New records of vascular plants for Ohio and Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Part II

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by  G J Wilder

RHODORA,
Vol. 105, No. 924, 385-394, 2003
pp.
NEW
RECORDS OF VASCULAR PLANTS FOR OHIO
AND CUYAHOGA
COUNTY, PART
OHIO.
II
George Wilder
J.
Division of Ecological Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University,
FGCU
FL
10501 Boulevard South, Fort Myers, 33965-6565
[email protected]
e-mail:
Martha McCombs
R.
28260 Pine Haven Way, Unit 85, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
mccombsn'[email protected]
e-mail:
ABSTRACT. Twenty-one species and seven hybrids of vascular plants are listed
as new records for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and fourteen taxa of vascular plants,
including two found outside of Cuyahoga County, constitute new Ohio records. One
species reported for North America. Approximately 37 percent of the 30 taxa
is first
are native to the northeastern United States. Five species are designated by the Ohio
Division of Natural Areas and Preserves as endangered, threatened, or added,
collectively.
Key new
Words: Ohio, alien species, native species, records, hybrids
This the of a series of papers listing species of vascular plants
is last
newly recognized within Ohio and Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Wilder and
McCombs
1999, 2002). Cuyahoga County borders the south shore of
Lake Erie and ranks among the northemmost of Ohio's 88 counties.
McCombs two Ohio Hieracium
Wilder and (1999) reported records:
Xflagellare Willd. (a taxon previous workers had collected in Ohio, but
Rhammis
had H. and Decne. Wilder
misidentified as pilosella L.) utilis
and McCombs (2002) reported 24 additional taxa as new for Ohio, and
new Cuyahoga County. Wilder
listed 222 species and 14 hybrids as to
McCombs
and recent contributions of other
(2002) also cited the floristic
We
Cuyahoga County. add
workers and characterized to the
briefly
citations, aforementioned, the accounts of Cooperrider et al. (2001) and
Meacham
Kartesz and
(1999).
AND METHODS
MATERIALS
We
between
voucher specimens of species listed herein,
collected all
and including 1991 and 2002. Specimens cited belong to the Wilder and
McCombs Herbarium, housed at Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort
new
Ohio Cuyahoga
Myers, FL). Species were determined as to and/or
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386
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County
using Andreas Braun
(1989), (1961, 1967), Cooperrider
(1982,
1995), Cusick and Silberhom
(1977), Easterly (1964), Fisher (1988),
Kartesz and Meacham Koch McCance Bums
(1999), and
(1974),
Moldenke
(1984), (1944), Rabeler and Cusick Raven and
(1994),
Gregory
(1972), Schaffner (1932), Vincent and Cusick Wagner
(1998),
and
Bcitel (1993), Walters (1995), Weishaupt and Ohio
(1971), the
Natural Heritage Database. Nomenclature
mostly
follows Kartesz
some
but synonyms
(1994), for taxa given
are appear
that in other
relevant oublications.
determined
information
and
and
of Hyde
the Liberty Bailey Hortorium
(1976). Eragrostis tephrosanthos
We
on Gleason and
Cronquist's
(1991) characterization of "... weed
as a
it
mainly of N. Amer ."
trop. occurring ". and
rarely sporadically with
. . . .
us;" however, Kartesz and Meacham
(1999) reported E. tephrosanthos
numerous
in of
states the southern U.S.A., fewer
states of the northern
U.S.A., and
in Ontario.
RESLTLTS
We
seven
families {Ageratum hoiistomamim,
Calamagrostis Geum
epigeios,
wbamim,
Hieracium sabaudum,
Impatiens
Juniperus
holstii, horizon-
Lepidium ohhngum,
talis, Rapistrum
ritgositm, Thfolium
fragiferum)
and
five hybrids of X
four
families {Carex
dehiUs
C. virescens
Xfcstucaceum, Rumex
Xconfi
ifolius
ifoUuni
f'-^8'fi
Meacham
(Kartesz and
1999). Twenty-one
species and
plants
new
Cuyahoga
to County
(Appendix). Only
37%
approximately
of
the
30 taxa reported here
are native
to the northeastern United
States
(Appendix),
a result comparable
39%
to the approximately
of records
cited by Wilder and McCombs
(2002).
Five newly
reported
species
are cited Rare
in the Ohio
native
plants
Areas
These
McConibs—New
Wilder and
2003] Records Ohio
for 387
11
threatened
cum), or added (C. hrevior; "added" defined Appendix).
is in the
DISCUSSION
Various
records require explanation. Cooperrider
(2001)
et listed
al.
Juniperus horizontalis as a deletion from the Ohio thus
flora;
is
it
surprising to again report this species from Ohio. The species both
is
native to the northeastern United States and cultivated (Gleason and
Cronquist 1991; Rehder 1940). Our collections are from an ample
population growing a wild region of Shaker Median Park (Beach-
in
wood, OH).This now
region, cleared of vegetation years ago, exhibits
native species and escaped plants of numerous non-native cuhivated
McCombs
species Pyracantha coccinea; Wilder and
(e.g., 2002); thus,
we
suspect that our horizontalis escaped, rather than native. Anton
/. is
A. Reznicek (mich) verified the identity of our specimens and those of
many
Appendix.
other taxa listed in the
known
Solidago puberiila presently from one locality in Ohio
is
(Highland Heights, Cuyahoga Co.), where was found by the senior
it
author (Appendix). The species was located in Ohio, in Pepper Pike
first
Ann
(Cuyahoga by Malmquist
Co.), in 1994, but her collection locality
was
subsequently developed and destroyed (James K. Bissel, clm, pers.
comm.), Solidago puhenda has been formally reported for Ohio
(Cooperrider 2001; Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves
et
al.
Cuyahoga
2000); however, no published record exists for the species in
County. attributed to the County within the Ohio Natural Heritage
It is
Database, but Database neither online nor otherwise directly
this is
accessible to the public.
Ohio and (Braun
Ribes missoiiriense both native to cultivated 1961;
is
Rehder 1940). Our material from a clump of this species growing in
is
We
woods by West Creek (Parma, OH). cannot determine whether the
Our new
clump indigenous or escaped from cultivation. record from
is
Cuyahoga County represents a substantial range extension within Ohio,
because previous reports are from the southwestern extremity of the
State. Braun (1961) stated that the general range of this species was to
the west of Ohio and that was known in Ohio from two Hamilton
it
Bums
McCance
County and (1984) subsequently stated for
collections.
A
Ohio 'There a single population extant in Butler County. pre-
that
is
1960 specimen from Hamilton County." Presently, the species
exists is
Ohio Natural Heritage Database from Brown,
recorded within the
McCormac,
and Hamilton Counties (James Ohio
Butler, Clermont,
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Dept. of Natural Resources Div. of Natural Areas and
Preserves,
pers.
comm.).
Carex lucorum was
discovered Ohio
in in 1993. Before the present
Parma
find in (Cuyahoga Co.) was known from Oak
solely the
it
Openings
region of Lucas County, where grew
in areas that are
it
regularly burned (Ohio Natural Heritage Database, James McCormac,
pers. comm.). Care.x lucorum has now been documented from
five
locations within Lucas County (Timothy
The
Walters, Consultant,
&
Mannik
Smith Group, Maumee, OH,
comm.). The
pers.
species
exhibits considerable
similarity to C. pensylvanica Lam., and
these taxa
from
differ each other primarily
in the length of the perigynium beak
(Cusick Voss
1992; some
1972). Possibly, previous workers observed
lucorum
C. Ohio,
in but misidentified
as C. pensylvanica. Before
the
it
initial discovery of 1993, Cusick remarked
(1992)
presciently
that
".
the species should be sought Ohio Oak
in in the Openings and on
.
.
the Appalachian Plateau." The Parma
locality within the northern
is
margin
of
the Plateau (Figure 3 Andreas
in 989).
1
There have
been few
previous reports for Ohio
for certain other
species here Cuyahoga
listed for County.
Cooperrider
(1995) stated that
Gaura
"was
longifiora collected once, in 1960, as an adventive weed
in
Lorain County," and
that the species native from and Iowa
is Illinois
south to Texas. Specimens we collected grew on
insolated urban
land.
Koch
(1974) Eragrostis
listed tephrosanthos
for Ohio, but
specified
We
no
county
therein. located a small population of on
plants
railroad
ballast in urban Cleveland.
we
It is striking that acquired Rumex
three hybrids Cuyahoga
in
County.
All three parental species grow
there
{R. crispus, R.
ohtusifolius, R. patienda), but
R. patientia
is essentially confined
to
urban Cleveland. The
hybrids occurred
either partly or
entirely within
We
urban
Cleveland. found
Mitchell and Dean
(1978)
useful for
identifying certain of
the hybrids.
The
known
from
Ohio. Wilder
prev
(2(X)2)
Cooperrider
ifolia)
We
recognize
Eragrostis
tephrosanthos
herein, rather than the
We
cite the narr
signify
would
that remain
unspecified by
solely
citation of the broadly circum-
We
taxon. do not imply
narrow
that
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2003] Wilder and Records Ohio 389
for
II
more
valid. Gleason and Cronquist (1991) and Voss (1972) recognized
E, tephrosanthos, whereas, Kartesz (1994) recognized E. pectinacea.
Certain escaped species require comment. Ageratum houstonianum
and Impatiens holstii, found growing on an exposed portion of creek bed
(West Creek in Parma), might not permanently survive the harsh winters
Cuyahoga
of County. Also, Cotoneaster divaricatus grows abundantly
in Shaker Median Park (Beachwood), within the same wild, insolated
terrain containing Juniperus horizontalis and other escaped species.
50-200
In accordance with these observations, Zika (2002) reported
C
individuals of divaricatus naturalized within a one-mile radius of
He
a point within Cotuit, Massachusetts. characterized the seeds that
produced these individuals as apparently bird-sown.
Certain presently reported taxa probably no longer survive our
at
Carex Chenopodiiim
original collection localities: brevior, simplex,
Eragrostis tephrosanthos, Lolium Xfestucaceum, Lepidium oblongum,
and Rapistnim mgosiim. Habitat destruction largely to blame,
is
Some
including bulldozing and spraying with herbicide. taxa, partic-
ularly L. Xfestucaceum and R. rugosum, might therefore be extirpated
McCombs
within Ohio and/or Cuyahoga County. Wilder and (2002)
discussed habitat destruction and the probable loss of additional species
within Cuyahoga County.
when
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Research was undertaken the senior
member
was Cleveland University (Cleveland,
author a faculty at State
We
on
Ohio), thank the Cleveland Metroparks for permission to collect
on
Metropark Norfolk Southem Corp. for allowing us to collect
lands,
rm
We
W
McCormac, Anton A. Reznicek, and Edward Voss
Richard K. Rabeler,
We
and/or assistance with plant identification.
for information, advice,
and/or herbarium:
also thank the following for assistance in the field
We
and Sandra Lucas.
Michael DeLone, Brian Gilbert, Suneeti Jog, are
voluntarily
McCombs
Wilder and he
database specimens.
for
its
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APPENDIX
NEW
CUYAHOGA COUNTY
AND
name of a species or hybrid:
Data are presented in the following order after the
Rare Ohio
designation, any, in the native
relevant synonym(s) (between brackets); if
Areas and Preserves 2000);
2000-200! (Ohio Division of Natural
plants status
list
which has recently been
Added "a nadve Ohio plant species
species" signifies
•*
information
Program plant inventory; sufficient
added Heritage rare
to the Natural
Ohio endangerment status;" habitat(s); the
has not yet been obtained to determine the
McCombs coUecdon number of a representative collection together with
Wilder and
by
represented
municipality(ies)
any additional
the municipality of collection;
this
^
McCombs Herbarium (between parentheses). * alien
Wilder and
collections the
in
=
newly
SR species and hybrids
record,
state
to the northeastem United States.
new Cuyahoga
and hybrids are solely to
reported Ohio; remaining species
for
Beachwood; Bk,
B, Brecksville; Be,
municipalities:
County. Abbreviations represent
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Brooklyn; BkH, Brooklyn BP, Brook BV, Bay
Heights; Park; Village; C, Cleveland;
CH, Cuyahoga
Heights; CI, Clyde; CIH, Cleveland Heights; EC^East Cleveland;
GM,
Gates Mills; HH, Highland Heights; M, Mayfield; MH, Maple
Heights; P,
A
Parma; SaH, Sagamore W,
Hills; St. Strongsville; Westlake. dash between
made
abbreviations by boundary
signifies collection(s) the betv^een municipalities.
PTERIDOPHYTES
LVCOPODIACEAE
Lycopodium Xhahereh House
[Diphasiastrum Xhabereri (House) Holub; Lycopo-
X
dium dishatum - Meadow
Dill. i. tristachyiim Pursh] where both
parental
HH.
species occur; 15255,
GYMNOSPERMS
CUPRESSACEAE
Juniperus Moench -
hohzontalis SR. Probable escape
in wild, insolated portion of
Shaker Median
Park; 14679, Be.
MONOCOTYLEDONS
CYPER.\CEAE
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack, - Added
Lunell
ejc species; insolated land by
railroad
MH.
tracks; 13760,
X
Carex -
Michx.
debilis C. virescens Muhl. ex Willd. SR. Disturbed land near
Oxbow
extending from Lane
trail southward beaver
to pond, North Chagrin
GM-M.
Reservation; 4284,
Carex lucorum -
Willd. ex Link Endangered; open woodland
Road
within State Park"
75957,
P.
POACEAE
*Calamagrostis -
epigeios Roth SR. Dense
(L.) population bordering Hike and Bike
Cuyahoga
Trail, Valley National Recreation SaH
Area; 4805, (Summit
Co.).
'^'Eragrosris tephrosanthos A. Schultes [=£.
J. pectinaceo (Michx.) Nees ex Steud.
var. miserrima Foum.) -
(E. Reeder] Small
J. population along
railroad tracks-
2536, C.
*Lolium
Xfestucaceum Link
[- XFestidolium
holmbergii Foum.;
(Dorfl.) P. Festuca
X
arundinacea Schreb. Lolium perenne -
L.] SR. Disturbed area within Forest HUl
Park; 2639, CIH-EC,
Panicum
philadelphicum Bemh. -
ex
Trin. Threatened; edge MiU
of road
dirt within
Run
Stream
Reservation (growing A
together with Eragrostis Mey )
frankii C.
75769,
St.
DICOTYLEDONS
ACERACEAE
-
"^Acer tataricum L. Along C
railroad tracks; 14828,
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ASTERACEAE
-
"^Ageratum houstoniamtm
SR. Exposed
Mill. portion of creek bed within West
Creek
Preserve; 15120,
P.
^Chysanthemum Xsuperbum Bergmans W. -
ex higram SR.
J. Insolated, disturbed
area within West Creek
Preserve; 15045,
P.
-
*Hieraclum sabaudum L. SR. Along meadow
railroad tracks; within Forest
Hill
Bk BV-W,
Park; 8469, C-EC, EC, MH).
(C,
Solidago puhemla -
Nutt. Endangered; peripheral portion of meadow; 8919, HH.
BALSAMINACEAE
&
Vmpadens -
holsdi Engl. Warb. SR. Exposed portion of creek bed within West
Creek
Preserve; 15119,
P.
BRASSICACEAE
-
"^Iheris umbellata L. Exposed portion of creek bed within West Creek Preserve;
disturbed land at forest edge; second-growth woodland; 15357, P (C).
- On
*Lepidium ohlongum
Small SR.
railroad ballast; 6801, C.
-
"^Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All. SR. Railroad ballast; 5276, C.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
-
Bk
""Stellaria pallida (Dumort.) Pire In lawn; 14630, (C).
CHENOPODIACEAE
Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. - On railroad ballast beneath bridge and away from
C
bridge; disturbed, insolated urban land; insolated land along road; dump; 9044,
(CIH-EC,
EC).
-
Chenopodium gigantospermum
simplex (Torr.) Raf. [= C. Aellen] Disturbed,
insolated land within West Creek Preserve; 15086, P.
FABACEAE
Perry
Area, south side of I 90; 16226, CI (Sandusky Co.).
GROSSULARIACEAE
Rihes missouriense - Endangered; open woodland within West Creek Preserve;
Nutt.
15955,
P.
LAMUCEAE
?
- By West Creek Preserve; 15153,
^Satureja hortensis L. creek within
ONAGRACEAE
BP
-
Gaura Spach Insolated urban land; 15203, (C)
longiflora
POLYGONACEAE
*Rumex Xacutus L. crispus L. X R. obtustfolius L.] - In field; along path and dirt
[R.
A
C
road; on manure 7724. (B, CH, HH). forma with red mature valves also
pile;
Cuyahoga BkH).
was collected (terminus of a raihoad bridge over River; 13851,
X - SR. Along Riverbed
"^Rumex Xconfusus Simonk. crispus L. R. patientia L.]
[/?.
Rd. ("The 4359, C.
Flats");
X - SR. Along Riverbed Rd. (^'The Flats");
"^Rumex patientia L.
obtusifolius L. R,
4363, C.
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ROSACEAE
&
-
"^Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder E. H. Wilson Escape in wild, insolated portion
of Shaker Median Park; 14843, Be.
-
"^Geum iirbanum SR. Lawn; wooded
L, dry slope along railroad tracks; area of
C
railroad land; 5652, (CIH).