Table 1 Refined habitat indication scores for herbs and vines encountered at the Tallahatchie Experimental Forest. Nomenclature follows USDA Plants Database.

Acalypha gracilens A. Gray and virginica L.

0.04

−0.36

0.32

Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob.

−0.43

0.79

−0.36

Agrimonia rostellata Wallr.

−0.43

0.80

−0.38

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

−0.37

−0.40

0.78

Andropogon virginicus L.

−0.02

−0.08

0.10

Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson

−0.38

0.73

−0.36

Aristida longespica Poir.

−0.17

−0.20

0.36

Aristida purpurascens Poir.

0.13

−0.21

0.08

Aristolochia serpentaria L.

−0.29

0.47

−0.18

Asclepias variegata L.

0.30

−0.23

−0.07

Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns and Poggenb.

−0.01

0.01

0.00

Carex spp. L.

NA

NA

NA

Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates

−0.05

0.04

0.00

Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (Poir.) Yates

−0.27

0.36

−0.09

Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott

−0.08

0.15

−0.06

Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schub.

0.30

−0.40

0.10

Clitoria mariana L.

0.37

−0.25

−0.12

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist

−0.37

−0.40

0.78

Coreopsis major Walter

−0.26

0.16

0.10

Cyperus echinatus (L.) Alph. Wood

−0.13

−0.13

0.26

Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC.

0.04

−0.04

0.00

Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.

−0.43

0.76

−0.33

Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC.

0.00

−0.03

0.03

Desmodium rotundifolium DC.

0.06

0.21

−0.27

Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.

0.00

−0.03

0.03

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum

0.04

−0.12

0.07

Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. lindheimeri (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark

0.16

−0.28

0.12

Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark

0.13

0.19

−0.32

Dichanthelium commutatum (Schult.) Gould

0.20

0.13

−0.33

Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould

−0.22

−0.17

0.39

Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould

0.00

0.15

−0.15

Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler

0.02

−0.03

0.01

Dioscorea villosa L.

−0.29

0.38

−0.09

Elephantopus tomentosus L.

−0.40

0.20

0.21

Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.

−0.32

−0.03

0.35

Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small

−0.22

−0.23

0.45

Eupatorium serotinum Michx.

−0.03

−0.02

0.04

Euphorbia corollata L.

0.04

−0.19

0.14

Eurybia hemispherica (Alexander) G.L. Nesom

0.16

−0.21

0.05

Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton

0.09

0.02

−0.11

Galium circaezans Michx.

−0.25

0.38

−0.13

Galium pilosum Aiton

−0.18

0.10

0.08

Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

−0.06

−0.33

0.39

Gentiana villosa L.

0.09

0.02

−0.11

Helianthus hirsutus Raf.

−0.05

0.00

0.05

Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

0.06

−0.09

0.03

Heuchera americana L.

−0.16

0.28

−0.12

Hieracium gronovii L.

−0.08

−0.10

0.19

Houstonia purpurea L.

−0.14

0.10

0.04

Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz

−0.41

0.77

−0.36

Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville

0.37

−0.16

−0.21

Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene

0.22

0.15

−0.37

Lactuca canadensis L.

−0.32

−0.03

0.35

Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.

0.17

−0.26

0.09

Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.

−0.03

−0.07

0.10

Lespedeza procumbens Michx.

−0.03

−0.07

0.10

Lespedeza repens (L.) W.P.C. Barton

0.05

−0.05

0.00

Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton

−0.03

−0.07

0.10

Liatris aspera Michx.

0.05

0.20

−0.25

Lonicera japonica Thunb.

0.28

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link

−0.44

0.81

−0.36

Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus

0.12

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

−0.06

0.18

−0.12

Mimosa quadrivalvis L.

0.06

−0.19

0.13

Monarda fistulosa L.

0.01

0.10

−0.10

Monotropa hypopithys L.

−0.41

0.77

−0.36

Monotropa uniflora L.

−0.41

0.77

−0.36

Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill.) Rydb.

0.09

−0.07

−0.02

Oxalis stricta L.

−0.30

−0.01

0.31

Oxalis violacea L.

−0.47

0.83

−0.36

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

−0.01

0.04

−0.03

Paspalum boscianum Flueggé

0.80

Passiflora lutea L.

−0.05

−0.04

0.09

Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

0.02

−0.05

0.03

Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Andrews & Windham subsp. polypodioides

−0.02

0.00

0.01

Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

−0.07

0.21

−0.14

Potentilla simplex Michx.

−0.19

0.07

0.12

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt

−0.03

−0.34

0.37

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

−0.34

0.26

0.08

Rosa carolina L.

0.03

−0.23

0.20

Rubus argutus Link

−0.15

0.06

0.09

Rubus trivialis Michx.

−0.14

−0.13

0.27

Rudbeckia hirta L.

−0.02

−0.06

0.08

Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

0.15

0.02

−0.17

Salvia lyrata L.

−0.06

−0.02

0.07

Sanicula canadensis L.

−0.20

0.05

0.15

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

−0.02

−0.04

0.06

Scleria reticularis Michx.

0.11

−0.06

−0.05

Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng.

−0.09

0.07

0.01

Silene virginica L.

0.05

0.11

−0.16

Smilax bona-nox L.

−0.14

0.10

0.05

Smilax glauca Walter

−0.08

0.11

−0.03

Smilax rotundifolia L.

−0.05

0.01

0.04

Solanum carolinense L.

0.19

−0.42

0.23

Solidago caesia L.

−0.47

0.84

−0.37

Solidago canadensis L.

−0.01

−0.05

0.06

Solidago odora Aiton.

−0.02

0.04

−0.02

Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

−0.25

0.45

−0.20

Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.

0.06

−0.12

0.06

Stylosanthes biflora (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

−0.01

0.00

0.00

Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L. Nesom

−0.01

−0.01

0.02

Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G.L. Nesom

−0.04

−0.02

0.06

Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom

0.04

−0.22

0.18

Symphyotrichum racemosum (Elliott) G.L. Nesom

−0.04

0.04

0.00

Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

0.15

0.06

−0.21

Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.

0.07

−0.26

0.19

Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze

−0.26

−0.01

0.26

Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.

0.09

−0.07

−0.01

Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

0.06

−0.37

0.30

Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

−0.08

−0.34

0.41

Uvularia perfoliata L.

−0.44

0.81

−0.36

Verbesina helianthoides Michx.

0.29

−0.37

0.08

Viola triloba Schwein.

0.10

0.06

−0.16

Vitis aestivalis Michx.

−0.21

0.16

0.05

Vitis rotundifolia Michx.

−0.02

0.11

−0.09