plants

Preliminary Checklist

Three of Louisiana’s six ecoregions and six distinct habitat types all converge at PJF Farm & Lodge. Not surprisingly, plant diversity is high with around 225 species recorded thus far – including eleven species of oaks! 

Plants are listed here in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by common name(s). The numbers in parentheses refer to the specific habitat types in which the plants were found. See the list at right.

Direct link information of each plant listed is courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

(approximately 4o6 plant species as of 22 September 2022)

1 - Mixed Pine-Hardwood Forest
2 - Bottomland Hardwood Forest
3 - Cypress-Tupelo Swamp
4 - Mixed Grasslands
5 - Agricultural Lands
6 - Hardwood Slope/Southern Mesophytic Forest

For more info regarding these habitat types, check out Meet Our Habitats.

Herbaceous Plants 1 2 3 4 5 6
American Burnweed

Erechtites hieracifolia
Angle-stem Water Primrose, False Loosestrife

Ludwigia leptocarpa		 •
Anglestem Beaksedge

Rhynchospora caduca
Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisifolia		 •
Asiatic Dayflower

Commelina communis		 •
Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum		 • •
Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus		 • •
Beach False-foxglove

Agalinis fasciculata		 •
Beaked Panic Grass

Panicum anceps		 •
Bear’s Paw

Smallanthus uvedalia		 •
Beefsteak Plant

Perillia frutescens		 •
Bittercress

Cardamine bulbosa		 •
Bitterweed, “Sneeze Weed”

Helenium amarum		 •
Black Snakeroot

Sanicula canadensis		 •
Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum		 • •
Brazilian Vervain

Verbena brasiliensis		 •
Bulbous Woodrush

Luzula bulbosa
Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus		 •
Bushy Goldentop, Flat-topped Goldenrod
Euthamia leptocephela		 •
Butterweed

Packera glabellus		 •
Buttonweed

Diodia virginiana		 •
Camphorweed

Pluchea camphorata		 • • •
Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima		 • • •
Canada Toadflax

Nuttallanthus canadensis		 •
Canadian Horseweed

Conyza canadensis		 •
Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum		 •
Carolina Vetch
Vicia caroliniana		 •
Chaffweed

Anagallis minima		 •
Chamber Bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria		 • •
Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis		 •
Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides		 •
Climbing Hemp-weed

Mikania scandens		 • • •
Clustered Beaksedge

Rhychospora glomerata
Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia		 •
Common Boneset, Chapman’s Thoroughwort
Eupatorium perfoliatum		 •
Crane-fly Orchid

Tipularia discolor		 •
Cuban Jute

Sida rhombifolia		 • • •
Cutleaf Geranium

Geranium dissectum		 •
Daisy Fleabane; Philadelphia Fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus		 •
Dog-fennel

Eupatorium capillifolium		 •
Dotted Smartweed

Polygonum punctatum		 •
Downy Lobelia

Lobelia puberula		 •
Duck Potato, Bull Tongue 

Sagittaria latifolia		 •
Eastern Annual Aster

Symphytotrichum divaricatum/subulatum		 • •
Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron		 •
Elephant’s Foot

Elephantopus caroliniana		 •
False-garlic, Crow Poison

Nothoscordum bivalve		 •
Floating Water Primrose

Ludwigia peploides		 •
Giant Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea		 • •
Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida		 • • • • •
Grass-leaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria graminea		 •
Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium		 •
Green-eyed Susan 

Rudbeckia laciniata		 •
Groovestem Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum plantagenium		 •
Groundnut, “Indian Potato”

Apios americana		 •
Hairy Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Buttercup

Ranunculus sardous		 •
Hairy Elephant’s Foot

Elephantopus tomentosus		 •
Heartleaf Nettle

Urtica chamaedryoides
Itchgrass

Rottbeoellia cochinchinensis		 •
Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum		 • •
Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis		 •
Johnsongrass

Sorghum halepense		 • •
Jumpseed

Polygonum virginianum
Late-flowering Thoroughwort

Eupatorium serotinum		 • • • •
Leathery Rush

Juncus coriaceous		 •
Little Floating Bladderwort

Utricularia radiata		 •
Long-leaf Woodoats

Chasmanthium laxum sessilifolium		 • •
Looseflower Water Willow

Justicia lanceolata		 •
Louisiana Wakerobin

Trillium ludoviciana		 •
Marsh Elder

Iva annua		 • •
Marsh Flatsedge

Cyperus pseudovegetus		 •
Maryland Golden-aster

Chrysopsis mariana		 •
Matted Paspalum

Paspalum langei		 •
Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum		 •
Meadow Garlic

Allium canadense		 •
Oldfield Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus		 •
Openflower Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Opposite-leaved Spotflower

Acmella oppositifolia		 •
Palmleaf Morning-glory, Wright’s Morning-glory

Ipomoea wrightii		 •
Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fascicularia		 •
Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens		 •
Passion Vine, Passionflower

Passiflora incarnatum		 • •
Perennial Ragweed

Ambrosia psilotachya		 •
Pineland Milkweed

Asclepias obovata
Plains Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria		 •
Poor Joe

Diodia teres		 • •
Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis		 •
Powderpuff, Sensitive Plant

Mimosa strigillosa		 •
Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri
Purple Head Sneeze Weed

Helenium flexuosum
Purple Wood Sorrel

Oxalis violaceae		 •
Red-topped Panicgrass

Panicum rigidulum
Resurrection Fern

Pleopeltis michauxiana
River Oats, Inland Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium		 •
Rough-leaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosum		 • •
Round-head Rush

Juncus validus		 •
Sacatrapo

Capernonia palustris
Seedbox

Ludwigia alternafolia		 •
Short-bristled Horned Beaksedge

Rhychospora corniculata
Slender Threeseed

Acalypha gracilins
Slender Woodoats

Chasmanthium laxum		 • •
Small Skullcap

Scutellaria parvula
Smallflower Baby Blue-eyes

Nemophylia aphylla		 •
Smooth Beggarstick, Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis		 •
Smooth White Oldfield Aster

Symphytotrichum racemosum		 •
Soft Hair Marble Seed

Onosmodium bejariense
Soft Rush

Juncus effusus		 •
Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflora		 •
Southern Coastal Violet

Viola septemloba		 •
Southern Shield Fern, Kunth’s Maiden Fern
Thelyptris kunthii • •
Sparselobe Grapefern

Botrychium biternatum		 •
Star Tickseed; Hairy Coreopsis

Coreopsis pubescens		 • •
Sticky Chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum
Swamp Smartweed

Polygonum hydropiperiodes		 •
Tapered Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum
Taperleaf Water Horehound

Lycopus rubellus
Tennessee Aster

Eurybia hemispherica		 •
Texas Goldentop

Euthamia gymnospermoides		 •
Thinfruit Sedge

Carex flaccosperma		 •
Tie Vine

Jaquemontia tamnifolia		 • • •
Tievine Morning-glory

Ipomoea cordatotriloba		 •
Tiny Bluet

Houstonia pusilla		 •
Tuber Vervain

Verbena rigida		 •
Unidentified Milkvine

Matelea sp.		 •
Unidentified Wild Yam

Dioscorea sp.		 •
Vaseygrass

Paspalum uvillei		 • •
Velvet Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium scoparium
White Avens

Conyza canadensis
White Cutgrass

Leersia virginiana		 •
White Edge Sedge

Carex debilis		 •
White Morning-glory; White Star

Ipomoea lacunosa		 •
Wing-leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia decurrens		 •
Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum		 •
Wooly Croton, Doveweed

Croton capitatus		 •
Yellow Thistle

Cirsium horridulum
Woody Plants 1 2 3 4 5 6
American Basswood

Tilia americana		 •
American Beautyberry, “French Mulberry”

Callicarpa americana		 •
American Beech

Fagus grandifolia		 •
American Beech

Fagus grandifolia		 •
American Elm

Ulmus americana		 • •
American Holly

Ilex opaca		 •
American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana		 •
American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana		 •
American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis		 •
Arrowwood Vibrunum

Viburnum dentatum		 •
Baldcypress

Taxodium distichum		 • • •
Black Cherry

Prunus serotina		 •
Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica		 •
Black Willow

Salix nigra		 • •
Buttonbush; aka Button Willow

Cephalanthus occidentalis		 • •
Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens		 •
Cat Greenbrier

Smilax glauca		 •
Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana		 •
Cherrybark Oak

Quercus pagoda		 • •
Chinaberry Tree

Melia azedarach		 •
Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense		 •
Chinese Tallow Tree, “Chicken Tree”

Triadica sebifera		 • •
Climbing Dogbane

Trachelospermum difforme		 •
Coast Live Oak

Quercus virginiana		 • •
Common/Roundleaf Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia		 • •
Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata		 • •
Deciduous Holly

Ilex decidua		 •
Devil’s Walking Stick

Aralia spinosa		 • •
Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor		 • •
Eastern Coralbean, “Mamou Shrub”

Erythrina herbacea		 •
Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana		 •
Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis		 •
Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis		 •
Elderberry

Sambucus nigra		 • •
Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanicum		 •
Green Hawthorn; “Hog Haw”

Crataegus viridis		 •
Groundsel Bush; “Monglier”

Baccharis halimnifolia		 • •
Hackberry

Celtis laevigata		 •
Hairy Huckleberry

Vaccinium elliottii		 •
Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos		 •
Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos		 •
Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica		 • •
Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum		 •
Ladies’ Ear-drop Vine

Brunichia		 • •
Lanceleaf Greenbrier

Smilax smallii		 •
Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda		 •
Mexican Plum

Prunus mexicana		 • •
Mockernut Hickory

Carya tomentosa		 •
Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia		 • •
Native Cane; American Bamboo

Arundinaria gigantea		 • •
Nuttall Oak

Quercus texana		 •
Ostrya virginica

Eastern Hop-hornbeam		 •
Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata		 •
Overcup Oak x Post Oak hybrid

Quercus lyrata x stellata		 (found at the lodge)
Parsley Hawthorn

Crataegus marshallii		 •
Parsley Hawthorn

Crataegus marshallii		 •
PawPaw

Asimina triloba		 •
Pecan

Carya illinoiensis		 •
Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans		 • • •
Post Oak

Quercus stellata		 •
Prickly Ash, aka “Toothache Tree”

Zanthxylum clava-herculis		 •
Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia		 •
Red Maple 

Acer rubrum		 •
Red Mulberry hybrid

Morus x rubra		 •
Rough-leaf Dogwood

Cornus drummondii		 •
Saw Greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox		 • •
Sawtooth Blackberry

Rubus argutus		 • •
Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata		 •
Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii		 •
Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis		 • •
Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora		 •
Southern Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra		 • •
St. Andrew’s Cross

Hypericum hypericoides		 •
Swamp Chestnut Oak, “Cow Oak”, “Basket Oak”

Quercus michauxii		 •
Swamp Red Maple 

Acer rubrum drummondii		 • •
Sweetgum

Liquidambar styriciflua		 • •
Sweetleaf, Horse-sugar

Symplocos tinctoria		 •
Tree Huckleberry, “Winter Huckleberry”

Vaccinium arboretum		 •
Tupelo Gum

Nyssa aquatica		 •
Tupelo Gum

Nyssa aquatica		 •
Unidentified Hickory

Carya sp.		 •
Unidentified Wild Grape

Vitis sp.		 •
Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia		 • • •
Virginia Snakeroot 

Aristilochia serpentaria		 •
Water Oak

Quercus nigra		 • •
White Ash

Fraxinus americana		 •
White Oak

Quercus alba		 •
Willow Oak

Quercus phellos		 •
Winged Elm

Ulmus alata		 •
Winged Sumac

Rhus glabra		 • •
Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria		 •

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