Need Plant IDs

[BenIsAlive]

I'm trying to give my self a crash course in plants of the pine barrens. I am familiar with most common stuff. I went to a site and took pictures of everything I saw.

The habitat i walked in was very upland, mostly open canopy.When it was closed canopy, the under story was dominated by huckleberry.

I am not a plant person but I know a few things. I successfully Identified most everything I took a pic of, but these ones i had trouble with. I'm using a combination of the internet, and the Howard Boyd field guide to id everything. I Probably could get better Resources.

plant 1. ground covering?

plant 2 I found this one a couple times. seems common

plant 3. is this just really young heather? it looks nothing like the big stuff. really short

plant 4. dunno.

Also I would take suggestions for a really good free online resource for identifying pine barren plants. Field guide suggestions would work too. thanks.

 

[Teegate]

This is a friend of many of us here. Click on "Plants of the NJ Pine Barrens" and the links there are perfect for what you want.

http://mikebaker.com

 

[46er]

#2 looks like chokeberry or blueberry, #4 is sumac. I second Tee's online guide selection. Another good site at the link. Might stop at Buzby's in Chatsworth for a paper field guide, and if you have a smartphone, there are app's such as Leaf Snap, amongst others.

http://www.georgian.edu/pinebarrens/

 

[GermanG]

I would say #1: Sand Myrtle, #2: Gallberry (AKA Gallbery Holly, AKA Inkberry), #3 Hudsonia, #4 Winged Sumac

 

[bobpbx]

I would say #1: Sand Myrtle, #2: Gallberry (AKA Gallbery Holly, AKA Inkberry), #3 Hudsonia, #4 Winged Sumac

Close German. I'll give you another try at #3.

 

[BenIsAlive]

both those websites seem very useful. Next time when I'm in Chatsworth ill see what they got at the inn.

Checking what German said, #1 and 2 and 4 look positive to me. I'm still confused about 3#. it does look like hudsonia ericoides. I don't know what the second pine barren heather is called though. I think there are 2

 

[Teegate]

I hope you have bug spray on that leg in the one photo

 

[GermanG]

Close German. I'll give you another try at #3.

Hmmm. How about sandwort?

 

[bobpbx]

Hmmm. How about sandwort?

That's what I'd say.

 

[BenIsAlive]

Minuartia caroliniana?

 

[bobpbx]

Minuartia caroliniana?

Yes Sir.

 

[Dragonfly Whisperer]

The other Hudsonia found in the Pines and also on the coast is Hudsonia tomentosa. Its quite similar to ericoides, but can be a little more bluish in the leaves.

 

[Dragonfly Whisperer]

I agree with German on the 4 species.

 

[Dragonfly Whisperer]

I also need an ID. A visitor noticed this plant growing in my bog. It flower looks like a bud, but I checked it in two day and it was spent. Never saw anything like this before, even in Peterson's. Its about 6-8 inches tall. Has anyone seen this before?