Rock Plants

Rock Plants


Anomodontaceae

anomodontaceae

Anomodon
Anomodon
 anomodon moss 
A. viticulosus
greater tongue moss
Apocynaceae

dogbane family

Asclepias
Asclepias
 milkweed 
A. verticillata
whorled milkweed
A. viridiflora
green milkweed
Aspleniaceae

spleenwort family

Asplenium
Asplenium
 spleenwort 
A. rhizophyllum
walking fern
A. trichomanes
maidenhair spleenwort
Asteraceae

aster family

Marshallia
Marshallia
 Barbara's buttons 
M. pulchra
Monongahela Barbara's buttons
Symphyotrichum
Symphyotrichum
 American aster 
S. depauperatum
serpentine aster
S. oblongifolium
aromatic aster
Brassicaceae

mustard family

Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis
 rockcress 
A. lyrata
lyreleaf rockcress
Boechera
Boechera
 rockcress 
B. laevigata
smooth rockcress
Marchantiaceae

thallose liverwort family

Marchantia
Marchantia
 thallose liverwort 
M. quadrata
mushroom-headed liverwort
Montiaceae

claytonia family

Phemeranthus
Phemeranthus
 fameflower 
P. teretifolius
Appalachian rock-pink
Papaveraceae

poppy family

Dicentra
Dicentra
 bleedingheart 
D. cucullaria
Dutchman's breeches
Polypodiaceae

polypod fern family

Polypodium
Polypodium
 rockcap fern 
P. appalachianum
Appalachian polypody
P. virginianum
rock polypody
Pteridaceae

maidenhair fern family

Pellaea
Pellaea
 cliffbrake 
P. atropurpurea
purple-stem cliffbrake
Ranunculaceae

buttercup family

Aquilegia
Aquilegia
 columbine 
A. canadensis
eastern red columbine
Saxifragaceae

saxifrage family

Micranthes
Micranthes
 small-flowered saxifrage 
M. virginiensis
early saxifrage
Woodsiaceae

ladyfern family

Cystopteris
Cystopteris
 bladder fern 
C. bulbifera
bulbet bladder fern
C. fragilis
brittle fern
C. tenuis
MacKay's brittle fern