Abelia x grandiflora (Rovelli ex Caprifoliaceae Glossy Abelia Common Lawn/Forest Non-native Shrub André) Rehder Acer barbatum Hook. Sapindaceae Southern Sugar Common Forest Native Small Maple Acer leucoderme Small Sapindaceae Chalk Maple Common Forest Native Med/Large Acer negundo L. Sapindaceae Box Elder Common Forest Native Med/Large Acer rubrum L. Sapindaceae Red Maple Common Forest Native Med/Large Acer saccharinum L. Sapindaceae Silver Maple Common Forest Native Med/Large Achillea millefolium L. Asteraceae Common Yarrow Common Forest Native Herbaceous Actaea pachypoda Elliott Ranunculaceae Doll's-Eyes Common Forest Native Herbaceous Adiantum pedatum L. Pteridaceae Northern Maidenhair Uncommon Forest Native Herbaceous Fern Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M. King Asteraceae White Snakeroot Common Forest Native Herbaceous & H. Rob. Albizia julibrissin Durazz. Fabaceae Mimosa Common Wetland Non-native Med/Large Allium canadense L. Amaryllidaceae Wild Onion Common Wetland Native Herbaceous Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. Betulaceae Smooth Alder Common Forest Native Shrub Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthaceae Alligator Weed Common Wetland Non-native Herbaceous (Mart.) Griseb. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Asteraceae Common Ragweed Common Edge Native Herbaceous Ambrosia trifida L. Asteraceae Giant Ragweed Common Edge Native Herbaceous Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Rosaceae Downy Serviceberry Common Forest Native Shrub Fernald Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Vitaceae Porcelain Berry Common Forest Non-native Vine (Maxim.) Trautv. Apios americana Medik. Fabaceae Groundnut Common Forest Native Vine Aralia spinosa L. Araliaceae Devil's Walkingstick Common Forest Native Shrub Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Araceae Jack-in-the-pulpit Common Forest Native Herbaceous Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G. Clark Poaceae Hill Cane Common Edge Native Herbaceous 1
Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Poaceae Giant Cane Common Edge Native Herbaceous Muhl. Asclepias tuberosa L. Apocynaceae Butterfly Weed Common Forest Native Herbaceous Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Annonaceae Pawpaw Common Forest Native Med/Large Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Aspleniaceae Ebony Spleenwort Common Forest Native Fern Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Athyrium asplenioides (Michx.) Woodsiaceae Southern Lady Fern Common Forest Native Fern Eaton Betula nigra L. Betulaceae River Birch Common Wetland Native Med/Large Bignonia capreolata L. Bignoniaceae Crossvine Common Edge Native Vine Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Ophioglossaceae Rattlesnake Fern Common Forest Native Fern Callicarpa Americana L. Lamiaceae American Common Forest Native Shrub Beautyberry Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthaceae Carolina Sweetshrub Common Forest Native Shrub Campsis radicans (L.) Bureau Bignoniaceae Trumpet Vine Common Forest Native Vine Carpinus caroliniana Walter Betulaceae Hornbeam Common Forest Native Small Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Bitternut Hickory Common Forest Native Med/Large Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Juglandaceae Pignut Hickory Common Forest Native Med/Large Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Pecan Uncommon Forest Native Med/Large Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt. Juglandaceae Mockernut Hickory Common Forest Native Med/Large Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh. Fagaceae American Chestnut Rare Forest Native Med/Large Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastraceae Oriental Bittersweet Common Forest Non-native Vine Celtis laevigata Willd. Cannabaceae Sugarberry Common Forest Native Med/Large Celtis occidentalis L. Cannabaceae Hackberry Uncommon Forest Native Med/Large Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Rubiaceae Buttonbush Common Wetland Native Shrub Cercis Canadensis L. Fabaceae Eastern Redbud Common Forest Native Small 2
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Poaceae River Oats Common Wetland Native Herbaceous H.O. Yates Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Ericaceae Pipsissewa Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Commelina erecta L. Commelinaceae Whitemouth Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Dayflower Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist Asteraceae Horseweed Common Edge Non-native Herbaceous Corallorhiza maculate (Raf.) Raf. Orchidaceae Spotted Coralroot Rare Forest Native Herbaceous Cornus alternifolia L. f. Cornaceae Alternate-leaved Uncommon Forest Native Small Dogwood Cornus amomum Mill. Cornaceae Swamp Dogwood Uncommon Forest Native Small Cornus florida L. Cornaceae Flowering Dogwood Common Forest Native Small Corylus americana Walter Betulaceae American Hazelnut Common Forest Native Shrub Crataegus spp. Rosaceae Hawthorn spp. Common Forest Native Shrub Cuscuta spp. Convolvulaceae Dodder spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Cyperus eragrostis Lam. Cyperaceae Tall Flat-sedge Common Wetland Native Herbaceous Cypripedium calceolus L. Orchidaceae Yellow Lady's-Slipper Rare Forest Native Herbaceous Decumaria barbara L. Hydrangeaceae Climbing Hydrangea Common Forest Native Vine Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscoreaceae Air Potato Common Forest Non-native Vine Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscoreaceae Wild Yam Common Forest Native Vine Diospyros virginiana L. Ebenaceae Persimmon Common Forest Native Med/Large Elaeagnus pungens Thunb. Elaegnaceae Autumn Olive Common Forest Non-native Shrub Epifagus americana Nutt. Orobanchaceae Beechdrops Common Forest Native Herbaceous Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Asteraceae Robin's Plantain Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. Asteraceae Daisy Fleabane Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Euonymus americanus L. Celastraceae Strawberry-bush Common Forest Native Shrub Eupatorium spp. Asteraceae Snakeroot spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Eupatorium dubium Willd. ex Asteraceae Little Joe Common Forest Native Herbaceous Poir. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagaceae American Beech Common Forest Native Med/Large Fraxinus americana L. Oleaceae White Ash Common Forest Native Herbaceous Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Diapensiaceae Wandflower Common Forest Native Herbaceous Galium aparine L. Rubiaceae Catchweed Bedstraw Common Edge Native Herbaceous Galium triflorum Michx. Rubiaceae Sweet-scented Common Edge Native Herbaceous 3
Bedstraw Geranium maculatum L. Geraniaceae Wild Geranium Common Edge/Lawn Native Herbaceous Ginkgo biloba L. Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo Uncommon Forest Non-native Med/Large Glechoma hederacea L. Lamiaceae Creeping Charlie Common Edge/Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Halesia carolina L. Styracaceae Silverbell Uncommon Forest Native Small Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelidaceae Witchhazel Common Forest Native Shrub Hedera helix L. Araliaceae English Ivy Common Edge/Lawn/Forest Native Vine Hepatica americana (DC.) Ker Ranunculaceae Hepatica Common Forest Native Herbaceous Gawl. Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small Aristolochiaceae Wild Ginger Common Forest Native Herbaceous Hibiscus syriacus L. Malvaceae Rose of Sharon Common Forest Non-native Shrub Houstonia caerulea L. Rubiaceae Azure Bluet Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangaceae Wild Hydrangea Common Forest Native Shrub Hydrangea quercifolia W. Hydrangaceae Oakleaf Hydrangea Common Edge/Lawn Native Shrub Bartram Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericaceae St. John's Wort Common Forest Non-native Herbaceous Ilex decidua Walter Aquifoliaceae Deciduous Holly Common Forest Native Small Ilex opaca Aiton Aquifoliaceae American Holly Common Forest Native Small Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray Aquifoliaceae Winterberry Common Forest Native Shrub Impatiens capensis Meerb. Balsaminaceae Orange Jewelweed Common Forest Native Herbaceous Ipomoea spp. Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Common Edge/Forest Native Vine Itea virginica L. Iteaceae Virginia Sweetspire Common Wetland Native Shrub Juglans cinerea L. Juglandaceae Butternut Common Forest Native Canopy Juncus effuses L. Juncaceae Common Rush Common Wetland Non-native Herbaceous Juniperus virginiana L. Cupressaceae Red Cedar Common Wetland Native Med/Large Kalmia latifolia L. Ericaceae Mountain Laurel Common Forest Native Shrub Lactuca spp. Asteraceae Lettuce spp. Common Edge/Lawn Native Herbaceous Lagerstroemia indica L. Lythraceae Crepe Myrtle Common Lawn Non-native Understory Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Fabaceae Chinese Bushclover Common Edge Non-native Herbaceous Cours.) G. Don Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britton Apiaceae Canadian Licorice Common Forest Native Herbaceous Root Ligustrum sinense Lour. Oleaceae Chinese Privet Common Edge/Forest Non-native Shrub 4
Liquidambar styraciflua L. Altingiaceae Sweetgum Common Forest Native Med/Large Liriodendron tulipifera L. Magnoliaceae Tulip Poplar Common Forest Native Med/Large Lonicera japonica Thunb. Caprifoliaceae Japanese Common Forest Non-native Vine Honeysuckle Magnolia grandiflora L. Magnoliaceae Southern Magnolia Common Forest Native Med/Large Magnolia tripetala L. Magnoliaceae Umbrella Magnolia Common Forest Native Med/Large Magnolia virginiana L. Magnoliaceae Sweetbay Magnolia Common Forest Native Med/Large Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carrière Berberidaceae Leatherleaf Mahonia Common Edge/Forest Non-native Shrub Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Asparagaceae False Solomon's Seal Common Forest Native Herbaceous Link Matelea gonocarpos (Walter) Apocyanceae Angularfruit Milkvine Uncommon Forest Native Vine Shinners Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Onocleaceae Ostrich Fern Common Forest Native Fern Tod. Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis Mazaceae Japanese Mazus Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Medeola virginiana L. Liliaceae Indian Cucumber Common Forest Native Herbaceous Mentha x piperita L. Lamiaceae Peppermint Common Forest Non-native Herbaceous Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Poaceae Japanese Stiltgrass Common Edge/Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Camus Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. Asteraceae Climbing Hempvine Common Forest Native Vine Mimosa microphylla Dryand. ex Fabaceae Sensitive Briar Common Edge/Forest Native Herbaceous Sm. Monarda punctate L. Lamiaceae Spotted Beebalm Common Forest Native Herbaceous Morus alba L. Moraceae White Mulberry Common Forest Non-native Small Morus rubra L. Moraceae Red Mulberry Common Forest Native Small Nandina domestica Thunb. Berberidaceae Sacred-Bamboo Common Forest Non-native Shrub Nyssa sylvatica Marshall Cornaceae Blackgum Common Forest Native Canopy Oenothera speciose Nutt. Onagraceae Showy Evening Common Wetland Native Herbaceous Primrose Onoclea sensibilis L. Onocleaceae Sensitive Fern Common Forest Native Fern 5
Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Apiaceae Sweet Cicely Common Forest Native Herbaceous Clarke Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Betulaceae American Common Forest Native Understory Hophornbeam Oxalis acetosella L. Oxalidaceae Common Wood Common Lawn/Forest Native Herbaceous Sorrel Oxalis stricta L. Oxalidaceae Yellow Wood Sorrel Common Lawn/Forest Native Herbaceous Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Ericaceae Sourwood Common Forest Native Small Panicum spp. Poaceae Panicum spp. Common Edge Non-native Herbaceous Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Vitaceae Virginia Creeper Common Forest Native Vine Planch. Passiflora incarnate L. Passifloraceae Purple Passionflower Common Forest Native Vine Passiflora lutea L. Passifloraceae Yellow Passionflower Common Forest Native Vine Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Britton Paulowniaceae Princess Common Edge/Forest Non-native Med/Large Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée Thelypteridaceae Broach Beech Fern Common Forest Native Fern Phlox spp. Polemoniaceae Phlox spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Phytolacca Americana L. Phytolaccaceae American Pokeweed Common Forest Native Herbaceous Pinus echinata Mill. Pinaceae Shortleaf Pine Common Forest Native Med/Large Pinus strobus L. Pinaceae Eastern White Pine Uncommon Forest Native Med/Large Pinus taeda L. Pinaceae Loblolly Pine Common Forest Native Med/Large Plantago lanceolata L. Plantaginaceae Narrowleaf Plantain Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Plantago major L. Plantaginaceae Broadleaf Plantain Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Platanus occidentalis L. Platanaceae Sycamore Common Forest Native Med/Large Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G. Polypodiaceae Resurrection Fern Common Forest Native Fern Andrews & Windham Podophyllum peltatum L. Berberidaceae Mayapple Common Forest Native Herbaceous Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Asparagaceae Smooth Solomon's Common Forest Native Herbaceous Elliott Seal Polystichum acrostichoides Dryopteridaceae Christmas Fern Common Forest Native Herbaceous 6
Flora of Lullwater Preserve at Emory University Botanical Common Name Distribution Habitat Native (Michx.) Schott Potentilla spp. Rosaceae Cinquefoil spp. Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Potentilla indica (Andrews) Th. Rosaceae Mock Strawberry Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Wolf Potentilla simplex Michx. Rosaceae Common Cinquefoil Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Prenanthes spp. Asteraceae Rattlesnake Root Common Forest Native Herbaceous spp. Prunella vulgaris L. Lamiaceae Heal-All Common Forest Native Herbaceous Prunus caroliniana (Mill.) Aiton Rosaceae Cherry Laurel Uncommon Forest Native Small Prunus serotina Ehrh. Rosaceae Black Cherry Common Forest Native Small Pueraria lobate (Willd.) Ohwi Fabaceae Japanese Kudzu Common Forest Non-native Vine Pyrus calleryana Decne. Rosaceae Bradford Pear Common Forest Native Understory Quercus alba L. Fagaceae White Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus coccinea Münchh. Fagaceae Scarlet Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus falcata Michx. Fagaceae Southern Red Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus nigra L. Fagaceae Water Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus palustris Münchh. Fagaceae Pin Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus rubra L. Fagaceae Northern Red Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus stellata Wangenh. Fagaceae Post Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Quercus velutina Lam. Fagaceae Black Oak Common Forest Native Med/Large Ranunculus spp. Ranunculaceae Buttercup spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae Rhododendron spp. Uncommon Forest Native Shrub Rhododendron maximum Thunb. Ericaceae Rosebay Uncommon Forest Native Shrub Rhododendron Rhus copallinum L. Anacardiaceae Winged Sumac Common Forest Native Shrub Rhus glabra L. Anacardiaceae Smooth Sumac Common Forest Native Shrub Robinia pseudoacacia L. Fabaceae Black Locust Uncommon Forest Native Med/Large 7 Size
Flora of Lullwater Preserve at Emory University Botanical Common Name Distribution Habitat Native Rosa spp. Rosaceae Rose Common Edge/Forest Non-native Shrub Rubus spp. Rosaceae Blackberry spp. Common Forest Native Shrub Rudbeckia hirta L. Asteraceae Black-Eyed Susan Common Forest/Wetland Native Herbaceous Rumex crispus L. Polygonaceae Curly Dock Common Edge Non-native Herbaceous Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Alismataceae Broad-leaved Common Wetland Native Herbaceous Arrowhead Sambucus Canadensis L. Adoxaceae Elderberry Common Wetland Native Shrub Sanguinaria canadensis L. Papaveraceae Bloodroot Common Forest Native Herbaceous Sanicula canadensis L. Apiaceae Black Snakeroot Common Forest Native Herbaceous Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Lauraceae Sassafras Common Forest Native Med/Large Schisandra glabra (Brickell) Schisandraceae American Starvine Rare Forest Native Vine Rehder Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton Caryphyllaceae Starry Campion Common Forest Native Herbaceous Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Asteraceae Milk thistle Common Edge Native Herbaceous Smilax bona-nox L. Smilacaceae Catbrier Common Forest Native Vine Smilax glauca Walter Smilacaceae Sawbrier Common Forest Native Vine Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilacaceae Common Greenbrier Common Forest Native Vine Solanum carolinense L. Solanaceae Carolina Horsenetle Common Edge/Forest Native Herbaceous Solidago spp. Asteraceae Goldenrod spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Spigelia marilandica (L.) L. Loganiaceae Indian Pink Uncommon Forest Native Herbaceous Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Caryophyllaceae Chickweed Common Forest Native Herbaceous Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. Asteraceae Common Dandelion Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. Cupressaceae Bald Cypress Uncommon Wetland Native Med/Large Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) A.J. Eames & B. Boivin Ranunculaceae Rue-anemone Common Forest Native Herbaceous Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteridaceae New York Fern Common Forest Native Fern Tiarella cordifolia L. Saxifragaceae Heartleaf Common Forest Native Herbaceous Foamflower Tilia americana L. Malvaceae American Basswood Common Forest Native Med/Large Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Anacardiaceae Poison Ivy Common Forest Native Vine 8 Size
Flora of Lullwater Preserve at Emory University Botanical Common Name Distribution Habitat Native Kuntze Tradescantia virginiana L. Commelinaceae Common Spiderwort Common Forest Native Herbaceous Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae White Clover Common Lawn Native Herbaceous Trillium erectum L. Melanthiaceae Red Trillium Common Forest Native Herbaceous Tsuga Canadensis (L.) Carrière Pinaceae Eastern Hemlock Uncommon Forest Native Med/Large Ulmus alata Michx. Ulmacaeae Winged Elm Common Forest Native Small Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmacaeae Slippery Elm Common Forest Native Small Vaccinium arboreum Marshall Ericaceae Sparkleberry Common Forest Native Shrub Vaccinium stamineum L. Ericaceae Deerberry Common Forest Native Shrub Veronica persica Poir. Plantaginaceae Bird's-eye Speedwell Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Viburnum nudum L. Adoxaceae Possomhaw Uncommon Forest Native Shrub Viburnum Viburnum plicatum Thunb. Adoxaceae Doublefile Viburnum Uncommon Forest Non-native Shrub Vinca spp. Apocynaceae Periwinkle spp. Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Vinca minor L. Apocynaceae Common Periwinkle Common Lawn Non-native Herbaceous Viola spp. Violaceae Violet spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Viscum spp. Santalaceae Mistletoe spp. Common Forest Native Herbaceous Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitaceae Summer Grape Common Edge/Forest Native Vine Vitis palmate Vahl Vitaceae Catbird Grape Common Edge/Forest Native Vine Vitis rotundifolia Michx. Vitaceae Muscadine Common Edge/Forest Native Vine Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall Ranunculaceae Yellowroot Uncommon Forest Native Shrub Size 9