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annual or biennial
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
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all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
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Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
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inconspicuous
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1
2-5
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Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Whelan Lake Fen
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 113
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Cicuta bulbifera
Daucus carota
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Araceae
Peltandra virginica
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asteraceae
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Liatris spicata
Nabalus racemosus
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago altissima
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago patula
Solidago riddellii
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Corylus americana
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Parnassia glauca
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Cuscuta gronovii
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex buxbaumii
Carex comosa
Carex diandra
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex prairea
Carex sartwellii
Carex sterilis
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Carex tetanica
Carex viridistellata
Cladium mariscoides
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis palustris
Eleocharis rostellata
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus atrovirens
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Equisetum palustre
Fabaceae
Lathyrus palustris
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Juncaceae
Juncus dudleyi
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum
Epilobium leptophyllum
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Orobanchaceae
Pedicularis lanceolata
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Danthonia spicata
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa pratensis
Poa trivialis
Sorghastrum nutans
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus alnifolia
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rubus pubescens
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Salicaceae
Salix bebbiana
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Viburnaceae
Viburnum lentago
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia