Which species are most representative of the Pine Barrens ecosystem found at the DCWMA?  The following list of plants and animals are most indicative of the property.  The scientific name has also been included as there may be more than one common name for a given species.  For example the Wood Lily is often called the Prairie Lily.

        Plants

      Trees

    Jack Pine   Pinus banksiana

    Northern Pin Oak (Hill’s Oak)   Quercus spp. (several species and hybrids)

        Shrubs

              American Hazelnut   Corylus americana

        Sweet Fern   Comptonia peregrina

        Early Low Blueberry   Vaccinium spp. (three species)

        Non-woody

    Grasses

    Big Bluestem   Andropogon gerardi

    Little Bluestem   Andropogon scoparius 

    Wild flowers  

    Rough Blazing Star   Liatris aspera

          Wood (Prairie) Lily   Lilium philadelphicum

    Hoary Puccoon   Lithospermum canescens

      Mammals

         Large

        White-tailed Deer   Odocoileus virginianus

        Coyote   Canis latrans

        Small     

        Plains Pocket Gopher   Geomys bursarius

        American Badger   Taxidea taxus       

    Birds

        Bird of prey

                    Red-tailed Hawk   Buteo jamaicensis

        Northern Harrier   Circus cyaneus

        Song birds 

                    Upland Sandpiper   Bartramia longicauda

        Clay-colored Sparrow     Spizella pallida

Vesper Sparrow  Pooecetes gramineus

Game birds

                    Sharp-tailed Grouse   Tympanuchus phasianellus

        Wetlands birds

                    Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos

        Sora Rail   Porzana carolina

        Spotted Sandpiper   Actitis macularia

    Amphibians

Eastern Tiger Salamander   Ambystoma tigrinum

Blue Spotted Salamander   Ambystoma laterale

Cope’s Gray Treefrog     Hyla chrysoscelis

Eastern American Toad   Bufo americanus

    Turtles

Western Painted Turtle   Chrysemys picta belli

    Reptiles

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake   Heterodon platirhino

Smooth Green Snake (Grass Snake)   vernalis (Opheodrys v.)

Northern Prairie Skink   Eumeces septentrionalis

Thanks to Greg Kessler, DNR, for assistance.