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all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
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flowering season - upper Midwest
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Flower
principal flower color
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Bridge Valley Fen
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 81
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron vernix
Apocynaceae
Asclepias syriaca
Araceae
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asteraceae
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium maculatum
Liatris spicata
Rudbeckia fulgida
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago patula
Solidago rugosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula nigra
Brassicaceae
Nasturtium microphyllum
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus sericea
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Thuja occidentalis
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex flava
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex prairea
Carex sterilis
Carex stricta
Carex utriculata
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis rostellata
Rhynchospora capillacea
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Equisetaceae
Equisetum scirpoides
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Juncaceae
Juncus brachycephalus
Juncus dudleyi
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Monarda fistulosa
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum
Pinaceae
Larix laricina
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Glyceria striata
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus alnifolia
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rubus pubescens
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium tinctorium
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Salix candida
Saxifragaceae
Mitella nuda
Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea fontana
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia