JUNE COLLECTIONS

June 1, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54417-54435 Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Coll.: M. Nee & D. McClelland

54417-54420 40°52'04"N, 73°52'34"W. alt. 57 ft.

54417 Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Small tree 8 m. tall, 12 cm. in diameter; bark dark. Flowers lightly fragrant; petals greenish white.

At end of bridge over Bronx River, between the Twin Lakes.

54418 Fabaceae Trifolium repens L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

With Sisymbrium officinale, Juncus, end of bridge between Twin Lakes, near Kazimiroff Drive. Flowering peduncles erect; flowers white, the reflexed older ones with pink tinge, then drying light tan.

54419 Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica Murray

det. M. Nee, 2006

Vine covering short shrubs, in disturbed thin woods between Lower Twin Lake and Kazimiroff Drive. Corolla pale yellow, fading darker yellow.

54420 Philadelphus

Shrub 2 m. tall, between Lower Twin Lake and Kazimiroff Drive, edge of disturbed woods. Probably not planted.

54421-54422 40°52'01"N, 73°52'32"W. alt. 56 ft.

54421 Ceratophyllaceae Ceratophyllum demersum L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Submerged aquatic in shallow water of Lower Twin Lake, with an almost complete floating cover of Lemna minor and Wolffia.

54422 Urticaceae Urtica dioica L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herbs, with stinging hairs. In partial shade, marshy area between outlet of Lower Twin Lake and Bronx River. Apparently all plants in this patch are female.

54423-54424 40°51'58"N, 73°52'28"W. alt. 59 ft.

54423 Caesalpiniaceae Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch

det. M. Nee, 2006

Tree 18 m. tall, 35 cm. in diameter; bark flaky. Flowers visited by honeybees, lightly fragrant. Escaped, along with several others of this species, in floodplain of Bronx River by bridge near Lower Twin Lake, and below the Legume collection. The seeds obviously came from the several trees of this species in the Legume collection. Infloresecences both terminal on new, leafy shoots and also from leafless 1-year-old twigs below.

54424 Salicaceae Populus deltoides Marshall

det. M. Nee, 2006

Tree 20 m. tall, 95 cm. in diameter, apparently planted. 71527A "PT A.B. Stout NY" Near end of bridge over Bronx River, in lower part of the Legume collection, not in the floodplain itself. Ground covered with white cottony seeds; lower branches with leaves only; inflorescences abundant in upper part of canopy.

54425-54431 Weedy, disturbed areas behind Operations buildings.

40°51'40"N, 73°52'23"W. alt. 85 ft.

54425 Asteraceae Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

det. M. Nee, 2006

Herbs 2 m. tall. Weedy area of disturbed soil behind Operations buildings where soil constantly disturbed by mulching and other jobs.

54426 Asteraceae Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herbs. Rays white with faint purple tinge, becoming much more bluish during early stages of drying; disc yellow.

54427 Rubiaceae Galium

Weedy bank behind Operations buildings. Weak, erect herbs. Flowers whitish when open, more yellowish-green in bud.

54428 Caryophyllaceae Silene latifolia Poir.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herb. Petals white, becoming slightly pinkish in age.

54429 Fabaceae Medicago lupulina L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Weedy area, unshaded. Flowers yellow.

54430 Brassicaceae Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect annual herb, to 1.5 m. tall. Flowers light yellow.

54431 Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herbs. Margin of leaf conspicuously crisped.

54432 Scrophulariaceae Veronica arvensis L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect annual herbs in shady lawn and edge of forest, Quercus rubra, opposite the Snuff Mill along road. Corolla light bluish purple.

40°51'34"N, 73°52'33"W. alt. 49 ft.

54433 Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herbs to 1.2 m. tall, with Rudbeckia laciniata in unshaded marhsy area along tiny stream, between Daffodil Hill and Azalea Way. Sap milky. Flowers just beginning to open, yellow-green.

40°51'33"N, 73°52'43"W. alt. 71 ft.

54434 Asclepiadaceae Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herbs, but the tops beginning to twine and become viny, to 2 m. tall; sap clear. Large colony in partial shade between Daffodil Hill and Azalea Way. Flowers dull purple.

40°51'35"N 73°52'43.5"W. alt. 75 ft.

54435 Oleaceae Chionanthus virginicus L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrub 3 m. tall, 5 cm. in diameter. Corolla white. In short woods between the Swale and Azalea Way. Many plants, evidently naturalized.

40°51'39"N, 73°52'44"W. alt. 89 ft.

June 3, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54436 Rosaceae Rubus pensylvanicus

det. M. Nee, 2006

Large patch in the Swale. Primocanes erect, actively growing, 1.3 m. tall. Floricanes arching, no more than 1 m. tall. Flowers nearly past; these plants were in full bloom on 1 June 2006, but two days of heavy rain have helped remove most of the petals. Petals white.

40°51'43"N, 73°52'44"W. alt. 95 ft.

Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Coll.: M. Nee & D. McClelland

June 5, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54437 Rosaceae Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Shrubs 1.5 m. tall at edge of shrubs and trees by Lower Twin Lake, at the bridge between Upper and Lower Twin Lakes. Probably spontaneous; naturalized in a few places in the forested parts of the Garden.

40°52'02"N, 73°52'36"W. alt. 61 ft.

Petals white with very faint pink tinge, arced over and more or less concealing the stamens. Filaments white.

Coll.: M. Nee

June 9, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54438-54448 Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Coll.: M. Nee & D. McClelland

54438-54440 Forest on ridge behind the Rock Garden, Carya cordiformis, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra.

40°51'51"N, 73°52'37.5"W alt. 115 ft.

54438 Celastraceae Euonymus hamiltoniana ssp. sieboldiana

det. M. Nee, 2006

Seems identical to plants so named in cultivation on the other side of the Rock Garden, but the cultivated plants now in young fruit.

Shrub 4.5 m. tall, 10 cm. in diameter; bark dark, anastomosing, with light-colored ridges. Petals pale greenish-white.

54439 Rhamnaceae Rhamnus cathartica L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrub, 4.5 m. tall, with erect stem 5 cm. in diameter. Young fruits green.

54440 Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Single shrub seen, 1.5 m. tall with Quercus alba, Carya. Fruit immature.

54441 Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum canadense L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

In forest of Acer saccharum above the perennial fern garden. A small patch. Corollas white in bud.

40°51'46"N, 73°52'41"W. alt. 98 ft.

54442-54448 In the Swale.

40°51'43"N, 73°52'44"W. alt. 95 ft.

54442 Caprifoliaceae Sambucus canadensis L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrub 2 m. tall. Flowers white.

54443 Cornaceae Cornus amomum Mill.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrubs 3 m.t all, several stems in a loose clump 2 m. in diameter. Pith pale brown.

54444 Cyperaceae Carex lurida Wahlenb.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Many clumps in partial shade. Inflorescence yellow-green.

54445 Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

In shady swampy area. Flowers bright yellow.

54446 Boraginaceae Myosotis scorpioides L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Herbs in mucky soil in shade of large Salix tree. Corolla blue with yellow eye.

54447 Cyperaceae Carex rosea Schk.

det. M. Nee, 2006

54448 Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Herbaceous vines in unshaded area, with Rubus pensylvanicus, Impatiens. Corolla violet with yellow-green spots at base within. Anthers yellow.

June 13, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54450-54463 Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

54450-54454 Along the Swale, a semi-natural wetland.

40°51'42"N, 73°52'44"W. alt. 95 ft.

54450 Cyperaceae Scirpus

At edge of swale, with Impatiens and other herbaceous vegetation in full sun.

54451 Rhamnaceae Rhamnus frangula L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Much-branched shrub 4 m. tall in Swale. Flowers yellow-green; fruit yellow-green with red on one side of some.

54452 Vitaceae Vitis aestivalis Michx.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Vine in trees on other side of sidewalk from the Swale. Presumably spontaneous. Flowers yellow-green, fragrant but not as pleasant as in V. riparia.

54453 Araceae Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott & Endl.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Abundant in unshaded shallow water on mucky soil, with Decodon verticillata, Phragmites australis.

54454 Iridaceae Sisyrhinchium angustifolium Mill.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Mucky soil at edge of Swale. Petals blue with yellow in center.

54455 Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Meerb.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Partial shade near Bronx River by gate to the Bronx Zoo. Flowers orange.

40°51'24"N, 73°52'37"W. alt. 45 ft.

54456 Rutaceae Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.

Shrub 2.5 m. tall, in woods of Quercus alba above Bronx River by bridge, opposite the Snuff Mill. Presumably spontaneous.

40°51'34"N, 73°52'36"W. alt. 49 ft.

54457 Bignoniaceae Catalpa speciosa Engelm.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Several trees on mud bar of Bronx River just upstream from the bridge by the Bronx Zoo, evidently spontaneous and not planted, although found cultivated in the New York Botanical Garden area. Flowers lightly fragrant. Corolla white, with purple marks and two large orange marks in the throat.

40°51'26"N, 73°52'36"W. alt. 43 ft.

54458 Asteraceae Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.-Bip.

=Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Probably spontaneous. In partial shade of Quercus rubra woods, over boulders, between Rose Garden and Nolen Greenhouses. Plant aromatic. Rays white; disc yellow.

40°51'30"N, 73°25'24"W. alt. 60 ft.

54459 Apiaceae Daucus

Single plant seen in bare disturbed unshaded soil behind Operations Building.

40°51'41"N, 73°52'22"W. alt. 87 ft.

54460 Brassicaceae Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser var. fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Stuckey

det. M. Nee, 2006

A couple of plants with other annual weeds in pile of unshaded disturbed soil in area where mulching done.

40°51'46"N, 73°52'22"W. alt. 110 ft.

54461 Ulmaceae Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino

det. M. Nee, 2006

Tree 12 m. tall, 30 cm. in diameter, apparently spontaneous; bark smooth. A few other smaller trees of this species seen escaping in woods of Carya cordiformis, Querus at edge of area where mulching and soil preparation done.

40°51'46"N, 73°52'22"W. alt. 110 ft.

54462 Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrubs, the largest 4 m. tall, 10 cm. in diameter. Sap milky. Flowers yellow-green. On rocky, only partly shaded ridgetop near Bronx River Parkway and area where mulching done. Evidently spontaneous, or long-persisting if planted.

40°51'48"N, 73°52'21"W. alt. 115 ft.

54463 Apiaceae Aegopodium podagraria L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Patch in shade under Toona near Bronx River bridge and Legume collection. Seems to be spontaneous.

40°51'58"N, 73°52'28"W. alt. 59 ft.

June 6, 2006

Bronx Co., New York

54470-54482 Bronx, New York Botanical Garden. Voucher for a leaf tissue and DNA sample collected for the New York Botanical Garden Forest DNA Barcoding Project; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

54470 Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Shrub 3 m. tall, 4 cm. in diameter; bark light brown, scaly-furrowed. Edge of Lower Twin Lake. Flowers white; anthers pale yellow.

40°52'03"N, 73°52'34"W. alt. 56 ft.

54471 Urticaceae Boehmeria cylindrica

det. M. Nee, 2006

With Impatiens capensis at edge of Lower Twin Lake, in shade of Liquidambar styraciflua. Flowers green.

40°52'03"N, 73°52'34"W. alt. 56 ft.

54472 Juncaceae Juncus tenuis Willd.

det. M. Nee, 2006

In partial shade near Lower Twin Lake. Very tough and often found along paths.

40°52'02"N, 73°52'33"W. alt. 56 ft.

54473 Moraceae Morus rubra L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Sprouts from dead stem 6 cm. in diameter. Large variability in leaf size and lobing. Within the Forest.

40°51'49"N, 73°52'35"W. alt. 111 ft.

54474-54481 Edge of the Swale on the Azalea Way side. A semi-natural marshy lowland.

40°51'42"N, 73°52'44"W. alt. 92 ft.

54474 Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herb to 2 m. tall. Petals pink, changing color on drying. Flowers nearly odorless. Rank herbaceous marshy area at edge of Swale by sidewalk.

54475 Asteraceae Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

det. M. Nee, 2006

1.8 m. tall. Flowers light purplish.

54476 Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Herb 1.6 m. tall. Flowering inflorescence with light pink axes; flowers white.

54477 Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius L.

Erect herbs. Old inflorescences rusty tan.

54478 Salicaceae Populus grandidentata Michx.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Small tree 10 m. tall, 15 cm. in diameter. No flowers or fruits at this time of the year. "1818/9A".

54479 Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Small tree 20 cm. in diameter. No flowers or fruits at this time of the year. "226/2002A".

54480 Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

In swale. Male and female parts of inflorescence separated, but leaves seem very narrow when dried.

54481 Apiaceae Cicuta maculata L.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Erect herb in Swale. Petals white.

54482 Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

det. M. Nee, 2006

Dense growth over wall of Native Plant and Rock Garden, perhaps planted, but more likely spontaneous. This species is common in the nearby Forest but the plants on the ground in the shade are all without flowers or fruits. Inflorescence dull reddish; open flowers dull yellowish; petals pale reddish on outside, yellowish-green within.

40°51'49.5"N, 73°52'43"W. alt. 95 ft.