Forested Swamp - DRUID

Forested Swamp

Nyssa sylvatica
black gum

Acer rubrum
red maple

Quercus bicolor
swamp white oak

Quercus palustris
pin oak

Spicebush at Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens, Ohio State University, Photo: Dan Keck
https: //piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/spicebush-lindera-benzoin/

Plant form: Lindera benzoin.
By Donald Cameron. Copyright © 2024 Donald Cameron.
https: //gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lindera/benzoin/

Plant form: Lindera benzoin.
By William Cullina. Copyright © 2024 William Cullina.

Tom Potterfield
Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush), fall color

Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE

https: //flickr.com/photos/tgpotterfield/11002922595

Lindera benzoin
spicebush

Ilex verticillata
winterberry

Rosa palustris
swamp rose

Herbaceous layer

Carex sp.
sedges

Caltha palustris
marsh marigold

Lysimachia terrestris
swamp candles

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern

Symplocarpus foetidus
skunk cabbage

Chelone glabra
white turtlehead

Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern

Veratrum viride
cornlily

groundcover layer

Packera aurea
golden ragwort

Leersia virginica
whitegrass

Equisetum sylvaticum
wood horsetail