PLANT AND ANIMAL INVENTORY FOR CRYSTAL LAKE*
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | NATIVE | OBSERVED |
| WILDFLOWERS & FORBS: | |||
| Acalypha virginica | three-seeded Mercury | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Aegopodium podagraria | goutweed | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Alliaria petiolata AVOID | garlic-mustard | I-MI, Europe | 6/16/06 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. artemisiifolia | ragweed | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Aster sp, | aster | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Campanula rapunculoides | creeping bellfower | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Chenopodium album var. album | Lamb's quarters, pigweed | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Convallaria majalis | Lily-of-the-Valley | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Conyza canadensis var, canadensis = Erigeron | horseweed | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Erigeron annuus | daisy fleabane | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Fallopia japonica (Polygonum cuspidatum) AVOID | Japanese knotweed | I-MI | 6/16/06 |
| Hemerocallis fulva | orange day-lily | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Hieracium kalmii = canadense | Canada hawkweed | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Hieracium paniculatum | panicled hawkweed | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Hosta undulata | hosta (variegated) | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Hypericum perforatum | common St. John's-wort | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Impatiens sp. | jewelweed | N-MI | 6/16/06 |
| Iris pseudocorus AVOID | yellow iris, water-flag | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Iris sibirica | Siberian iris | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Lepidium virginicum | Poor-man's pepper, wild peppergrass | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Lobelia inflata | Indian tobacco | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern, common, tuberous horehound | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Lythrum salicaria AVOID | purple loosestrife | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Mentha sp. | mint | 6/16/06 | |
| Nuphar sp. | white water lily | 6/16/06 | |
| Oenothera sp. | evening primrose | 8/7/07 | |
| Oxalis stricta = europaea | common yellow wood-sorrel | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Persicaria maculosa = Polygonum persicaria | lady's thumb, heart's ease | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Phytolacca americana | pokeweed | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Salvia sp. | Russian sage | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Solanum nigrum | European black nightshade | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Solidago speciosa | showy goldenrod | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Taraxacum officinale | dandelion | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Tradescantia sp. | spiderwort | 8/7/07 | |
| Trifolium repens | white clover | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Verbascum thapsus | common mullein | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Viola sp. | violet | 8/7/07 | |
| GRASSES | |||
| Typha latifolia | common cat-tail | N-MI | 1/2/07 |
| FERNS: | |||
| Athyrium filix-femina | northern lady-fern | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Dennstaedtia punctilobula | hay-scented fern | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Onoclea sensibilis | sensitive fern | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Osmunda cinnamomea | cinnamon fern | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| MUSHROOMS: | |||
| Coriolus versicolor | turkeytail fungus | 1/2/07 |
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | NATIVE | OBSERVED |
| TREES: | |||
| Acer negundo | box-elder | I?-MI | 1/2/07 |
| Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' | Japanese maple | I-MI, Japan | 8/7/07 |
| Acer platanoides AVOID | Norway maple | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Acer rubrum var. rubrum | red maple | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Betula papyrifera | paper- or canoe-birch | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Betula populifolia | gray birch | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Cornus florida | flowering dogwood | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Cornus kousa | Kousa dogwood | I-MI, Japan | 8/7/07 |
| Malus sp. | crab apple | I-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Prunus serotina | black cherry | N-MI | 1/2/07 |
| Quercus alba | white oak | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Quercus rubra var. rubra | red oak | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Quercus velutina | black oak | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Salix sp. | willow | 3/25/08 | |
| Tilia americana | American basswood | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Ulmus americana | American elm | N-MI | 1/2/07 |
| CONIFERS: | |||
| Pinus strobus | white pine | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Taxus sp. | yew | 3/25/08 | |
| Thuja occidentalis | arbor vitae | I-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Tsuga canadensis | eastern hemlock | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| SHRUBS | |||
| Aralia spinosa | hercules' club, Devil's walking stick | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Berberis thunbergii AVOID | Japanese barberry | I-MI,Japan | 1/2/07 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | buttonbush | N-MI | 1/2/07 |
| Clethra alnifolia | sweet pepperbush | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Cornus amomum ssp. amomum | silky dogwood | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Euonymous alata AVOID | burning bush | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Forsythia sp. | forsythia | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Ilex sp. | holly | 8/7/07 | |
| Ligustrum vulgare AVOID | common privet | I-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Rhamnus cathartica AVOID | common buckthorn | I-MI | 1/2/07 |
| Rhododendron sp. | 8/7/07 | ||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus | red raspberry | N-MI | 3/25/08 |
| Spiraea sp. | spiraea | 8/7/07 | |
| VINES: | |||
| Ampelopsis brevipedunculata AVOID | porcelain-berry | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Celastrus orbiculatus AVOID | Oriental bittersweet | I-MI,Japan | 8/7/07 |
| Celastrus scandens | American bittersweet, waxwork | N-MI | 6/16/06 |
| Euonymous fortunei var, radicans | wintercreeper | I-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Hedera helix | English or European ivy | I-MA | 8/7/07 |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper | N-MI | 8/7/07 |
| Solanum dulcamara AVOID | bittersweet nightshade | I-MI | 1/2/07 |
| Vitis sp, | ? Concord grape | 8/7/07 | |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese wisteria | I-MI, Japan | 8/7/07 |
| LAND INVERTEBRATES: | |||
| DRAGONFLIES: | |||
| darning needle dragonfly | 6/16/06 | ||
| ANTS, WASPS, BEES: | |||
| Vespula maculifrons | Eastern jellow jacket | 8/7/07 | |
| BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS: | |||
| Danaus plexippus | monarch | 8/7/07 | |
| VERTEBRATES: | |||
| FROGS: | |||
| frogs | 6/16/06 | ||
| tadpoles | 6/16/06 | ||
| TURTLES: | |||
| turtle | 6/16/06 | ||
| MAMMALS: | |||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern cotontail rabbit | 8/7/07 | |
| BIRDS: | |||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore oriole | 6/16/06 | |
| Ceryle alcyon | belted kingfisher | 1/2/07 | |
| Bucephala albeola | bufflehead | 1/2/07 | |
| Branta canadensis | Canada goose | 1/2/07 | |
| Lophodytes cucullatus | hooded merganser | 1/2/07 | |
| Passer domesticus | house sparrow | 6/16/06 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos | mallard | 1/2/07 | |
| Cygnus olor | mute swan | 1/2/07 | |
| Mimus polyglottus | Northern mockingbird | 1/2/07 | |
| Buteo jamaicensis | red-tailed hawk | 1/2/07 | |
| Agelaius phoeniceus | red-winged blackbird | 6/16/06 | |
| Larus delawarensis | ring-billed gull | 1/2/07 | |
| Sitta carolinensis | white-breasted nuthatch | 1/2/2007 |
* NOTE: Many thanks to Beth Schroeder and the Newton Conservators Land Management committee for compiling this information
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