The Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area is located in western Baltimore County, Maryland.^[1] Much of the area of the Soldiers Delight NEA, which totals 1,900 acres (7.7 km²) of protected land, contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.^[2]

The following list of woody plants comes from the publications by [F] Fleming et al. 1995, [M] Monteferrante 1973, [R] Reed 1984, [We] Wennerstrom 1995, [Wood] Wood 1984, and the unpublished data by [Wo] Worthley 1955-1985, with authors' acronyms used below.

List of woody plants of the Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area

Division Pinophyta (Gymnosperms)

Cupressaceae - (Cypress Family)

• Juniperus virginiana L. - Eastern redcedar [M, We]

Pinaceae - (Pine Family)

• Pinus pungens Lambert - Table mountain pine [We]
• Pinus rigida Miller - Pitch pine [We]
• Pinus virginiana Mill. - Virginia pine [M, We, Wo]
• Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière - Eastern hemlock [We]

Division Magnoliophyta (Angiosperms)

Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

Aceraceae - (Maple Family)

• Acer negundo L. - Boxelder [We, Wo]
• Acer platanoides L. - Norway maple [We]
• Acer rubrum L. - Red maple [M, We, Wo]

Anacardiaceae - (Cashew Family)

• Rhus glabra L. - Smooth sumac [M]
• Rhus typhina L. - Staghorn sumac [M, We]
• Toxicodendron radicans L. - Poison ivy [M, We, Wo]

Berberidaceae - (Barberry Family)

• Berberis canadensis Miller - American Barberry [R] [G3, SH, X]
• Berberis thunbergii DC. - Japanese Barberry [EU]
• Berberis vulgaris L. - Common or European Barberry [We]

Betulaceae - (Birch Family)

• Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. - Smooth Alder [Wo]
• Alnus viridis (Villars) Lam. - Green or Mountain Alder [M]
• Betula lenta L. - Sweet or Black Birch [Wo]
• Betula nigra L. - River Birch [We, Wo]
• Betula populifolia Marshall - Gray Birch [Wo]
• Carpinus caroliniana Walter - American Hornbeam [Wo]
• Corylus americana Marsh. - American Hazelnut [Wo]

Caprifoliaceae - (Honeysuckle Family)

• Lonicera × bella Zabel - Hybrid Honeysuckle [M]
• Lonicera japonica Thunb. - Japanese Honeysuckle [M]
• Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Aiton - Arrow-wood [M, R]
• Viburnum acerifolium L. - Maple-leaf Viburnum [We]

Celastraceae - (Staff-tree Family)

• Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. - Oriental Bittersweet [EU]
• Celastrus scandens L. - American Bittersweet [We]

Cornaceae - (Dogwood Family)

• Cornus florida L. - Flowering Dogwood [M, We]
• Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. - Blackgum, Black Tupelo [We, Wood]

Ebenaceae - (Ebony Family)

• Diospyros virginiana L. - Persimmon [We]

Elaeagnaceae - (Oleaster Family)

• Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. - Autumn Olive [We]

Ericaceae - (Heath Family)

• Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh. - Spotted Wintergreen [M, R, We]
• Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Barton - Pipsissewa [M, R, We]
• Epigaea repens L. - Trailing Arbutus [We]
• Gaultheria procumbens L. - Wintergreen [Wood]
• Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K.Koch - Black Huckleberry [M, We, Wo]
• Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) T. & G. - Dwarf Huckleberry [Wood]
• Kalmia latifolia L. - Mountain Laurel [M, We, Wo]
• Vaccinium stamineum L. - Dewberry [M, We, Wo]
• Vaccinium vacillans Torrey - Low Blueberry [M]
• Fabaceae - (Legume Family)
• Cercis canadensis L. - Redbud [We]
• Robinia pseudoacacia L. - Black Locust [M, We, Wo]
• Fagaceae - (Beech Family)
• Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh. - American Chestnut [We, Wo] [G4, S2]
• Castanea mollissima Blume - Chinese Chestnut [We]
• Castanea pumila (L.) Miller - Chinquapin [We, Wo]
• Quercus alba L. - White Oak [Wood, Wo]
• Quercus ilicifolia Wang. - Bear Oak [We, Wo]
• Quercus marilandica Muenchh. - Blackjack Oak [M]
• Quercus montana Willd. - Chestnut oak [We, Wo]
• Quercus prinoides Willd. - Chinquapin Oak [M]
• Quercus rubra L. - Northern Red Oak [We]
• Quercus stellata Wang. - Post Oak [M, Wo]
• Quercus velutina Lam. - black oak [M, Wo]
• Quercus x bushii Sarg. - Oak [M]

Hamamelidaceae - (Witch-hazel Family)

• Hamamelis virginiana L. - Witch-hazel [We]

Juglandaceae - (Walnut Family)

• Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch - Bitternut Hickory [We]
• Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet - Pignut Hickory [Wo]
• Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. - Mockernut Hickory [We, Wood, Wo]
• Juglans nigra L. - Black Walnut [We, Wo]

Lauraceae - (Laurel Family)

• Lindera benzoin Blume - Spicebush [M, R, We]
• Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees - Sassafras [M, R, We, Wo]

Magnoliaceae - (Magnolia Family)

• Liriodendron tulipifera L. - Tulip Tree, Yellow poplar [We, Wo]

Platanaceae - (Plane-tree Family)

• Platanus occidentalis L. - American Sycamore [We]

Rosaceae - (Rose Family)

• Amelanchier arborea (Michx.) Fern. - Downy Serviceberry [M, We]
• Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. - Ninebark [R]
• Prunus cerasus L. - Sour Cherry [We]
• Prunus pumila L. - Sand Cherry [M]
• Prunus pumila var. cuneata (Raf.) L.H. Bailey - Eastern Dwarf Cherry [We] {G5, SU}
• Prunus serotina Ehrh. - black cherry [M, We, Wo]
• Pyrus malus L. - Apple [M, We]
• Rosa carolina L. - Pasture Rose [We]
• Rosa multiflora Thunb. - Multiflora Rose [We]
• Rosa virginiana Miller - Virginia Rose [M, We]
• Rubus allegheniensis T.C. Porter - Common Blackberry [R]
• Rubus argutus Link. - Tall blackberry [M]
• Rubus cuneifolius Pursh - Sand Blackberry [Wood]
• Rubus flagellaris Willd. - Common or Northern dewberry [M, R]
• Rubus hispidus L. - Swamp Dewberry [M]
• Rubus idaeus L. - Red Raspberry [M]
• Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. - Wineberry [We]
• Spiraea alba Du Roi - Narrow-leaved meadow-sweet [M]

Salicaceae - (Willow Family)

• Populus deltoides Marsh. - Eastern cottonwood [Wood]
• Populus grandidentata Michx. - Large-toothed aspen [We, Wo]
• Populus tremuloides Michx. - Quaking Aspen [We]
• Salix nigra Marshall - Black Willow [Wo]
• Salix serissima (L.H. Bailey) Fern. - Autumn Willow [Wo]
• Salix occidentalis Walter - Dwarf prairie willow [R, We, Wo]

Simaroubaceae - (Quassia Family)

• Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle - Tree-of-heaven [Wo]

Vitaceae - (Grape Family)

• Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. - Virginia Creeper [M, R, We]
• Vitis rotundifolia Michx. - Muscadines [M]

Class Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)

Smilacaceae - (Greenbrier Family)

• Smilax glauca Walt. - Glaucous Greenbrier [M, R, We, Wo]
• Smilax hispida Muhl. - Bristly Greenbrier [Wo]
• Smilax rotundifolia L. - Common Greenbrier [M, R, We, Wo]