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Delaware State Species List
Citation: Flora of Delaware database. Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Species Conservation and Research Program, Dover, Delaware (william.mcavoy@state.de.us).
Families: 177
Genera: 821
Species: 2250
Total Taxa: 2318
Moist woods Well-drained acidic woodlands; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Rich woods and seeps; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rare escape to road banks, edges and moist woods under a thin canopy Rich woods and slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Dry to moist upland woods Moist deciduous woodlands Dry to moist open woods and edges of swamps Rich upland woods Rich woods, seepage slopes, wet woods Swampy loblolly pine woods Interdunal swales, power-line bogs Wet meadows, swamps, swales and bogs Swamps and seeps Canopy gaps in moist sandy woods, swales and moist sandy edges Atlantic white cedar swamps Wet meadows, open floodplain seepage wetlands Rich seepage swamps Moist to poorly drained open woods, floodplains and thickets Fen-like habitats with acidic peaty soils Primarily of the Piedmont, forested floodplain wetlands, swamps, wet meadows Wet meadows and low woods Moist sandy/peaty swales Atlantic white cedar swamps and bogs, interdunal swales, acidic fens; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Interdunal swales, peat wetlands, wet meadows, abandoned sandpits; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Meadows and grasslands Moist banks and shores of rivers and streams Open poorly drained soils Well-drained open woodlands and fields Interdunal swales and wet meadows along the coast Moist woods Moist to poorly drained woods and slopes Moist sandy/peaty swales High edges of salt marsh and shrub zone Sandy moist pine lands and wet open swales Old fields, power-lines, swales Dry sandy woods, clearings and edges Dry open soils and roadsides Dry open oak woods and slope; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Open oak woodlands and dry edges Dry open woods and edges Sterile, dry open soils Moist meadows and along streams Oak woodlands and slopes Parasitic on American beech, where it is found growing around the base Upland woods on well-drained soils Roadsides Rich woods and slopes Open woods and clearings Swamps, wet meadows, swales Open, moist sandy soils Moist rich woods and slopes, edges of swamps; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Swamps and marshes Swamps, floodplains, wet woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Woods, edges, and roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, moist open woods Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Rich rocky woods and slopes Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Road banks, edges, moist woods Rich open woods and edges Disturbed open areas Rich woods and floodplains, uncommon on the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rare garden escape to disturbed ground Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas and forests Cultivated and infrequently escaping to roadsides, clearings and thickets Canopy gaps and edges in moist, rich woods Open woods and edges Open swamps, swales and ditches Rare in storm water retention basins Disturbed areas, edges, ditches Seeps, stream banks, wet meadows, swamps, floodplains Meadows, marshes, stream banks Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Edges on moist sandy soil Rare in disturbed areas and roadsides Open woods and old fields Cultivated and often planted in natural areas and persisting, also found around old home sites Dry sandy soils and ancient sand ridges; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Well-drained soils; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Poorly drained to moist soils Cultivated and occasionally escapes to woodlands On a variety of soil types, but often in poorly drained sites Dunes of the Atlantic coast Open woods, edges, old fields, thickets Steep north and east facing wooded slopes in cool ravines; also known to naturalize and appear native in the Piedmont Slow shallow water of streams and rivers Shallow water of streams and ditches Bare mud in shady floodplains and swales Edges of streams, muddy shores, floodplain swales and ditches Rare on disturbed round Swamps and seeps Disturbed areas, edges, open woodlands, floodplains Swales, ditches, sandpits Sandy/peaty swales and ditches River and stream banks, wet meadows, ditches Swamps, fresh tidal shorelines, seeps and stream banks Swamps Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Ditches and poorly drained swales Open well-drained, sterile soils Meadows, old fields and roadsides Dry woods under a thin canopy, rock outcrops, roadsides Moist meadows, early successional habitats, woodland canopy gaps Disturbed sand soils and dunes Rare introduction on disturbed ground Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Rare introduction on disturbed ground Fields and roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, old fields, roadsides Old fields, roadsides, edges Open, moist sandy soils Disturbed ground, lawns Seeps and wet meadows Banks of slow moving streams and gravel bars Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Moist soil, disturbed areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides, lawns Lawns, fields, roadsides, disturbed soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Dry woodlands, moist meadows, thickets, edges; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Floodplains and swampy woods Salt marshes Rare introduction on disturbed soils Rare in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, roadsides, ditches Wet meadows and freshwater to bracksih marshes and swales Moist open woods and low ground Disturbed areas, brackish marshes and damp saline sands Disturbed areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Wet swales, edges, disturbed soils, cultivated ground Wet swales, edges, disturbed soils, cultivated ground Rare introduction on disturbed ground Disturbed areas, edges, ditches Dunes of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines Poorly drained sandy/peaty swales, Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Old fields, meadows, edges and roadsides Poorly drained meadows and swales Dry open ground, clay soils, pine woods Sandy soils, coastal dunes Acidic fens and peatlands Primarily of old fields and meadows, but also found in bog or fen-like wetlands High salt marsh edges Disturbed areas, edges, fields, ditches Cultivated and occassionally escaping to disturbed areas, edges, fields and roadsides Dry, open sandy soils Open areas on sterile, well-drained soils Dry, open sandy soils Open areas on sterile, well-drained soils Open areas on sterile, well-drained soils Dry, open sandy soils Moist, sandy/peaty acidic soils in open areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, roadsides ditches Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Steep wooded slopes often in association with chestnut oak Fields Rich to rocky acid woods and slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rare introduction on disturbed ground Rare introduction on disturbed ground Disturbed ground and seeded Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Uncommon in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Introduced in disturbed areas, edges, fields and roadsides Cultivated and escaping to disturbed areas, edges, fields and roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides and open woods Alluvial floodplain soils Rich rocky woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides and open woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides and open woods Tidal marshes, open swamps Wet swales, open swamps Sandy roadsides, open sandy woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Sandy roadsides and fields Open sand and coastal dunes Alluvial soils, moist woods and edges Moist woods and open sandy swales Infrequent in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Moist woods, fresh water tidal marshes Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Moist soils, fields, meadows, roadsides Swales, depressions, marshes, wet woods Swales, depressions, marshes, wet woods Wet swales and fresh water marshes Swales, depressions, marshes, wet woods Swales, depressions, marshes, wet woods Rare introduction to disturbed areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Rare in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Fields and meadows Well-drained soils Open sandy woods and wetland edges Open areas on well-drained soils Open, dry sandy soils Woodlands with well-drained soils Dry sandy pine woods Dry rocky soil on open ground and thickets Dry sandy pine woods Dry to moist upland woods, usually rich woods Open, poorly drained sandy-peaty-acid soils, interdunal swales Clearings, edges, roadsides, open woods Open sandy woods and maritime woodlands of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont on dry rocky slopes Open sandy woods, maritime woodlands and dunes In open woods on well-drained soils Moist to dry woodland soils Acidic seepage swamps and "bogs" Open woods on well-drained soils Moist to dry woods and slopes under a thin canopy Poorly drained sandy-peaty swales, acidic fens Pine woods Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Moist upland woods Rocky woods Thin moist to dry woods Poorly drained woodland depressions, wet to moist woods Open, sterile soils Forming mats on hummocks in acidic seepage swamps Dry sandy woodlands Open, poorly drained swales and power-lines Open woods on well-drained soils Open swamps, wet woods, marshes Open, dry sandy soils Open woods on well-drained soils Open, dry sandy soils Moist to dry open woods and edges Moist sandy/peaty swales, power-line bogs, and emergent seepage marsh Wet swales, open swamps and floodplains Moist to dry open woods and grasslands Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Open woods on well-drained soils Coastal Plain seasonal ponds and interdunal swales Meadows, edges, alluvial soils Dry sandy soils, roadsides, power-lines, cleared areas Open sandy soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Brackish tidal marshes, meadows, overwash flats and impoundments along the coast High salt marshes Poorly drained disturbed soils, ditches, wetland depressions, swales Ditches, disturbed wet ground, fresh and brackish marshes Fresh to brackish emergent marshes and impoundments Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Along the edges of creeks, rivers and marshes Along the edges of creeks, rivers and marshes Rich woods and floodplains Moist forested floodplains Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides River banks and floodplains Rich woods, stream banks, floodplains Upland edges and shores of salt and brackish marshes Moist open woods, banks of streams and floodplains Open rocky woods and dry sandy soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Often planted along roadsides and banks and spreading to natural areas Dry sandy soils and open woods Coastal Plain seasonal ponds and floodplain swales Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Fields and disturbed soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Moist meadows and swales, saline soils along the coast Open places with well-drained soils Open sandy soils, inland dunes or ridges Wet swales, depressions, Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Wet swales, ditches, wet meadows, Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Rare introduction to meadows and fields Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Dry open soils, edges, old fields, roadsides, disturbed ground Dry open soils, edges, old fields, roadsides, disturbed ground Open woods on dry sterile soils Moist disturbed soils, brackish marshes and swales Sandy soils, disturbed ground, fields and roadsides Rich woods and slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Fresh water tidal marshes, open swamps; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Rich seepage swamps Floodplains, fresh water tidal marshes, open swamps Open swamps and marsh edges Seeps, open swamps, depressions, floodplains Swamps, steams, seeps Open, dry sandy soils Open, dry sandy soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Rare introduction to disturbed areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides, salt meadows Rare introduction on disturbed ground Salt marshes, beaches, disturbed ground Wet swales, meadows, Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Rare introduction to fields Tidal and non-tidal marshes, wet meadows Swamps and wet woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Uncommon introduction on disturbed soils Moist open woods and floodplains Cultivated and occasionally escaping to thickets, edges and fields Rocky woods Moist to poorly drained disturbed soils, open woods, edges, fields Open places, usually on disturbed soils Rich rocky woods and slopes Rich rocky woods and slopes Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Dunes along the Atlantic and southern Delaware Bay coast-lines Dunes along the Atlantic and southern Delaware Bay coast-lines Disturbed moist soils Disturbed moist to poorly drained soils, swales, ditches, depressions Moist banks of creeks and rivers Coastal Plain seasonal ponds and open swamps Occasional escape on disturbed soil Open areas on well-drained soils Low ground in open pine woods Fresh to brackish gravelly or sandy shores of tidal rivers and streams Delaware Bay and coastal regions, salt and brackish beaches, shores lines, marshes and swales, as well as old fields and thickets Rare on moist sand, edges of salt and brackish marshes Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, moist swales Sandy roadsides and power-lines Open poorly drained ground Roadsides Dry sandy soils, roadsides, old fields, meadows, thickets, edges Open places with well-drained soils Rocky wooded slopes Fresh and brackish, tidal and non-tidal marshes and streams Rare introduction on disturbed soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Fresh to brackish tidal marshes Widely established in tidal and non-tidal wetlands Cultivated around homes and will aggressively spread to adjacent areas Dry sandy and rocky soils in canopy gaps and edges; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Moist, open woods Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Woods, stream banks, rich seepage swamps Rare on disturbed ground and in lawns Rare introduction on open sandy soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides and open woods Rocky woods and slopes Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Seepage swamps Wet meadows, thickets, fields, lawns, disturbed soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Moist woods, floodplains and seeps Woodlands and floodplains Disturbed areas Rare introduction on disturbed soils Brackish and salt marshes Fresh to brackish emergent marshes Fields and meadows Fields and meadows Dunes of the Atlantic coast Old fields, meadows, roadsides, power-lines and dunes Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Fresh and brackish marshes, impoundments, ditches, disturbed soils Grassy meadows and saline soils along the coast Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Meadows, power-lines and roadsides Crop land, meadows, moist swales Salt marshes Brackish marshes and high salt marshes High salt marshes Fresh to brackish marshes and sandy shorelines Moist woods Dry to moist open woods Rocky woods, meadows, dry soils, disturbed soils Rich seepage swamps Dry, open sandy soils Dry, open sandy soils Disturbed areas, roadsides Open areas with well-drained soils Coastal plain seasonal ponds, open swamps and shallow water Canopy gaps in dry rich woods Meadows, old fields, roadsides Escape from cultivation to abanonded fields and disturbed areas Dunes of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines and occasionally inland on open sandy soils Brackish ditches and wet roadsides Intentionally planted on coastal dunes and persisting A weed of agricultural fields and edges A weed of agricultural fields and edges Fresh to brackish tidal and non-tidal marshes and shores; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Submerged, attached to rocks in fast moving non-tidal streams Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Cultivated and escaping to roadsides and edges Wet meadows, wet roadsides and ditches Cultivated and escaping to roadsides and edges On soils associated with serpentinite Rich alluvial floodplain and woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Open places with dry sterile soils Open poorly drained areas Moist sandy/peaty swales and depressions Moist sandy/peaty swales and depressions Moist sandy/peaty swales and depressions Open moist sandy soils; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Moist sandy soils and swales along power-lines, sunny trails and roadsides Moist woods, edges and fields Open ground Moist sandy/peaty swales and depressions Fields, meadows and open woods Rich, open woods Dry sterile soils, moist swales Rich rocky woods and slopes Cultivated and escaping to disturbed areas Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Open woods, thickets and edges Roadsides, thickets, moist woods under a thin canopy, edges Disturbed areas, roadsides and edges Open woods, thickets and edges, usually on rich soils Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, shores of rivers and streams Marshes and wet meadows Moist to poorly drained disturbed soils Rare in disturbed areas, roadsides, edges Marshes, open swamps, depressions, tidal creeks, shallow water of millponds Poorly drained disturbed areas, ditches Marshes, wet meadows, swales, depressions River shores, disturbed soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides, ditches, moist open woods, wet swales and depressions Poorly drained disturbed areas, ditches Disturbed areas and roadsides Marshes, wet meadows, ditches Moist woods under a thin canopy, floodplains, swales and marshes Tidal and non-tidal marshes and shores, swales, stream banks, ditches Marshes and wet meadows Rich woods and floodplains Dunes of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines and occasionally inland on open sand soils Disturbed areas Clearing, edges, roadsides, disturbed areas Dunes along the Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines and over-wash flats Brackish tidal marshes and swales along the coast Open places with dry sterile soils Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Alluvial floodplain soils, mud banks, gravel bars Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Roadsides, disturbed ground Poorly drained disturbed areas Rare introduction on disturbed soils Fresh and brackish tidal marshes and shores Epiphytic on tree trunks and branches Rock outcrops, base of trees, bare soil of steep slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Frequently discarded by home gardeners in ponds, impoundments and quiet waters; does not appear to overwinter Rivers and creeks with firm bottoms Tidal marshes and ditches Shallow water, marshes, stream sides, swales, and ditches Fresh water tidal marshes Disturbed areas, ditches, impoundments Slow shallow streams and ponds Slow shallow streams and ponds Slow shallow streams and ponds Slow shallow streams, sand pits and ponds Ponds and slow streams Slow streams Fresh and brackish ponds and rivers Slow streams and ponds Slow streams and ponds Quiet waters and slow streams Brackish coastal waters Slow streams and shallow water of tidal and non-tidal fresh to brackish wetlands, stranded on shores Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, beaver ponds, floodplain sloughs Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Atlantic white cedar swamps, stream banks Rich woods and stream banks; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Open swamps, depressional wetlands and tidal shores Open swamps and depressional wetlands Moist to poorly drained soils Floodplains and seeps Open well-drained woods and clearings Swales, swamps, shore lines, marshes Brackish tidal marshes and shores Rich woods and slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rocky wooded slopes Crevices of stone walls with limestone masonry Rich rocky woods and slopes Rich woods and slopes Rich woods and slopes Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Moist woods, stream banks, floodplains Edges of rich woods and meadows Rich open woods and edges Rich seepage swamps Rocky woods Stream and river banks, thickets, moist woods Rich rocky woods and slopes Open woods, floodplains, thickets, roadsides Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas |
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