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- Alphabetical listing by common name

  By Dr. Michael H. Mitchell

The Dismal Swamp may have as many as 400 - 500 different 
plant species.  It is a fantastic ecological wonder...beautiful...
serene...a great place to be in nature.  Names change from time to 
time and my books are a few years old.

  Common Name - Genus species - Family

  • [Asiatic Dayflower] - Commelina communis - Commelinaceae
  • Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum - Taxodiaceae
  • Beech - Fagus grandifolia - Fagaceae
  • Black Berry - Rubus spp - Rosaceae
  • Black Cohosh, Bugbane - Cimicifuga racemosa - Ranunculaceae
  • Black Oak - Quercus velutina - Fagaceae
  • [Blue-Eyed Grass] - Sisyrinchium angustifolium
  • Bouncing Bet Soapwort - Saponaria officinalis - Caryophyllaceae
  • Bracken Fern - Pteridium aquilinum - Pteridaceae
  • Button Bush - Cephalanthus occidentalis - Rubiaceae
  • Buttonweed - Diodia virginiana - Rubiaceae
  • [Cinnamon Fern] - Osmunda cinnamomea
  • [Columbine] - Aquilegia canadensis
  • [Common Chickweed] - Stellaria media
  • Common Cottonwood - Populus deltoides - Salicaceae
  • [Common Milkweed] - Asclepias syriaca
  • [Common Violet] - Viola cucullata
  • Cornflower, Bachelor's Button - Centaurea cyanus - Asteraceae
  • Crown Vetch - Coronilla varia - Fabaceae
  • Deptford Pink - Dianthus deltoides - Caryophyllaceae
  • Dodder, Love Vine - Cuscuta spp - Convolvulaceae
  • Dog-Fennel - Eupatorium capillifolium - Asteraceae
  • Dogwood - Cornus florida - Cornaceae
  • Elderberry - Sambucus canadensis - Caprifoloiaceae
  • False Cane, Cane - Arundinaria gigantea - Poaceae
  • False Nettle, Bog Hemp - Boehmeria cylindrica - Urticaceae
  • Fireweed - Epilobium - ciliatum - Onagraceae
  • French Mulberry - Callicarpa americana - Verbenaceae
  • [Fungi - Death Cap Family] - Amanita spp
  • [Fungi] - Pluteus spp
  • [Fungi] - Scleroderma spp
  • Goldenrod - Solidago spp - Asteraceae
  • Goutweed, Bishopweed - Aegopodium podograria - Apiaceae
  • [Grass of Parnassus] - Parnassia asarifolia
  • Greenbrier - Smilax laurifolia - Liliaceae
  • Greenbrier - Smilax rotundifolia - Liliaceae
  • Ground Cherry - Physalis angulata - Solanaceae
  • [Ground Ivy or Gill Over Ground] - Glechoma hederacea
  • Hay-Scented Fern - Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Pteridaceae
  • Healall - Prunella vulgaris - Lamiaceae
  • [Hercules Club] - Aralia spinosa - Araliaceae
  • Highbush Blueberry - Vaccinium corymbosum - Ericaceae
  • Holly - Ilex opaca - Aquifoliaceae
  • [Horse Nettle] - Solanum carolinense
  • Huckleberry - Gaylussacia spp - Ericaceae
  • [Indian Strawberry] - Duchesnea indica
  • Ironwood - Carpinus caroliniana - Betulaceae
  • Japanese Honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica - Caprifoliaceae
  • Jimsonweed - Datura stamonium - Solanaceae
  • Laurel Oak - Quercus laurifolia - Fagaceae
  • Lizard's Tail - Saururus cernuus - Saururaceae
  • Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda - Pinaceae
  • Magnolia Tree, Bull Bay - Magnolia grandiflora - Magnoliaceae
  • [Male Berry, Male Bluebery] - Lyonia ligustrina - Ericaceae
  • [Marsh blue Violet] - Viola cucullata
  • Milkweed, Common - Asclepias syriaca - Asclepiadaceae
  • Mimosa - Albizia julibrissen - Fabaceae
  • Mistletow - Phoradendron serotinium - Loranthaceae
  • [Morning Glory] - Ipomoea sagittat
  • Muscadine Grape - Vitis rotundifolia - Vitaceae
  • [Narrow-Leaf Plantain] - Plantego lanceolata
  • Netted Chain Fern - Woodwardia areolata - Blechnaceae
  • New York Ironweed - Vernonia noveboracensis - Asteraceae
  • Nightshade - Solanum carolinense - Solanaceae
  • [Partridge Pea] - Cassia fasciculata - Fabaceae
  • [Passion Flower] - Passiflora incarnata - Passifloraceae
  • Pawpaw - Asimina triloba - Annonaceae
  • Plantain - Plantago spp - Plantaginaceae
  • Poison Ivy - Rhus radicans - Anacardiaceae
  • Poke Weed - Phytolacca americana - Phytolaccaceae
  • [Purple Flowering Raspberry] - rubus odoratus
  • [Purple Vetch] - Vicia americana
  • Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot - Daucus carota - Apiaceae
  • Ragweed - Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Asteraceae
  • Red Bay - Persea borbonia - Lauraceae
  • Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana - Cupressaceae
  • [Red Chockeberry] - Sorbus arbutifolia
  • Red Clover - Trifolium pratense - Fabaceae
  • Red Maple - Acer rubrum - Aceraceae
  • River Birch - Betula nigra - Betulaceae
  • Royal Fern - Osmunda regalis - Osmundaceae
  • Rush - Juncus effusus - Juncaceae
  • Sassafras - Sassafras albidum - Lauraceae
  • [Slender Marsh Pink] - Sabatia campanulata
  • [Small White Morning Glory] - Impomoea lacuna
  • Sneezeweed - Helenium autumnale - Asteraceae
  • Spanish Moss - Tillandsia usneoides - Bromeliaceae
  • Spanish Oak (var pagodafolia) - Quercus falcata - Fagaceae
  • Spotted Knapweed - Centaurea maculosa - Asteraceae
  • Spotted Touch-Me-Not - Impatiens capensis - Balsaminaeae
  • [Swamp Azalia] - Rhododendron Viscosum - Ericaceae
  • Swamp Chestnut Oak - Quercus michauxii - Fagaceae
  • Sweet Bay - Magnolia virginica - Magnoliaceae
  • Sweet Gum, Gum Ball - Liquidambar styraciflua - Hamamelidaceae
  • Sweet Pepper - Clethra alnifolia - Clethraceae
  • Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis - Platanaceae
  • Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima - Simaroubaceae
  • Trumpet Creeper, Cowitch Vine - Campsis radicans - Bignoniaceae
  • Tulip Tree - Liriodendron tulipifera - Magnoliaceae
  • Virginia Chain Fern - Woodwardia virginica - Blechnaceae
  • Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Vitaceae
  • Virginia Meadow Beauty - Rhexia virginica - Melastomataceae
  • [Cinnamon Fern] - Osmunda cinnamomea
  • [Virginia Meadow Beauty] - Rhexia virginica
  • [Virginia Thistle] - Cirsiium virginianum
  • Virginia Willow - Itea virginica - Saxifragaceae
  • Water Oak - Quercus nigra - Fagaceae
  • Water Willow - Salix nigra - Salicaceae
  • [Water Willow/Water Loosestrife] - Decodon verticillatus
  • Wax Myrtle - Myrica cerifera - Myricaceae
  • Wild Strawberry - Fragaria virginiana - Rosaceae
  • Winged Sumac - Rhus copallinum - Anacardiaceae
  • Wood Sorrel, Lady's Sorrel - Oxalis dellenii - Oxalidaceae
  • Yarrow, Milfoil - Achillea millefolium - Asteraceae