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

broadleaf arrowhead ⁴
Sagittaria latifolia

red maple ⁵
Acer rubrum

northern blue flag ⁶
Iris versicolor

American beech ⁷
Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe ⁸
Monotropa uniflora

red baneberry ⁹
Actaea rubra

Broad-leaved Helleborine ¹⁰
Epipactis helleborine

Lady Fern ¹¹
Athyrium filix-femina

field horsetail ¹²
Equisetum arvense

fringed willowherb ¹³
Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce ¹⁴
Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel ¹⁵
Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock
Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut ¹⁶
Corylus cornuta

American Elm ¹⁷
Ulmus americana

Northern Whitecedar ¹⁸
Thuja occidentalis

yellow salsify ¹⁹
Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime ²⁰
Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood ¹⁴
Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn ²¹
Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry ¹⁴
Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry ²²
Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar ²³
Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen ²⁴
Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen ²⁵
Populus tremuloides

Large White Trillium ²⁶
Trillium grandiflorum

Bittersweet ²⁷
Solanum dulcamara

Water Avens ²⁸
Geum rivale

Herb Robert ²⁹
Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs ³⁰
Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn ³¹
Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy ¹⁰
Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold ³²
Caltha palustris

Jack Pine ³³
Pinus banksiana

Japanese barberry ²
Berberis thunbergii

great mullein ²⁹
Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap ³⁴
Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle ³⁵
Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed ¹⁴
Lycopus americanus

wild asparagus ³⁶
Asparagus officinalis

bottlebrush sedge ³⁷
Carex hystericina

Sulphur Cinquefoil ³⁸
Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat ³⁹
Melampyrum lineare

Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium emersum

Virgin's-bower ⁴⁰
Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock ⁴¹
Rumex obtusifolius

Smooth Horsetail ²⁵
Equisetum laevigatum

autumn olive ⁴²
Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle ⁴³
Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle ⁴⁴
Agrostemma githago

European barberry ⁴⁵
Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress ⁴⁶
Boechera stricta

bristle-stalked sedge
Carex leptalea

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade ⁴⁷
Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum

Fowl Mannagrass ⁴⁸
Glyceria striata

Tufted Loosestrife ⁴⁹
Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint ⁵⁰
Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap ⁵¹
Scutellaria lateriflora

Royal Fern ⁵²
Osmunda regalis

Tussock Sedge ¹²
Carex stricta

shinleaf ⁵³
Pyrola elliptica

Spinulose Wood Fern ⁵⁴
Dryopteris carthusiana

Crested Buckler-fern ⁵⁵
Dryopteris cristata

marsh fern ⁵⁶
Thelypteris palustris

Northern Oak Fern ⁵⁷
Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Ostrich Fern ⁵⁸
Matteuccia struthiopteris

sensitive fern ⁵⁹
Onoclea sensibilis

Wild Basil ²⁹
Clinopodium vulgare

prickly gooseberry ⁶⁰
Ribes cynosbati

white avens ¹⁴
Geum canadense

Bebb's Sedge
Carex bebbii

Wood Horsetail ⁶¹
Equisetum sylvaticum

American Fly-honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis

silverleaf cinquefoil ⁶²
Potentilla argentea

Swamp Milkweed ⁶³
Asclepias incarnata

tall thimbleweed ⁶⁴
Anemone virginiana

bladder sedge ⁴⁷
Carex intumescens

heath speedwell ⁴⁷
Veronica officinalis

Graceful Sedge ⁶⁵
Carex gracillima

Poverty oatgrass ⁶⁶
Danthonia spicata

Bulbet-bearing Water Hemlock ⁶⁷
Cicuta bulbifera

Dwarf Raspberry ⁶⁸
Rubus pubescens

retrorse sedge ⁶⁹
Carex retrorsa

Parlin's Pussytoes ⁷⁰
Antennaria parlinii

fibrous-rooted sedge ⁷¹
Carex communis

long-stalked sedge ⁶⁶
Carex pedunculata

Common Marsh-bedstraw ⁷²
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

broadleaf arrowhead 4 Sagittaria latifolia

red maple 5 Acer rubrum

northern blue flag 6 Iris versicolor

American beech 7 Fagus grandifolia

Indian pipe 8 Monotropa uniflora

red baneberry 9 Actaea rubra

Broad-leaved Helleborine 10 Epipactis helleborine

Lady Fern 11 Athyrium filix-femina

field horsetail 12 Equisetum arvense

fringed willowherb 13 Epilobium ciliatum

Canada wild lettuce 14 Lactuca canadensis

Sheep's sorrel 15 Rumex acetosella

Curled Dock Rumex crispus

Beaked Hazelnut 16 Corylus cornuta

American Elm 17 Ulmus americana

Northern Whitecedar 18 Thuja occidentalis

yellow salsify 19 Tragopogon dubius

Brooklime 20 Veronica beccabunga

Pagoda Dogwood 14 Cornus alternifolia

Common Buckthorn 21 Rhamnus cathartica

fire cherry 14 Prunus pensylvanica

black cherry 22 Prunus serotina

Balsam Poplar 23 Populus balsamifera

bigtooth aspen 24 Populus grandidentata

trembling aspen 25 Populus tremuloides

Large White Trillium 26 Trillium grandiflorum

Bittersweet 27 Solanum dulcamara

Water Avens 28 Geum rivale

Herb Robert 29 Geranium robertianum

Fox-and-cubs 30 Hieracium aurantiacum

Alder Buckthorn 31 Frangula alnus

Oxeye Daisy 10 Leucanthemum vulgare

Marsh-marigold 32 Caltha palustris

Jack Pine 33 Pinus banksiana

Japanese barberry 2 Berberis thunbergii

great mullein 29 Verbascum thapsus

Pinesap 34 Monotropa hypopitys

Creeping Thistle 35 Cirsium arvense

American Bugleweed 14 Lycopus americanus

wild asparagus 36 Asparagus officinalis

bottlebrush sedge 37 Carex hystericina

Sulphur Cinquefoil 38 Potentilla recta

narrowleaf cow wheat 39 Melampyrum lineare

Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum

Virgin's-bower 40 Clematis virginiana

broad-leaved dock 41 Rumex obtusifolius

Smooth Horsetail 25 Equisetum laevigatum

autumn olive 42 Elaeagnus umbellata

Northern Bush Honeysuckle 43 Diervilla lonicera

corn cockle 44 Agrostemma githago

European barberry 45 Berberis vulgaris

drummond's rockcress 46 Boechera stricta

bristle-stalked sedge Carex leptalea

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade 47 Circaea alpina

Yellow Avens Geum aleppicum

Fowl Mannagrass 48 Glyceria striata

Tufted Loosestrife 49 Lysimachia thyrsiflora

American cornmint 50 Mentha canadensis

Side-flowering Skullcap 51 Scutellaria lateriflora

Royal Fern 52 Osmunda regalis

Tussock Sedge 12 Carex stricta

shinleaf 53 Pyrola elliptica

Spinulose Wood Fern 54 Dryopteris carthusiana

Crested Buckler-fern 55 Dryopteris cristata

marsh fern 56 Thelypteris palustris

Northern Oak Fern 57 Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Ostrich Fern 58 Matteuccia struthiopteris

sensitive fern 59 Onoclea sensibilis

Wild Basil 29 Clinopodium vulgare

prickly gooseberry 60 Ribes cynosbati

white avens 14 Geum canadense

Bebb's Sedge Carex bebbii

Wood Horsetail 61 Equisetum sylvaticum

American Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis

silverleaf cinquefoil 62 Potentilla argentea

Swamp Milkweed 63 Asclepias incarnata