Scientific Names of Plants & Animals
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PLANTS

Aster, Frost-weed.......... Aster dumosus
Aster, Spreading...........
Aster patens
Basswood...................
Tilia spp.(mostly T. caroliniana)
Beech...................... Fagus grandifolia
Beggar's-Ticks............. Bidens frondosa
Bellwort, Large-flowered... uvularia grandiflora
Bellwort, Perfoliate....... Uvularia perfoliata
Bittersweet................ Celastrus scandens
Butterfly-weed............. Asclepias tuberosa
Camellia, Silky............ Stewartia virginica
Cane....................... Arundinaria gigantea
Cardinal-Flower............ Lobelia cardinalis
Chinkapin, Allegheny....... Castanea pumila
Devils-Walkingstick........ Aralia spinosa
Dogwood, Flowering......... Cornus florida
Dutchman's-Breeches........ Dicentra cucullaria
Fern, Christmas............ Polystichum acrostichoides
Fern, Maidenhair........... Adiantum pedatum
Fern, Southern Shield-..... Thelypteris kunthii
Fern, Southern Wood-....... Dryopteris X australis
Ginseng.................... Panax quinquefolius
Goldenrod, Canada.......... Solidago canadensis
Goldenrod, Wreath.......... Solidago caesia
Gum, Black................. Nyssa sylvatica
Gum, Tupelo................ Nyssa sylvatica
Hempweed, Climbing......... Mikania cordifolia
Hercules-Club.............. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Hickory, Bitternut......... Carya cordiformis
Hickory, Mockernut......... Carya tomentosa
Hickory, Shagbark.......... Carya ovata
Holly...................... Ilex opaca
Hophornbeam................ Ostrya virginiana
Hornbeam................... Carpinus caroliniana
Ironwood................... Carpinus caroliniana
Ivy, Poison................ Rhus radicans
Jack-in-the-pulpit......... Arisaema triphyllum
Magnolia, Southern......... Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia, Umbrella......... Magnolia tripetala
May-apple.................. Podophyllum peltatum
Milkweed, Swamp............ Asclepias incarnata
Milkweed, White............ Asclepias variegata
Mulberry, Red.............. Morus rubra
Oak, Black................. Quercus velutina
Oak, Cherrybark............ Quercus falcata pagodaefolia
Oak, Water................. Quercus nigra
Oak, White................. Quercus alba
Oats, Wild................. Uvularia sessilifolia
Pachysandra, Allegheny..... Pachysandra procumbens
Pawpaw..................... Asimina triloba
Pine, Loblolly............. Pinus taeda
Pine, Longleaf............. Pinus palustrus
Pine, Shortleaf............ Pinus echinata
Pine, Slash................ Pinus elliottii
Pink, Indian............... Spigelia marilandica
Pussytoes, Single-headed... Antennaria solitaria
Redbud..................... Cercis canadensis
Redgum..................... Liquidambar styraciflua
Sassafras.................. Sassafras albidum
Sedge...................... Carex spp.
Seedbox.................... Ludwigia alternifolia
Skullcap................... Scutellaria spp.
Spanish-Moss............... Tillandsia usneoides
Spleenwort, Ebony.......... Asplenium platyneuron
Sunflower, Narrow-leaved... Helianthus angustifolius
Sunflower, Rough-leaved.... Helianthus strumosus
Sweetgum................... Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore................... Platanus occidentalis
Toothache-tree............. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Trillium, Recurved......... Trillium recurvatum
Tupelo, Black.............. Nyssa sylvatica
Violet..................... Viola spp.
Walnut, Black..............
Juglans nigra
Woodbine, Scarlet..........
Schisandra glabra

ANIMALS

Armadillo.................. Dasypus novemcinctus
Bear, Black................ Ursus americanus
Boar, Wild................. Sus scrofa
Chipmunk................... Tamias striatus
Coyote..................... Canis latrans
Deer, Whitetail............ Odocoileus virginianus
Duck, Wood................. Aix sponsa
Flicker.................... Colaptes auratus
Fox, Red................... Vulpes fulva
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated. Archilochus colubris
Jay, Blue.................. Cyanocitta cristata
Mockingbird................ Mimus polyglottos
Monarch butterfly.......... Danaus plexippus
Mouse, White-footed........ Peromyscus leucopus
Opossum.................... Didelphis virginiana
Raccoon.................... Procyon lotor
Rattlesnake, Timber........ Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
Robin...................... Turdus migratorius
Squirrel, Easter Gray...... Sciurus carolinensis
Thrasher, Brown............ Toxostoma rufum
Titmouse, Tufted........... Parus bicolor
Turkey..................... Meleagris gallopava
Woodpecker, Pileated....... Dryocopus pileatus
Woodpecker, Red-bellied.... Melanerpes carolinus
Woodpecker, Red-cockaded... Picoides borealis