Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis acutiflora
Family: Poaceae
Introduced
Found on September 17, 2014 in Iuka Park Commons, in a cultivated lawn with scattered urban shrubs and grasses, in mulch.
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Family: Berberidaceae
Introduced
Found on September 17, 2014 in Iuka Park Commons, in a cultivated lawn with scattered grasses and shrubs, in mulch.
The plant can be identified by its burgundy colored entire leaves, and lack of flowers. It also has many thorns that are clearly evident by sight and touch. This specimen photographed shows the thorns, but was recently trimmed so the leaved aren’t as evident.
Panicled Aster
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Family: Asteraceae
Native
Plant was found in Iuka Park, in a mysic forest, in soil on September 17, 2014.
I find the Poaceae family extremely difficult to id, so good job. All of them have open sheaths, round stems, ligules, and long leaves with parallel veins. The only way to tell them all apart is by height, inflorescence, and the leafs!