2021 WAP TrainingPlant ID 101

Prepared byKym Rouse Holzwart

Senior Environmental Scientist

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Must-Know Plants on the WAP List

Of the 111 WAP plants, 65 are considered “must know” to correctly complete a WAP assessment

Must know = Incorrect identification could affect the WAP score

62 plants are U, T, AD, or OD (3 are D)

Recommendation: If you are new to plant identification, focus on learning the 65 must-know plants first

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Blue Maidencane(Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum)

Andropogon spp.

Baccharis spp., Wax Myrtle (Myrica/Morella cerifera), Gallberry (Ilex glabra), and

Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)

Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle umbellata

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) and Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Fireweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius)

Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) and Falsefennel (Eupatorium leptophyllum)

Slender Flattop Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana)

Elliott’s Milkpea(Galactia elliottii)

Gratiola ramosa

Hypericum spp.

Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)

Taperleaf Waterhorehound(Lycopus rubellus)

Hempvine (Mikania spp.), Skunkvine (Paederia foetida), Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox), and

Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia)

Turkey Tangle Frogfruit(Phyla nodiflora)

American Pokeweed(Phytolacca americana)

The Grasses

Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) and Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

Rosy Camphorweed (Pluchea rosea)

Mock Bishopweed(Ptilimnium capillaceum)

The Oaks

Blackberry (Rubus argutus)

Chinese Tallowtree (Sapium sebiferum) and Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)

Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum)

Eastern Poison Ivy(Toxicodendron radicans)

Caesarweed(Urena lobata)

Questions?

Video Content Trees 2:47 Shrubs 37:31 Ground Cover 44:08