Plant Specimens Housed in the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Herbarium.
----- Cedar County, West Branch, Iowa -----


Members of the Aceraceae present in the herbarium at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Scientific Name Subspecific Category Tshp•Range•Sec.&UTM Coord.. Collector Collection
Number 		Collection
Date 		Collection
Year 		Special
Notes 		Accepted
Name
Acer negundo L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637629, 4614227 Christiansen and Middlemis-Brown 9015 10-May-02 2002 Upland field border. NE1/4_Sec.7. box elder. Family: Sapindaceae
Acer platanoides L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637339, 4614223 Christiansen, Paul 3015 15-Jul-02 2002 Lower slope, alta fescue dominant. NE1/4_Sec.7. norway maple. Family: Sapindaceae
Acer saccharinum L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637022, 4614205 Christiansen, Paul 3009 15-Jul-02 2002 Lower slope, reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. silver maple. Family: Sapindaceae

Members of the Anacardiaceae present in the herbarium at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Scientific Name Subspecific Category
 Tshp•Range•Sec.&UTM Coord.. Collector Collection
Number		 Collection
Date		 Collection
Year		 Special
Notes 		Accepted
Name
Rhus glabra L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637316, 4614028 Christiansen, Paul 3026 15-Jul-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie, stump sprout after spring burn. NE1/4_Sec.7. smooth sumac .

Members of the Apiaceae present in the herbarium at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Scientific Name Subspecific Category
 Tshp•Range•Sec.&UTM Coord.. Collector Collection
Number		 Collection
Date		 Collection
Year		 Special
Notes 		Accepted
Name
Conium maculatum L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637442, 4613954 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9029 5-Jun-02 2002 Upland weedy berm. NE1/4_Sec.7. poison hemlock .
Daucus carota L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637034,4614211 Hammond 8104 June, 2000 2000 Low drainage. Queen Anne's Lace .
Daucus carota L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637034,4614211 Hammond 8104 June, 2000 2000 Low drainage. Queen Anne's Lace .
Daucus carota L. . UTM: 637416, 4614224 Hammond & Middlemis 7029 20-Jul-00 2000 Dry area, full sun. Queen Anne's lace .
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637403, 4614211 Middlemis 8006 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Rattlesnake master .
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 637192, 4614107 Hammond & Stevens 6009 June, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. Rattlesnake master .
Pastinaca sativa L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637548, 4614142 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9018 5-Jun-02 2002 Upland savanna. NE1/4_Sec.7. wild parsnip .
Zizia aurea (L.) Koch . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637423, 4613946 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9009 10-May-02 2002 Upland weedy berm. NE1/4_Sec.7. golden alexanders .

Members of the Apocynaceae present in the herbarium at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Scientific Name Subspecific Category
 Tshp•Range•Sec.&UTM Coord.. Collector Collection
Number		 Collection
Date		 Collection
Year		 Special
Notes 		Accepted
Name
Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9067 8-Aug-03 2003 Berm in southeast part of prairie. weedy upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. Indian hemp Apocynum cannabinum L. [www.theplantlist.org]
Asclepias purpurascens L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Middlemis, S. 9080 10-Aug-04 2004 Mesic habitat. NE1/4_Sec.7. det. by P. Christiansen. Family name on specimen: Asclepiadaceae. .
Asclepias syriaca L. . UTM: 637092, 4614287 Hammond & Stevens 6010 June, 2000 2000 Dry area full sun recently planted to forbs. common milkweed Family name on specimen: Asclepiadaceae. .
Asclepias tuberosa L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637252, 4614207 Middlemis 8050 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Butterfly weed. .
Asclepias tuberosa L. . UTM: 637237, 4614251 Hammond & Stevens 6004 June, 2000 2000 Dry area full sun recently planted to forbs. butterfly weed. Family name on specimen: Asclepiadaceae. .

Members of the Asteraceae present in the herbarium at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Scientific Name Subspecific Category
 Tshp•Range•Sec.&UTM Coord.. Collector Collection
Number		 Collection
Date		 Collection
Year		 Special
Notes 		Accepted
Name
Ambrosia trifida L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637082, 4614313 Christiansen, Paul 3043 20-Aug-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. giant ragweed .
Aster azureus Lindl. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8026 29-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat, near ash intrusion. sky-blue aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L.Nesom
Aster azureus Lindl. . UTM(X,Y): 0637406,4614217 Middlemis 8046 7-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat. Sky-blue aster. Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L.Nesom
Aster laevis L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8067 29-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat, near ash intrusion. Smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A.Love & D.Love
Aster lanceolatus Willd. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637074, 4614277 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9050 23-Sep-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. panicled aster. Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom
Aster novae-angliae L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8021 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat. New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom
Aster novae-angliae L. . UTM(X,Y): 637192, 4614194 Hammond 7021 July, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom
Aster pilosus Willd. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8101 29-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat. Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom
Aster pilosus Willd. . UTM(X,Y): 0637405, 4614224 Middlemis 8045 7-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat. Original i.d.: Aster sp. Annotated by P. Christiansen 6/9/2003 Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L.Nesom
Aster sagittifolius Willd. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637137, 4614167 Christiansen, Paul 3054 20-Aug-02 2002 Midslope, reconstructed prairie. Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom
Aster sagittifolius Willd. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul 3066 24-Aug-00 2000 Upland reconstructed prairie. At west edge of 1992 seeding, just east of row of ash trees. NE 1/4_Sec.7. arrow-leaved aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L.Nesom
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637321, 4614232 Christiansen, Paul 3017 20-Jun-02 2002 Lower slope, alta fescue dominant. NE1/4_Sec.7. Canada thistle .
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. . UTM: 636895, 4614558 Hammond & Stevens 6017 June, 2000 2000 Drainage area lowland, full sun. Canada thistle .
Cirsium discolor Hot. ex Steud. . UTM: 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8103 29-Aug-00 2000 Drainage area lowland, full sun. Field thistle .
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637020, 4614045 Christiansen, Paul 3038 20-Aug-02 2002 Upland drainage way, reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_sec.7. Horseweed .
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637434, 4613967 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9058 23-Sep-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_sec.7. golden coreopsis .
Coreopsis tripteris L. . UTM: 637221, 4614206 Hammond & Stevens 6006 June, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently plants [sic] to forbs. tall tickseed .
Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. . UTM: 637235, 4614217 Hammond & Stevens 6002 June, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. Pale coneflower .
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench . UTM(X,Y): 0637117, 4614236 Middlemis 8071 29-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat, among nut trees. Purple coneflower .
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench . UTM(X,Y): 0637132, 4614247 Middlemis 8015 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Purple coneflower .
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. . UTM(X,Y): 0637132, 4614247. Middlemis 8012 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Daisy fleabane .
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. . UTM(X,Y): 637238, 4614217 Hammond & Stevens 6003 June, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. annual fleabane .
Erigeron philadelphicus L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637287, 4613952 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9032 5-Jun-02 2002 Mid-slope, reconstructed prairie. NE1/3_Sec.7. fleabane .
Eupatorium altissimum L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637240, 4614184 Christiansen, Paul 3049 20-Aug-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. tall throughwort .
Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. ex Cass. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 636913, 4614133 Christiansen, Paul 3039 20-Aug-02 2002 Lower slope drainage way, reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. grass-leaved goldenrod .
Helenium autumnale L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637079, 4614313 Middlemis 9081 17-Aug-05 2005 Prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. Fine-leaved sneezeweed .
Helianthus annuus L. . . Middlemis 8080 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist habitat along creek bank. Common sunflower .
Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens . . Christiansen, P. sn 29-Apr-02 2002 name of collector uncertain. 2 sheets w/identical information. .
Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens . . Christiansen, P. sn 29-Apr-02 2002 name of collector uncertain. 2 sheets w/identical information. .
Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637066, 4614363 Christiansen, Paul 3041 20-Aug-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. saw-tooth sunflower .
Helianthus maximiliani Schrader . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637078, 4614279 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9061 23-Sep-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. Maximillian's sunflower .
Helianthus mollis Lam. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 636902, 4614164 Christiansen, Paul 3040 20-Aug-02 2002 Lower slope, reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. ashy sunflower. .
Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637110, 4614117 Christiansen, Paul 3052 20-Aug-02 2002 Mid-slope, reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. Prairie sunflower. Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus Nutt.
Helianthus tuberosus L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637106, 4614337 Middlemis 8017 29-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Jerusalem artichoke .
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet . UTM(X,Y): 0637411, 4614227 Middlemis 8002 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat in recently planted forb area. Ox-eye .
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet . UTM: 636873, 4614355 Hammond & Stevens 6016 June, 2000 2000 Drainage area, lowland, full sun. ox-eye .
Lactuca canadensis L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9043 30-Jul-02 2002 Mid-slope reconstructed prairie. Walk 5.11. NE1/4_Sec.7. wild lettuce .
Lactuca canadensis L. var. canadensis f. angustata T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9045 30-Jul-02 2002 Lower slope reconstructed prairie. Walk 4.9. NE1/4_Sec.7. Wild lettuce .
Lactuca canadensis L. var. canadensis f. canadensis T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul and Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9046 1-Aug-02 2002 Bromus inermis cover underneath Fraxinus sp. NE1/4_Sec.7. Iowa 50 m s. of Walk 1. Wild lettuce .
Lactuca serriola L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637415, 4613984 Christiansen, Paul 3029 15-Jul-02 2002 Upland weedy berm. NE1/4_Sec.7. prickly lettuce .
Liatris aspera Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637201, 4614205 Middlemis 8011 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Rough blazing star. .
Liatris aspera Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637406, 4614218 Middlemis 8005 7-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat, forb area. Rough blazing star .
Liatris aspera Michx. . UTM: 637408, 4614211. Hammond & Middlemis 7035 20-Jul-00 2000 Dry area, full sun. rough blazing star .
Liatris pycnostachya Michx. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637083, 4614268 Christiansen, Paul 3018 15-Jul-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. prairie blazing star .
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart . UTM: 636895, 4614560 Hammond & Stevens 7018 July, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. gray-headed coneflower .
Rudbeckia hirta L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637251, 4614207 Middlemis 8010 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Black-eyed Susan .
Rudbeckia hirta L. . UTM: 0637236, 4614221 Hammond & Stevens 6001 June, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. black-eyed susan .
Rudbeckia laciniata L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637062, 4164313 Christiansen, Paul 3042 20-Aug-02 2002 Low reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. tall coneflower .
Rudbeckia laciniata L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8027 28-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat, dominant stand . Original i.d. Rudbeckia triloba. annotated 4/29/02. Brown-eyed susan .
Rudbeckia laciniata L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036 Middlemis 8068 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat, dominant stand. Original i.d.: Rudbeckia triloba. Annotated by: Paul Christiansen, 6/9/2003. .
Rudbeckia triloba L. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9048 1-Aug-02 2002 Bromus inermis cover beneath Pinus strobus. NE1/4_Sec.7. brown-eyed susan. .
Senecio plattensis Nutt. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637164, 4614075 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9006 10-May-02 2002 Upland prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. prairie ragwort .
Silphium integrifolium Michx. . UTM: 637406, 4614219 Hammond & Middlemis 7031 20-Jul-00 2000 Dry area, full sun. rosinweed .
Silphium laciniatum L. . UTM: 637190, 4614210 Hammond 7024 July, 2000 2000 Dry area, full sun, recently planted to forbs. compass plant. .
Silphium perfoliatum L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637099, 4614335 Middlemis 8018 29-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Cup plant .
Silphium perfoliatum L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637099, 4614335 Middlemis 8059 29-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat. Cup plant. .
Silphium perfoliatum L. . UTM: 637079, 4614295 Hammond 7027 4-Jul-00 2000 Drainage area, full sun. cup plant .
Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. . UTM( X,Y): 0637381, 4614224 Middlemis 8001 7-Aug-00 2000 Dry mesic habitat in recently planted forb area. Prairie dock .
Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. . UTM: 637416, 4614217 Hammond & Middlemis 7030 20-Jul-00 2000 Dry area, full sun. prairie dock .
Solidago canadensis L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637106, 4614336 Middlemis 8074 29-Aug-00 2000 Mesic habitat. Tall (Canada) goldenrod .
Solidago canadensis L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036. Middlemis 8020 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat. Tall goldenrod .
Solidago cf gigantea Aiton . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9066 31-Jul-03 2003 Upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. Southwest of Gravesite midway in Walking Transect 3. Smooth goldenrod . .
Solidago gigantea Aiton . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 Middlemis, S. 9079 10-Aug-04 2004 Mesic habitat. PMU2. NE1/4_Sec.7. Late goldenrod .
Solidago rigida L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036. Middlemis 8019 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat. Stiff (rigid) goldenrod .
Solidago rigida L. . UTM(X,Y): 0637327, 4614036. Middlemis 8060 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat. Stiff (rigid) goldenrod .
Solidago speciosa Gray . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637220, 4614013 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9052 23-Sep-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. showy goldenrod. Name on label: Solidago speciosa Willd. .
Solidago speciosa Nutt. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637240, 4614189. Christiansen, Paul 3053 20-Aug-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie. NE1/4_Sec.7. showy goldenrod Consider: Solidago speciosa Gray
Solidago speciosa Nutt. . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 637443, 4614160 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9051 23-Sep-02 2002 Upland reconstructed prairie, edge of mowed path. NE1/4_Sec.7. showy goldenrod Consider: Solidago speciosa Gray
Taraxacum officinale Weber . T7N_R4W_Sec.7 and UTM: 6374190, 4614072 Christiansen, Paul & Sherry Middlemis-Brown 9010 10-May-02 2002 Upland mowed firebreak. NE1/4_Sec.7. dandelion Consider: Taraxacum officinale Wiggers
Vernonia fasciculata Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637091, 4614324. Middlemis 8065 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat, nut trees west of Gravesite. Ironweed .
Vernonia fasciculata Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637091, 4614324. Middlemis 8065 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat, nut trees west of gravesite. Ironweed .
Vernonia fasciculata Michx. . UTM(X,Y): 0637091, 4614324 Middlemis 8065 29-Aug-00 2000 Moist mesic habitat, nut trees west of Gravesite. Ironweed .

♦ 89 records were retrieved from the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site herbarium.

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