Wet Prairie and Calcareous Woodlands
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Ohio geologist Jane Forsyth, in a 1971 article “Geobotany” explained the relationship between vegetation, soil type and the geologic history of Ohio. Batelle Darby is contained within the western portion of the state, which is underlain by erodible limestone and dolomite. The result after erosion is a flat level landscape. At Battelle Darby, the limestone is near enough to the surface to affect the soil chemistry, resulting in a suite of lime-loving species that have an affinity to calcareous sites.

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PLANT LIST
(Battelle Darby Metro Park)
With Links to Species Pages

Carpinus caroliniana Walter American hornbeam Betulaceae  native sm tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. blue ash Oleaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch hophornbeam Betulaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia creeper Vitaceae  native vine Batelle Darby Metro Park
Platanus occidentalis L. American sycamore Platanaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall eastern cottonwood Salicaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Prunus serotina Ehrh. black cherry Rosaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bur oak Fagaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. chinquapin oak Fagaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Tilia americana L. American basswood Malvaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Viburnum prunifolium L. blackhaw Adoxaceae  native shrub Batelle Darby Metro Park
Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. common pricklyash Rutaceae  native shrub Batelle Darby Metro Park

 

Vids
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Virginia creeper

bur oak

common prickly-ash
eastern hophornbeam
hackberry
chinquapin oak
blackhaw
black cherry
American basswood
American sycamore
American hornbeam
eastern cottonwood
Geobotany Article
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