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Acacia
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Adiantum
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Amerimnon
Amianthium
Ammopursus
Ammoselinum
Amorpha
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Amphicarpum
Amphiglottis
Amsonia
Anacardiaceae
Anacheilium
Anagallis
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Anemia
Anemiaceae
Anemone
Anemonella
Angelica
Annonaceae
Anthaenantia
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Anticlea
Apiaceae
Apios
Aplectrum
Apocynaceae
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Arabis
Araceae
Aralia
Araliaceae
Archidiaceae
Archidium
Arecaceae
Arenaria
Arethusa
Argusia
Argyrochosma
Argythamnia
Arisaema
Aristida
Aristolochia
Aristolochiaceae
Armoracia
Arnica
Arnoglossum
Asclepias
Ascyrum
Asemeia
Asimina
Asparagaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium
Aster
Asteraceae
Astilbe
Astragalus
Astrolepis
Athyriaceae
Athyrium
Aureolaria
Azalea
Baccharis
Bacopa
Balduina
Balsaminaceae
Baptisia
Bartonia
Basiphyllaea
Beadlea
Beloglottis
Benzoin
Berberidaceae
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Berchemia
Betula
Betulaceae
Bidens
Bigelowia
Blechnaceae
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Bletia
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Bonamia
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Bourreria
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Brachychaeta
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Bradburya
Brassia
Brassicaceae
Brauneria
Brickellia
Bromeliaceae
Bromus
Bryaceae
Bryoxiphiaceae
Bryoxiphium
Buchnera
Buckleya
Bulbophyllum
Bulbostylis
Bumelia
Burmannia
Burmanniaceae
Butneria
Buxaceae
Cabomba
Cabombaceae
Cactaceae
Caesalpinia
Calamagrostis
Calamintha
Calamovilfa
Calliphysalis
Callirhoe
Callitriche
Calopogon
Caltha
Calycanthaceae
Calycanthus
Calylophus
Calymperaceae
Calyptranthes
Calystegia
Camassia
Campanula
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum
Campulosus
Campylocentrum
Campyloneurum
Canella
Canellaceae
Canna
Cannabaceae
Cannaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Cardamine
Carex
Carteria
Carya
Caryophyllaceae
Cassia
Cassytha
Castalia
Castanea
Castilleja
Catesbaea
Cathartolinum
Catopsis
Cattleya
Caulophyllum
Cayaponia
Ceanothus
Celastraceae
Celastrus
Celosia
Celtis
Centrogenium
Centrosema
Cephalocereus
Cerastium
Ceratiola
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllum
Cereus
Chamaecrista
Chamaedaphne
Chamaelirium
Chamaephoenix
Chamaesyce
Chamerion
Chasmanthium
Cheilanthes
Cheilolejeunea
Cheiroglossa
Chelone
Chenopodiastrum
Chenopodium
Chionanthus
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysogonum
Chrysoma
Chrysopsis
Chrysosplenium
Cienfuegosia
Cimicifuga
Cinchona
Circaea
Cirsium
Cissampelos
Cistaceae
Cladium
Cladrastis
Claytonia
Cleistes
Clematis
Cleomaceae
Clethra
Clethraceae
Cliftonia
Clinopodium
Clitoria
Cocculus
Coeloglossum
Coelorachis
Coelostylis
Colchicaceae
Coleosanthus
Collinsia
Collinsonia
Cololejeunea
Colubrina
Comandra
Commelinaceae
Comptonia
Conioselinum
Conradina
Consolea
Convallaria
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus
Coptis
Corallorhiza
Cordia
Coreopsis
Cornaceae
Cornus
Corydalis
Cracca
Cranichis
Crassulaceae
Crataegus
Crinum
Crocanthemum
Croomia
Crotalaria
Croton
Crotonopsis
Cryptotaenia
Ctenitis
Ctenium
Cubelium
Cucurbita
Cucurbitaceae
Cupania
Cuphea
Cupressaceae
Cuscuta
Cyclopogon
Cymodocea
Cymodoceaceae
Cymophyllus
Cynanchum
Cynoglossum
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cypripedium
Cyrillaceae
Cyrtopodium
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris
Dalbergia
Dalea
Dalibarda
Danthonia
Dasistoma
Dasystephana
Davallia
Davalliaceae
Deeringothamnus
Delphinium
Dendrolycopodium
Dennstaedtia
Dennstaedtiaceae
Deringa
Deschampsia
Desmodium
Diamorpha
Dianthera
Diapensiaceae
Diarrhena
Dicentra
Dicerandra
Dichanthelium
Dichodontium
Dicksonia
Dicksoniaceae
Dicranaceae
Didiplis
Diervilla
Digitaria
Dionaea
Diphasiastrum
Diphylleia
Diplachne
Diplazium
Dirca
Ditaxis
Ditrysinia
Dodecatheon
Dodonaea
Dolicholus
Doronicum
Draba
Drosera
Droseraceae
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris
Drypetes
Dyschoriste
Echinacea
Echinodorus
Edisonia
Eleocharis
Elliottia
Elodea
Eltroplectris
Elymus
Encyclia
Endodeca
Endorima
Enemion
Epidendrum
Epigaea
Epilobium
Epipactis
Equisetaceae
Equisetum
Eragrostis
Ericaceae
Erigenia
Erigeron
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon
Eriochloa
Eriogonum
Eriophorum
Ernodea
Eryngium
Erysimum
Erythrina
Erythronium
Eubotrys
Eugenia
Eulophia
Euonymus
Eupatorium
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Eurybia
Eustachys
Evolvulus
Exogonium
Exostema
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Fagara
Fallopia
Filipendula
Fimbristylis
Fissidens
Fissidentaceae
Fleischmannia
Forestiera
Fothergilla
Frasera
Fuirena
Gaillardia
Galactia
Galarhoeus
Galax
Galeandra
Galearis
Galium
Gaultheria
Gaura
Gaylussacia
Gelsemiaceae
Gelsemium
Gentiana
Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis
Geocarpon
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Gerardia
Geum
Gillenia
Glabraria
Gleditsia
Glyceria
Goniopteris
Goniostachyum
Gonolobus
Goodyera
Gossypium
Govenia
Grammitis
Gratiola
Grimmiaceae
Grindelia
Grossularia
Grossulariaceae
Guaiacum
Guilandina
Guzmania
Gyminda
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnocarpium
Gymnopogon
Habenaria
Hackelia
Haemodoraceae
Halesia
Halophila
Haloragaceae
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis
Harperella
Harperocallis
Harrisella
Harrisia
Hasteola
Hedeoma
Heleastrum
Helenium
Helianthemum
Helianthus
Heliotropium
Helonias
Hepatica
Heracleum
Heteranthera
Heterotheca
Heuchera
Hexalectris
Hexastylis
Hibiscus
Hieracium
Hippomane
Homaliadelphus
Hormidium
Hottonia
Houstonia
Hudsonia
Huperzia
Hybanthus
Hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrastis
Hydrocharitaceae
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Isotrema
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Iva
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Jamesianthus
Jeffersonia
Juglandaceae
Juglans
Juncaceae
Juncus
Juniperus
Justicia
Kalmia
Koeleria
Koellia
Kosteletzkya
Krigia
Kuhnia
Lachnanthes
Lachnocaulon
Lamiaceae
Lantana
Lasallea
Lathyrus
Lauraceae
Laurus
Leavenworthia
Lechea
Leersia
Leiphaimos
Lejeunea
Lejeuneaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Leochilus
Lepanthes
Lepanthopsis
Leptopus
Lepuropetalon
Lespedeza
Lesquerella
Leucothoe
Liatris
Licania
Licaria
Ligusticum
Lilaeopsis
Liliaceae
Lilium
Limnobium
Limodorum
Limosella
Linaceae
Lindera
Lindsaeaceae
Linnaea
Linum
Liparis
Lipocarpha
Listera
Lithospermum
Litsea
Lobelia
Loganiaceae
Lomariopsidaceae
Lomariopsis
Lonicera
Lophiaris
Lophiola
Lotus
Ludwigia
Lupinus
Luziola
Lycium
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiella
Lycopodium
Lycopus
Lygodiaceae
Lygodium
Lyonia
Lysimachia
Lythraceae
Lythrum
Macbridea
Macradenia
Macranthera
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Maianthemum
Malaxis
Mallotonia
Malus
Malvaceae
Malvastrum
Marantaceae
Mariscus
Marshallia
Marsileaceae
Martiusia
Matelea
Maxillaria
Medeola
Meehania
Meibomia
Melampyrum
Melanthera
Melanthiaceae
Melanthium
Melastomataceae
Melica
Meniscium
Menispermaceae
Menispermum
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes
Mertensia
Mesadenus
Mespilus
Micranthes
Microgramma
Micropiper
Microstylis
Mikania
Milium
Mimosa
Minuartia
Mirabilis
Misanteca
Mitella
Mitreola
Momisia
Monarda
Mononeuria
Monotropa
Monotropsis
Montiaceae
Muhlenbergia
Myginda
Myosotis
Myrica
Myricaceae
Myriophyllum
Myroxylon
Myrstiphyllum
Myrtaceae
Myrtus
Nabalus
Najas
Nartheciaceae
Narthecium
Neckeraceae
Nemastylis
Nemopanthus
Nemophila
Nestronia
Neurodium
Neviusia
Nolina
Nuphar
Nyachia
Nyctaginaceae
Nymphaea
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphozanthus
Nyssa
Nyssaceae
Oakesiella
Ocimum
Oclemena
Odontostephana
Oenothera
Okenia
Oldenlandia
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Oncidium
Onosmodium
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum
Oplismenus
Opulaster
Opuntia
Orbexilum
Orchidaceae
Orchis
Ornithidium
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orontium
Osmia
Osmorhiza
Osmunda
Osmundaceae
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Oxypolis
Oxypteryx
Oxytria
Pachysandra
Packera
Palma
Paltonium
Panax
Panicum
Papaveraceae
Parietaria
Parnassia
Paronychia
Parosela
Parsonsia
Parthenium
Parthenocissus
Paspalum
Passiflora
Passifloraceae
Pavonia
Paxistima
Paysonia
Pedicularis
Pediomelum
Pelexia
Pellaea
Peltandra
Penstemon
Peperomia
Pepo
Peramium
Perideridia
Persea
Persicaria
Phacelia
Phalaenopsis
Phanopyrum
Pharus
Phegopteris
Phemeranthus
Philadelphus
Phlegmariurus
Phlox
Phoebanthus
Phoradendron
Phyla
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus
Physalis
Physaria
Physocarpus
Physostegia
Physurus
Phytolaccaceae
Picramnia
Picramniaceae
Pieris
Pilea
Pilocereus
Pilosocereus
Pilularia
Pinaceae
Pinckneya
Pinguicula
Pinus
Piper
Piperaceae
Pisonia
Pithecellobium
Pityopsis
Pityothamnus
Plantaginaceae
Plantago
Platanthera
Platythelys
Pleea
Pleopeltis
Pleurothallis
Poa
Poaceae
Podophyllum
Podostemaceae
Podostemum
Pogonia
Poinsettia
Polanisia
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Polemonium
Polygala
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonella
Polygonum
Polymnia
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium
Polyradicion
Polyrrhiza
Polystachya
Polytaenia
Pontederia
Pontederiaceae
Ponthieva
Poponax
Portulaca
Portulacaceae
Potamogeton
Potamogetonaceae
Pottiaceae
Prenanthes
Prescottia
Primulaceae
Prosartes
Prosthechea
Prunus
Pseudognaphalium
Pseudophoenix
Psilotaceae
Psilotum
Psoralea
Psoralidium
Psychotria
Pteridaceae
Pteroglossaspis
Pterophyton
Ptilimnium
Putranjivaceae
Pycnanthemum
Pyrola
Pyxidanthera
Quercus
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus
Ratibida
Remirea
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus
Rhapidophyllum
Rhexia
Rhipsalis
Rhodiola
Rhododendron
Rhus
Rhynchophorum
Rhynchosia
Rhynchospora
Ribes
Rivina
Robinia
Rorippa
Rosaceae
Rotantha
Roystonea
Rubiaceae
Rubus
Rudbeckia
Ruellia
Rugelia
Rutaceae
Sabal
Sabatia
Sageretia
Sagina
Sagittaria
Salicaceae
Salix
Salvia
Sambucus
Sanguinaria
Sanguisorba
Sanicula
Sanidophyllum
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapotaceae
Sargentia
Sarracenia
Sarraceniaceae
Satureja
Savia
Saxifraga
Saxifragaceae
Sceptridium
Schaefferia
Schisandra
Schisandraceae
Schistidium
Schizachne
Schizachyrium
Schizaea
Schizaeaceae
Schmaltzia
Schoenolirion
Schoenoplectus
Schwalbea
Scirpus
Scleria
Sclerolepis
Scrophularia
Scrophulariaceae
Scutellaria
Sedum
Selaginella
Selaginellaceae
Senecio
Sesuvium
Setaria
Seymeria
Shortia
Sida
Sideroxylon
Silene
Silphium
Sisyrinchium
Sium
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Solanaceae
Solanum
Solidago
Sorghastrum
Sparganium
Spartina
Spathiger
Spathoglottis
Sphenomeris
Sphenopholis
Sphenostigma
Spigelia
Spinulum
Spiraea
Spiranthes
Sporobolus
Stachydeoma
Stachys
Staphylea
Staphyleaceae
Stellaria
Stemonaceae
Stenanthium
Stenochlaena
Stewartia
Stillingia
Streptanthus
Streptopus
Strumpfia
Stylisma
Stylophorum
Stylosanthes
Styracaceae
Styrax
Sullivantia
Swida
Symphoricarpos
Symphyotrichum
Symplocarpus
Synandra
Syndesmon
Syngonanthus
Syrrhopodon
Talinaceae
Talinum
Taxaceae
Taxus
Tectaria
Tectariaceae
Tephrosia
Tetragonotheca
Thalia
Thalictrum
Thaspium
Theaceae
Thelesperma
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris
Thermopsis
Thrinax
Thuja
Thymelaeaceae
Tiarella
Tiedemannia
Tillandsia
Tipularia
Tithymalus
Tofieldia
Tofieldiaceae
Tomostima
Torreya
Torreyochloa
Tortula
Torulinium
Tournefortia
Toxicodendron
Tradescantia
Tragia
Trautvetteria
Trema
Trepocarpus
Triadenum
Triantha
Trichocentrum
Trichomanes
Trichophorum
Trichostema
Trichostigma
Trichostomum
Tridens
Trientalis
Trifolium
Trillium
Triosteum
Triphora
Trisetum
Tropidia
Tsuga
Tulipastrum
Tumion
Turritis
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Ulmus
Urtica
Urticaceae
Utricularia
Uvularia
Vaccinium
Valeriana
Vallesia
Vallisneria
Vanilla
Varronia
Veratrum
Verbena
Verbenaceae
Verbesina
Veronica
Veronicastrum
Viburnaceae
Viburnum
Vicia
Vincetoxicum
Viola
Violaceae
Virgulus
Vitaceae
Vitis
Vittaria
Voyria
Waldsteinia
Warea
Woodsia
Woodsiaceae
Xanthorhiza
Xerophyllum
Xylosma
Xyridaceae
Xyris
Yeatesia
Yucca
Zanthoxylum
Zephyranthes
Zigadenus
Zizania
Zizaniopsis
Ziziphus
Zygophyllaceae
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Plant
habit
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
Leaves
fleshy or succulent leaves
not fleshy/succulent
fleshy/succulent
Rare species of West Virginia
Paul J. Harmon; John Burkhart
Species Count: 42
Acanthaceae
Ruellia purshiana
Apiaceae
Harperella nodosa
Araliaceae
Panax quinquefolius
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium septentrionale
Asteraceae
Liatris helleri
Boraginaceae
Phacelia covillei
Brassicaceae
Borodinia serotina
Celastraceae
Parnassia grandifolia
Paxistima canbyi
Cyperaceae
Scirpus ancistrochaetus
Fabaceae
Trifolium stoloniferum
Fagaceae
Quercus prinoides
Gentianaceae
Gentiana austromontana
Gentianopsis crinita
Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum beadlei
Liliaceae
Lilium michauxii
Melanthiaceae
Trillium cernuum
Trillium flexipes
Trillium nivale
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum engelmannii
Ophioglossum pusillum
Orchidaceae
Calopogon tuberosus
Corallorhiza bentleyi
Corallorhiza trifida
Cypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium reginae
Galearis spectabilis
Isotria medeoloides
Liparis loeselii
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera peramoena
Platanthera psycodes
Platanthera shriveri
Polemoniaceae
Phlox buckleyi
Polemonium vanbruntiae
Primulaceae
Hottonia inflata
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris rufa
Myriopteris tomentosa
Ranunculaceae
Clematis albicoma
Hydrastis canadensis
Rosaceae
Spiraea virginiana
Tofieldiaceae
Triantha glutinosa
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-70-19-0057-19].
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