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trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
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legumes
milkweeds
mints
dicots
monocots
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annual or biennial
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unarmed
armed
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
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
NICHES Land Trust: Frank and Ada Beineke Memorial Forest
Zach Neff, Bob Easter, Justin Harmeson
Species Count: 123
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium album
Amaryllidaceae
Allium canadense
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea
Conium maculatum
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Osmorhiza claytonii
Pastinaca sativa
Sanicula odorata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva
Asteraceae
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Cirsium altissimum
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium vulgare
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium serotinum
Heliopsis helianthoides
Packera glabella
Polymnia canadensis
Rudbeckia laciniata
Solidago gigantea
Verbesina alternifolia
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Boraginaceae
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Lepidium virginicum
Thlaspi arvense
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Humulus lupulus
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Silene nivea
Silene virginica
Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculatus
Euonymus fortunei
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia subaspera
Crassulaceae
Sedum ternatum
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex aggregata
Carex blanda
Carex cristatella
Carex davisii
Carex frankii
Carex grisea
Carex jamesii
Carex normalis
Carex shortiana
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Cercis canadensis
Gleditsia triacanthos
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Securigera varia
Fagaceae
Quercus bicolor
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus rubra
Hypericaceae
Hypericum punctatum
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Juglans nigra
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Blephilia hirsuta
Monarda fistulosa
Scutellaria ovata
Stachys tenuifolia
Teucrium canadense
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Tilia americana
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus alba
Oleaceae
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Phrymaceae
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Dactylis glomerata
Diarrhena obovata
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus villosus
Festuca subverticillata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Microstegium vimineum
Phalaris arundinacea
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Phlox paniculata
Polygonaceae
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria virginiana
Rumex crispus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia nummularia
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum amphibolum
Rosaceae
Geum canadense
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Salix nigra
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Aesculus glabra
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia marilandica
Verbascum thapsus
Smilacaceae
Smilax tamnoides
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia