Biodiversity of Philip J. Braun Nature Preserve

Philip J. Braun Nature Preserve is one of over 200 Little Traverse Conservancy Nature Preserves in northern Michigan. In 2017 a bioblitz jumped started the species discovery at this preserve. This guide will facilitate more exploration of the biodiversity at this preserve.

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Redbelly Snake ¹
Storeria occipitomaculata

American Red Squirrel ²
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Spreading Dogbane ³
Apocynum androsaemifolium

common jewelweed ⁴
Impatiens capensis

Common Milkweed ⁵
Asclepias syriaca

broadleaf arrowhead ⁶
Sagittaria latifolia

red maple ⁷
Acer rubrum

northern blue flag ⁸
Iris versicolor

American beech ⁹
Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe ¹⁰
Monotropa uniflora

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle ¹¹
Cicindela sexguttata

Brook Trout ¹²
Salvelinus fontinalis

red baneberry ¹³
Actaea rubra

Broad-leaved Helleborine ¹⁴
Epipactis helleborine

Lady Fern ¹⁵
Athyrium filix-femina

field horsetail ¹⁶
Equisetum arvense

fringed willowherb ¹⁷
Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce ¹⁸
Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel ¹⁹
Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock
Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut ²⁰
Corylus cornuta

American Elm ²¹
Ulmus americana

Northern Whitecedar ²²
Thuja occidentalis

yellow salsify ²³
Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime ²⁴
Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood ¹⁸
Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn ²⁵
Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry ¹⁸
Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry ²⁶
Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar ²⁷
Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen ²⁸
Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen ²⁹
Populus tremuloides

Large White Trillium ³⁰
Trillium grandiflorum

Bittersweet ³¹
Solanum dulcamara

Goldenrod Crab Spider ³²
Misumena vatia

Water Avens ³³
Geum rivale

Herb Robert ³⁴
Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs ³⁵
Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn ³⁶
Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy ¹⁴
Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold ³⁷
Caltha palustris

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold ³⁸
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Brook stickleback ³⁹
Culaea inconstans

Jack Pine ⁴⁰
Pinus banksiana

Japanese barberry ⁴
Berberis thunbergii

great mullein ³⁴
Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap ⁴¹
Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle ⁴²
Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed ¹⁸
Lycopus americanus

wild asparagus ⁴³
Asparagus officinalis

bottlebrush sedge ⁴⁴
Carex hystericina

Sulphur Cinquefoil ⁴⁵
Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat ⁴⁶
Melampyrum lineare

Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium emersum

Virgin's-bower ⁴⁷
Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock ⁴⁸
Rumex obtusifolius

Smooth Horsetail ²⁹
Equisetum laevigatum

autumn olive ⁴⁹
Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle ⁵⁰
Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle ⁵¹
Agrostemma githago

European barberry ⁵²
Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress ⁵³
Boechera stricta

bristle-stalked sedge
Carex leptalea

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade ⁵⁴
Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum

Fowl Mannagrass ⁵⁵
Glyceria striata

Tufted Loosestrife ⁵⁶
Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint ⁵⁷
Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap ⁵⁸
Scutellaria lateriflora

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth ⁵⁹
Malacosoma americanum

Royal Fern ⁶⁰
Osmunda regalis

Tussock Sedge ¹⁶
Carex stricta

shinleaf ⁶¹
Pyrola elliptica

Spinulose Wood Fern ⁶²
Dryopteris carthusiana

Crested Buckler-fern ⁶³
Dryopteris cristata

marsh fern ⁶⁴
Thelypteris palustris

Northern Oak Fern ⁶⁵
Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Ostrich Fern ⁶⁶
Matteuccia struthiopteris

sensitive fern ⁶⁷
Onoclea sensibilis

Wild Basil ³⁴
Clinopodium vulgare

prickly gooseberry ⁶⁸
Ribes cynosbati

white avens ¹⁸
Geum canadense

Bebb's Sedge
Carex bebbii

Maple Looper Moth ⁶⁹
Parallelia bistriaris

Wood Horsetail ⁷⁰
Equisetum sylvaticum

American Fly-honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis

silverleaf cinquefoil ⁷¹
Potentilla argentea

Swamp Milkweed ⁷²
Asclepias incarnata

Unicorn Prominent ⁷³
Schizura unicornis

tall thimbleweed ⁷⁴
Anemone virginiana

bladder sedge ⁵⁴
Carex intumescens

heath speedwell ⁵⁴
Veronica officinalis

Graceful Sedge ⁷⁵
Carex gracillima

Poverty oatgrass ⁷⁶
Danthonia spicata

Bulbet-bearing Water Hemlock ⁷⁷
Cicuta bulbifera

Dwarf Raspberry ⁷⁸
Rubus pubescens

retrorse sedge ⁷⁹
Carex retrorsa

Parlin's Pussytoes ⁸⁰
Antennaria parlinii

fibrous-rooted sedge ⁸¹
Carex communis

long-stalked sedge ⁷⁶
Carex pedunculata

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Biodiversity of Philip J. Braun Nature Preserve

Redbelly Snake 1 Storeria occipitomaculata

American Red Squirrel 2 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Spreading Dogbane 3 Apocynum androsaemifolium

common jewelweed 4 Impatiens capensis

Common Milkweed 5 Asclepias syriaca

broadleaf arrowhead 6 Sagittaria latifolia

red maple 7 Acer rubrum

northern blue flag 8 Iris versicolor

American beech 9 Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe 10 Monotropa uniflora

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle 11 Cicindela sexguttata

Brook Trout 12 Salvelinus fontinalis

red baneberry 13 Actaea rubra

Broad-leaved Helleborine 14 Epipactis helleborine

Lady Fern 15 Athyrium filix-femina

field horsetail 16 Equisetum arvense

fringed willowherb 17 Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce 18 Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel 19 Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut 20 Corylus cornuta

American Elm 21 Ulmus americana

Northern Whitecedar 22 Thuja occidentalis

yellow salsify 23 Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime 24 Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood 18 Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn 25 Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry 18 Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry 26 Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar 27 Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen 28 Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen 29 Populus tremuloides

Large White Trillium 30 Trillium grandiflorum

Bittersweet 31 Solanum dulcamara

Goldenrod Crab Spider 32 Misumena vatia

Water Avens 33 Geum rivale

Herb Robert 34 Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs 35 Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn 36 Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy 14 Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold 37 Caltha palustris

Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold 38 Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Brook stickleback 39 Culaea inconstans

Jack Pine 40 Pinus banksiana

Japanese barberry 4 Berberis thunbergii

great mullein 34 Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap 41 Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle 42 Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed 18 Lycopus americanus

wild asparagus 43 Asparagus officinalis

bottlebrush sedge 44 Carex hystericina

Sulphur Cinquefoil 45 Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat 46 Melampyrum lineare

Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum

Virgin's-bower 47 Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock 48 Rumex obtusifolius

Smooth Horsetail 29 Equisetum laevigatum

autumn olive 49 Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle 50 Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle 51 Agrostemma githago

European barberry 52 Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress 53 Boechera stricta

bristle-stalked sedge Carex leptalea

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade 54 Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens Geum aleppicum

Fowl Mannagrass 55 Glyceria striata

Tufted Loosestrife 56 Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint 57 Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap 58 Scutellaria lateriflora

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth 59 Malacosoma americanum

Royal Fern 60 Osmunda regalis

Tussock Sedge 16 Carex stricta

shinleaf 61 Pyrola elliptica

Spinulose Wood Fern 62 Dryopteris carthusiana

Crested Buckler-fern 63 Dryopteris cristata

marsh fern 64 Thelypteris palustris

Northern Oak Fern 65 Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Ostrich Fern 66 Matteuccia struthiopteris

sensitive fern 67 Onoclea sensibilis