The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. Much of the area of Soldiers Delight contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.
The following list of herbaceous plants is based greatly on the work of Ed Uebel
and comes from the publications by Fleming et al. 1995, Monteferrante 1973, Reed 1984, Wennerstrom 1995, and the unpublished data by Worthley 1955-1985.
List of Wildflowers of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
Division Magnoliophyta - Angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Amaranthaceae - (Amaranth Family) Amaranthus retroflexus - Pigweed
Apiaceae - (Carrot Family) Daucus carota - Queen Anne's lace
Apocynaceae - (Dogbane Family) Apocynoideae - Subfamily Apocynum androsaemifolium - Spreading dogbane Apocynum cannabinum - Indian hemp Asclepiadoideae - Subfamily Asclepias amplexicaulis - Blunt-leaved milkweed Asclepias incarnata - Swamp milkweed Asclepias syriaca - Common milkweed Asclepias verticillata - Whorled milkweed Asclepias viridiflora - Green milkweed
Asteraceae - (Aster Family) Achillea millefolium - Yarrow Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Common ragweed Ambrosia trifida - Giant ragweed [M, Wo] Ageratina altissima - White snakeroot Ageratina aromatica - Aromatic thoroughwort Anaphalis margaritacea - Pearly everlasting Antennaria plantaginifolia - Plantain-leaf pussytoes Anthemis arvensis - Field chamomile Anthemis cotula - Mayweed, dogfennel Aster tataricus - Tatarian aster Bidens bipinnata - Spanish needles Bidens frondosa - Devil's beggartick Bidens polylepis - Tickseed sunflower Carduus nutans - Musk thistle Leucanthemum vulgare - Ox-eye daisy Chrysopsis mariana - Maryland golden aster Cichorium intybus – Chicory Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle Cirsium discolor - Field thistle [Hand-out] Cirsium horridulum Michx. - Yellow thistle Cirsium muticum Michx. - Swamp thistle Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. - Pilewort, fireweed Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. - Daisy or Annual Fleabane Erigeron canadensis - Horseweed Erigeron pulchellus Michx. - Robin's Plantain Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. - Daisy Fleabane Eupatorium altissimum L. - Tall Thoroughwort Eupatorium perfoliatum L. - Boneset Eutrochium fistulosum Barratt - Joe-pye weed Eupatorium sessilifolium L. - Upland boneset Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L.Nesom (Syn. Aster divaricatus) - White wood aster Eurybia schreberi (Nees) Nees (Syn. Aster schreberi) - Schreber's aster Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. (Syn. Solidago graminifolia) - Lance-leaf goldenrod Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. - Galinsoga Helenium autumnale L. - Yellow sneezeweed Helianthus annuus L. - Sunflower Helianthus decapetalus L. - Thin-leaf sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet - Ox-eye Hieracium caespitosum Dumort - Yellow king devil Hieracium gronovii L. - Hairy hawkweed Hieracium paniculatum L. - Panicled Hawkweed Hieracium scabrum Michx. - Rough Hawkweed Hieracium venosum L. - Rattlesnake Weed Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene (Syn. Aster linariifolius) - Flax-leaf white-top aster Krigia virginica (L.) Willd. – Dwarf dandelion Lactuca saligna L. – Willow-leaf lettuce Lactuca serriola L. – Prickly lettuce Liatris graminifolia Willd. – Grass-leaf Blazing-star Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. - Spiked Blazing-star { G5, S1} Matricaria discoidea DC. – Pineapple Weed Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. – Climbing Hempweed Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene (Syn. Aster acuminatus) - Whorled Wood Aster Packera anonyma (Wood) W.A.Weber & A.Löve (Syn. Senecio smallii, Senecio anonymus) - Southern Ragwort Packera paupercula (Michx.) A.Löve & D.Löve (Syn. Senecio balsamitae, Senecio pauperculus) - Balsam Ragwort, Balsam Groundsel Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (Syn. Gnaphalium obtusifolium) - Rabbit-tobacco, Sweet Everlasting, Fragrant Cudweed Rudbeckia hirta L. – Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia laciniata L. – Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head Coneflower Rudbeckia triloba L. – Three-lobed Coneflower Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. (Syn. Aster paternus) - Toothed White-top Aster Solidago bicolor L. - Silver-rod Solidago caesia L. - Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. - Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & A.Gray - Tall Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Aiton - Late Goldenrod Solidago hispida Muhl. - Hispid Goldenrod{ G5, SH, X} Solidago juncea Aiton - Early Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Aiton - Gray Goldenrod Solidago patula Muhl. - Rough-leaved Goldenrod Solidago rigida L. - Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Mill. - Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Solidago stricta Aiton - Willow-leaf Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.