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Fruit or Cone
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fleshy
NYC EcoFlora top 30
New York Botanical Garden
Species Count: 29
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium album
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Asteraceae
Ageratina altissima
Artemisia vulgaris
Eurybia divaricata
Senecio vulgaris
Taraxacum officinale
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Caryophyllaceae
Silene latifolia
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Cyperaceae
Carex pensylvanica
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus rubra
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Paulowniaceae
Paulownia tomentosa
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Plantago major
Plantago rugelii
Polygonaceae
Persicaria virginiana
Reynoutria japonica
Rosaceae
Prunus serotina
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia