Washburne Courtyard Species
By Brendan Jarmusz, Philip Nied, and Abe Chait
Acer Saccharum
Sugar Maple, or Rock Maple
Viola Sororia
Purple Violet
Hedera Helix
Common Ivy
Lactuca Serriola
Prickly Lettuce Weed
Malus Baccata
Siberian Crab Apple Tree
Robinia Pseudoacacia
Black Locust
Pachysandra Terminalis
Japanese Spurge
Tilia Americana
Linden Basswood
Spartina pectinata
Prairie Cordgrass
Hamamelis Virginiana
American Witch-Hazel
Rhamnusa Cathartica
Purging Buckthorn
Camponotus Caryae
Carpenter Ants
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: How many species are there in total in the courtyard?
Answer: Thousands, possibly millions.
Question: Why don't you identify them all?
Answer: That would take a very, very, long time, and a lot of those species would be impossible to see, because they're microscopic.