Webb Royce Marsh

Webb-Royce Marsh is in a large flat-bottomed valley. Most of the marsh is dominated by cattails but there are areas dominated by sedges on the periphery of the marsh.

 

Species found at this site:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Agrostis scabra  Willd.

ticklegrass, rough bentgrass

Alisima triviale

Alnus incana ssp rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen

speckled alder

Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.

smooth alder

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.   

hog peanut

Anemone quinquefolia L. var quinquefolia  

wood anemone

Asclepias incarnata  L. incarnata

swamp milkweed

Calamagrostis canadensis  (Michx.) Beauv.  var canadensis

bluejoint

Carex aquatilis  Wahlenb.  var aquatilis

water sedge

Carex comosa Boott

longhair sedge

Carex lacustris Willd. 

hairy sedge

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var stipata

awl fruited sedge

Carex vulpinoidea  Michx.  var vulpinoidea

fox sedge

Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

buttonbush

Cicuta bulbifera L.

bulb-bearing water hemlock

Cornus obliqua  Raf.

silky dogwood

Cornus racemosa Lam.

red panicled dogwood

Cornus sericea ssp sericea L.

red osier dogwood

Equisetum arvense L.

field horsetail

Eupatorium maculatum L. var maculatum

spotted joe-pye weed

Eupatorium perfoliatum L. var perfoliatum  

boneset

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

green ash

Galium palustre  L.

marsh bedstraw

Ilex laevigata (Pursh) Gray

smooth winterberry holly

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

jewelweed

Iris versicolor L.

blue flag

Leersia oryzoides  (L.) Sw.

rice cutgrass

Lemna minor L.

lesser duckweed

Lilium canadense L. ssp canadense

canada lily

Lonicera morrowii Gray

morrow's honeysuckle

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bart.

cut-leaf water horehound

Lycopus virginicus L.

water horehound

Lysimachia ciliata L.

fringed loosestrife

Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.

swamp candles

Lythrum salicaria L.

purple loosestrife

Nymphoides cordata (Ell.) Fern.

little floating heart

Onoclea sensibilis L.

sensitive fern

Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill) K. Koch var virginiana

hop hornbeam

Oxalis stricta L.

common yellow sorrel

Parthenocissus vitaceae (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc.

grape woodbine

Phalaris arundinaceae  L.

canary reedgrass

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

common reed

Polygonum amphibium L. var emersum Michx.

smartweed

Polygonum amphibium L. var stipulaceum Coleman

water smartweed

Rhamnus catharctica L.

common buckthorn

Rhus hirta (L.) Sudworth

staghorn sumac

Ribes americanum P. Mill.

american black current

Rubus hispidus L.

bristly dewberry

Rumex verticillatus L.

swamp dock

Salix bebbiana Sarg.

bebb willow

Salix petiolaris Sm.

slender or meadow willow

Sambucus canadensis L. ssp canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

common elderberry

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla

softstem bulrush

Scirpus cyperinuus (L.) Kunth

wool-rush

Scutellaria galericulata L.

marsh skullcap

Sium suave Walt.

water parsnip

Solanum dulcamara L.

bitter nightshade

Solidago canadensis L. var canadensis 

canada goldenrod

Solidago canadensis L. var scabra

canada goldenrod

Solidago gigantea Ait.

smooth goldenrod

Spiraea alba  DuRoi var latifolia (Ait.) Dippel

white meadowsweet

Spirodella polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

duckmeat

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii  (L.) Nesom

new york aster

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Ell.) Nesom

smooth white old field aster

Typha angustifolia L.

narrow leaved cattail

Typha latifolia L.

wide leaved cattail

Ulmus americana L.

american elm

Ulmus rubra Muhl.

slippery elm

Urtica dioica  L. ssp gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

slender nettle

Verbena hastata L. var hastata

common vervain

Viburnum lentago L.

nanneyberry

Viburnum nudum L. var cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray

northern wild raisin

Vicia cracca L.     (which ssp ?)

bird vetch

Vitis riparia Michx.

riverbank grape

 

GPS coordinates of sampling points:

Sampling point

WR1A

e

4900375

n

629284

WR1B

e

4900375

n

629286

WR1C

e

4900375

n

629310

WR1D

e

4900375

n

629345

WR2A

e

4900475

n

629325

WR2B

e

4900475

n

629375

WR2C

e

4900475

n

629460

WR2D

e

4900475

n

629502

WR2E

e

4900475

n

629537

WR2F

e

4900475

n

629558

WR3A

e

4901075

n

629481

WR3B

e

4901075

n

629550

WR3C

e

4901075

n

629650

WR3D

e

4901075

n

629735

WR3E

e

4901075

n

629813

WR4A

e

4900975

n

629475

WR4B

e

4900975

n

629504

WR4C

e

4900975

n

629783

WR4D

e

4900975

n

629821

WR4E

e

4900975

n

629861

WR5A

e

4900875

n

629417

WR5B

e

4900875

n

629469

WR5C

e

4900875

n

629785

WR5D

e

4900875

n

629823

WR6A

e

4900775

n

629364

WR6B

e

4900775

n

629398

WR6C

e

4900775

n

629641

WR6D

e

4900775

n

629765

WR6E

e

4900775

n

629800

WR7A

e

4900675

n

629331

WR7B

e

4900675

n

629319

WR7C

e

4900675

n

629388

WR7D

e

4900675

n

629751

WR7E

e

4900675

n

629790

WR8A

e

4900575

n

629717

WR8B

e

4900575

n

629678

WR8C

e

4900575

n

629308

 

 

If you have comments/questions, please contact Dr. Meiyin Wu, Dr. Dennis Kalma or Boquet River Association

This page was last updated on January 09, 2007 .