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trees
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herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
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longevity
annual or biennial
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armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
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
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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
Bayley's Fen
Pogue, CD; Zionce, R; Hackett, RA; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 85
Acoraceae
Acorus calamus
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias syriaca
Asteraceae
Cirsium muticum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helianthus giganteus
Solidago canadensis
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago rugosa
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Campanulaceae
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Cornaceae
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex buxbaumii
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex sartwellii
Carex stricta
Eleocharis elliptica
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Fabaceae
Apios americana
Lathyrus palustris
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Monarda fistulosa
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus repens
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa pratensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Rumex orbiculatus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Caltha palustris
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rosa palustris
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Galium trifidum
Salicaceae
Salix candida
Salix discolor
Salix exigua
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea pumila
Violaceae
Viola cucullata
Viola nephrophylla