(Click on a name to go to that particular
family)
Following each species are the location numbers for that species
which correspond to areas on
The Native Collection map.
Species marked with two asterisks ** are native to Southern New England.
DIVISION PINOPHYTA
GYMNOSPERMS
Subdivision PINICAE
Class PINOPSIDA
Order PINALES
Family Pinaceae,
the Pine Family
**Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. BALSAM FIR. 14, 20, 27, Gries
Conifer Collection (33S, 33C), 35.
**Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. f. hudsonia (Bosc ex
Jacques) Fern. & Weatherby. DWARF BALSAM FIR. Gries Conifer
Collection (33M).
**Abies fraseri (Pursh)
Poir. FRASER FIR. 20, 34, Gries Conifer Collection (33S, 33C).
Larix decidua
Mill. EUROPEAN LARCH . 20
**Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch.
TAMARACK, AMERICAN LARCH. 20.
**Larix laricina C. Koch 'Nana'. DWARF TAMARACK. Gries
Conifer Collection (33S).
Picea abies
(L.) Karst. NORWAY SPRUCE. 1, 20, 44.
Picea glauca
(Moench) Voss. WHITE SPRUCE. 20, Gries Conifer Collection (33N,
33S), 53.
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss. 'Echiniformis'. DWARF WHITE
SPRUCE. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss. 'Ed Hirle'. ED HIRLE DWARFWHITE
SPRUCE. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
**Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP 'Doumetii'. DOUMET'S DWARF
BLACK SPRUCE. Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP 'Nana'. DWARF BLACK SPRUCE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33M).
**Picea rubens
Sarg. RED SPRUCE. 20, 22, Gries Conifer Collection (33), 44.
Pinus banksiana
Lamb. JACK PINE. Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
**Pinus rigida Mill. PITCH PINE. 1, Gries Conifer Collection
(33C), 43.
**Pinus strobus
L. WHITE PINE. 11, 15,16, 20, 21, 23, 24, Gries Conifer Collection
(33S), 37, 43.
Pinus strobus L. 'Blue Jay'. BLUE JAY WHITE PINE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33M).
Pinus strobus L. 'Brevifolia'. SHORT-NEEDLE WHITE PINE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Pinus strobus L. 'Fastigiata'. UPRIGHT WHITE PINE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33C, 33S).
Pinus strobus L. 'Nana'. DWARF WHITE PINE. Gries Conifer
Collection (33M).
Pinus strobus
L. 'Pendula'. WEEPING WHITE PINE. Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Pinus strobus L. 'Soft Touch'. SOFT TOUCH WHITE PINE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33M).
Pinus strobus L. 'Torulosa'. CONTORTED WHITE PINE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33S).
Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirb.) Franco. DOUGLAS FIR. 27.
**Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Eastern Hemlock. 12, 13,
14, 16, Grove in Gries Conifer Collection, 38, 40, 43, 46.
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 'Everitt Gold'. EVERITT'S GOLDEN
HEMLOCK. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 'Minima'. BENNETT'S DWARF HEMLOCK.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N, 33M).
Tsuga canadensis
(L.) Carr. 'Sargentii'. SARGENT'S WEEPING HEMLOCK. Gries Conifer
Collection (33N).
Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. CAROLINA HEMLOCK. Gries Conifer
Collection (33S).
family list
Family Taxodiaceae,
the Bald Cypress Family
Taxodium distichum (L.) L. Rich. BALD CYPRESS. Gries Conifer
Collection (33C).
Family Cupressaceae,
the Cypress Family
**Chamaecyparis thyoides
(L.) Bsp. ATLANTIC WHITECEDAR. 34, 41, 49.
Chamaecyparis thyoides
(L.) BSP 'Andelyensis'. UPRIGHT ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR.Gries Conifer
Collection (33M).
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) BSP 'Andelyensis Conica'. COLUMNAR
ATLANTIC WHITECEDAR. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) BSP 'Little Jamie'. LITTLE
JAMIE ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
**Juniperus communis
L. COMMON JUNIPER. 21, 23, 42, 46.
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh. GROUND
JUNIPER. 10, Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Juniperus communis L. 'Repanda'. LOW JUNIPER. Gries Conifer
Collection (33S, 33C).
Juniperus horizontalis Moench 'Bar Harbor'. CREEPING JUNIPER.
Gries Conifer Collection (33S, 33C, 33M).
Juniperus horizontalis Moench 'Wiltonii'. WILTON'S CREEPING
JUNIPER. BLUE RUG JUNIPER. Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
**Juniperus virginiana L. RED-CEDAR. 4,
5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, Gries Conifer Collection
(33N, 33S), 41, 42, 43, 46. Interesting old specimen in 21.
Juniperus virginiana L. 'Canaertii'. CANAERT'S RED-CEDAR.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Juniperus virginiana L. 'Glauca'. BLUE-LEAVED RED-CEDAR.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Juniperus virginiana
L. 'Globosa'. COMPACT RED-CEDAR. Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Juniperus virginiana L. 'Hillii'. HILL'S RED-CEDAR. Gries
Conifer Collection (33N).
**Thuja occidentalis
L. NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR; AMERICAN ARBORVITAE. 10. Gries Conifer
Collection (33N), Outdoor Theatre.
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Elegantissima'. ELEGANT ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Emerald Queen'. EMERALD QUEEN ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Green Midget'. GREEN MIDGET ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Piccolo'. PICCOLO ARBORVITAE. Gries
Conifer Collection (33S, 33M).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Pyramidalis'. PYRAMIDAL ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Recurva Nana'. CURVED-LEAVED ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Thuja occidentalis L. 'Woodwardii'. WOODWARD'S ARBORVITAE.
Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
family list
DIVISION MAGNOLIOPHYTA
FLOWERING PLANTS
Class MAGNOLIOPSIDA, the Dicotyledons
Subclass MAGNOLIIDAE
Order MAGNOLIALES
Family Magnoliaceae,
the Magnolia Family
**Liriodendron tulipifera
L. TULIP TREE. 1, 9, 10, 16, 27, 29, 31, 32, Gries Conifer Collection
(33N, 33C), 34, 35.
Magnolia macrophylla Michx. BIG LEAF MAGNOLIA. 31, 35.
Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. UMBRELLA TREE. 31, 35.
Magnolia virginiana L. SWEET BAY. 31.
family list
Family Annonaceae,
the Custard-apple Family
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. PAWPAW. 17.
Order LAURALES
Family Calycanthaceae,
the Strawberry-shrub Family
Calycanthus floridus
L. CAROLINA ALLSPICE. 25, Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden
(50).
Family Lauraceae,
the Laurel Family
**Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume. SPICEBUSH. 9, 23, 27, 30,
31, 32, 34, 35, 40, 43.
**Sassafras albidum
(Nutt.) Nees. SASSAFRAS. 16, 29, 36, 37, 38, 40, 43.
family list
Order RANUNCULALES
Family Ranunculaceae,
the Buttercup Family
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.
SHRUB YELLOW-ROOT. 7, Gries Conifer Collection (33N, 33C).
Subclass HAMAMELIDAE
Order HAMAMELIDALES
Family Platanaceae,
the Plane-tree Family
**Platanus occidentalis L. SYCAMORE. 16.
family list
Family Hamamelidaceae,
the Witch Hazel Family
Fothergilla gardenii J.
Murr. WITCH ALDER. Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Fothergilla major
(Sims.) Lodd. FOTHERGILLA. 16, Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
Hamamelis vernalis
Sarg. VERNAL WITCHHAZEL. 16.
**Hamamelis virginiana L.
WITCHHAZEL. Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Liquidambar styraciflua
L. SWEET GUM. 10, 16.
Order URTICALES
Family Moraceae,
the Mulberry Family
Morus alba L. WHITE MULBERRY. 1.
Family Ulmaceae,
the Elm Family
**Celtis occidentalis
L. NORTHERN HACKBERRY. 4.
**Ulmus americana
L. AMERICAN ELM. 1, 23, Outside main entrance.
family list
Order JUGLANDALES
Family Juglandaceae,
the Walnut Family
**Carya cordiformis (Wangh.) K. Koch. BITTERNUT HICKORY.
27, 46.
**Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet. PIGNUT HICKORY. 27, 46.
**Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch. SHAGBARK HICKORY. 27, 46.
**Carya tomentosa
(Poiret) Nutt. MOCKERNUT HICKORY. 27, 46.
Order MYRICALES
Family Myricaceae,
the Bayberry Family
**Comptonia peregrina
(L.) J. M. Coulter. SWEET-FERN. 5, Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
**Myrica gale
L. SWEET GALE. Edge of pond in area 40.
**Myrica pensylvanica
Mirbel. NORTHERN BAYBERRY 4, 5, 21, Gries Conifer Collection (33C),
42, 43.
family list
Order FAGALES
Family Fagaceae,
the Beech Family
Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc. JAPANESE CHESTNUT.
46.
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 'Wisconsin 70'. WISCONSIN
70 CHESTUNUT HYBRID. 46.
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. x mollissima Blume.
F2 HYBRID CHESTNUT. 14, 46.
**Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. AMERICAN BEECH. 7, 8, 9, 29,
30.
Fagus sylvatica L. EUROPEAN BEECH. 7.
**Quercus alba L.
WHITE OAK. 21, 23, Gries Conifer Collection (33C), 36, 37, 38,
41, 42, 43, 44.
**Quercus bicolor Willd. SWAMP WHITE OAK. 11, 16, 20, 21,
39.
**Quercus coccinea
Muenchh. SCARLET OAK. 12, 42, Large specimen in area 46.
**Quercus ilicifolia
Wangh. SCRUB OAK. 20.
**Quercus macrocarpa Michx. BURR OAK. 14, 15, 16, 23.
Quercus michauxii Nutt. SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK. 18.
**Quercus palustris
Muenchh. PIN OAK. Shain Garden (4), 46.
Quercus phellos L. WILLOW OAK. 15.
**Quercus prinus L. ROCK CHESTNUT OAK. 17, 27.
**Quercus rubra L. RED OAK. 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22,
23, Gries Conifer Collection (33N, 33C), 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 53.
Quercus sp. L. OAK. 10.
**Quercus velutina Lam. BLACK OAK. 3, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21,
22, 23, 25, Gries Conifer Collection (33S, 33C), 35, 37, 38, 42,
43, 44, 46.
family list
Family Betulaceae,
the Birch Family
**Alnus sp. B. Ehrh. ALDER. 1.
**Betula alleghaniensis
Britt. (= Betula lutea Britt). YELLOW BIRCH. Gries Conifer
Collection (33N), 34, 35.
**Betula lenta
L. BLACK BIRCH; SWEET BIRCH. 1, 2, 9, 16, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29,
Gries Conifer Collection (33S), 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50.
Betula nigra
L. RIVER BIRCH. 27.
Betula nigra
L. 'Heritage'. HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH. Wildflower Garden Entrance
(1), Inside main entrance (3,12).
**Betula papyrifera
Marsh. PAPER BIRCH; WHITE BIRCH. 1, 7, 10, 16.
**Betula populifolia
Marsh. GRAY BIRCH. 11, 21, 34, 38, 40, 46, 49.
Betula uber (Ashe) Fern. VIRGINIA ROUNDLEAF BIRCH. 1.
**Carpinus caroliniana
Walt. AMERICAN HORNBEAM. 1, 27. Large specimen in area 10.
**Corylus americana Walter.
AMERICAN HAZELNUT. 1.
**Ostrya virginiana
(Mill.) K. Koch. AMERICAN HOP-HORNBEAM. 1.
family list
Subclass DILLENIIDAE
Order SALICALES
Family Salicaceae,
the Willow Family
**Populus grandidentata
Michx. BIG-TOOTHED ASPEN. 1, 34.
**Salix bebbiana Sarg. BEAKED WILLOW. 34.
**Salix discolor Muhl.
PUSSY WILLOW. 34.
**Salix sericea Marsh. SILKY WILLOW. 34, 36.
Family Theaceae,
the Tea Family
Franklinia alatamaha
Marsh. FRANKLIN TREE. 11, 12, 43.
family list
Family Clusiaceae,
the Mangosteen Family
Hypericum prolificum
L. SHRUBBY ST. JOHN'S-WORT. 10.
Order MALVALES
Family Tiliaceae,
the Linden Family
**Tilia americana
L. AMERICAN LINDEN. 10, 27, 29.
Tilia x europaea L (= Tilia cordata Mill.
x Tilia platyphyllos Scop.). COMMON LINDEN. 29.
Order ERICALES
Family Cyrillaceae,
the Cyrilla Family
Cyrilla racemiflora L. SOUTHERN LEATHERWOOD. Gries Conifer
Collection (33C). Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
family list
Family Clethraceae,
the Clethra Family
Clethra acuminata Michx. MOUNTAIN WHITE ALDER. 15.
**Clethra alnifolia L.
SWEET PEPPERBUSH; COAST WHITE ALDER. 1, 9, 30, Gries Conifer Collection
(33N, 33C), 34, 35, 38.
Clethra alnifolia L. 'Humingbird'. HUMINGBIRD SWEET PEPPERBUSH.
5.
Clethra alnifolia 'Paniculata'. 5.
family list
Family Ericaceae,
the Heath Family
**Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
(L.) Spreng. BEARBERRY. 5, Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 'Emerald Carpet'.
EMERALD CARPET BEARBERRY. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
**Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.)
Moench. LEATHERLEAF . Along pond in area 40.
**Epigaea repens L. TRAILING ARBUTUS. 42.
**Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt. FETTERBUSH. 11.
**Gaylussacia baccata
(Wang.) K. Koch. BLACK HUCKLEBERRY. 20, 21, 23, Gries Conifer
Collection (33C), 35, 43.
**Gaylussacia frondosa
(L.) Torr. & A. Gray. DANGLEBERRY. 11.
**Kalmia angustifolia L.
SHEEP LAUREL.3, Shain Garden (4), 12, Gries Conifer Collection
(33C), .
Kalmia angustifolia L. f. candida. WHITE-FLOWERED
SHEEP LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia angustifolia L. 'Hammonassett'. HAMMONASSETT SHEEP
LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
**Kalmia latifolia
L. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25,
26, 30, 31, 32, Gries Conifer Collection (33N, 33C), 34, 35, 37,
38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden
(50). Mature specimens can be found in areas 20 & 43.
Kalmia latifolia
L. x 1067. MOUNTAIN LAUREL HYBRID 1067. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. x 1144. BROAD BAND MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Banded Redbud'. BANDED REDBUD LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. f. compacta. COMPACT MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. f. fuscata (Rehd.) Rehd. BANDED LAUREL. Shain Garden
(4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Goodrich'. Shain Garden. GOODRICH MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia L. 'Minuet'. MINUET MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain
Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. f. myrtifolia (Bosse) K. Koch. MINIATURE MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia L. 'Nathan Hale'. NATHAN HALE MOUNTAIN
LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia L.
'Nipmuck'. NIPMUCK MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Kalmia latifolia L.
'Pink Charm'. PINK CHARM MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia L. 'Pinwheel'. PINWHEEL MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Quinnipiac'. QUINNIPIAC LAUREL. Shain Garden (4), 7, Laurel
Walk.
Kalmia latifolia L. 'Richard Jaynes'. RICHARD JAYNES MOUNTAIN
LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Shooting Star'. SHOOTING STAR MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden
(4).
Kalmia latifolia L. 'Silver Dollar'. SILVER DOLLAR MOUNTAIN
LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Star-Ring'. STAR-RING MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
Kalmia latifolia
L. 'Willowcrest'. WILLOWCREST MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Shain Garden (4).
**Leiophyllum buxifolium (Bergius)
Elliott. BOX SAND-MYRTLE. Gries Conifer Collection (33M), 42.
Leucothoe axillaris
(Lam.) D. Don. COAST LEUCOTHOE, SWAMP-DOG LAUREL. Gries Conifer
Collection (33N, 33S), 35.
Leucothoe walteri (Willd.)
Melvin (= Leucothoe fontanesiana [Steud.] Sleum.). DROOPING
LEUCOTHOE, MOUNTAIN-DOG LAUREL. 11, 24, 31, 32, 35, Edgerton and
Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. MALE BERRY. 11, Gries Conifer
Collection (33S), 34, 35.
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.)
DC. SOURWOOD. 3, 11, 25,Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
Rhododendron alabamense
Rehd. ALABAMA AZALEA.. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron arborescens (Pursh) Torr. SWEET AZALEA. Fine
Garden (11), 31.
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehd. COAST AZALEA. Fine
Garden (11).
Rhododendron austrinum (Small) Rehd. FLORIDA FLAME AZALEA.
Fine Garden (11). Marginally hardy in Arboretum.
Rhododendron bakeri (Lemon
& Mckay) Hume. CUMBERLAND AZALEA. Fine Garden (11), 31.
Rhododendron calendulaceum
(Michx.) Torr. FLAME AZALEA. Fine Garden (11), 31, Edgerton and
Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Rhododendron canadense
(L.) Torr. RHODORA. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet. FLORIDA PINXTER
AZALEA. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron carolinianum
Rehd. CAROLINA RHODODENDRON. Fine Garden (11). Edgerton and Stengel
Wildflower Garden (50).
Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd., var. album Rehd. WHITE
CAROLINA RHODODENDRON. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. 'Windbeam'. WINDBEAM RHODODENDRON.
( A hybrid of R. carolinianum x R. racemosum) Klagsbrun Garden
(24).
Rhododendron catawbiense
Michx. CATAWBA RHODODENDRON . Fine Garden (11), Outdoor Theatre
(24).
Rhododendron
'Choptank River Hybrid'. CHOPTANK RIVER HYBRID AZALEA. A natural
hybrid of R. atlanticum x R. periclymenoides found
in Delaware at head of Choptank River. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron 'Colman's May Pink'. COLMAN'S MAY PINK AZALEA.
Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron flammeum (Michx.) Sarg. OCONEE AZALEA. Fine
Garden (11).
**Rhododendron maximum
L. ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON. 10, 11, Klagsbrun Garden (24), 30, 31,
Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinn (= Rhododendron nudiflorum
[L.] Torr.). PINXTER FLOWER. 1, 5, 10, Fine Garden (11), 12, 13,
Gries Conifer Collection (33S), 35, Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower
Garden (50).
Rhododendron
'Pink Puff'. PINK PUFF AZALEA. A natural hybrid of R. bakeri x
R. arborescens. Fine Garden (11).
**Rhododendron prinophyllum
(Small) Millais (= Rhododendron roseum (Loisel.) Rehd.).
ROSEBUD AZALEA. Fine Garden (11), 31, 32.
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) 'Marie Hoffman'. MARIE
HOFFMAN AZALEA. Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
Rhododendron prunifolium
(Small) Millais. PLUM LEAVED AZALEA. Fine Garden (11). Edgerton
and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
Rhododendron serrulatum (Small) Millais. HAMMOCK SWEET
AZALEA. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron sp. Fine Garden (11).
Rhododendron vaseyi A. Gray. PINK SHELL AZALEA. Fine Garden
(11). Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
Rhododendron vaseyi A. Gray 'White Find'. WHITE FIND AZALEA.
Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Rhododendron viscosum (L.)
Torr. SWAMP AZALEA. Fine Garden (11), 31, 32, 34.
Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr., var. glaucum (Michx.)
Gray. WHITE-LEAVED SWAMP-AZALEA. 31.
**Vaccinium angustifolium
Aiton. COMMON LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY. Gries Conifer Collection (33N).
**Vaccinium atrococcum (A. Gray) A. Heller. BLACK HIGHBUSH
BLUEBERRY. 20, 21, 23.
**Vaccinium corymbosum L.
HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 23, Gries Conifer Collection (33S, 33C), 34, 35,
36, 38, 43, 48, 49, also along Arboretum Pond. Specimen of particular
interest in area 49.
Vaccinium corymbosum L. 'Northland'. NORTHLAND HIGHBUSH
BLUEBERRY. 3, 12.
Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews 'Well's Delight'. WELL'S
DELIGHT CREEPING BLUEBERRY. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Zenobia pulverulenta (Bartr.)
Pollard. DUSTY ZENOBIA. 11.
family list
Order EBENALES
Family Ebenaceae,
the Ebony Family
Diospyros virginiana L. PERSIMMON. 16
Family Styracaceae,
the Styrax Family
Halesia tetraptera Ellis.
(= Halesia carolina L.). SILVER-BELL TREE. 19, 21, 25,
Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
Styrax japonicus
Siebold & Zucc. JAPANESE SNOWBELL. 1.
Subclass ROSIDAE
Order ROSALES
Family Hydrangeaceae,
the Hydrangea Family
Hydrangea arborescens
L. AMERICAN HYDRANGEA. 5, 16, 32.
Hydrangea arborescens
L., subsp. discolor (Ser.) McClint (= Hydrangea cinerea
Small). AMERICAN HYDRANGEA. 16.
Hydrangea quercifolia
Bartr. OAK-LEAVED HYDRANGEA. Gries Conifer Collection (33N, 33C).
Philadelphus coronarius
L. MOCK ORANGE. 14.3.
family list
Family Grossulariaceae,
the Gooseberry Family
Itea virginica
L. VIRGINIA SWEETSPIRE. 3, 5.
Itea virginica L. 'Henry's Garnet'. HENRY'S GARNET SWEETSPIRE
17, 23.
Family Rosaceae,
the Rose Family
**Amelanchier arborea (Michx.
f.) Fern. DOWNY SERVICEBERRY. 3, 25, 43.
**Amelanchier canadensis
(L.) Medic. EASTERN SERVICEBERRY; SHADBUSH. 2, 23, Gries Conifer
Collection (33N, 33C), 42.
**Amelanchier laevis
Wieg. SMOOTH SERVICEBERRY; SHADBUSH. 4, Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower
Garden (50).
Amelanchier nantucketensis Bickn. NANTUCKET SHADBUSH, NANTUCKET
SERVICEBERRY. Gries Conifer Collection (33C). May be a naturally
occuring hybrid between A.canadensis and A. spicata.
Amelanchier sp. 4, 43.
Amelanchier spicata (Lam.) K. Koch. (= Amelanchier stolonifera
Wieg.). DWARF SERVICEBERRY; DWARF SHADBLOW. Gries Conifer
Collection (33S).
**Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Elliot. 'Brilliantissima'. BRILLIANT
CHOKEBERRY. Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
**Aronia prunifolia (Marsh.)
Rehd. PURPLE CHOKEBERRY. 18, 25. Self perpetuating hybrid between
A. arbutifolia and A. melanocarpa.
Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medic. PEAR-HAWTHORN; BLACKTHORN.
1, 2, 15.
**Crataegus crus-galli
L. COCKSPUR-THORN; COCKSPUR HAWTHORN. 4, 11, 13, 15.
Crataegus mollis (Torr. & A. Gray) Scheele (includes
Crataegus arnoldiana Sarg.). DOWNY HAWTHORN; RED HAWTHORN.
2, 6, 11, 13.
Crataegus monogyna
Jacq. ONESEED HAWTHORN; ENGLISH HAWTHORN. 4, 14, 15, 20.
Crataegus phaenopyrum
(L.f.) Medic. WASHINGTON HAWTHORN. 1, 12, 13, Especially large
specimen in Outdoor Theatre (36).
Crataegus sp. L. HAWTHORN. 2.
Crataegus viridis L. GREEN HAWTHORN. 4.
Crataegus viridis L. 'Winter King' WINTER KING HAWTHORN.
Upper Laurel Walk (7, 8).
Malus pumila Mill. COMMON APPLE. 12.
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.)
Maxim. NINEBARK. 2, 4.
**Potentilla fruticosa
L. SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL; SHRUBBY-FIVE FINGERS. 4.
Potentilla fruticosa L. 'Coronation Triumph'. CORONATION
TRIUMPH SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Potentilla fruticosa L. 'Gold Finger'. GOLD FINGER SHRUBBY
CINQUEFOIL. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Potentilla fruticosa L. 'Gold Star'. GOLD STAR SHRUBBY
CINQUEFOIL. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Potentilla fruticosa L. 'Primrose Beauty'. PRIMROSE BEAUTY
SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
Potentilla fruticosa L. 'Tangerine'. TANGERINE SHRUBBY
CINQUEFOIL. Gries Conifer Collection (33M).
**Prunus americana Marsh.
WILD PLUM. 4, 5.
Prunus angustifolia Marshall. CHICKASAW PLUM. 1.
**Prunus gravesii Small.
GRAVE'S BEACH PLUM. Currently believed to be a variety of Prunus
maritima with small, subrotund leaves. Collected from a single,
unusual clone-colony in Connecticut. 5.
**Prunus maritima Marsh.
BEACH PLUM. 4, 5, 6, Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
**Prunus nigra Aiton.
CANADA PLUM. 4.
**Prunus pensylvanica
L. f. PIN-CHERRY. 5, 6.
**Prunus serotina Ehrh.
WILD BLACK CHERRY. 1, 5, 13, 14, 21, 23, 40, 42, 43.
**Prunus virginiana L. CHOKE-CHERRY. 5.
**Rosa carolina L. PASTURE ROSE. 2, Gries Conifer Collection
(33N).
**Rosa nitida Willd. NEW ENGLAND ROSE. Gries Conifer Collection
(33N).
**Rosa virginiana
Mill. VIRGINIA ROSE. 2.
**Sorbus americana
Marsh. AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH. 5, 34, 35.
**Spiraea alba
Duroi. var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel (= Spiraea latifolia
[Aiton] Borkh). MEADOWSWEET. 4, 18, 25, 36 .
family list
Order FABALES
Family Caesalpiniaceae,
the Caesalpinia Family
**Cercis canadensis
L. REDBUD. 3, 11, 23, Klagsbrun Garden (24), Edgerton and Stengel
Wildflower Garden (50).
Cercis canadensis
L. f. alba Rehd. WHITE REDBUD. Klagsbrun Garden (24). Edgerton
and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50),
Cercis canadensis L. 'Forest Pansy'. FOREST PANSY REDBUD.
24.
Gleditsia triacanthos L. HONEY LOCUST. 42.
Gleditsia triacanthos L., var. inermis Willd. 'EMERALD
CASCADE'. EMERALD CASCADE WEEPING HONEY LOCUST. Klagsbrun Garden
(24).
Gleditsia triacanthos L., var. inermis Willd. 'Shademaster'.
SHADEMASTER THORNLESS HONEY LOCUST. 23.
Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch. KENTUCKY COFFEETREE. 23.
Family Fabaceae,
the Pea or Bean Family
Amorpha fruticosa L.
FALSE INDIGO. 23.
Cladrastis lutea
(Michx. f.) K. Koch. (= Cladrastis kentuckea [Dum.-Cours.]
Rudd.). YELLOW-WOOD. 23, 24, 25.
Robinia pseudoacacia L. BLACK LOCUST. 10, 15, 16, 42.
family list
Order MYRTALES
Family Lythraceae,
the Loosestrife Family
**Decodon verticillatus
(L.) Elliott. WATER-WILLOW, SWAMP LOOSESTRIFE. Growing in pond
in area 34.
Family Thymelaeaceae,
the Mezereum Family
**Dirca palustris
L. LEATHERWOOD. 11, 39.
family list
Order CORNALES
Family Cornaceae,
the Dogwood Family
**Cornus alternifolia
L. ALTERNATE LEAVED DOGWOOD; PAGODA DOGWOOD. 4, 11, 15, 16, 31,
Gries Conifer Colection (33S), 43.
**Cornus amomum
Mill. SILKY DOGWOOD. 4, 5.
Cornus 'Constellation'. CONSTELLATION DOGWOOD. 12.
Cornus florida L.
FLOWERING DOGWOOD. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16,
19, 30, 37, 40, 43.
Cornus 'Galaxy'. GALAXY DOGWOOD. 12.
**Cornus racemosa
Lam. GRAY DOGWOOD; NORTHERN SWAMP DOGWOOD. 4.
**Cornus rugosa Lam. ROUND-LEAVED DOGWOOD. 4.
Cornus rutgan L. 'Stellar Pink'. STELLAR PINK DOGWOOD.
12.
**Cornus sericea
L. (Cornus stolonifera Michx.). RED-OSIER DOGWOOD. 4.
Cornus sericea
L. f. baileyi (J. Coult. & W.H. Evans) Fosb. BAILEY'S
RED-OSIER DOGWOOD. Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
Cornus sp. 4.
**Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.
BLACK GUM. 10, 11, 14, 21, 23, Bries Conifer Collection (33S),
36, 37, 40, 41, 43.
family list
Order CELASTRALES
Family Celastraceae,
the Staff-tree Family
**Celastrus scandens
L. AMERICAN BITTERSWEET. Klagsbrun Garden (24).
Euonymus americana
L. STRAWBERRY BUSH. 15.
Paxistima canbyi A.
Gray. CLIFF GREEN, PAXISTIMA. Gries Conifer Collection (33S).
Family Aquifoliaceae,
the Holly Family
**Ilex glabra
(L.) A. Gray. INKBERRY. 5, 12, 26, 29.
Ilex glabra L. 'Compacta'. COMPACT INKBERRY. 50.
**Ilex opaca Aiton.
AMERICAN HOLLY. 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 21, 26.
Ilex verticillata (L.)
A. Gray. WINTERBERRY. 7, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
Gries Conifer Collection (33C), 40, 42, 50.
**Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Trel. MOUNTAIN HOLLY. 26.
family list
Order SAPINDALES
Family Staphyleaceae,
the Bladder-nut Family
**Staphylea trifolia
L. AMERICAN BLADDERNUT. 15.
Family Hippocastanaceae,
the Horse-chestnut Family
Aesculus flava Aiton (= Aesculus octandra Marsh.).
SWEET BUCKEYE. 27.
Aesculus parviflora
Walt. BOTTLE BRUSH BUCKEYE. 17.
Aesculus sp. 16.
family list
Family Aceraceae,
the Maple Family
**Acer pensylvanicum
L. MOOSEWOOD; STRIPED MAPLE. 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, Edgerton and
Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Acer rubrum
L. RED MAPLE. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
32, Gries Conifer Collection (33S), 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
43, 46.
**Acer saccharinum L. SILVER MAPLE. 16, 17.
**Acer saccharum
Marsh. SUGAR MAPLE. 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25.
family list
Family Anacardiaceae,
the Cashew Family
Cotinus obovatus Raf.
AMERICAN SMOKE TREE. 15.
**Rhus aromatica Aiton. FRAGRANT SUMAC, SQUAW-BUSH. Gries
Conifer Collection (33N, 33C), 48
**Rhus copallinum. L. SHINING SUMAC. 18.
**Rhus glabra
L. SMOOTH SUMAC. 18.
**Rhus typhina L.
STAGHORN SUMAC. 18.
Family Rutaceae,
the Rue Family
**Ptelea trifoliata
L. COMMON HOP-TREE. 15, 16, 23.
**Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. COMMON PRICKLY ASH. 21.
family list
Subclass ASTERIDAE
Order SCROPHULARIALES
Family Oleaceae,
the Olive Family
Chionanthus virginicus
L. FRINGE TREE. 12. Edgerton and Stengel Wildflower Garden (50).
**Fraxinus americana L. WHITE ASH. 1, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14,
16, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 36. Large specimen in 36.
Fraxinus americana L. 'Autumn Purple'. AUTUMN PURPLE ASH.
11.
Fraxinus excelsior L. EUROPEAN ASH. 28
**Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh 'Emerald'. EMERALD RED ASH.
11.
Family Bignoniaceae,
the Trumpet-Creeper Family
Campsis radicans (L.) Seemann. TRUMPET-CREEPER. 21.
Catalpa speciosa Warder. NORTHERN CATALPA. 21.
family list
Order DIPSACALES
Family Caprifoliaceae,
the Honeysuckle Family
**Diervilla lonicera Mill.
BUSH HONEYSUCKLE. 10.
Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl.
SOUTHERN BUSH HONEYSUCKLE. 10.
**Lonicera canadensis Bartr. FLY HONEYSUCKLE. 10.
**Lonicera sempervirens
L. TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE VINE. 10.
Lonicera sempervirens L. 'Sulphurea'. YELLOW TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE.
10.2.
**Sambucus canadensis
L. AMERICAN ELDER. 4, 19.
**Viburnum acerifolium L. MAPLE-LEAVED VIBURNUM. 9, 10,
12, 21, 27, 35.
**Viburnum alnifolium Marsh.
HOBBLEBUSH. 10, 16.
**Viburnum dentatum
L. ARROW-WOOD. 10, Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
**Viburnum dentatum L.
var. lucidum Aiton (= Viburnum recognitum Fern.). NORTHERN
ARROW-WOOD. 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21,
23, 27, 29, 30, Gries Conifer Collection (33S), 35.
Viburnum jackii. JACK'S VIBURNUM. 10.
**Viburnum lentago L. NANNYBERRY. 10, 11, 14, 16, 30.
**Viburnum nudum
L. SMOOTH WITHE-ROD. 10, Gries Conifer Collection (33C).
Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. &
A. Gray (= Viburnum cassinoides L.). WITHE-ROD. 1, 5, 10, 11.
Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton 'Wentworth'.
WENTWORTH HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY. 5.
Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton. HIGHBUSH
CRANBERRY VIBURNUM. 10.
**Viburnum prunifolium
L. BLACK HAW. 10, 27.
**Viburnum rafinesquianum
Schult. DOWNY ARROW-WOOD. 10.