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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Spreading Dogbane ¹
Apocynum androsaemifolium

common jewelweed ²
Impatiens capensis

Common Milkweed ³
Asclepias syriaca

red maple ⁴
Acer rubrum

American beech ⁵
Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe ⁶
Monotropa uniflora

red baneberry ⁷
Actaea rubra

fringed willowherb ⁸
Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce ⁹
Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel ¹⁰
Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock
Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut ¹¹
Corylus cornuta

American Elm ¹²
Ulmus americana

yellow salsify ¹³
Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime ¹⁴
Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood ⁹
Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn ¹⁵
Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry ⁹
Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry ¹⁶
Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar ¹⁷
Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen ¹⁸
Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen ¹⁹
Populus tremuloides

Bittersweet ²⁰
Solanum dulcamara

Water Avens ²¹
Geum rivale

Herb Robert ²²
Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs ²³
Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn ²⁴
Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy ²⁵
Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold ²⁶
Caltha palustris

Japanese barberry ²
Berberis thunbergii

great mullein ²²
Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap ²⁷
Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle ²⁸
Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed ⁹
Lycopus americanus

Sulphur Cinquefoil ²⁹
Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat ³⁰
Melampyrum lineare

Virgin's-bower ³¹
Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock ³²
Rumex obtusifolius

autumn olive ³³
Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle ³⁴
Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle ³⁵
Agrostemma githago

European barberry ³⁶
Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress ³⁷
Boechera stricta

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade ³⁸
Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum

Tufted Loosestrife ³⁹
Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint ⁴⁰
Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap ⁴¹
Scutellaria lateriflora

shinleaf ⁴²
Pyrola elliptica

Wild Basil ²²
Clinopodium vulgare

prickly gooseberry ⁴³
Ribes cynosbati

white avens ⁹
Geum canadense

American Fly-honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis

silverleaf cinquefoil ⁴⁴
Potentilla argentea

Swamp Milkweed ⁴⁵
Asclepias incarnata

tall thimbleweed ⁴⁶
Anemone virginiana

heath speedwell ³⁸
Veronica officinalis

Bulbet-bearing Water Hemlock ⁴⁷
Cicuta bulbifera

Dwarf Raspberry ⁴⁸
Rubus pubescens

Parlin's Pussytoes ⁴⁹
Antennaria parlinii

Common Marsh-bedstraw ⁵⁰
Galium palustre

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Biodiversity of Philip J. Braun Nature Preserve

Spreading Dogbane 1 Apocynum androsaemifolium

common jewelweed 2 Impatiens capensis

Common Milkweed 3 Asclepias syriaca

red maple 4 Acer rubrum

American beech 5 Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe 6 Monotropa uniflora

red baneberry 7 Actaea rubra

fringed willowherb 8 Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce 9 Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel 10 Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut 11 Corylus cornuta

American Elm 12 Ulmus americana

yellow salsify 13 Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime 14 Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood 9 Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn 15 Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry 9 Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry 16 Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar 17 Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen 18 Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen 19 Populus tremuloides

Bittersweet 20 Solanum dulcamara

Water Avens 21 Geum rivale

Herb Robert 22 Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs 23 Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn 24 Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy 25 Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold 26 Caltha palustris

Japanese barberry 2 Berberis thunbergii

great mullein 22 Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap 27 Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle 28 Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed 9 Lycopus americanus

Sulphur Cinquefoil 29 Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat 30 Melampyrum lineare

Virgin's-bower 31 Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock 32 Rumex obtusifolius

autumn olive 33 Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle 34 Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle 35 Agrostemma githago

European barberry 36 Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress 37 Boechera stricta

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade 38 Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens Geum aleppicum

Tufted Loosestrife 39 Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint 40 Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap 41 Scutellaria lateriflora

shinleaf 42 Pyrola elliptica

Wild Basil 22 Clinopodium vulgare

prickly gooseberry 43 Ribes cynosbati

white avens 9 Geum canadense

American Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis

silverleaf cinquefoil 44 Potentilla argentea

Swamp Milkweed 45 Asclepias incarnata

tall thimbleweed 46 Anemone virginiana

heath speedwell 38 Veronica officinalis

Bulbet-bearing Water Hemlock 47 Cicuta bulbifera

Dwarf Raspberry 48 Rubus pubescens

Parlin's Pussytoes 49 Antennaria parlinii

Common Marsh-bedstraw 50 Galium palustre