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Brandeis University - Flowering Plants: Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Vines

Flora and fauna of the Brandeis campus and Sachar Woods:
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Meserve Holly 1
Ilex x meserveae
Japanese holly 2
Ilex crenata
Bayberry Holly 3
Ilex glabra
winterberry holly 4
Ilex verticillata
Virginia Pepperweed 1
Lepidium virginicum
Dames Rocket 5
Hesperis matronalis
Mouse-ear Cress 6
Arabidopsis thaliana
Hairy Bittercress 5
Cardamine hirsuta
Yellow Rocket 7
Barbarea vulgaris
Shepherd's Purse 8
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cabbage 9
Brassica oleracea
Garlic Mustard 1
Alliaria petiolata
Candytuft 1
Iberis sempervirens
Field Penny-cress 1
Thlaspi arvense
Common Whitlowgrass 5
Draba verna
Nasturtium 10
Tropaeolum majus
Boxwood 11
Buxus sp.
Japanese-spurge 12
Pachysandra terminalis
Bur-cucumber 13
Sicyos angulatus
Cucumber 14
Cucumis sativus
Begonias 15
Begonia
Astilbe 16
Virginia saxifrage 17
Micranthes virginiensis
Witch-alder 18
Fothergilla sp.
Witchhazel 19
Hamamelis virginiana
Reflexed Stonecrop 20
Sedum rupestre, angelina, ochroleucum, reflexum, or similar
Stringy Stonecrop 21
Sedum sarmentosum
Witch's Moneybags 22
Hylotelephium telephium
Peonies 23
Paeonia sp.
American Sweetgum 24
Liquidambar styraciflua
Katsura Tree 25
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
thicket creeper 26
Parthenocissus inserta
Virginia Creeper 27
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Boston Ivy 28
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Summer Grape 29
Vitis aestivalis
fox grape 12
Vitis labrusca
Riverbank Grape 1
Vitis riparia
Northern Sedge 1
Carex deflexa
Gray's sedge 30
Carex grayi
Redroot Flatsedge 2
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Yellow Nutsedge 31
Cyperus esculentus
Ornamental Bamboo-Grass 10
Fargesia sp.
Ryegrass 32
Lolium sp.
Miscanthus 33
Miscanthus sp.
little bluestem 34
Schizachyrium scoparium
Indiangrass 35
Sorghastrum nutans
Barnyard Grass 36
Echinochloa sp.
Panic grasses 37
Panicum sp.
Yellow Foxtail 5
Setaria pumila
Annual Bluegrass 1
Poa annua
Bulbous Bluegrass 1
Poa bulbosa
Bluegrass 1
Poa compressa or pratensis
Cheat Grass 5
Bromus tectorum
Blue Limegrass 38
Elymus arenarius
Hairy Crabgrass 39
Digitaria sanguinalis
Orchard Grass 40
Dactylis glomerata
Tufted Lovegrass 41
Eragrostis pectinacea
Sheep Fescue 1
Festuca trachyphylla
Goose Grass 2
Eleusine indica
Reeds 42
Phragmites sp.
Common Cattail 43
Typha latifolia
Rushes 36
Juncus sp.
False Solomon's Seal 44
Maianthemum sp.
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley 45
Maianthemum canadense
Scilla or Othocallis 46
Grape Hyacinths 47
Muscari sp.
Liriope 48
Liriope muscari
Hostas 49
Hosta sp.
Common Yucca 50
Yucca filamentosa
European lily of the valley 51
Convallaria majalis
Hyacinth 52
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Star-of-Bethlehem 1
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Asparagus 53
Asparagus officinalis
Solomon's Seal 54
Polygonatum biflorum
Crocus 55
Crocus sp.
Irises 56
Iris
Wild Garlic 57
Allium vineale
common snowdrop 58
Galanthus nivalis
Poet's Daffodil 59
Narcissus poeticus
Common Daffodils 60
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master' & others
Daylilies 1
Hemerocallis sp.
True Lilies 61
Lilium sp.
Tulip 1
Tulipa spp.
Common Greenbriar 62
Smilax rotundifolia
sessile bellwort 63
Uvularia sessilifolia
Arrowheads 21
Sagittaria sp.
Duckweeds 64
Lemna
Eastern Skunk Cabbage 65
Symplocarpus foetidus
Spiderwort 1
Tradescantia sp.
Asiatic Dayflower 66
Commelina communis

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