Plants of Rosewood Nature Study Area
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name western tansymustard. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and found in varied habitats. It is especially successful in deserts. It is a hardy plant which easily becomes weedy, and can spring up in disturbed, barren sites with bad soil. This is a hairy, ...more ↓
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries. Japanese honeysuckle is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Wild Boar
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine or Eurasian wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands. Human intervention has spread its distribution further, making the species one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widely spread suiform. Its wide range, high numbers, and ...more ↓
Cheatgrass
Bromus tectorum, known as drooping brome or cheatgrass, is a winter annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa, but has become invasive in many other areas. It now is present in most of Europe, southern Russia, Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zeland, Iceland, Greenland, North America and Asia. In the eastern US B. tectorum is ...more ↓
Domestic Cat
The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal. They are often called house cats when kept as indoor pets or simply cats when there is no need to distinguish them from other felids and felines. They are often valued by humans for companionship and for their ability to hunt vermin. There are more than ...more ↓
Red Imported Fire Ant
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), also known as the fire ant or RIFA, is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant in 1916. Its current name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate species. However, ...more ↓
Russian thistle
Kali tragus, commonly known as Russian thistle, prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, common saltwort, and tumbleweed, is an annual forb native to Eurasia. It can be grazed while young but becomes quickly inedible as it grows into a bunch of tangled stems.
White mulberry
Morus alba, known as white mulberry, is a fast-growing tree that grows 33-66 feet tall. It is native to China and India but is widely cultivated in the United States.
Russian Olive
Elaeagnus angustifolia is a thorny, small tree that commonly grows between 5-7 meters. It originates from Eurasia and common names include Russian olive, silver berry, oleaster, or wild olive.
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree commonly known as black locust. It originated in the eastern United States and has been widely planted and naturalized in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. It is considered an invasive species in some areas of the United States.
Yellow Cellar Slug
Limax flavus (syn. Limacus flavus), known commonly as the cellar slug, the yellow slug, or the tawny garden slug, is a medium to large species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera, also known as Sapium sebiferum, is commonly known as the Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, and candleberry tree. The tree is native to eastern Asia, and is most commonly associated with eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan. In these regions, the waxy coating ...more ↓
Decollate Snail
The decollate snail, scientific name Rumina decollata, is a medium-sized predatory land snail, a species of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae. It is a European species that has been introduced in a number of areas worldwide.
Groundcherry
Physalis virginiana, commonly known as the Virginia groundcherry, is a rhizomatous perennial plant with a deeply buried stem base. It is found mostly in eastern North America and as far west as Wyoming.
London rocket
Sisymbrium irio is an annual herb with small, pale yellow petals in the family Brassicaceae also known as the mustard family. It is commonly known as London rocket and is considered a weed in much of the southwestern United States and other regions where it has been introduced.
Prickly sowthistle
Sonchus asper, commonly referred to as prickly sow-thistle, is an annual or biannual herb in the daisy family. Similar to its dandelion cousin, the plant produces bright yellow flowers and spiny leaves. It has adapted to many places in the world and can be considered a weed.
Tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima /eɪˈlænθəs ælˈtɪsɪmə/, commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, or in Standard Chinese as chouchun (Chinese: 臭椿; pinyin: chòuchūn; literally: "foul smelling tree"), is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family. It is native to both northeast and central China, as well as Taiwan. Unlike other members of the genus ...more ↓
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale, more frequently referred to as dandelion or common dandelion, is a flowering herbacious perennial plant well known for its bright yellow flower that transforms into a fuzzy white orb. It grows well in temperate regions in a variety of areas including lawns, roadsides, disturbed banks, waterway shores, etc.
Norway maple
Acer platanoides (Norway maple) is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from France east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It is a member of the soapberry and lychee family.
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea is a bamboo species of the 'running bamboo' type, belonging to the diverse Bambuseae tribe. It is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China. It is commonly known by the names fishpole bamboo, golden bamboo, monk's belly bamboo and fairyland bamboo (Australia).
black medick
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a ...more ↓
Johnson grass
Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, but grows throughout Europe and the Middle East. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds.
giant reed
Arundo donax, giant cane, is a tall perennial cane, is one of several so-called reed species. Its other common names include Carrizo, Arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado river reed, wild cane, and giant reed.
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder.
Curly dock
Rumex crispus, commonly known as curly dock, curled dock, or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia and produces an inflorescence/flower stalk, which grows to about three feet tall.
Rough cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium (commonly known as rough cocklebur, clotbur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, and woolgarie bur) is an annual plant in the aster family. The plant likely originated in North America and has since been introduced and naturalized elsewhere. It has been used in traditional medicine in China and South Asia.
common water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.
Taiwan Firethorn
Pyracantha koidzumii commonly known as Formosa firethorn or Taiwan firethorn, is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Falconina gracilis
Falconina gracilis is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and has been introduced into the United States.
Sweet yellow clover
Melilotus officinalis, known commonly as sweet yellow clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot, and common melilot, is part of legume family native to Eurasia and was later introduced to North America, Africa, and Australia. It is an annual or bi-annually flowering plant and produces fruit in pods. When properly prepared, the plant can be used for livestock feed.
Flower-of-an-hour
Hibiscus trionum, commonly called flower-of-an-hour, bladder hibiscus, bladder ketmia, bladder weed, modesty, puarangi, shoofly, and venice mallow, is a short-lived perennial or semi-seen annual plant that flowers for only one day a year. The flower has white or yellow petals with a brightly-colored center. It is considered a weed by some while being cultivated as a garden plant ...more ↓
Siberian elm
Ulmus pumila, commonly known as the Siberian elm or Chinese elm, is a small to medium-sized tree native to Central Asia. It has been widely cultivated throughout Asia, North America, Argentina, and southern Europe.
Field madder
Sherardia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The genus contains only one species, viz. Sherardia arvensis or (blue) field madder, which is widespread across most of Europe and northern Africa as well as southwest and central Asia (from Turkey to Saudi Arabia to Kazakhstan) and Macaronesia (Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, ...more ↓
Saltcedar
Tamarix chinensis, commonly known as five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, and saltcedar, is native to the Mediterranean and Asia and is considered a noxious weed in many other parts of the world. Although it has a bad reputation as an invasive plant, the tree provides a source of wood, honey production, habitat for nesting for various birds, and potentially potent botanical ...more ↓
Greater plantain
Plantago major, commonly known as broadleaf plantain or great plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia, but has been introduced to many other parts of the world including New Mexico.
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna, (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine or pilewort, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. It is now introduced in North ...more ↓
common chickweed
Stellaria media, chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, but naturalized in many parts of North America. It is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human consumption and poultry. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names ...more ↓
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is the capital of Veracruz México. Mirabilis jalapa was cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental purposes.
Maltese star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis (called Maltese star-thistle in Europe, tocalote or tocolote in western North America) is an annual plant of the Asteraceae, 1 to 11 decimetres (4 to 43 in) high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa. It was introduced to North America in the 18th ...more ↓
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica, commonly called Oriental false hawksbeard, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. Native to eastern Asia, it is now found as a weed nearly worldwide.
common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae).
sow thistles
Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and western China (Xinjiang).
common stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium, also known as redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill, common stork's-bill or pinweed, is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and was introduced to North America in the eighteenth century, where it has since become ...more ↓
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including chinaberry tree, Pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, and Indian lilac, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima /eɪˈlænθəs ælˈtɪsɪmə/, commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, or in Standard Chinese as chouchun (Chinese: 臭椿; pinyin: chòuchūn; literally: "foul smelling tree"), is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family. It is native to both northeast and central China, as well as Taiwan. Unlike other members of the genus ...more ↓
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus (great mullein or common mullein) is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum (broad-leaf privet, Chinese privet glossy privet, tree privet or wax-leaf privet) is a species of privet (Ligustrum genus), a flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae, native to the southern half of China and naturalized in many places: Spain, Italy, Algeria, Canary Islands, New Zealand, Lesotho, South Africa, ...more ↓
Lilac chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus, also called vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree, or monk's pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several ...more ↓
henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule, commonly known as henbit dead-nettle, common henbit, or greater henbit, is a species of Lamium native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
white horehound
Marrubium vulgare (white horehound or common horehound) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern and central Asia. It is also widely naturalized in many places, including most of North and South America.
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis, the Brazilian verbena or Brazilian vervain, is a flowering plant species from the vervain family (Verbenaceae). It is native to parts of South America, namely Brazil, but has spread its range in recent times and has occasionally become an invasive weed.
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica (/nænˈdiːnə/ nan-DEE-nə) commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina. It is widely grown in ...more ↓
Red Imported Fire Ant
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), also known as the fire ant or RIFA, is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant in 1916. Its current name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate species. However, ...more ↓
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) is a species of bindweed in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to Europe and Asia. It is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5–2 m high. There are two varieties:
Western Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.
common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names spreading hedgeparsley, tall sock-destroyer and common hedge parsley. It is native to parts of Europe and it is known elsewhere, such as North America, as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of habitat, especially disturbed areas. It ...more ↓
Knotted Hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names knotted hedgeparsley and short sock-destroyer. It is native to parts of Europe, especially the Mediterranean Basin and it is known elsewhere, such as North America, as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of habitat, particularly disturbed ...more ↓
poison hemlock
Conium maculatum, the hemlock or poison hemlock, is a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely naturalized in locations outside its native range.
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera, also known as Sapium sebiferum, is commonly known as the Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, and candleberry tree. The tree is native to eastern Asia, and is most commonly associated with eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan. In these regions, the waxy coating ...more ↓
Black Webspinner
Oligotoma nigra, also known as the black webspinner, is a species of insect in the order Embiidina, also known as Embioptera.
Surinam Cockroach
The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is a species of burrowing cockroach. It is a common plant pest endemic to the Indomalayan region that has spread to tropical and into subtropical regions around the world, and in isolated populations to temperate climates where protective habitat such as greenhouses provide shelter for individuals ...more ↓
Common Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare, the (common) pill-bug, potato bug, (common) pill woodlouse, roly-poly, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species.
