HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport on the Flora of the Six Mile Creek Gorge - 19841
REVISED COPY
Corrected & updated to mid-October, 1984
REPORT ON THE FLORA OF THE SIX-MILE CREEK RAVINE---
SUBMITTED BY William J. Dress
Professor Emeritus -_-- _
The L. H. Bailey Hortorium -_ -
Cornell University
September 12, 1984
1 The following ferns and flowering plants have been identified as
growing on the City of Ithaca owned property in the Six-Mile Creek
area during 1984 up until mid-September, 1984. This list is prelimin-
ary and as yet incomplete, since some areas have not been covered at
all seasons, and certain groups of plants, particularly the grasses and
sedges and related plants, await more intensive collection,and study
during this winter and next year in .the laboratory. No attempt has been
made to include the so-called lower plants---algae, fungi, mosses, etc.
The following symbols have been used after some species names:
(NN) - Non-native plants; i, plants not originally native to
the Ithaca area, but introduced accidentally from elsewhere (mostly
Europe or Asia) and now more or less established as part of the
flora.
(R) Rare or uncommon; i. e., plantsthat, according to observations
so far, seem to be prsent in only small numbers in the Six-Nile Creek
area under study. However, no non-native plants (see above under NN)
are so-designated, even when uncommon.
(I) - Invasive; i. e., plants that are non-native and threaten to
become undesirably abundant, taking over habitats of native plants .
with the possibility of reducing the numbers of, or eliminating, the
latter.
The nomenclature used in this listing is chiefly that used in
Robert T. Clausen's "Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Cayuga Quad-
rangle, 42 -43 N., 76 -77 W.," Memoir 291, Cornell Univ. Agr. Exper.
Sta., Ithaca, N. Y., Septe. 1949.
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preliminary Checklist of the Plants of the Six•.Mile Creek Ravine
Acer ginnala (NM)
Acer negundo
Acer pennsylvanictun
Acer platanoides (NN) (I) •
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharum --
Acer spicatum
Achillea millefoiitan (NN)
Actaea alba
Actaea rubra
Adiantum pedatum
Aegopodium podagraria (NN)
Aesculus hippocastanum (NN)
Agrimonia gryposepala
Ailanthus altissiina (NN)
Ajuga repens (NN)
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Alliaria off is inalis (NN) (I)
Allium tricoccum
Alnus incana
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Amelanchier arborea
Amphicarpa bracteata
Anemone quinquefolia
Anemone virginiana
Anemonella thalictroides
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Apocynum cannabinum
Aquilegia canadensis
Arabis sp.
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia racemosa
Arctium sp. (NN)
Arisaema triphyflum
Artemisia vulgaris (NN)
Asarum canadense
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias quadrifolia
Asclepias syriaca
Asplenium trichomanes
Aster divaricatus
Aster laevis
Aster macrophyllus
Aster novae-angliae
Aster puniceus
Aster sagittifolius
Aster simplex
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Barbarea vulgaris (NN)
Berberis thunbergii (NN)
Betula lenta
Betula lutea
Bidens cernua
Bidens vulgata
Botrychium oneidense (R)
Botrychium virginianum
Caltha palustris
Campanula rapunculoides (MN) (I)
Campanula rotundifolia
Carex pensylvanica
Carex plantaginea
Carex platyphylla
Carpinus caroliniana
Carya ovata
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Ceanothus americanus
Celastrus scandens
Cantaurea maculosa (NN)
Cerastium vulgatum (NN)
Cercis canadensis (NN)
Chaenorrhinum minus (NN)
Chelidonium majus (NN)
Chelone glabra
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (NN)
Cichorium intybus (NM)
Cirsium vulgare (NN)
Claytonia caroliniana
Claytonia virginica
Clematis virginiana
Collinsonia canadensis
Convallaria majalis (NN)
Convolvulms sepium (NN)
Coptis trifolia subsp. groenlandica
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus amomum
Cornus Florida
Cornus racemosa
Cornus stolonifera
Coronilla varia (NN)
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris fragilis
Daucus carota (NN)
Dentaria diphylla
Dentaria laciniata
Desmodium canadense
Desmodium grandiflorum
Desmodium nudiflorum
Dianthus armeria (NN)
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
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Diervilla lonicera
Dipsacus sylvestris (NN}
T)irca palustris
Dryopteris marginalis
Dryopteris spinulosa
Echinocystis lobate
Elaeagnus umbellate (NN)
Epifagus virginiana
Epigaea repens (R)
Epipactis helleborine (NN)
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Erigeron canadensis
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron pulchellus
Erigeron ramosus
Erythronium americanum
Euonymus fortunei (NN)
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium rugosum
Euphorbia nutans
Fagus grandifolia
Forsythia sp. (NN)
Fragaria virginiana
Fraxinus americana
Galeopsis tetrahit (NN)
Galinsoga ciliata (NN)
Galium aparine
Galium lanceolatum
Galium mollugo (NN)
Gaultheria procumbens
Geranium maculatum
Geranium robertianum
Geum canadense
Glecoma hederacea (NN)
Hamamelis virginiana
Hedera helix (NN)
Helianthus divaricatus
Hemerocallis fulva (NN)
Hepatica acutiloba
Hesperis matronalis (NN) (I)
Hydrocotyle americana
Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Hystrix patula
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Iris pseudacorus
Iris versicolor
Juglans nigra
Juncus effusus
Juniperus virginiana
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Lactuca biennis
Lactuca scariola (NN)
Laportea canadensis
Lapsana communis (NN)
Leonurus cardiaca (NN)
Ligustrum vulgare (NN)
Linaria vulgaris (NN)
Lindera benzoin
Liriodendron tulipifera --.
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Lonicera tatarica (NN) (I)
Lotus corniculatus (NN)
Luzula acuminates
Luzula saltuensis
Lycopodium obscurum
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Lysimachia nummularia (NN)
Lythrum salicaria (NN) (I)
Magnolia acuminates
Maianthemum canadense
Malva moschata (NN)
Matteucia struthiopteris
Melampyrum lineare subsp. latifolium
Melilotus alba (NN)
Menispermum canadense
Mentha arvensis
Miaulus ringens
Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Monarda fi.stulosa
Monotropa uniflora
Morus alba (NN)
Myosotis scorpioides (NN)
Nepeta cataria (NN)
Oenothera biennis
Onoclea sensibilis
Origanum vulgare (NN)
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhtsalongistylis
Osmunda claytoniana
Osmimda regalis (a)
Ostrya virginiana
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pastinaca sativa (NN)
Pedicularis canadensis
Penstemon hirsutus
Phalaris arundinacea
Philadelphus sp.
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolacca americana
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Picris hieracioides (NN)
Pilea pumila
Pinus strobes
Plantago lanceolata (NN)
Plantago major (NN)
Platanus occidentalis
Podophyllum peltatum
Polygala paucifolia -
Polygala senega
Polygonatum pubescens --
Polygonum cuspidatum (NN) (I)
Polygonum persicaria (NN)
Polygonum scandens
Polygonum virginianum
Polypodium virginianum
Polystichum acrostichoides
Populus alba (NN)
Populus deltoides
Potentilla recta (NN)
Prenanthes alba
Prenanthes altissima
Prunella vulgaris (NN)
Prunus avium (NN)
Prunus serotina
Prunus virginiana
Pteridium aqui]±num
Pyrola sp.
Quercus alba
Quercus borealis
Quercus prinus
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus acris (NN)
Ranunculus ficaria (NN)
Ranunculus repens (NN)
Ranunculus sceleratus
Rhamnus cathartics (NN) (I)
Rhamnus trangula (NN)
Rhus toxicodendron
Rhus typhina
Ribes cynosbati
Ribes sativum (NN)
Robinia pseudo-acacia (NN)
Rosa canina (NN)
Rosa multiflora (NN) (I)
Rosa setigera (NN)
Rubus occidentalis
Rubus odoratus
Rudbeckia hirta (NN)
Rudbeckia triloba (NN)
Rumex crispus (NN)
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Salix amygdaloides
Sambucus canadensis
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens
Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanicula gregatia
Saponaria officinalis (NN)
Sassafras albidum
Saxifraga virginiensis
Scilla siberica (NN)
Scirpus atrovirens -
Scirpus validus
Sedum ternatum (R)
Senecio aureus
Senecio vulgaris (NN)
Smilacina racemosa
Smilax hispida
Solarium dulcamara (NN)
Solarium nigrum
Solidago bicolor
Solidago caesia
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago graminifolia
Solidago juncea
Solidago rugosa
Solidago squarrosa
Sonchus oleraceus (NN)
Sparganium americanum
Steilaria media (NN)
Streptopus roseus
Taraxacum officinale (NN)
Taxus canadensis
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum polygamum
Tiarella cordifolia
Tilia americana
Trifolium pratense (NN)
Trifolium repens (NN)
Trillium erect=
Trillium grandiflorum
Tsuga canadensis
Tussilago farfara (NN)
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmus americana
Urtica dioica (NN)
Uvularia grandiflora
Uvularia perfoliata
Vaccinium angustifolium
verbascum blattaria (NN)
Verbascum thapsus (NRJ)
Verbena urticifolia
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Veronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia
. Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum opulus subsp. trilobum
Vicia caroliniana
Viola canadensis
Viola eriocarpa
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Viola latiuscula .
Viola soraria - —
Viola pubescens
Viola rostrata
Viola striata
Vinca minor (NN)
Vitis vulpina subsp. riparia
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Xanthium orientale
Zizia aurea
Aethusa cynapium (NN)
Anacharis canadensis
Fchinochloa pungens •
Hypericum perforatum (NN) •
Sagittaria latifolia •
Torilis japonica (NN)
ADDITIONAL SPECIES IDENTIFIED UP UNTIL MID-OCTOBER, 1984 •
Acalypha rhomboidea
racer nigrum
Anaphalis margaritacea
Apios americana
Arctium lappa (NN)
Asclepias tuberosa
Asplenium platyneuron
Aster cordifolius
Aster ericoides
Aster lateriflorus
Athyrium thelypteroides
Berberis vulgaris (NN)
Bidens frondosa
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (R) •
Carya cordiformis
Catalpa bignonioides (NN)
Conium maculatum (NN')
Corylus americana
Cotoneaster zabelii (NN'
1)ryopteris hexagonoptera
Echinochloa pungens
Elymus riparius
Euonymus alatus (NN)
Euphorbia preslii
Galium triflorum
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liycopodium complanatum subsp. flabelliforme
Malus pumila (NN)
Myriophyllum exalbescens
Oxalis stricta
Pinus resinosa
Populus tremuloides
Potentilla simplex
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus caesius
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus
Rumex obtusifolius (NN)
Salix bebbiana
Salix fragilis (NN)
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula marilandica
Sanicula trifoliata
Satureja vulgaris
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus microcarpus
Scrophularia lanceolata
Sedum triphyllum (NN)
Setaria lutescens (NN)
Setaria viridis (NN)
Solidago altissima
Solidago canadensis
Solidago nemoralis
Tragopogon pratensis (NN)
Ulmus thomasi.
Uvularia sessilifolia
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum lentago
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CIRCLE GREENWAY is an 8i-
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Gorge is one of these
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mildly steep places (as your ;: �u••4 .�•
house stairway) , some rocky i° . .,. •
parts, tree roots, and damp • "•\4: WILDFLOWER
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The City has designated Six ' §•
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Preserve, to be kept as wild
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--30' DAtil7/.' ' WALKING PATHS -- —
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5k� / f< Circle Greenway - green, 0.? m.
//` . CIRCLE GREENWAY, marked 0 .
,� / Q East Hill Path - white, ' m.
�� pb �"�' \ Beech Path red, 0.2 m. : The Six Mile Creek segment . .
I South goes from Van Natta s Pond
▪ - Hill Path ,:- orange,l.2 m.
�� ,t up to the 30 Dam area At
, f WPA Path - blue, 0.4 x P
ash / Forest Path yellow,0.5 m. R' , present
Honness Lane no, exit resent there
�' y � Lane - loop back•
I/ HIKING TRAIL . . . a h$ .to ,parkinglot and 'walk out
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�4 �m 1 '.'usually'.at a view or interest }= _t : HIKING TRAILS are narrow
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at eastern end of Gorge,
m,” LIM IT5'- . _.- -_- -- _- they are not yet marked.
DO NOT GO-. INTO AREA ABOVE THE !'GET WELL WALK", a measured
' 601 DAM, THIS IS THE CITY OF t mile with resting places,
GORGE OPEN SUNRISE TO SUNSET. ITHACA WATER SUPPLY. starts at Van Nattats and
loops back.
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VanNatta Pond parking lot: •
- continue cleaning and planting.
- working with City Traffic Engineer Gombas on new parking plan.
VanNatta Pond Picnic areas
- clearing and planting (There has been considerable public
request for such an area) .
Wildflower Preserve work:
- Flora Survey: provided guide service for Dr. .William Dress,
Cornell Hortorium, who has identified and listed nearly 400
species in the area of the Gorge from Aurora Street to the
60' Dam. This survey will be completed to Burns Road in
1985. (Preliminary Report attached.)
- developing a plan for the Wildflower Preserve future, in-
cluding monitoring, care, ,and implementation of an education
program; all as part of the Recommendations of the Six Mile
Creek Study Committee.
Get Well Walk:
- development of a measured 1 mile loop walk through the
Gorge, starting at VanNatta s Pond parking lot. This in-
volved contact with medical advisors and Tompkins County
support groups.
III Waterfront
Trails:
- continue to clear and mark C.G. through Fuertes Sanctuary.
Planning:
- participate in planning dramatic new C.G. route that will. be
possible within the Stewart Park Master Plan.
- planning an informational walk through the controversial
wetland area of Stewart Park in mid April, 1985.
IV Brochures:
"Gorge Usage", Summer 1984.
"Get Well Walk"
"Circle Greenway". Actual printing of this new edition depends
on outcome of negotiiations with Town of Ithaca about the
location of a Six Mile Gorge ;Entrance/Exit on Route 79.
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ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
CIRCLE GREENWAY — Chi CjEf s CFf'J3 Y E E: 272 17k3
January 11, 1985 -,- Jana, N Y soy_
John Gutenberger, Mayor
City of Ithaca
Dear Mayor Gutenberger:
CIRCLE GREENWAY has had monthly reports about plans for Stewart
Park from two of our members on the Stewart Park Advisory Group,
Margo Clynes and Sean Killeen. We submit this resolution:
Resolution: CIRCLE GREENWAY strongly urges that the
Stewart Park Advisory Group be continued -
or a smaller one formed from it - in order
to insure that there is an official body to
monitor and encourage the implementation
of • the exciting plans for the Park future.
We think, also, an effort should be put forth to see that an
appropriate part of the Park plan be completed for the 1988
celebration of the City of Ithaca Centennial.
CIRCLE GREENWAY itself is beginning to explore ideas for our
own contribution to the Centennial (as well as planning for
our 10th Anniversary in 1986) .
Respectfully yours,
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CIRCLE GREENWAY
Copies tos Jack Dougherty, DPW
Tom Niederkorn
Steve Barker, CAC
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CIRCLE GREENWAY TELEPHONE: 272-1713
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CIRCLE GREENWAY ANNUAL REPORT, 1984.
Circle Greenway reports the following resume of the year's work.
I Participation in the following Committees and projects:
Six Mile Gorge Study Committee and the subsequent Six 'Mile
Gorge Overseer Committee, including:
- keeping minutes of proceedings.
historical research, including map and photo search.
- planning of final Recommendations report.
- definition of Gorge Ranger position, and selection.
- signage design for public information about Gorge usage.
Hydro-power Commission:
- three members are on the environmental sub-committee which
reviews environmental impact statements and site plans.
Stewart Park Advisory Groups
- development of concepts and Master Plan.
Water Treatment Plant:
- review of landscape plan.
- exploration for new Circle Greenway path at site.
II Six Mile Gorge work:
Trails:
- maintenance and widening, -regular litter pick-up.
- marking of all existing trails.
- new trails explored and clearing started.
- new trail segments cleared as requested by D.P.W (to avoid
further bank erosion) .
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