACEAE OLIVE FAMILY
     Fraxinus americana White Ash

517 FAMILY ONAGRACEAE EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY
     Circaea lutetiana (=quadrisulcata) Enchanterís Nightshade
     Epilobium coloratum Purple-leaved Willow-herb
     Epilobium hirsutum Hairy Willowe-herb^
     Oenothera biennis Common Evening-primrose

526 FAMILY OROBANCHACEAE BROOM-RAPE FAMILY
     Conopholis americana Squawroot
     Epifagus virginiana Beechdrops

527 FAMILY OXALIDACEAE OXALIS FAMILY
     Oxalis stricta (=europaea) Common Yellow Wood-sorrel

533 FAMILY PHYTOLACCACEAE POKEWEED FAMILY
     Phytolacca americana Pokeweed

534 FAMILY PLANTAGINACEAE PLANTAIN FAMILY
     Plantago lanceolata English Plantain^
     Plantago major Common Plantain^
     Plantago rugelii Rugelís Plantain

543 FAMILY POLYGONACEAE SMARTWEED FAMILY
     Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese Knotweed^
     Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water-pepper
     Polygonum persicaria Ladyís-thumb^
     Polygonum sagittatum Arrow-leaved Tearthumb
     Polygonum virginianum Virginia Knotweed
     Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel^
     Rumex crispus Curly Dock^
     Rumex obtusifolius Bitter Dock^

557 FAMILY PORTULACACEAE PURSLANE FAMILY
     Claytonia virginica Spring-beauty

559 FAMILY PRIMULACEAE PRIMROSE FAMILY
     Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Loosestrife
     Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort^
     Trientalis borealis Starflower

566 FAMILY RANUNCULACEAE BUTTERCUP FAMILY
     Actea pachypoda White Baneberry
     Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone
     Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed
     Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine^
     Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
     Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh (2)
     Coptis trifolia Goldthread
     Hepatica nobilis var.acuta Hepatica
     Ranunculus abortivus Small-flowered Crowfoot
     Ranunculus acris Common Meadow Buttercup^
     Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine^
     Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup^
     Ranunculus sceleratus Cursed Crowfoot
     Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow-rue

592 FAMILY ROSACEAE ROSE FAMILY
     Agrimonia gryposepala Agrimony
     Geum canadense White Avens
     Dalibarda repens Dewdrop
     Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry
     Malus pumila Apple^
     Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark^
     Potentilla anserina Silverweed
     Potentilla canadensis Common Cinquefoil
     Potentilla norvegica Rough Cinquefoil
     Potentilla recta Sulphur Cinquefoil^
     Prunus serotina Wild Black Cherry
     Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry
     Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose^
     Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose^
     Rubus flagellaris Dewberry
     Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry
     Rubus pubescens Dwarf Raspberry
     Spirea alba White Spirea

630 FAMILY RUBIACEAE MADDER FAMILY
     Galium mollugo Wild Madder*
     Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff^
     Galium palustre Marsh Bedstraw
     Galium triflorum Sweet-scented Bedstraw
     Galium verum Yellow Bedstraw*
     Mitchella repens Partridge-berry

641 FAMILY SALICACEAE WILLOW FAMILY
     Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood
     Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen
     Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen

657 FAMILY SAXIFRAGACEAE SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
     Mitella diphylla Mitrewort (2)
     Penthorum sedoides Ditch Stonecrop

661 FAMILY SCROPHULARIACEAE SNAPDRAGON FAMILY
     Chelone glabra Turtlehead
     Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-eggs^
     Verbascum blattaria Moth Mullein^
     Verbascum thapsis Common Mullein^
     Veronica americana American Brooklime
     Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water Speedwell
     Veronica persica Birdís-eye Speedwell^
     Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell^

681 FAMILY SIMAROUBACEAE QUASSIA FAMILY
     Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven^

681 FAMILY SOLANACEAE NIGHTSHADE FAMILY
     Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground-cherry
     Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Nightshade^

687 FAMILY THYMELAEACEAE MEZEREUM FAMILY
     Dirca palustris Leatherwood

688 FAMILY TILIACEAE LINDEN FAMILY
     Tilia americana Basswood

689 FAMILY ULMACEAE ELM FAMILY
     Ulmus americana American Elm
     Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm

693 FAMILY URTICACEAE NETTLE FAMILY
     Boehmeria cylindrica False Nettle
     Pilea pumila Clearweed

697 FAMILY VERBENACEAE VERVAIN FAMILY
     Verbena hastata Blue Vervain
     Verbena urticifolia White Vervain

700 FAMILY VIOLACEAE VIOLET FAMILY
     Viola blanda Sweet White Violet
     Viola cucullata Blue Marsh Violet
     Viola pubescens Downy Yellow Violet
     Viola soraria Common Blue Violet

711 FAMILY VITACEAE GRAPE FAMILY
     Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper
     Vitis riparia Riverbank Grape

721 FAMILY ARACEAE ARUM FAMILY
     Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the pulpit

727 FAMILY CYPERACEAE SEDGE FAMILY
     Carex crinita var. brevicrinis Fringed Sedge
     Carex lupulina Common Hop Sedge
     Carex lurida Bottlebrush Sedge
     Carex vulpinoidea Foxtail Sedge
     Scirpus cyperinus Wool-grass

840 FAMILY IRIDACEAE IRIS FAMILY
     Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass

843 FAMILY JUNCACEAE RUSH FAMILY
     Juncus effusus Soft-rush

854 FAMILY LEMNACEAE DUCKWEED FAMILY
     Lemna minor Duckweed

856 FAMILY LILIACEAE LILY FAMILY
     Allium tricoccum Wild Leek
     Disporum lanuginosum Yellow Mandarin
     Erythronium americanum Yellow Trout-lily
     Hemerocallis fulva Orange Day-lily^
     Lilium canadense Canada Lily
     Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower
     Polygonatum biflorum Solomonís-seal
     Streptopus amplexifolius Twisted-stalk
     Trillium erectum Red Trillium
     Trillium grandiflorum Large-flowered Trillium
     Trillium undulatum Painted Trillium
     Veratrum viride False Hellebore

875 FAMILY ORCHIDACEAE ORCHID FAMILY
     Cypripedium acaule Pink Ladyís-slipper
     Epipactis helleborine Bastard Helleborine^

891 FAMILY POACEAE GRASS FAMILY
     Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass^
     Echinochloa muricata Barnyard-grass
     Phleum pratense Timothy^
     Phragmites australis Common Reed

987 FAMILY PONTEDERIACEAE WATER-HYACINTH FAMILY
     Heterathera reniformis Mud-plantain

999 FAMILY SPARGANIACEAE BUR-REED FAMILY
     Sparganium americanus Bur-reed

1000 FAMILY TYPHACEAE CAT-TAIL FAMILY
     Typha latifolia Common Cat-tail

 - Richard C. Rosche, September 5, 2005

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Bird List

The following list (66 species) is based on field work done during the 2000-2004 New York State Breeding Bird Atlas project with additions based on limited field work during 2005. This statewide project was jointly sponsored by the New York State Ornithological Association, The New York State Department of Conservation, and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.  The list includes those species thought to be nesting on or very near the property (located in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York). Neotropical species (birds wintering in the tropics but nesting in northern U.S./Canadian woodlands) are so marked **. 

Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo**
Chimney Swift**
Ruby-throated Hummingbird**
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee**
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher**
Eastern Kingbird**
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo**
Red-eyed Vireo**
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow**
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Veery**
Hermit Thrush 
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler**
Yellow Warbler**
Chestnut-sided Warbler**
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler**
Blackburnian Warbler**
American Redstart**
Ovenbird**
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler**
Scarlet Tanager**
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak**
Indigo Bunting**
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole**
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

 - Richard C. Rosche, September 5, 2005

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