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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
Canadian wood betony 17
Pedicularis canadensis
creeping Jenny 18
Lysimachia nummularia
carpet bugle 19
Ajuga reptans
American wintergreen 20
Gaultheria procumbens
autumn olive 21
Elaeagnus umbellata
Watershield 22
Brasenia schreberi
dwarf larkspur 23
Delphinium tricorne
Cucumber-tree 24
Magnolia acuminata
pink lady's slipper 25
Cypripedium acaule
common dandelion 26
Taraxacum officinale
common jewelweed 27
Impatiens capensis
striped maple 28
Acer pensylvanicum
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
American beech 29
Fagus grandifolia
Ghost Pipes 30
Monotropa uniflora
pinkster flower 31
Rhododendron periclymenoides
red trillium 32
Trillium erectum
showy orchis 33
Galearis spectabilis
American witch-hazel 34
Hamamelis virginiana
catchweed bedstraw 35
Galium aparine
tulip tree 36
Liriodendron tulipifera
twoleaf miterwort 37
Mitella diphylla
bur oak 38
Quercus macrocarpa
northern spicebush 24
Lindera benzoin
Indian Cucumber Root 8
Medeola virginiana
bitter wintercress 39
Barbarea vulgaris
colt's-foot 40
Tussilago farfara
fire pink 41
Silene virginica
Dallis grass 42
Paspalum dilatatum
cut-leaved toothwort 43
Cardamine concatenata
American holly 44
Ilex opaca
Indian tobacco 45
Lobelia inflata
fringed loosestrife 17
Lysimachia ciliata
Beechdrops 46
Epifagus virginiana
black-eyed Susan 47
Rudbeckia hirta
mapleleaf viburnum 48
Viburnum acerifolium
lyreleaf sage 14
Salvia lyrata
deerberry 49
Vaccinium stamineum
rattlesnakeweed 50
Hieracium venosum
wild carrot 51
Daucus carota
sawbrier 52
Smilax glauca
downy yellow violet 53
Viola pubescens
great rhododendron 54
Rhododendron maximum
trailing arbutus 55
Epigaea repens
partridgeberry 22
Mitchella repens
umbrella magnolia 56
Magnolia tripetala
black cohosh 14
Actaea racemosa
crane-fly orchid 14
Tipularia discolor
putty root 57
Aplectrum hyemale
White-flowered Red Trillium 58
Trillium erectum album
star chickweed 59
Stellaria pubera
largeflower bellwort 60
Uvularia grandiflora
woodland stonecrop 61
Sedum ternatum
common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod 14
Solidago rugosa
heath speedwell 14
Veronica officinalis
panicled ticktrefoil 62
Desmodium paniculatum
sourwood 63
Oxydendrum arboreum
Manyflower Flatsedge 43
Cyperus lancastriensis
Fraser Magnolia 61
Magnolia fraseri
Purple Phacelia 8
Phacelia bipinnatifida
sharp-lobed hepatica 64
Hepatica acutiloba
arrow-leaved tearthumb 65
Persicaria sagittata
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
red clover 66
Trifolium pratense
Kudzu 67
Pueraria montana
Indian strawberry 68
Potentilla indica
spotted wintergreen 14
Chimaphila maculata
mountain laurel 69
Kalmia latifolia
galax 70
Galax urceolata
cardinal flower 71
Lobelia cardinalis
Poison Ivy 72
Toxicodendron radicans
Princess Tree 13
Paulownia tomentosa
American cancer-root 7
Conopholis americana
Common Selfheal 73
Prunella vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain 74
Plantago lanceolata
mayapple 75
Podophyllum peltatum
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper 76
Cypripedium parviflorum
downy rattlesnake plantain 32
Goodyera pubescens
Jack-in-the-pulpit 41
Arisaema triphyllum

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