Hayden Fall Plant List and Facts
Here is a collective list of 20 plants found at Hayden Falls including CC values! Four of them are nasty invasives.
Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) CC value not listed – one of the largest native Arizona trees. 
white ash (Fraxinus americana) CC value 6 – high value CC – white ashes are critically endangered and highly valuable. 
pawpaw (Asimina triloba) CC value 6 – high value CC – pawpaws have a short harvest season and shelf life. 
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) CC value 3 – the roots and inner bark were utilized for fevers, congestion, and vomiting. 
green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) CC value 3 – used for tool handles and baseball bats. 
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) CC value 2 – low value CC – it’s attractive so it has been planted, and it is a hardy growing plant. 
American elm (Ulmus americana) CC value 2 – low value CC – it is attractive and able to grow in diverse conditions. 
sugar maple (Acer saccharum) CC value 5 – sugar maples can live 100-400 years. 
Norway maple (Acer platanoides) CC value … – used for furniture, flooring and musical instruments. 
black willow (Salix nigra) CC value 2 – low value CC – it is tolerant in shaded and full sun areas, allowing it to prosper in many situations. 
poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) CC value 1 – low value CC – simply survives and prospers too well. 
box elder (Acer negundo) CC value 3 – next to ashes, box elders are the only other tree species that are oppositely arranged and pinnately compound. 
rock elm (Ulmus thomasii) CC value 7 – high value CC – most elms are rendered useless for commercial use because of Dutch elm disease. 
false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) CC value 5 – high value CC – occasionally they are taken over by a powdery fungus. 
common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) CC value 4 – often used for firewood or cheap furniture production. 
smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) CC value not listed – attract a bunch of late season pollinators. 
white snakeroot (Agerantina altissima) CC value not listed – invasive – blooms late and provided needed food to insects 
burning bush (Euonymus alatus) CC value … invasive – it was once used as a medicine but has since been found to be toxic in all parts with a laxative effect. 
amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) CC value … invasive – I took probably 20 pictures of just this honeysuckle because of how abundant it was. It is highly invasive and impedes growth of native plants. 
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflolra) CC value … invasive – produces 1 million seeds a year.