Other plants

Wildflowers (forbs and shrubs) account for about 2/3 of the plants found in Delaware. Here are some of the others.

Mosses
Amblystegium varium	Tangled Thread Moss
Anomodon attenuatus	Poodle Moss
Brachythecium acuminatum	Foxtail Moss
Dicranum scoparium	Windswept Broom Moss
Entodon seductrix	Cord Glaze Moss
Hygroamblystegium tenax	Fountain Feather Moss
Leskea gracilescens	Necklace Chain Moss
Leucobryum albidum	White Moss
Orthotrichum ohioense	Ohio Bristle Moss
Orthotrichum stellatum	Bald Bristle Moss
Plagiomnium cuspidatum	Baby Tooth Moss
Polytrichum ohioense	Ohio Hair-Cap Moss
Rhizomnium punctatum	Red Penny Moss
Thuidium delicatulum	Delicate Fern Moss

Liverworts
Conocephalum conicum	Scented Liverwort
Frullania asagrayana	Frullania

Ferns
Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair-fern
Asplenium platyneuron	Ebony Spleenwort
Azolla caroliniana	Eastern Mosquito-fern
Botrypus virginianus	Rattlesnake Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula	Hay-scented Fern
Deparia acrostichoides	Silvery False Spleenwort
Dryopteris marginalis	Marginal Wood-fern
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail
Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern
Ophioglossum vulgatum	Southern Adder's-tongue
Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana	Interrupted Fern
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis	Royal Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum	Cinnamon Fern
Parathelypteris noveboracensis	New York Fern
Pellaea atropurpurea	Purple-stem Cliff-brake
Phegopteris hexagonoptera	Broad Beech Fern
Polypodium virginianum	Virginia Polypody
Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum	Northern Bracken Fern
Sceptridium dissectum	Cutleaf Grapefern
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens	Marsh Fern
Woodsia obtusa subsp. obtusa	Blunt-lobe Woodsia
Woodwardia areolata	Netted Chainfern
Woodwardia virginica	Virginia Chainfern

Fern relatives
Dendrolycopodium obscurum	Tree Clubmoss
Huperzia lucidula	Shining Clubmoss
Lycopodioides apodum	Meadow Spikemoss

Grasses
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass
Arthraxon hispidus	Joint-head Arthraxon
Cenchrus purpurascens	Chinese Fountain Grass
Cenchrus tribuloides	Dune Sandbur
Chasmanthium latifolium	Broad Spikegrass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum	Scribner's Witch Grass
Dichanthelium scoparium	Broom Witch Grass
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata	Rough Barnyard Grass
Elymus riparius	River Wild Rye
Microstegium vimineum	Japanese Stilt Grass
Panicum philadelphicum	Philadelphia Panicgrass
Phragmites australis subsp. australis	European Reed
Poa pratensis	Kentucky Bluegrass
Schedonorus arundinaceus	Kentucky Fescue
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium	Little Bluestem
Setaria faberi	Nodding Foxtail
Setaria magna	Giant Foxtail
Sorghastrum nutans	Yellow Indian-grass
Spartina alterniflora	Salt Marsh Cordgrass
Tridens flavus	Purple-top
Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides	Gamagrass

Sedges
Carex albicans	Bellow-beaked Sedge
Carex cephalophora	Oval-leaved Sedge
Carex crinita var. crinita	Asymmetrical Fringed Sedge
Carex digitalis var. digitalis	Slender Wood Sedge
Carex intumescens	Bladder Sedge
Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis	Lax-culmed Sedge
Carex laxiflora	Loose-flowered Sedge
Cyperus odoratus var. odoratus	Rusty Flatsedge
Eleocharis tenuis var. tenuis	Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis tricostata	Tree-angle Spikerush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	Softstem Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus	Woolgrass Bulrush
Scirpus georgianus	Georgia Bulrush
Scirpus polyphyllus	Leafy Bulrush
Trichophorum planifolium	Bashful Bulrush

Trees
Acer negundo var. negundo	Box Elder
Acer nigrum	Black Maple
Acer palmatum	Japanese Maple
Acer platanoides	Norway Maple
Acer rubrum var. rubrum	Red Maple
Acer rubrum var. trilobum	Red Maple
Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple
Ailanthus altissima	Tree-of-heaven
Albizia julibrissin	Silk Tree Mimosa
Amelanchier arborea	Downy Shadbush
Aralia elata	Japanese Angelica-tree
Aralia spinosa	Hercules Club
Broussonetia papyrifera	Paper-mulberry
Carpinus caroliniana	Ironwood
Carya cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory
Carya tomentosa	Mockernut Hickory
Catalpa bignonioides	Southern Catalpa
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis	Eastern Redbud
Chamaecyparis thyoides	Atlantic White Cedar
Diospyros virginiana	Persimmon
Fagus grandifolia	American Beech
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey-locust
Ilex opaca var. opaca	American Holly
Juglans cinerea	Butternut
Juglans nigra	Black Walnut
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red-cedar
Koelreuteria paniculata	Golden Rain-tree
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweet-gum
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree
Maclura pomifera	Osage Orange
Magnolia kobus	Kobus Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana	Northern Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia ×soulangiana	Chinese Magnolia
Malus pumila	Common Apple
Morus alba	White Mulberry
Morus rubra	Red Mulberry
Paulownia tomentosa	Royal Paulownia
Pinus rigida	Pitch Pine
Pinus taeda	Loblolly Pine
Pinus thunbergiana	Japanese Black Pine
Pinus virginiana	Virginia Pine
Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore
Prunus avium	Sweet Cherry
Prunus serotina var. serotina	Wild Black Cherry
Pyrus calleryana	Callery Pear
Quercus alba	White Oak
Quercus montana	Chestnut Oak
Quercus velutina	Black Oak
Robinia hispida var. hispida	Bristly Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust
Salix babylonica	Weeping Willow
Salix nigra	Black Willow
Sassafras albidum	Sassafras
Tsuga canadensis	Eastern Hemlock
Ulmus americana var. americana	American Elm

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