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Discover the Species of Breaks Interstate Park!

A guide to the biota at this Virginia/Kentucky interstate park. Although published-this is a works in progress and more species are being added.

chicory 1
Cichorium intybus
Black Locust 2
Robinia pseudoacacia
wild geranium 3
Geranium maculatum
Squirrel Corn 4
Dicentra canadensis
Dutchman's breeches 5
Dicentra cucullaria
Large White Trillium 6
Trillium grandiflorum
Canadian wild ginger 7
Asarum canadense
Carolina spring-beauty 8
Claytonia caroliniana
Canada violet 9
Viola canadensis
Virginia spring beauty 10
Claytonia virginica
rue anemone 11
Thalictrum thalictroides
Wood Anemone 12
Anemone quinquefolia
Long-spurred violet 13
Viola rostrata
Halberd-leaved violet 14
Viola hastata
Foamflower 15
Tiarella polyphylla
eastern redbud 16
Cercis canadensis
eastern hemlock 17
Tsuga canadensis
Canadian wood betony 18
Pedicularis canadensis
creeping Jenny 19
Lysimachia nummularia
Christmas fern 20
Polystichum acrostichoides
carpet bugle 21
Ajuga reptans
American wintergreen 22
Gaultheria procumbens
autumn olive 23
Elaeagnus umbellata
Watershield 24
Brasenia schreberi
dwarf larkspur 25
Delphinium tricorne
Cucumber-tree 26
Magnolia acuminata
pink lady's slipper 27
Cypripedium acaule
common dandelion 28
Taraxacum officinale
common jewelweed 29
Impatiens capensis
striped maple 30
Acer pensylvanicum
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
American beech 31
Fagus grandifolia
Virginia pine 32
Pinus virginiana
Ghost Pipes 33
Monotropa uniflora
pinkster flower 34
Rhododendron periclymenoides
red trillium 35
Trillium erectum
showy orchis 36
Galearis spectabilis
American witch-hazel 37
Hamamelis virginiana
common bracken 38
Pteridium aquilinum
catchweed bedstraw 39
Galium aparine
tulip tree 40
Liriodendron tulipifera
twoleaf miterwort 41
Mitella diphylla
marginal wood fern 42
Dryopteris marginalis
bur oak 43
Quercus macrocarpa
northern spicebush 26
Lindera benzoin
Indian Cucumber Root 8
Medeola virginiana
bitter wintercress 44
Barbarea vulgaris
colt's-foot 45
Tussilago farfara
fire pink 46
Silene virginica
Dallis grass 47
Paspalum dilatatum
cut-leaved toothwort 48
Cardamine concatenata
American holly 49
Ilex opaca
Indian tobacco 50
Lobelia inflata
fringed loosestrife 18
Lysimachia ciliata
Beechdrops 51
Epifagus virginiana
black-eyed Susan 42
Rudbeckia hirta
mapleleaf viburnum 52
Viburnum acerifolium
lyreleaf sage 14
Salvia lyrata
deerberry 53
Vaccinium stamineum
rattlesnakeweed 54
Hieracium venosum
wild carrot 55
Daucus carota
sawbrier 56
Smilax glauca
shining clubmoss 57
Huperzia lucidula
intermediate wood fern 58
Dryopteris intermedia
sensitive fern 59
Onoclea sensibilis
downy yellow violet 60
Viola pubescens
great rhododendron 61
Rhododendron maximum
trailing arbutus 62
Epigaea repens
partridgeberry 24
Mitchella repens
umbrella magnolia 63
Magnolia tripetala
black cohosh 14
Actaea racemosa
crane-fly orchid 14
Tipularia discolor
mountain spleenwort 64
Asplenium montanum
broad beech fern 65
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
fan clubmoss 33
Diphasiastrum digitatum
putty root 66
Aplectrum hyemale
White-flowered Red Trillium 67
Trillium erectum album
star chickweed 68
Stellaria pubera
largeflower bellwort 69
Uvularia grandiflora
woodland stonecrop 70
Sedum ternatum
common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod 14
Solidago rugosa
heath speedwell 14
Veronica officinalis
panicled ticktrefoil 71
Desmodium paniculatum
sourwood 72
Oxydendrum arboreum
Manyflower Flatsedge 48
Cyperus lancastriensis
Fraser Magnolia 70
Magnolia fraseri
Purple Phacelia 8
Phacelia bipinnatifida
delicate fern moss 13
Thuidium delicatulum
sharp-lobed hepatica 73
Hepatica acutiloba
arrow-leaved tearthumb 74
Persicaria sagittata
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
northern maidenhair fern 64
Adiantum pedatum
red clover 75
Trifolium pratense
Kudzu 76
Pueraria montana
Indian strawberry 77
Potentilla indica
spotted wintergreen 14
Chimaphila maculata
mountain laurel 78
Kalmia latifolia
galax 79
Galax urceolata
cardinal flower 80
Lobelia cardinalis
Poison Ivy 81
Toxicodendron radicans

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