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some native meadow plant species commonly found in and around the Morris Arboretum:

For a more detailed listing of Wissahickon Creek area plants, please visit
the Pennsylvania Flora Database, part of the Pennsylvania Flora Project,
which is administered by the Botany Department at the Morris Arboretum.

 

note: species are arranged within categories alphabetically by Latin name

Annuals
giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)
lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album)
dodder (Cuscuta gronovii)
Venus' looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata)

Perennials
 milkweed species (Asclepias spp.)
daisy fleabane (Erigeron sp.)
Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium spp.)
cleavers (Galium sp.)
blue flag (Iris versicolor)
phlox (Phlox sp.)
tear-thumb (Polygonum sagittarium)
black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
horse-nettle (Solanum carolinense)
goldenrod species (Solidago spp.)
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
speedwell (Veronica officinalis)

 

 

 

 

This daisy fleabane (Erigeron sp.) is one of the spring-blooming perennials in the meadows.  (photo credit: Brice Dorwart)


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