Common plants in Eastern States

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Compiled from NE ARS, NRCS Plants Database, Jim Cropper's list, SE Plant List, VA NRCS List, and some NRI Field Data collectors encounters - combined from recent years.

Grasses (Graminoids) Alphabetical by Common Name Matching CASI

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family
PANO2	Paspalum notatum	bahiagrass	Poaceae
BRRA2	Bromus racemosus	bald brome	Poaceae
ECCR	Echinochloa crus-galli	barnyardgrass	Poaceae
PAAN	Panicum anceps Michx.	beaked panicgrass	Poaceae
AGROS2	Agrostis sp.	bentgrass	Poaceae
AGST2	Agrostis stolonifera	bentgrass, creeping	Poaceae
CYDA	Cynodon dactylon	bermuda grass	Poaceae
POAN	Poa annua	bluegrass, annual	Poaceae
POTR2	Poa trivialis	bluegrass, rough	Poaceae
POPR	Poa pratensis	bluegrass; Kentucky bluegrass	Poaceae
ANGE	Andropogon gerardii	bluestem, big	Poaceae
AMGL2	Andropogon glomeratus	bluestem, brushy	Poaceae
BOBL	Bothriochloa caucasica ?	bluestem, caucasian	Poaceae
SCSC	Schizachyrium scoparium	bluestem, little	Poaceae
BROMU	Bromus sp.	brome grass	Poaceae
BRCO4	Bromus commulatus	brome, meadow	Poaceae
BRIN2	Bromus inermis	brome, smooth	Poaceae
BRCA6	Bromus catharticus	brome; rescuegrass	Poaceae
ANVI2	Andropogon virginicus	broomsedge and bromesedge bluestem	Poaceae
PHAR3	Phalaris arundincacea	canarygrass, reed	Poaceae
BRTE	Bromus tectorum	cheatgrass	Poaceae
DIGIT2	Digitaria spp.	crabgrass	Poaceae
DISA	Digitaria sanguinalis	crabgrass, large and hairy	Poaceae
DIIS	Digitaria ischaemum	crabgrass, smooth	Poaceae
DICI	Digiteria ciliaris	crabgrass, southern	Poaceae
PADI3	Paspalum dilatatum	dallisgrass	Poaceae
LOPR7	Lolium pratense	fescue, meadow	Poaceae
SCAR7	Schedonorous arundinaceus	fescue, tall	Poaceae
FERU2	Festuca rubra	fescue. red	Poaceae
SETAR	Setaria spp.	foxtail, non specific	Poaceae
SEFA	Setaria faberi	foxtail, giant (japanese bristlegrass)	Poaceae
SEVI4	Setaria viridis	foxtail, green; or green bristlegrass	Poaceae
SEPU8	Setaria pumila	foxtail, yellow	Poaceae
ELIN3	Eleusine indica	goosegrass and Indian goosegrrass	Poaceae
SONU2	Sorghastrum nutans	indiangrass	Poaceae
SOHA	Sorghum halepense	Johnsongrass	Poaceae
HOPU	Hordeum pusillum Nutt.	little barley	Poaceae
PEGL2	Pennisetum glaucum	millet, pearl	Poaceae
MUSC	Muhlenbergia schreberi	nimblewill	Poaceae
CYRO	Cyperus rotundus	nutgrass	Cyperaceae
CYES	Cyperus esculentus	nutsedge, yellow	Cyperaceae
AVSA	Avena sativa	oat, common	Poaceae
DASP2	Danthonia spicata	oatgrass, poverty	Poaceae
AREL3	Arrhenatherum elatius	oatgrass, tall	Poaceae
DAGL	Dactylis glomerata	orchardgrass	Poaceae
DISC3	Dichanthelium spp.	panicums	Poaceae
PARI4	Panicum rigidulum	panicgrass, redtop	Poaceae
PAFL4	Paspalum floridanum	paspalum, florida	Poaceae
TRFL2	Tridens flavus	purpletop	Poaceae
ELRE4	Elymus repens	quackgrass	Poaceae
AGGI2	Agrostis gigantea	redtop	Poaceae
BRCA6	Bromus cartharticus	rescue grass	Poaceae
JUNCU	Juncus sp.	rush	Juncaceae
SECE	Secale cereal	rye, cereal	Poaceae
LOPEM2 *	Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum	Italian ryegrass or annual ryegrass or Marshall ryegrass	Poaceae
LOPE	Lolium perenne	ryegrass, perennial	Poaceae
CENCH	Cenchrus spp.	sandbur	Poaceae
CAREX	Carex L.	sedges	Cyperaceae
SPIN4	Sporobolus indicus	smutgrass	Poaceae
ELEOC	Eleocharis	spikerush	Cyperaceae
PAVI2	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	Poaceae
PHPR3	Phleum pratense	timothy	Poaceae
PAUR2	Paspalum urvilliei	Vesay's grass	Poaceae
HOLCU	Holcus L.	velvetgrass	Poaceae
ANOD	Anthoxanthum odoratum	vernalgrass, sweet	Poaceae
PACA6	Panicum capillare L.	witchgrass	Poaceae

Forbs

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family
MESA	Medicago sativa	alfalfa	Fabaceae
AMARA	Amaranthus	amaranth	Amaranthaceae
AMSP	Amaranthus spinosus	amaranth, spiny	Amaranthaceae
SYMPH4	Symphyotrichum	aster	Asteraceae
SYPIP3	Symphyotrichum pilosum	aster, hairy whhite oldfield aster	Asteraceae
GALAP	Galium aperine	bedstraw, catchweed, or stickywilly	Rubiaceae
MONAR	Monarda spp.	beebalm	Lamiaceae
COAR4	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed, field	Convolvulaceae
CARDA	Cardamine spp.	bittercress	Brassicaceae
SILA21	Silene latifolia	bladder campion	Caryophyllaceae
BUAM	Buchnera americana	bluehearts, american	Scrophulariaceae
PTERI	Pteridium aquilinum	brackenfern	Polypodiaceae
ARCTI	Arctium	burdock	Asteraceae
ARMI2	Arctium minus	burdock, lesser	Asteraceae
ERHI9	Erechtites hieraciifolia	burnweed, american	Asteraceae
RANUN	Rananculus L.	buttercup	Ranunculaceae
RAAC3	Ranunculus acris	buttercup, tall	Ranunculaceae
DIVI3	Diodia virginiana	buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed	Rubiaceae
PYCA2	Pyrrhopappus caroliniaanus	carolina falsedandelion	Asteraceae
HYPOC	Hypochaeris	catsear	Asteraceae
HYRA3	Hypochaeris radicata	catsear, hairy	Asteraceae
STME2	Stellaria media	chickweed, common	Caryophyllaceae
CERAS	Cerastium L..	chickweed, mouseear(M); large M; shortstalk; field	Caryophyllaceae
CIIN	Cichorium intybus	chicory	Asteraceae
POSI2	Potentilla simplex	cinqefoil, common	Rosaceae
PORE6	Potentilla reptans	cinquefoil, creeping	Rosaceae
PORE5	Potentilla recta	cinquefoil, sulphur	Rosaceae
TRIFO	Trifolium L.	clover spp.	Fabaceae
TRHY	Trifolium hybridum	clover, alsike	Fabaceae
TRIN3	Trifolium incarnatum	clover, crimson	Fabaceae
TRDU2	Trifolium dubium	clover, hop	Fabaceae
TRAM15	Trifolium ambiuum	clover, kura	Fabaceae
TRAR4	Trifolium arvense	clover, rabbitfoot	Fabaceae
TRPR2	Trifolium pratense	clover, red	Fabaceae
MELIL	Melilotus	clover, sweet ; sweetclover white/yellow	Fabaceae
TRRE3	Trifolium repens	clover, white/ladino	Fabaceae
EUPE3	Eupatorium perfoliatum	common boneset	Asteraceae
XANTH2	Xanthium spp.	cocklebur	Asteraceae
MANE	Malva neglecta Wallr.	common mallow	Malvaceae
ACALY	Acalypha spp.	copperleaf	Euphorbiaceae
SYOR	Symphoricarpus orbiculatus	coralberry, devils shoestring	Caprifoliaceae
LYNU	Lysimachia nummularia	creeping jenny	Primulaceae
CORON	Coronilla sp.	crownvetch	Fabaceae
GNAPH	Gnaphalium	cudweed	Asteraceae
GAPU2	Gnaphalium, purpurea	cudweed, purple	Asteraceae
TARAX	Taraxacum sp.	dandelion	Asteraceae
TAOF	Taraxacum officinale	dandelion, common	Asteraceae
COCO3	Commelina communis	dayflower, asiatic	Commelinaceae
DICL	Dichanthelium clandestinum	deertongue	Poaceae
RUOB	Rumex obtusifolius	dock, broadleaf and bitter dock	Polygonaceae
RUCR	Rumex crispus	dock, curly	Polygonaceae
APCA	Apocynum cannabinum	dogbane, hemp	Apocynaceae
EUCA5	Eupatorium capillifolium	dogfennel	Asteraceae
GAMO	Galium mollugo	false baby's breath	Rubiaceae
ERAN	Erigeron annuus	fleabane, daisy, eastern	Asteraceae
ERST	Erigeron strigosus	fleabane, daisy or rough	Asteraceae
GERAN	Geranium sp.	geranium	Geraniaceae
GECA5	Geranium carolinianum L.	geranium, carolina	Geraniaceae
GEMA	Geranium maculatum	geranium, spotted	Geraniaceae
TEUCR	Teucrium sp.	germander	Scrophulariaceae
SOCA6	Solidago canadensis	goldenrod, Canada	Asteraceae
SORA	Solidago radula	goldenrod, rough	Asteraceae
SOLID	Solidago sp.	goldenrod, unknown sp.	Asteraceae
SORU2	Solidago rugosa	goldenrod, wrinkleleaf	Asteraceae
EUGR5	Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia	goldentop, flat-top	Asteraceae
HIERA	Hieracium sp.	hawkweed	Asteraceae
SIOF	Sisymbrium officinale	hedgemustard	Brassicaceae
APCA	Apocynum cannabinum	hemp, indian	Apocynaceae
GALEO	Galeopsis	hempnettle	Apocynaceae
GATE2	Galeopsis tetrahit	hempnettle, brittlestem	Lamiaceae
LAAM	Lamium amplexicaule	henbit	Lamiaceae
SOCA3	Solanum carolinense	horsenettle or Carolina horsenettle	Solanaceae
CONYZ	Conyza canadensis	horseweed	Asteraceae
VENO	Vernonia noveboracensis	ironweed, New York	Asteraceae
IMCA	Impatiens capensis	jewelweed	Balsaminaceae
DATUR	Datura L.	jimsonweed	Solanaceae
ALTER2	Alternanthera Forssk.	joyweed	Amaranthaceae
POLYG4	Polygonum sp.	knotweed	Polygonaceae
POAV	Polygonum aviculare	knotweed, prostrate	Polygonaceae
POPE3	Polygonum persicaria	ladysthumb, spotted	Polygonaceae
CHAL7	Chenopodium album	lambsquarters	Chenpodiaceae
LESP?	Lespedeza sp.	lespedeza	Fabaceae
KUST2	Kummerowia striata	lespedeza, annual and japanese clover	Fabaceae
LECU	Lespedeza cuneata	lespedeza, sericia	Fabaceae
LEPR	Lespedeza procumbens	lespedeza, trailing	Fabaceae
MALVA	Malva L.	mallow	Malvaceae
ANCO2	Anthemis cotula	stinking chamomile	Asteraceae
MELU	Medicago lupulina	medick, black	Fabaceae
ASCLE	Asclepias spp.	milkweed	Asclepiadaceae
ASSY	Asclepias syriaca	milkweed, common	Asclepiadaceae
ASAM	Asclepias amplexicaulis	milkweed, clasping	Asclepiadaceae
MENTH	Mentha	mint	Lamiaceae
ALYSI	Alysicarpus	moneywort	Fabaceae
VETH	Verbascum thapsus	mullein, common	Scroplulariaceae
BRASS2	Brassica L.	mustard	Brassicaceae
SIAR4	Sinapsis arvensis	mustard, wild	Brassicaceae
DEPI	Descurainia pinnata	mustard, pinnate tansy	Brassicaceae
GATE2	Galeopsis tetrahit	nettle, hemp	Lamiaceae
SOLAN	Solanum spp.	nightshade	Solanaceae
LEVU	Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.	oxeye daisy	Asteraceae
PASA2	Pastinaca sativa	parsnip, wild	Apiaceae
LEDE	Lepidium densiflorum	pepperweed, common	Brassicaceae
LECA5	Lepidium campestre	pepperweed, field	Brassicaceae
LEVI3	Lepidium virginicum	pepperweed, virginia	Brassicaceae
AMAL	Amaranthus albus	pigweed, prostrate	Amaranthaceae
AMRE	Amaranthus retroflexus	pigweed, redroot	Amaranthaceae
PLANT	Plantago sp.	plantain	Plantaginaceae
PLMA2	Plantago major	plantain, common and broadleaf plantain	Plantaginaceae
PLAR3	Plantago aristata	plantain, large bracketed	Plantaginaceae
PLLA	Plantago lanceolata	plantain, narrowleaf	Plantaginaceae
COMA2	Conium maculatum	poison hemlock	Apiaceae
PHAM4	Phytolacca americana L.	pokeweed, American or common	Phytolaccaceae
PAPAV	Papaver	poppy	Papaveraceae
LASE	Lactuca serriola	prickly lettuce	Asteraceae
OELA	Oenothera lacineata	primrose, evening cutleaf	Onagraceae
LAPU2	Lamium purpureum L.	purple deadnettle	Lamiaceae
DACA6	Daucus carota	queen annes lace or wil carrot	Apiaceae
AMBRO	Ambrosia sp.	ragweed	Asteraceae
AMAR2	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	ragweed, annual or common	Asteraceae
AMTR	Ambrosia trifida	ragweed, giant and great ragweed	Asteraceae
WAMA	Wahlenbergia marginata	rockbell, southern	Campanulaceae
SALY2	Salvia lyrata	sage, lyreleaf	Lamiaceae
PRVU	Prunella vulgaris	selfheal, common	Lamiaceae
CABU2	Capsella bursa-pastoris	shepherds purse	Brassicaceae
SEOB4	Senna obtusifolia	sicklepod or java-bean	Caesalpiniaceae
POPE2	Polygonum pensylvanicum	smartweed, Pennsylvania	Polygonaceae
HEAM	Helenium amarum	sneezeweed, bitter	Asteraceae
RUAC2	Rumex acetosa	sorrel, garden	Polygonaceae
RUAC3	Rumex acetosella	sorrell, sheep, red, common	Polygonaceae
SONCH	Sonchus spp.	sowthistle	Asteraceae
SOOL	Sonchus oleraceus	sowthistle, common	Asteraceae
VERON	Veronica sp.	speedwell	Scrophulariaceae
AMSP	Amaanthus spinosus	spiny amaranth	Amaranthaceae
ASPL	Aspenium platyneuron	spleenwort, ebony	Aspleniaceae
EUPHO	Euphorbia spp.	spurge spp.	Euphorbiaceae
CHMA15	Chamaesyce maculata	spurge, spotted	Euphorbiaceae
STGR	Stellaria graminea	starwort, grasslike	Caryophyllaceae
MINUA	Minuartia	stitchwort	Caryophyllaceae
FRVI	Fragaria virginiana	strawberry, wild; Virginia strawberry	Rosaceae
CIRSI	Cirsium spp.	thistle spp.	Asteraceae
CIVU	Cirsium vulgare	thistle, bull	Asteraceae
CIAR4	Cirsium arvense	thistle, Canada	Asteraceae
CANU4	Carduus nutans	thistle, musk & nodding plumeless thistle	Asteraceae
CARDU	Carduus L.	thistle, plumeless	Asteraceae
CIHO2	Cirsium horridulum	thistle, yellow	Asteraceae
THVU	Thymus vulgaris	thyme, garden	Lamiaceae
DELA2	Desmodium laevigatum	ticktrefoil, smooth	Fabaceae
LOIN	Lobelia inflata	tobacco, Indian	Campanulaceae
LOCO6	Lotus corniculatus	trefoil, birdsfoot	Fabaceae
LESP2	Legousia speculum-veneris	venus looking glass	Campanulaceae
VERBE	Verbena L.	vervain or verbena	Verbenaceae
VEHA2	Verbena hastata	verbena, swamp	Verbenaceae
VICIA	Vicia sp.	vetch	Fabaceae
VISAS2	Vicia villosa	vetch, hariy or garden	Fabaceae
VISA	Vicia sativa	vetch. narrowleaf	Fabaceae
VILA16	Vicia laxiflora	vetch, slender	Fabaceae
VIVI	Vicia villosa	vetch, winter	Fabaceae
VIOLA	Viola sp.	violet	Violaceae
VISO	Viola sororia	violet, common blue	Violaceae
ACVI	Acalypha virginica	Virginia copperleaf & Virginia threeseed mercury	Euphorbiaceae
DACA6	Daucus carota	wild carrot or Queen Anne's lace	Apiaceae
ALVI	Allium vineale	wild garlic	Liliaceae
BAOR	Barbarea orthoceras	wintercress	Brassicaceae
DRYOP	Dryopteris sp.	woodfern	Dryopteridaceae
OXALI	Oxalis sp.	woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae
ACHIL	Achillea sp.	yarrow	Asteraceae
ACMI2	Achillea millefolium	yarrow, common	Asteraceae
VEOC	Verbesina occidentalis	yellow crownbeard	Asteraceae
BARBA	Barbarea sp.	yellowrocket	Brassicaceae
BAVU	Barbarea vulgaris	yellowrocket, garden	Brassicaceae

Vines

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family
CALYS	Calystegia sepium	bindweed, hedge or false	Convulvulaceae
VITIS	Vitis spp.	grape, common	Liliaceae
LOJA	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle, Japanese	Caprifoliaceae
LOSE	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle, trumpet	Caprifoliaceae
GLHE2	Glechoma hederacea	ivy, ground	Lamiaceae
VIRO3	Vitis rotundifolia	muscadine	Vitaceae
IPOMO	Ipomea spp.	morning glory	Convulvulaceae
TORA2	Toxicodendron radicans	poison ivy, eastern	Anacardiaceae
CARA2	Campsis radicans	trumpet creeper	Bignoniaceae
PAQU2	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia creeper	Vitaceae

Shrubs

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family
ELUM	Elaeagnus umbellata	autumn olive	Elaeagnaceae
BECA2	Berberis canadensis	barberry, american	Berberidaceae
RUBUS	Rubus sp.	blackberry	Rosaceae
RUOS	Rubus ostryifolius	blackberry, highbush	Rosaceae
RUCU	Rubus cuneifolius	blackberry, sand	Rosaceae
VIPR	Vibernum prunifolium	blackhaw	Caprifoliaceae
VACCI	Vaccinium sp.	blueberry	Ericaceae
DIERV	Diervilla spp.	bush honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae
RUTR	Rubus trivialis	dewberry, southern	Rosaceae
SMILA2	Smilax	greenbrier	Smilacaceae
LIGUS2	Ligustrum spp.	privet	Oleaceae
RUOC	Rubus occidentalis	raspberry, black	Rosaceae
ROCA4	Rosa carolina	rose, carolina	Rosaceae
ROMU	Rosa multiflora	rose, multiflora	Rosaceae
RHUS	Rhus spp.	sumac	Anacardiaceae
RHTY	Rhus typhina	sumac, staghorn	Anacardiaceae
RHCO	Rhus copallinum	sumac, winged	Anacardiaceae
ROVI2	Rosa virginiana	Virginia rose	Rosaceae
MOCE2	Morella cerifera	wax myrtle	Myricaceae

Trees

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family
FRAXI	Fraxinus spp.	ash, (white or green - difference slight)	Oleaceae
PRSE2	Prunus serotina	black cherry	Rosaceae
ROPS	Robinia pseudoacacia	black locust	Fabaceae
QUVE	Quercus velutina	black oak	Fagaceae
JUNI	Juglans nigra	black walnut	Juglandaceae
QUMA3	Quercus marilandica	blackjack oak	Fagaceae
QUMA2	Quercus macrocarpa	burr oak	Fagaceae
JUVI	Juniperus virginiana	cedar, eastern red	Pinaceae
LISI	Ligustrum sinense	chinese privet	Oleaceae
ULMUS	Ulmus spp.	elm	Ulmaceae
COFL2	Cornus florida	flowering dogwood	Cornaceae
FRPE	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh	green ash	Oleaceae
CARYA	Carya spp.	hickory	Juglandaceae
GLTR	Gladitsia tricanthos	honey locust	Fabaceae
JUNIP	Juniperus spp.	juniper	Cupressaceae
PIPA2	Pinus palustris	longleaf pine	Pinaceae
PITA	Pinus taeda	loblolly pine	Pinaceae
ACER	Acer spp.	maple	Aceraceae
ACRU	Acer rubrum L.	maple, red	Aceraceae
DIVI5	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon, common	Ebenacea
ZANTH	Zanthoxylum L.	pricklyash	Rutaaceae
QURU	Quercus rubra	red oak, northern	Fagaceae
QUCO2	Quercus coccinea	scarlet oak	Fagaceae
MIMOS	Mimosa spp	sensitive plant	Fabaceae
PIEC2	Pinus echinata	shortleaf pine	Pinaceae
ACSA3	Acer saccharum	sugar maple	Aceraceae
LIST2	Liquidambar styraciflua	sweetgum	Hamamelidaceae
XIAM	Ximenia americana	tallow tree	Oleaceae
AIAL	Alanthus altissima	tree of heaven	Simaroubaceae
LITU	Liriodendron tulipifera	tulip poplar	Magnoliaceae
PIVI2	Pinus virginiana	virginia pine	Pinaceae
QUNI	Quercus nigra	water oak, black oak?	Fagaceae
QUAL	Quercus alba	white oak	Fagaceae
PIST	Pinus strobus	white pine, eastern	Pinaceae
QUPH	Quercus phellos	willow oak	Fagaceae