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2021 WAP TrainingPlant ID 101
Prepared byKym Rouse Holzwart
Senior Environmental Scientist
Leaf Types
Leaf Arrangement
Leaves
Must-Know Plants on the WAP List
Of the 111 WAP plants, 65 are considered “must know” to correctly complete a WAP assessment
Must know = Incorrect identification could affect the WAP score
62 plants are U, T, AD, or OD (3 are D)
Recommendation: If you are new to plant identification, focus on learning the 65 must-know plants first
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Blue Maidencane(Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum)
Andropogon spp.
Baccharis spp., Wax Myrtle (Myrica/Morella cerifera), Gallberry (Ilex glabra), and
Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)
Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle umbellata
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) and Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Fireweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius)
Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) and Falsefennel (Eupatorium leptophyllum)
Slender Flattop Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana)
Elliott’s Milkpea(Galactia elliottii)
Gratiola ramosa
Hypericum spp.
Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Taperleaf Waterhorehound(Lycopus rubellus)
Hempvine (Mikania spp.), Skunkvine (Paederia foetida), Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox), and
Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia)
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit(Phyla nodiflora)
American Pokeweed(Phytolacca americana)
The Grasses
Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) and Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
Rosy Camphorweed (Pluchea rosea)
Mock Bishopweed(Ptilimnium capillaceum)
The Oaks
Blackberry (Rubus argutus)
Chinese Tallowtree (Sapium sebiferum) and Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)
Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum)
Eastern Poison Ivy(Toxicodendron radicans)
Caesarweed(Urena lobata)
Questions?
Video Content Trees 2:47 Shrubs 37:31 Ground Cover 44:08