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The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about 1,900 acres (7.7 km2) of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. Much of the area of Soldiers Delight contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.

The following list of herbaceous plants is based greatly on the work of Ed Uebel and comes from the publications by Fleming et al. 1995, Monteferrante 1973, Reed 1984, Wennerstrom 1995, and the unpublished data by Worthley 1955-1985.

List of Wildflowers of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area

Division Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms

Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

Amaranthaceae - (Amaranth Family)

Apiaceae - (Carrot Family)

Apocynaceae - (Dogbane Family)

Asteraceae - (Aster Family)

Balsaminaceae - (Touch-me-not Family)

  • Impatiens capensis Meerb. – Common Jewelweed

Boraginaceae - (Borage Family)

  • Echium vulgare L. - Viper's Bugloss

Brassicaceae - (Mustard Family)

Campanulaceae - (Bellflower family)

Caryophyllaceae - (Pink Family)

Chenopodiaceae - (Goosefoot Family)

Cistaceae - (Rockrose Family)

  • Helianthemum bicknellii Fern. - Hairy Frostweed {G5, S1, E}
  • Lechea minor L. - Thyme-leaved Pinweed

Clusiaceae - (Mangosteen Family)

  • Hypericum canadense L. - Canadian St. John's Wort
  • Hypericum denticulatum Walt. - Coppery St. John's Wort {G5, S2, T}
  • Hypericum gentianoides (L.) BSP. - Pinweed [F, M]
  • Hypericum mutilum L. - Dwarf St. John's Wort
  • Hypericum perforatum L. - St. John's Wort
  • Hypericum punctatum Lam. - Spotted St. John's Wort
  • Hypericum virginicum L. - Marsh St. John's Wort

Convolvulaceae - (Morning glory Family)

  • Calystegia spithamea (L.) Pursh. - Low Bindweed {G4, S2}
  • Convolvulus arvensis L. - Field Bindweed
  • Cuscuta gronovii Willd. - Common Dodder

Ericaceae - (Heath Family)

Fabaceae - (Bean Family)

  • Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Brown - Wild Indigo
  • Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene (Syn. Cassia fasciculata) - Large-flowered Partridge Pea
  • Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench. (Syn. Cassia nictitans) - Wild Sensitive Plant
  • Crotalaria sagittalis L. - Rattlebox
  • Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. - Showy Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium ciliare (Muhl.) DC. - Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl.) Loudon - Large-bracted Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium lineatum (Michx.) DC. - Linear-leaved Tick-trefoil {G5, S1, E}
  • Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC. - Smooth Small-leaved Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. - Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. - Panicled Tick-trefoil
  • Desmodium rigidum (Ell.) DC. - Rigid Tick-trefoil {G?, S1, E}
  • Lathyrus latifolius L. - Everlasting pea
  • Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont) G. Don - Chinese Lespedeza
  • Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. - Korean Bushclover
  • Lespedeza virginica L. - Slender Bushclover
  • Medicago lupulina L. - Black Medic
  • Melilotus albus Desr. - White Sweet Clover
  • Melilotus officinalis Desr. - Yellow Sweet Clover
  • Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl.) Britton - Pink Wild Bean
  • Trifolium aureum Pollich - Large Hop Trefoil
  • Trifolium dubium Sibth. - Little Hop Clover
  • Trifolium pratense L. - Red Clover
  • Vicia angustifolia Reichard - Narrow-leaved Vetch

Gentianaceae - (Gentian Family)

  • Gentianopsis crinita (Froelich) Ma (Syn. Gentiana crinita) - Fringed gentian {G5, S1, E}
  • Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh. - Rose Pink
  • Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A.A. Heller -

Lamiaceae - (Mint Family)

  • Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton - Common Dittany
  • Glechoma hederacea L. - Ground-ivy
  • Lamium amplexicaule L.- Henbit
  • Lamium purpureum L. - Red Deadnettle
  • Prunella vulgaris L. - Heal-all, Self-heal
  • Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walter) BSP - Mountain-mint
  • Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrader - Narrow-leaved Mountain-mint
  • Scutellaria integrifolia L. - Hyssop Skullcap
  • Trichostema brachiatum L. (Syn. Isanthus brachiatus) - False Pennyroyal, Fluxweed

Linaceae - (Flax Family)

  • Linum medium (Planch.) Britton - Common Yellow Flax
  • Linum sulcatum Riddel - Grooved Yellow Flax {G5, S1, E}
  • Linum virginianum L. - Virginia Yellow Flax

Lythraceae - (Loosestrife Family)

Melastomataceae - (Meadow-beauty Family)

  • Rhexia mariana L. - Maryland Meadow Beauty

Onagraceae - (Evening Primrose Family)

  • Epilobium coloratum Biehler - Purple-leaved Willow-herb
  • Oenothera biennis L. - Common Evening Primrose
  • Oenothera fruticosa L. - Sundrops
  • Oenothera perennis L. - Small Sundrops
  • Oenothera tetragona Roth - Northern Sundrops

Orobanchaceae - (Broomrape Family)

  • Agalinis acuta Pennell - Sandplain Gerardia {G1, S1, E, LE}
  • Agalinis fasciculata (Ell.) Raf. - Fascicled Agalinis {G5, S1, E}
  • Agalinis obtusifolia Raf. - Blunt-leaf Agalinis {G4, S1, E}
  • Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pinnell - Purple Gerardia
  • Agalinis tenuifolia (M. Vahl) Raf. - Slender Gerardia
  • Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf. - Fern-leaved False-foxglove

Oxalidaceae - (Wood-sorrel Family)

  • Oxalis dillenii Jacquin - Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel
  • Oxalis stricta L. - Common Yellow Wood-sorrel
  • Oxalis violacea L. - Violet Wood-sorrel [EU]

Papaveraceae - (Poppy Family)

Phrymaceae - (Lopseed Family)

Phytolaccaceae - (Pokeweed Family)

Plantaginaceae - (Plantain Family)

  • Chelone glabra L. - White Turtlehead
  • Linaria vulgaris Hill. - Butter and eggs
  • Penstemon digitalis Nutt. - Foxglove, Tall White Beard-tongue
  • Plantago aristata Michx. - Bracted Plantain
  • Plantago lanceolata L. - Ribwort Plantain
  • Plantago rugelii Dcne. - Broad-leaved Plantain
  • Veronica arvensis L. - Corn Speedwell
  • Veronica hederifolia L. - Ivy-leaf Speedwell
  • Veronica officinalis L. - Heath Speedwell
  • Veronica peregrina L. - Purslane Speedwell
  • Veronica persica Poiret - Persian Speedwell, Bird's-eye Speedwell
  • Veronica serpyllifolia L. - Thyme-leaf Speedwell

Polemoniaceae - (Phlox Family)

  • Phlox subulata L. - Moss Phlox, Moss Pink

Polygalaceae - (Milkwort Family)

  • Polygala verticillata L. - Whorled Milkwort

Polygonaceae - (Buckwheat Family)

Portulacaceae - (Purslane Family)

Primulaceae - (Primrose Family)

  • Anagallis arvensis L. - Scarlet Pimpernel

Ranunculaceae - (Buttercup Family)

Rosaceae - (Rose Family)

  • Potentilla canadensis L. - Dwarf Cinquefoil
  • Potentilla norvegica L. - Rough Cinquefoil
  • Potentilla recta L. - Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
  • Potentilla simplex Michx. - Common Cinquefoil
  • Sanguisorba canadensis L. - Canadian Burnet {G5, S2, T}

Rubiaceae - (Madder Family)

Santalaceae - (Sandalwood Family)

  • Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. - Bastard Toadflax

Saxifragaceae - (Saxifrage Family)

  • Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. - Early Saxifrage

Scrophulariaceae - (Figwort Family)

Solanaceae - (Nightshade Family)

  • Solanum carolinense L. - Carolina horsenettle
  • Solanum dulcamara L. - Bittersweet

Urticaceae - (Nettle Family)

Violaceae - (Violet Family)

  • Viola palmata L. - Palmate-leaved Violet
  • Viola pedata L. - Bird's-foot Violet (lilac & bicolor)
  • Viola rotundifolia Michx. - Yellow Violet
  • Viola sagittata Aiton (Syn. V. fimbriatula) - Arrow-leaf Violet
  • Viola sororia Willd. (Syn. V. papilionacea) - Common Blue Violet

Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons

Amaryllidaceae - (Amaryllis Family)

  • Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville - Yellow Stargrass

Araceae - (Arum Family)

Commelinaceae - (Spiderwort Family)

Dioscoreaceae - (Yam Family)

Iridaceae - (Iris Family)

  • Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.- Stout Blue-eyed Grass
  • Sisyrinchium atlanticum Bick. -
  • Sisyrinchium mucronatum Michx. - Slender Blue-eyed Grass

Lemnaceae - (Duckweed Family)

  • Lemna minor L. - Smaller Duckweed
  • Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. - Greater Duckweed

Liliaceae - (Lily Family)

Orchidaceae - (Orchid Family)

Smilacaceae - (Greenbrier Family)

  • Smilax herbacea L. - Carrion Flower

Other Lists of Plants from Soldiers Delight (and Maryland).

Woody Plants of Soldiers Delight

Graminoids of Soldiers Delight

Ferns of Soldiers Delight

Lichens of Soldiers Delight

Lichens of Maryland

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