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Abronia
Acer
Achillea
Achnatherum
Aegilops
Agropyron
Agrostis
Aliciella
Alisma
Alismataceae
Allium
Almutaster
Alopecurus
Alyssum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaryllidaceae
Ambrosia
Amelanchier
Amorpha
Anacardiaceae
Andropogon
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Araceae
Araliaceae
Arctium
Argemone
Aristida
Artemisia
Asclepias
Asparagaceae
Asparagus
Asperugo
Asteraceae
Astragalus
Atriplex
Barbarea
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Berteroa
Bidens
Bignoniaceae
Bolboschoenus
Boraginaceae
Bouteloua
Brassicaceae
Bromus
Buchloe
Cactaceae
Calamovilfa
Callirhoe
Calystegia
Camelina
Campanula
Campanulaceae
Cannabaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Capsella
Carduus
Carex
Caryophyllaceae
Catalpa
Celastraceae
Celtis
Cenchrus
Centaurea
Cercis
Cercocarpus
Chamaesyce
Chenopodium
Chloris
Chorispora
Cichorium
Cirsium
Clematis
Collinsia
Colutea
Comandra
Commelinaceae
Conium
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus
Conyza
Coreopsis
Cornaceae
Cornus
Cotoneaster
Crassulaceae
Crataegus
Croton
Cryptantha
Cucurbita
Cucurbitaceae
Cupressaceae
Cylindropuntia
Cynoglossum
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Dactylis
Daucus
Descurainia
Dieteria
Digitaria
Dipsacus
Distichlis
Dyssodia
Echinochloa
Echinocystis
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus
Eleocharis
Elymus
Equisetaceae
Equisetum
Eragrostis
Ericameria
Erigeron
Eriogonum
Erodium
Eschscholzia
Euonymus
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Evolvulus
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Fallopia
Fallugia
Festuca
Fraxinus
Froelichia
Galium
Geraniaceae
Gleditsia
Glyceria
Glycyrrhiza
Grindelia
Grossulariaceae
Gymnocladus
Hedera
Helianthus
Heliomeris
Hesperis
Hesperostipa
Heterotheca
Hordeum
Humulus
Hyacinthus
Hydrophyllum
Ipomoea
Iridaceae
Iris
Juncaceae
Juncus
Juniperus
Kochia
Koeleria
Koelreuteria
Lactuca
Lamiaceae
Lappula
Lapsana
Lathyrus
Leersia
Lemna
Lepidium
Liatris
Ligustrum
Linaceae
Linaria
Linum
Lithospermum
Loasaceae
Lolium
Lomatium
Lonicera
Lupinus
Lycium
Lygodesmia
Maianthemum
Malus
Malva
Malvaceae
Marrubium
Medicago
Melilotus
Mentha
Mentzelia
Mertensia
Mirabilis
Montiaceae
Moraceae
Morus
Nassella
Nepeta
Nyctaginaceae
Oenothera
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Onopordum
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Panicum
Papaver
Papaveraceae
Parthenocissus
Pascopyrum
Penstemon
Perovskia
Persicaria
Phacelia
Phalaris
Phemeranthus
Phlox
Physalis
Picea
Picradeniopsis
Pinaceae
Pinus
Plantaginaceae
Plantago
Poa
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonum
Polypogon
Populus
Portulaca
Portulacaceae
Potamogeton
Potamogetonaceae
Potentilla
Prunus
Psathyrostachys
Pseudostellaria
Pseudotsuga
Psoralidium
Quercus
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus
Ratibida
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus
Rhus
Ribes
Robinia
Rorippa
Rosa
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rubus
Rumex
Sagittaria
Salicaceae
Salix
Salsola
Sambucus
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Saponaria
Schedonorus
Schoenoplectus
Scirpus
Scorzonera
Scrophulariaceae
Secale
Securigera
Sedum
Sempervivum
Setaria
Silene
Sisymbrium
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Solanaceae
Solanum
Solidago
Sonchus
Sphaeralcea
Spiraea
Sporobolus
Stachys
Stellaria
Symphoricarpos
Symphyotrichum
Syringa
Taraxacum
Thelesperma
Thinopyrum
Thlaspi
Tilia
Toxicodendron
Tradescantia
Tragopogon
Tribulus
Trifolium
Turritis
Typha
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Ulmus
Urtica
Urticaceae
Verbascum
Verbena
Verbenaceae
Verbesina
Veronica
Viburnaceae
Viburnum
Vicia
Vinca
Vitaceae
Vitis
Vulpia
Yucca
Zygophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
High Line Canal Botanical Survey
Chrissy Alba, Audrey Dignan, Janet Wingate, Meghan McGill, Melissa Islam
Species Count: 365
Alismataceae
Alisma triviale
Sagittaria cuneata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus powellii
Atriplex canescens
Bassia scoparia
Chenopodiastrum simplex
Chenopodium
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium pratericola
Froelichia gracilis
Salsola tragus
Amaryllidaceae
Allium
Anacardiaceae
Rhus glabra
Rhus trilobata
Rhus typhina
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Daucus carota
Lomatium orientale
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias speciosa
Vinca
Araceae
Lemna
Araliaceae
Hedera helix
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Hyacinthus
Maianthemum stellatum
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefolium
Almutaster pauciflorus
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Arctium minus
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia dracunculus
Bidens frondosa
Carduus nutans
Centaurea diffusa
Centaurea montana
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium arvense
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Dyssodia papposa
Ericameria nauseosa
Erigeron
Grindelia squarrosa
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus petiolaris
Heliomeris multiflora
Heterotheca villosa
Lactuca serriola
Lapsana communis
Liatris punctata
Lygodesmia juncea
Onopordum acanthium
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
Ratibida columnifera
Scorzonera laciniata
Solidago gigantea
Solidago missouriensis
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon porrifolius
Berberidaceae
Mahonia repens
Bignoniaceae
Catalpa speciosa
Boraginaceae
Asperugo procumbens
Cryptantha minima
Cynoglossum officinale
Lappula occidentalis
Lithospermum incisum
Mertensia franciscana
Phacelia heterophylla
Brassicaceae
Alyssum desertorum
Alyssum simplex
Barbarea orthoceras
Berteroa incana
Camelina microcarpa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Chorispora tenella
Descurainia
Descurainia sophia
Hesperis matronalis
Lepidium chalepensis
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium draba
Rorippa palustris
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thlaspi arvense
Turritis glabra
Campanulaceae
Campanula glomerata
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rotundifolia
Cannabaceae
Celtis
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus laciniatus
Lonicera
Lonicera tatarica
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Caryophyllaceae
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Saponaria officinalis
Silene latifolia
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus europaeus
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Convolvulus arvensis
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea leptophylla
Crassulaceae
Sedum lanceolatum
Sedum spurium
Sempervivum
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita foetidissima
Echinocystis lobata
Cupressaceae
Juniperus scopulorum
Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex brevior
Carex emoryi
Carex pellita
Carex praegracilis
Carex vulpinoidea
Cyperus schweinitzii
Eleocharis
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus pallidus
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce stictospora
Croton texensis
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia esula
Euphorbia geyeri
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Fabaceae
Amorpha fruticosa
Astragalus
Astragalus cicer
Cercis canadensis
Colutea arborescens
Gleditsia triacanthos
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Gymnocladus dioicus
Ladeania lanceolata
Lathyrus sylvestris
Lupinus argenteus
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Robinia neomexicana
Robinia pseudoacacia
Securigera varia
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Vicia americana
Fagaceae
Quercus gambelii
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Grossulariaceae
Ribes aureum
Ribes cereum
Ribes inerme
Ribes leptanthum
Iridaceae
Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Juncaceae
Juncus
Juncus articulatus
Juncus compressus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus effusus
Juncus interior
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha
Nepeta
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta racemosa
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Stachys byzantina
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Loasaceae
Mentzelia nuda
Malvaceae
Callirhoe involucrata
Malva neglecta
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Tilia americana
Montiaceae
Phemeranthus parviflorus
Moraceae
Morus alba
Nyctaginaceae
Abronia fragrans
Mirabilis
Mirabilis hirsuta
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Ligustrum vulgare
Syringa vulgaris
Onagraceae
Oenothera
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera suffrutescens
Oenothera villosa
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis dillenii
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Papaver orientale
Pinaceae
Picea engelmannii
Picea pungens
Pinus contorta
Pinus edulis
Pinus ponderosa
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Plantaginaceae
Collinsia parviflora
Linaria dalmatica
Linaria vulgaris
Penstemon albidus
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica biloba
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis
Agrostis gigantea
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Alopecurus pratensis
Andropogon hallii
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Calamovilfa longifolia
Cenchrus longispinus
Chloris verticillata
Chloris virgata
Dactylis glomerata
Digitaria sanguinalis
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus repens
Elymus trachycaulus
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eriocoma hymenoides
Festuca
Festuca rubra
Glyceria grandis
Hesperostipa comata
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum murinum
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Leersia oryzoides
Lolium perenne
Nassella viridula
Panicum capillare
Pascopyrum smithii
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa annua
Poa bulbosa
Poa compressa
Poa palustris
Poa pratensis
Poa secunda
Polypogon monspeliensis
Psathyrostachys juncea
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Secale cereale
Sporobolus airoides
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum intermedium
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella pinnatifida
Phlox multiflora
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum annuum
Eriogonum effusum
Fallopia convolvulus
Persicaria hydropiper
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex crispus
Rumex stenophyllus
Rumex triangulivalvis
Rumex venosus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus cathartica
Rosaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia
Cercocarpus montanus
Cotoneaster
Crataegus
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus saligna
Crataegus succulenta
Dasiphora fruticosa
Fallugia paradoxa
Malus
Potentilla recta
Prunus
Prunus americana
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus persica
Prunus virginiana
Rosa
Rosa blanda
Rubus deliciosus
Spiraea
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium odoratum
Salicaceae
Populus
Populus angustifolia
Populus deltoides
Populus x acuminata
Salix
Salix amygdaloides
Salix babylonica
Salix boothii
Salix ligulifolia
Salix monticola
Salix × fragilis
Sapindaceae
Acer
Acer ginnala
Acer glabrum
Acer negundo
Koelreuteria paniculata
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Smilacaceae
Smilax lasioneura
Solanaceae
Lycium barbarum
Physalis heterophylla
Physalis hispida
Physalis longifolia
Solanum nigrum
Solanum rostratum
Solanum triflorum
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha domingensis
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus pumila
Urticaceae
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum edule
Viburnum lantana
Viburnum lentago
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Vitis riparia
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris