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Acalypha
Acanthaceae
Acer
Achillea
Aconitum
Acoraceae
Acorus
Actaea
Aeschynomene
Agalinis
Ageratina
Agrostis
Ailanthus
Aletris
Alisma
Alismataceae
Alliaria
Allium
Alnus
Alopecurus
Altingiaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Amelanchier
Ammannia
Ammophila
Ampelopsis
Anacardiaceae
Andropogon
Anemone
Antennaria
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Aquifoliaceae
Arabis
Araceae
Aralia
Araliaceae
Arceuthobium
Arctium
Arctostaphylos
Arethusa
Aristida
Arnica
Arnoglossum
Artemisia
Asclepias
Asparagaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium
Asteraceae
Astragalus
Athyriaceae
Athyrium
Aureolaria
Baptisia
Barbarea
Bartonia
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Betulaceae
Bidens
Bignoniaceae
Boehmeria
Boltonia
Boraginaceae
Bouteloua
Brassicaceae
Brickellia
Bromus
Buchnera
Calamagrostis
Calystegia
Camassia
Campanulaceae
Campsis
Caprifoliaceae
Cardamine
Carex
Carya
Caryophyllaceae
Castilleja
Celastraceae
Cerastium
Chamaecyparis
Chasmanthium
Chenopodium
Chionanthus
Chrysogonum
Chrysopsis
Cichorium
Cirsium
Cistaceae
Cladium
Clematis
Clethra
Clethraceae
Clitoria
Coeloglossum
Colchicaceae
Commelina
Commelinaceae
Conioselinum
Convallaria
Convolvulaceae
Corallorhiza
Coreopsis
Cornaceae
Cornus
Corydalis
Crassula
Crassulaceae
Crataegus
Critesion
Crotonopsis
Cryptogramma
Cupressaceae
Cuscuta
Cymophyllus
Cynoglossum
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cypripedium
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris
Daucus
Delphinium
Dendrolycopodium
Dennstaedtia
Dennstaedtiaceae
Deschampsia
Desmodium
Diarrhena
Dicentra
Dichanthelium
Diospyros
Diphasiastrum
Dodecatheon
Draba
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris
Ebenaceae
Echinacea
Echinochloa
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus
Elatinaceae
Elatine
Eleocharis
Ellisia
Elodea
Equisetaceae
Equisetum
Eragrostis
Erechtites
Erianthus
Ericaceae
Erigeron
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon
Eriophorum
Eryngium
Euonymus
Eupatorium
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Eurybia
Euthamia
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Fagus
Festuca
Fimbristylis
Fraxinus
Galactia
Galium
Gaylussacia
Gentiana
Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Glyceria
Goodyera
Gratiola
Grossulariaceae
Gymnocarpium
Gymnopogon
Haloragaceae
Helianthemum
Helianthus
Heteranthera
Hieracium
Hierochloe
Hottonia
Houstonia
Huperzia
Hydrastis
Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrocotyle
Hypericaceae
Hypericum
Ilex
Iodanthus
Iridaceae
Iris
Isoetaceae
Isotria
Isoëtes
Itea
Iteaceae
Juglandaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Juncus
Juniperus
Koeleria
Lamiaceae
Lathyrus
Lauraceae
Lechea
Leersia
Leiophyllum
Lentibulariaceae
Lepidium
Lespedeza
Leucanthemum
Liatris
Ligusticum
Liliaceae
Limosella
Linaceae
Linaria
Lindera
Lindernia
Linderniaceae
Linnaea
Linum
Lipocarpha
Liquidambar
Liriodendron
Listera
Lithospermum
Lobelia
Lonicera
Ludwigia
Lunaria
Luzula
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiella
Lycopodium
Lycopus
Lyonia
Lysimachia
Lythraceae
Lythrum
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Maianthemum
Malaxis
Malvaceae
Marshallia
Matelea
Medeola
Meehania
Megalodonta
Melanthiaceae
Melastomataceae
Melica
Melilotus
Menyanthaceae
Micranthemum
Microstegium
Minuartia
Mitella
Monarda
Montia
Montiaceae
Moraceae
Morus
Muhlenbergia
Myrica
Myricaceae
Myriophyllum
Nartheciaceae
Nuphar
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphoides
Nyssa
Nyssaceae
Oclemena
Oenothera
Oldenlandia
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Onoclea
Onocleaceae
Onosmodium
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum
Orchidaceae
Orobanchaceae
Osmunda
Osmundaceae
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Packera
Panax
Panicum
Papaveraceae
Parnassia
Paronychia
Parthenium
Parthenocissus
Passiflora
Passifloraceae
Paulownia
Paulowniaceae
Paxistima
Pedicularis
Persicaria
Phaseolus
Phemeranthus
Phlox
Phoradendron
Phragmites
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus
Physalis
Phytolacca
Phytolaccaceae
Pilea
Pinaceae
Pinus
Piptatherum
Piptochaetium
Plantaginaceae
Plantago
Platanthera
Pluchea
Poa
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polemonium
Polygala
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonella
Polygonum
Polystichum
Pontederiaceae
Populus
Potamogeton
Potamogetonaceae
Potentilla
Prenanthes
Primulaceae
Proserpinaca
Prunella
Prunus
Ptelea
Pteridaceae
Ptilimnium
Pycnanthemum
Pyrola
Quercus
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus
Ratibida
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus
Rhexia
Rhododendron
Rhus
Rhynchospora
Ribes
Rosa
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubus
Rudbeckia
Ruellia
Rumex
Rutaceae
Sabatia
Sagittaria
Salicaceae
Salix
Sanicula
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sassafras
Saururaceae
Saururus
Saxifragaceae
Scheuchzeria
Scheuchzeriaceae
Schoenoplectus
Scirpus
Scleria
Scrophulariaceae
Scutellaria
Securigera
Sedum
Sericocarpus
Setaria
Shepherdia
Sida
Simaroubaceae
Sisyrinchium
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Solanaceae
Solanum
Solidago
Sorbus
Sparganium
Spiraea
Spiranthes
Sporobolus
Stachys
Stellaria
Streptopus
Strophostyles
Stylosanthes
Swertia
Symphoricarpos
Symphyotrichum
Symplocarpus
Taenidia
Thalictrum
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris
Toxicodendron
Triadenum
Trichostema
Trifolium
Triglochin
Trillium
Triosteum
Triphora
Triplasis
Tripsacum
Trisetum
Trollius
Typha
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Ulmus
Urticaceae
Utricularia
Uvularia
Vaccinium
Veratrum
Verbascum
Verbena
Verbenaceae
Vernonia
Veronica
Viburnaceae
Viburnum
Viola
Violaceae
Vitaceae
Vitis
Vittaria
Xyridaceae
Xyris
Zigadenus
Zizania
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Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
Flower
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Pennsylvania Protected Species List
DCNR
Species Count: 541
Acanthaceae
Ruellia caroliniensis
Ruellia humilis
Ruellia strepens
Acoraceae
Acorus americanus
Alismataceae
Alisma triviale
Sagittaria cuneata
Sagittaria filiformis
Amaranthaceae
Blitum capitatum
Chenopodium foggii
Amaryllidaceae
Allium burdickii
Allium tricoccum
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Conioselinum chinense
Eryngium aquaticum
Ligusticum canadense
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Taenidia montana
Apocynaceae
Asclepias rubra
Asclepias variegata
Asclepias verticillata
Matelea obliqua
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex glabra
Ilex opaca
Araliaceae
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Panax quinquefolius
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium bradleyi
Asplenium resiliens
Asteraceae
Ageratina aromatica
Antennaria solitaria
Arnica acaulis
Arnoglossum reniforme
Bidens bidentoides
Bidens laevis
Boltonia asteroides
Boltonia montana
Brickellia eupatorioides
Chrysogonum virginianum
Chrysopsis mariana
Cirsium horridulum
Coreopsis rosea
Echinacea laevigata
Eupatorium godfreyanum
Eupatorium leucolepis
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eurybia radula
Eurybia spectabilis
Euthamia tenuifolia
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus occidentalis
Hieracium traillii
Hieracium umbellatum
Liatris scariosa
Marshallia grandiflora
Megalodonta beckii
Nabalus racemosus
Nabalus serpentarius
Oclemena nemoralis
Packera antennariifolia
Packera plattensis
Parthenium integrifolium
Pluchea odorata
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia fulgida
Sericocarpus linifolius
Solidago erecta
Solidago rigida
Solidago roanensis
Solidago speciosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum depauperatum
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Vernonia glauca
Berberidaceae
Berberis canadensis
Betulaceae
Alnus viridis
Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum boreale
Ellisia nyctelea
Lithospermum canescens
Lithospermum caroliniense
Lithospermum parviflorum
Onosmodium virginianum
Brassicaceae
Arabis hirsuta
Arabis patens
Borodinia missouriensis
Cardamine maxima
Draba reptans
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
Campanulaceae
Lobelia dortmanna
Lobelia kalmii
Lobelia nuttallii
Lobelia puberula
Caprifoliaceae
Linnaea borealis
Lonicera hirsuta
Lonicera oblongifolia
Lonicera villosa
Triosteum angustifolium
Caryophyllaceae
Sabulina glabra
Sabulina michauxii
Stellaria borealis
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Paxistima canbyi
Cistaceae
Helianthemum bicknellii
Lechea minor
Clethraceae
Clethra acuminata
Commelinaceae
Commelina erecta
Commelina virginica
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta cephalanthi
Cuscuta compacta
Cuscuta coryli
Cuscuta polygonorum
Crassulaceae
Crassula aquatica
Sedum rosea
Cupressaceae
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Cyperaceae
Carex adusta
Carex alata
Carex aquatilis
Carex atherodes
Carex aurea
Carex backii
Carex barrattii
Carex bebbii
Carex bicknellii
Carex brevior
Carex bullata
Carex careyana
Carex chordorrhiza
Carex collinsii
Carex crawfordii
Carex cryptolepis
Carex diandra
Carex eburnea
Carex flava
Carex foenea
Carex formosa
Carex fraseriana
Carex garberi
Carex geyeri
Carex gynocrates
Carex haydenii
Carex hyalinolepis
Carex limosa
Carex longii
Carex lupuliformis
Carex meadii
Carex mitchelliana
Carex oligosperma
Carex pauciflora
Carex polymorpha
Carex prairea
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex retrorsa
Carex richardsonii
Carex roanensis
Carex sartwellii
Carex schweinitzii
Carex siccata
Carex sterilis
Carex tetanica
Carex typhina
Carex viridula
Carex wiegandii
Cladium mariscoides
Cyperus diandrus
Cyperus houghtonii
Cyperus lancastriensis
Cyperus refractus
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperus subsquarrosus
Eleocharis compressa
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis geniculata
Eleocharis intermedia
Eleocharis obtusa
Eleocharis parvula
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Eleocharis robbinsii
Eleocharis rostellata
Eleocharis tricostata
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum tenellum
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Fimbristylis annua
Fimbristylis puberula
Rhynchospora capillacea
Rhynchospora fusca
Rhynchospora gracilenta
Rhynchospora recognita
Schoenoplectiella smithii
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
Schoenoplectus torreyi
Scirpus ancistrochaetus
Scirpus pedicellatus
Scleria minor
Scleria muehlenbergii
Scleria pauciflora
Scleria triglomerata
Scleria verticillata
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris laurentiana
Cystopteris × tennesseensis
Gymnocarpium appalachianum
Gymnocarpium x heterosporum
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris campyloptera
Dryopteris celsa
Dryopteris clintoniana
Dryopteris filix-mas
Polystichum braunii
Elaeagnaceae
Shepherdia canadensis
Elatinaceae
Elatine americana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum scirpoides
Equisetum variegatum
Equisetum × ferrissii
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Gaylussacia brachycera
Gaylussacia dumosa
Kalmia buxifolia
Lyonia mariana
Pyrola chlorantha
Rhododendron atlanticum
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulon parkeri
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha deamii
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Euphorbia polygonifolia
Euphorbia purpurea
Euphorbia spathulata
Fabaceae
Aeschynomene virginica
Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus neglectus
Baptisia australis
Clitoria mariana
Desmodium glabellum
Desmodium laevigatum
Desmodium nuttallii
Desmodium obtusum
Desmodium sessilifolium
Desmodium viridiflorum
Galactia regularis
Galactia volubilis
Lathyrus japonicus
Lathyrus ochroleucus
Lathyrus palustris
Lathyrus venosus
Lespedeza angustifolia
Lespedeza stuevei
Phaseolus polystachios
Strophostyles umbellata
Stylosanthes biflora
Trifolium reflexum
Trifolium virginicum
Fagaceae
Quercus falcata
Quercus michauxii
Quercus phellos
Quercus shumardii
Gentianaceae
Frasera caroliniensis
Gentiana alba
Gentiana catesbaei
Gentiana saponaria
Gentiana villosa
Gentianopsis virgata
Sabatia campanulata
Geraniaceae
Geranium bicknellii
Grossulariaceae
Ribes lacustre
Ribes missouriense
Ribes triste
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sibiricum
Myriophyllum tenellum
Myriophyllum verticillatum
Proserpinaca pectinata
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea schweinitzii
Hypericaceae
Hypericum adpressum
Hypericum crux-andreae
Hypericum denticulatum
Hypericum drummondii
Hypericum gymnanthum
Hypericum majus
Hypericum stragulum
Triadenum walteri
Iridaceae
Iris cristata
Iris prismatica
Iris verna
Iris virginica
Sisyrinchium albidum
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
Isoetaceae
Isoëtes appalachiana
Iteaceae
Itea virginica
Juncaceae
Juncus brachycarpus
Juncus brachycephalus
Juncus debilis
Juncus dichotomus
Juncus greenei
Juncus militaris
Juncus scirpoides
Luzula bulbosa
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin palustris
Lamiaceae
Lycopus rubellus
Meehania cordata
Monarda punctata
Pycnanthemum pilosum
Pycnanthemum torreyi
Pycnanthemum × clinopodioides
Scutellaria saxatilis
Scutellaria serrata
Stachys cordata
Stachys hyssopifolia
Trichostema setaceum
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia cornuta
Utricularia intermedia
Utricularia radiata
Utricularia resupinata
Utricularia subulata
Liliaceae
Streptopus amplexifolius
Linaceae
Linum intercursum
Linum sulcatum
Linderniaceae
Micranthemum micranthemoides
Lycopodiaceae
Diphasiastrum sabinifolium
Huperzia porophila
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiella appressa
Lycopodiella margueritae
Lythraceae
Ammannia coccinea
Lythrum alatum
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia virginiana
Malvaceae
Sida hermaphrodita
Melanthiaceae
Trillium cernuum
Trillium flexipes
Trillium nivale
Veratrum virginicum
Zigadenus glaucus
Melastomataceae
Rhexia mariana
Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides cordata
Montiaceae
Montia chamissoi
Phemeranthus teretifolius
Moraceae
Morus rubra
Myricaceae
Myrica gale
Nartheciaceae
Aletris farinosa
Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar microphylla
Oleaceae
Chionanthus virginicus
Fraxinus profunda
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Onagraceae
Ludwigia decurrens
Ludwigia polycarpa
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Oenothera argillicola
Oenothera oakesiana
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum engelmannii
Ophioglossum pusillum
Orchidaceae
Arethusa bulbosa
Coeloglossum viride
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Cypripedium candidum
Cypripedium reginae
Goodyera repens
Goodyera tesselata
Isotria medeoloides
Listera australis
Listera cordata
Listera smallii
Malaxis bayardii
Platanthera aquilonis
Platanthera blephariglottis
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera cristata
Platanthera dilatata
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera huronensis
Platanthera leucophaea
Platanthera macrophylla
Platanthera peramoena
Spiranthes casei
Spiranthes lucida
Spiranthes magnicamporum
Spiranthes ovalis
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Spiranthes tuberosa
Spiranthes vernalis
Triphora trianthophora
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis auriculata
Agalinis decemloba
Agalinis paupercula
Aureolaria flava
Buchnera americana
Castilleja coccinea
Pedicularis lanceolata
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Dicentra eximia
Passifloraceae
Passiflora lutea
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
Pinaceae
Pinus echinata
Plantaginaceae
Gratiola aurea
Poaceae
Agrostis altissima
Alopecurus aequalis
Ammophila breviligulata
Anthoxanthum hirtum
Aristida purpurascens
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus kalmii
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium laxum
Coleataenia longifolia
Deschampsia cespitosa
Diarrhena americana
Dichanthelium annulum
Dichanthelium commonsianum
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Dichanthelium leibergii
Dichanthelium lucidum
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Dichanthelium scoparium
Dichanthelium xanthophysum
Dichanthelium yadkinense
Echinochloa walteri
Festuca paradoxa
Glyceria obtusa
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Melica nitens
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Muhlenbergia uniflora
Panicum flexile
Panicum tuckermanii
Piptatheropsis pungens
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poa autumnalis
Poa languida
Saccharum giganteum
Sporobolus clandestinus
Sporobolus heterolepis
Triplasis purpurea
Tripsacum dactyloides
Trisetum spicatum
Zizania palustris
Polemoniaceae
Phlox ovata
Phlox pilosa
Polemonium van-bruntiae
Polemonium vanbruntiae
Polygalaceae
Polygala cruciata
Polygala curtissii
Polygala incarnata
Polygala lutea
Polygala nuttallii
Polygala polygama
Polygala senega
Polygonaceae
Persicaria careyi
Persicaria setacea
Polygonella articulata
Polygonum ramosissimum
Rumex hastatulus
Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera multiflora
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton confervoides
Potamogeton filiformis
Potamogeton friesii
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogeton hillii
Potamogeton oakesianus
Potamogeton obtusifolius
Potamogeton praelongus
Potamogeton pulcher
Potamogeton strictifolius
Potamogeton tennesseensis
Potamogeton vaseyi
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia
Hottonia inflata
Lysimachia hybrida
Pteridaceae
Cryptogramma stelleri
Vittaria appalachiana
Ranunculaceae
Aconitum reclinatum
Aconitum uncinatum
Actaea podocarpa
Actaea rubra
Anemone cylindrica
Clematis occidentalis
Clematis viorna
Delphinium exaltatum
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculus ambigens
Ranunculus fascicularis
Ranunculus flabellaris
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus hederaceus
Ranunculus pusillus
Thalictrum coriaceum
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Trollius laxus
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus lanceolata
Rosaceae
Amelanchier bartramiana
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier humilis
Amelanchier obovalis
Amelanchier sanguinea
Dasiphora fruticosa
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus maritima
Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus setosus
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
Sorbus decora
Spiraea betulifolia
Spiraea virginiana
Rubiaceae
Galium labradoricum
Galium latifolium
Houstonia canadensis
Houstonia serpyllifolia
Oldenlandia uniflora
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus balsamifera
Populus heterophylla
Salix candida
Salix caroliniana
Salix myricoides
Salix pedicellaris
Salix serissima
Santalaceae
Arceuthobium pusillum
Phoradendron leucarpum
Saxifragaceae
Mitella nuda
Scheuchzeriaceae
Scheuchzeria palustris
Scrophulariaceae
Limosella australis
Smilacaceae
Smilax pseudochina
Solanaceae
Physalis virginiana
Typhaceae
Sparganium androcladum
Sparganium angustifolium
Sparganium natans
Viburnaceae
Viburnum nudum
Viburnum trilobum
Violaceae
Viola brittoniana
Viola glaberrima
Viola renifolia
Viola tripartita
Viola walteri
Vitaceae
Vitis rupestris
Xyridaceae
Xyris torta
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-70-19-0057-19].
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