7Ranges Pipestone Plants

1. 7Ranges Pipestone Plants Your study guide to some of the most common plants found on 7Ranges Scout Reservation for fulfilling your Pipestone plant identification requirement. 4/21/2014

2. 1st Year Candidate Identify in the field: any combination of 15 trees, plants, or shrubs.

3. 2nd Year Candidate Identify in the field: any combination of 25trees, plants, or shrubs.

4. 3rd Year Candidate Identify in the field: any combination of 35trees, plants, or shrubs.

5. 4th & 5th Year Candidate Serve as or assist the Unit Naturalist or Astronomer or serve in a designated leadership capacity.

6. Nature walks The Eco department offers Nature walks on Monday and Tuesday afternoons at 2pm during summer camp for those who are interested in seeing the plants. If you attend both walks during the week, you will earn your ENVIRONMENTAL STRIP.

7. Blue Spruce Short needles Bluish tint

8. White Pine Long needles in groups of 5 Remember by spelling out the word WHITE

9. Ohio Buckeye Tree Official State tree of Ohio 5 leaf stems Pod with a buckeye inside

10. Slippery Elm Multiple leaves off of one stem Jagged edges Feels fuzzy to the touch

11. Yellow Poplar“Tulip Tree” Tulip shaped leaves Large white flowers

12. Shagbark Hickory Shaggy bark Multiple leaves off of one stem

13. Sugar Maple Sap is collected for maple syrup Dark green leaves with medium green undersides U-shaped between lobes Winged seeds

14. Red Maple V-shaped between lobes 3 large lobes, 2 small Winged seeds Can be tapped for syrup but not very productive

15. Red Oak Leaves are pointed “Red Man’s Arrows”

16. White Oak Leaves are rounded “White Man’s Bullets”

17. Willow Large droopy leaves Long thin leaves off of one stem

18. Sassafras Leaves look like gloves or mittens – thumb on left or right, 3 fingers or one finger Leaves smell like Root Beer Can use in drinks

19. Bird’s Foot Trefoil Low to the ground and in clumps Small yellow clover like flowers in groups of 2-6

20. Bramble Bushes with thorns and blackberries Can be found along the path leading up to Magic Mountain Berries are edible and are ripe when dark black

21. Bull Thistle Flowers in clusters at end of branches Have bumpy surface and end in long sharp spine Stems 2-5’ tall

22. Canadian Thistle Often found in thick patches Leaves alternate and divide into spiny-tipped lobes Small and spineless heads Stems 1-4’ tall

23. Carpet Weed Small soft leaves that grow in bar spots in the dirt where there is no grass Likes the hot sun

24. Cattails Tall stems with a long brown puffy tail on top Long green leaves Found in wet areas near eco or along the drainage ditch or down by the pond

25. Chicory Large sky blue/purple daisy-like flowers Find it mostly beside roads and highways Open in the mornings and close as the sun gets hotter Each flower is only open for one day

26. Christmas Fern Narrow leaves coming off of one stem Found on hillsides

27. Sensitive Fern Likes shady moist areas Sensitive to frost and dies back when touched by it Lacks a true stem and is supported by a rigid leaf stalk

28. Clover WHITE Grows in large fields in large clumps Has small white flower Leaves are round with white stripe RED Grows in fields Has pink flowers

29. Coltsfoot Yellow flowers – same color shape and size as a dandelion flower Stems are wooly and covered with bracts Broad heart-shaped leaves – “looks like a Colt’s foot”

30. Crabgrass Grows in low lying fields and in bare spots in lawns Looks like crab claws extending from the center

31. Crown Vetch Bright pink flowers found along highways and on hillsides to control erosion Ground cover Invasive

32. Dandelion Grows in low fields and in lawns Yellow flowers that turn into round sphere looking seed pods

33. Dogbane A woody stem that exudes a milky sap Two different species – hemp & spreading Pinkish white or greenish white flowers

34. Feather Grass Tall grassy plant with a feathery tail at the top Looks like feathers

35. Fleabane Tiny daisy like flowers with a yellow center A wildflower that can be seen along roadways and in fields Blooms all summer long

36. Garlic Mustard Tall stalks with triangular shaped leaves One of Ohio’s worst invasive weeds Leaves smell like garlic when crushed

37. Goldenrod Found in fields Dense stalks with clumps of yellow flowers Pollen too heavy to be blown by the wind

38. Jack in the Pulpit May be green or striped Bright red berries in late summer

39. Jewel Weed”Touch Me Not” Orange-red flowers Seed pods that pop/explode when touched An antidote for poison ivy

40. Joe-Pye Weed Clusters of tiny pink flowers on long stems Smells like vanilla when crushed

41. May Apple Large leaf grows in an umbrella shape low to the ground May have small white flower

42. Multiflora Rose Bushes that look like mini rose bushes with thorns and tiny rose like flowers. Invasive and intertwines with other plants Subject of service at 7Ranges and may be pulled Everywhere at 7R

43. Oxeye Daisy White flowers with an orange yellow center Typical daisy looking on a tall stalk with low dark green leaves

44. Panic Grass Tall grass with sharp sides Can cut up your legs Grows in clumps or fields

45. Poison Ivy Groupings of 3 leaves that are shiny On a red vine Can find growing up trees or on the ground

46. Queen Ann’s Lace“Wild Carrot” The flower looks like lace The leaves look like carrot leaves and the root smells like carrot Each flower cluster is made up of a bunch of tiny flowers

47. Wood Sorrow“Sour-Grass” Has heart shaped leaves in groups of three Small yellow flowers Leaves have a lemon taste Often confused as clover

48. Staghorn Sumac Red hairy flowers at the tips of the branches Hairy branches resembling deer antlers May be a shrub or a tree

49. Trillium Ohio State wild flower Three leaves and three pedals

50. Virginia Creeper Can look like poison ivy when it has only 3 leaves When full grown, it has 5 leaves Grows on a vine