| Note: Several of my students
have helped with this project. Their names are on the signs and
on sign captions on this web site. We are grateful for their
contribution to our knowledge of these plants. Other students who
want to be involved should contact
me. DWK |
| This list is arranged by groups
of signs that are located relatively close to one another. |
| Near Ovalwood Hall |
| Near Eisenhower Hall, Conard Learning Center, path to Health Sciences Building |
| Near Campus Bookstore and Fallerius Hall |
| Oval, between Faculty/Staff Parking Lot and Ovalwood Hall |
| Northernmost Oval (opposite Riedl Hall), Tennis Courts, Campus Recreation Center |
| In or Near Island of Trees on East Side of Main Entrance Drive |
| Along path to Molyet Village |
| Caption
on Sign [click to go to sign content] |
Common
Name of Plant Scientific Name of Plant |
Location |
| Near
Ovalwood Hall |
||
| All
Spruced Up! |
Spruces
(White, Norway, Blue) Picea glauca, P. abies, P. pungens |
Front
lawn of Ovalwood Hall |
| Building
Stone |
Stone types on Ovalwood |
Front
lawn of Ovalwood Hall [not yet installed] |
| Judas Tree | Redbud,
Judas Tree Cercis canadensis |
At entrance to Ovalwood Hall |
| A Tree that is Named for a Fish! | Shadbush
or Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea |
At entrance to Ovalwood Hall |
| Edge Effect | Forest edge, across from Ovalwood Hall entrance | |
| Near Eisenhower Hall,
Conard
Learning Center, path to Health Sciences Building |
||
| How Does Baseball Depend on this Tree? | White
Ash Fraxinus americana |
In woods north of Eisenhower Hall |
| Brutus
Buckeye's Cousin |
Yellow
Buckeye Aesculus flava |
Front
of Eisenhower Center |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Sweetbay
Magnolia, Swamp Magnolia Magnolia virginiana |
Southeast corner of Eisenhower Hall |
| Elephants of Our Forest | American
Beech Fagus grandifolia |
Between Conard Learning Center and Eisenhower |
| Primitive Beauty | Magnolia
'Galaxy' Magnolia liliflora x sprengeri |
Front of Conard Learning Center |
| Big Oaks from Little Acorns | White
Oak Quercus alba |
In woods beside Conard Learning Center |
| Legacy Trees | White
Ash, Tulip Tree Fraxinus americana Liriodendron tulipifera |
Behind Bromfield Hall [not yet installed] |
| Pepperidge Tree | Black
Gum, Sour Gum, Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica |
Along path from Library to Health Sciences |
| Shhh... This Fern is Sensitive! | Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis |
Along
path from Library to Health Sciences [not yet installed] |
| Sweetest Tree in the Forest | Sugar Maple Acer saccharum |
Along path from Library to Health Sciences [not yet installed] |
| Near
Campus Bookstore and Fallerius Hall |
||
| Bloodroot | Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis |
Ravine in front of campus bookstore [not yet installed] |
| The
Women's Herb |
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides |
Ravine in front of campus bookstore [not yet installed] |
| Stars in the Landscape | Star
Magnolia Magnolia stellata |
Lawn in front of Fallerius Technical Center |
| Spooky
Name, Spooky Plant? |
Witch
Hazel Hamamelis virginiana |
[not
yet installed] |
| Oval, between Faculty/Staff Parking Lot and Ovalwood Hall | ||
| Eastern
Hemlock |
Eastern
Hemlock Tsuga canadensis |
Oval,
across from Faculty/Staff Parking Lot |
| Leaves
of Three, Let It Be! |
Poison
Ivy Toxicodendron radicans |
Oval,
across from Faculty/Staff
Parking Lot |
| A
Living Fossil |
Ginkgo
or Maidenhair Tree Ginkgo biloba |
Between gates of Faculty/Staff Parking Lot |
| Tree with a Bark | Flowering
Dogwood Cornus florida |
Oval, across from Faculty/Staff Parking Lot, near Rhododendron |
| Rhododendrons |
Rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense |
Oval, along walk to Ovalwood Hall |
| Northernmost
Oval (opposite Riedl Hall),
Tennis Courts, Campus Recreation Center |
||
| Nice
Rock! |
Glacial erratic |
In front of CRC [not yet
installed] |
| Tails of Green Horses?!! | Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense |
Oval, across from student parking lot |
| The Everglades in Ohio? | Bald
Cypress Taxodium distichum |
Corner
of Tennis Courts |
| In or Near Island
of Trees on East
Side of Main Entrance Drive |
||
| Do You Wonder Why It's Called Skunk Cabbage? | Skunk
Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus |
Toward back of tree "island" on east side of main entrance drive |
| Ohio
Buckeye |
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra |
South edge of tree "island" along east side of main entry drive |
| Mother
Nature's Brillo Pad |
Scouring
Rush Equisetum hyemale |
East edge of tree "island" along east side of main entry drive |
| Along path to Molyet Village | ||
| Bedrock |
Bottom of creek |
Along
path to Molyet Village [not yet installed] |
| Black Gold | Black
Walnut Juglans nigra |
Along path to Molyet Village |
| A Fern for Christmas | Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides |
Along path to Molyet Village [not yet installed] |
| Salad
Ingredient or Alien Invader? |
Garlic
Mustard Alliaria petiolata |
Along path to Molyet Village |
| "Let's put our farm right here!" | Spicebush Lindera benzoin |
Along
path to Molyet Village, on side path to soccer field [not yet installed] |
| Living Fence Posts | Black
Locust Robinia pseudoacacia |
Along
path to Molyet Village [not yet installed] |
| Who Put the Root in Root Beer? | Sassafras Sassafras albidum |
Along path to Molyet Village |
All signs have graphic
illustrations which are not included in this web version due to
copyright restrictions. We appreciate the support of
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