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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
Canadian wild ginger 6
Asarum canadense
Carolina spring-beauty 7
Claytonia caroliniana
Canada violet 8
Viola canadensis
Virginia spring beauty 9
Claytonia virginica
rue anemone 10
Thalictrum thalictroides
Wood Anemone 11
Anemone quinquefolia
Long-spurred violet 12
Viola rostrata
Halberd-leaved violet 13
Viola hastata
Foamflower 14
Tiarella polyphylla
eastern redbud 15
Cercis canadensis
Canadian wood betony 16
Pedicularis canadensis
creeping Jenny 17
Lysimachia nummularia
carpet bugle 18
Ajuga reptans
American wintergreen 19
Gaultheria procumbens
autumn olive 20
Elaeagnus umbellata
Watershield 21
Brasenia schreberi
dwarf larkspur 22
Delphinium tricorne
Cucumber-tree 23
Magnolia acuminata
common dandelion 24
Taraxacum officinale
common jewelweed 25
Impatiens capensis
striped maple 26
Acer pensylvanicum
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
American beech 27
Fagus grandifolia
Ghost Pipes 28
Monotropa uniflora
pinkster flower 29
Rhododendron periclymenoides
American witch-hazel 30
Hamamelis virginiana
catchweed bedstraw 31
Galium aparine
tulip tree 32
Liriodendron tulipifera
twoleaf miterwort 33
Mitella diphylla
bur oak 34
Quercus macrocarpa
northern spicebush 23
Lindera benzoin
bitter wintercress 35
Barbarea vulgaris
colt's-foot 36
Tussilago farfara
fire pink 37
Silene virginica
cut-leaved toothwort 38
Cardamine concatenata
American holly 39
Ilex opaca
Indian tobacco 40
Lobelia inflata
fringed loosestrife 16
Lysimachia ciliata
Beechdrops 41
Epifagus virginiana
black-eyed Susan 42
Rudbeckia hirta
mapleleaf viburnum 43
Viburnum acerifolium
lyreleaf sage 13
Salvia lyrata
deerberry 44
Vaccinium stamineum
rattlesnakeweed 45
Hieracium venosum
wild carrot 46
Daucus carota
downy yellow violet 47
Viola pubescens
great rhododendron 48
Rhododendron maximum
trailing arbutus 49
Epigaea repens
partridgeberry 21
Mitchella repens
umbrella magnolia 50
Magnolia tripetala
black cohosh 13
Actaea racemosa
star chickweed 51
Stellaria pubera
woodland stonecrop 52
Sedum ternatum
common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod 13
Solidago rugosa
heath speedwell 13
Veronica officinalis
panicled ticktrefoil 53
Desmodium paniculatum
sourwood 54
Oxydendrum arboreum
Fraser Magnolia 52
Magnolia fraseri
Purple Phacelia 7
Phacelia bipinnatifida
sharp-lobed hepatica 55
Hepatica acutiloba
arrow-leaved tearthumb 56
Persicaria sagittata
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
red clover 57
Trifolium pratense
Kudzu 58
Pueraria montana
Indian strawberry 59
Potentilla indica
spotted wintergreen 13
Chimaphila maculata
mountain laurel 60
Kalmia latifolia
galax 61
Galax urceolata
cardinal flower 62
Lobelia cardinalis
Poison Ivy 63
Toxicodendron radicans
Princess Tree 12
Paulownia tomentosa
American cancer-root 6
Conopholis americana
Common Selfheal 64
Prunella vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain 65
Plantago lanceolata
mayapple 66
Podophyllum peltatum
sassafras
Sassafras albidum

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