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herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
Flower
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Species Count: 464
Alismataceae
Sagittaria engelmanniana
Amaranthaceae
Atriplex hortensis
Atriplex mucronata
Atriplex rosea
Atriplex tatarica
Bassia hyssopifolia
Bassia scoparia
Dysphania anthelmintica
Dysphania botrys
Dysphania multifida
Oxybasis urbica
Salicornia ambigua
Salsola tragus
Suaeda linearis
Apiaceae
Carum carvi
Heracleum sphondylium
Apocynaceae
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias quadrifolia
Asclepias rubra
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex laevigata
Ilex mucronata
Araceae
Lemna trisulca
Orontium aquaticum
Wolffia columbiana
Araliaceae
Aralia hispida
Hydrocotyle americana
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium trichomanes
Asteraceae
Anaphalis margaritacea
Antennaria howellii
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria parlinii
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia stelleriana
Bidens cernua
Bidens laevis
Bidens trichosperma
Bidens tripartita
Boltonia asteroides
Centaurea solstitialis
Chrysopsis mariana
Cirsium horridulum
Cirsium muticum
Cirsium pumilum
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis rosea
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Doellingeria infirma
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium leucolepis
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eurybia radula
Eurybia schreberi
Eurybia spectabilis
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Hieracium gronovii
Hieracium scabrum
Inula helenium
Ionactis linariifolia
Lactuca hirsuta
Liatris scariosa
Nabalus altissimus
Packera obovata
Packera paupercula
Picris hieracioides
Pilosella aurantiaca
Senecio viscosus
Sericocarpus asteroides
Sericocarpus linifolius
Solidago latissimifolia
Solidago patula
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Blechnaceae
Anchistea virginica
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Anchusa arvensis
Anchusa officinalis
Cynoglossum officinale
Ellisia nyctelea
Lappula squarrosa
Lithospermum officinale
Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis laxa
Onosmodium virginianum
Pulmonaria saccharata
Brassicaceae
Camelina sativa
Cardamine parviflora
Descurainia sophia
Lepidium draba
Lepidium latifolium
Lepidium perfoliatum
Lepidium ruderale
Sinapis alba
Sinapis arvensis
Turritis glabra
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi
Campanulaceae
Lobelia spicata
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caryophyllaceae
Agrostemma githago
Cerastium nutans
Dianthus deltoides
Moehringia lateriflora
Myosoton aquaticum
Paronychia fastigiata
Sabulina caroliniana
Silene caroliniana
Silene csereii
Silene flos-cuculi
Silene noctiflora
Spergularia media
Stellaria alsine
Stellaria longifolia
Vaccaria hispanica
Celastraceae
Euonymus atropurpureus
Parnassia glauca
Cistaceae
Crocanthemum canadense
Lechea intermedia
Lechea minor
Lechea mucronata
Lechea pulchella
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex alata
Carex albolutescens
Carex albursina
Carex argyrantha
Carex bebbii
Carex bicknellii
Carex brevior
Carex bromoides
Carex bushii
Carex buxbaumii
Carex caroliniana
Carex cephaloidea
Carex collinsii
Carex conoidea
Carex crawfordii
Carex cristatella
Carex debilis
Carex deflexa
Carex digitalis
Carex emmonsii
Carex festucacea
Carex foenea
Carex folliculata
Carex gracilescens
Carex hirsutella
Carex hitchcockiana
Carex hormathodes
Carex hystericina
Carex laevivaginata
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex mitchelliana
Carex pallescens
Carex polymorpha
Carex prasina
Carex retroflexa
Carex scabrata
Carex seorsa
Carex siccata
Carex squarrosa
Carex stipata
Carex straminea
Carex striatula
Carex styloflexa
Carex trichocarpa
Carex trisperma
Carex typhina
Carex vestita
Carex willdenowii
Cladium mariscoides
Cyperus dentatus
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis ambigens
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis ovata
Eleocharis palustris
Eleocharis parvula
Eleocharis rostellata
Eleocharis tenuis
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Eleocharis wolfii
Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum virginicum
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Rhynchospora alba
Rhynchospora capitellata
Rhynchospora fusca
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
Scirpus expansus
Scirpus longii
Scirpus polyphyllus
Scleria pauciflora
Scleria triglomerata
Scleria verticillata
Trichophorum planifolium
Droseraceae
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris clintoniana
Dryopteris cristata
Dryopteris goldieana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Ericaceae
Epigaea repens
Lyonia mariana
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha virginica
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Euphorbia vermiculata
Fabaceae
Crotalaria sagittalis
Desmodium ciliare
Desmodium cuspidatum
Desmodium laevigatum
Desmodium nuttallii
Desmodium perplexum
Galactia regularis
Lathyrus palustris
Lespedeza frutescens
Lespedeza hirta
Lespedeza violacea
Lespedeza virginica
Phaseolus polystachios
Stylosanthes biflora
Tephrosia virginiana
Trifolium aureum
Vicia hirsuta
Gentianaceae
Gentiana saponaria
Sabatia dodecandra
Geraniaceae
Geranium bicknellii
Geranium sibiricum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes uva-crispa
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea nuttallii
Najas flexilis
Hypericaceae
Hypericum densiflorum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Juncaceae
Juncus balticus
Juncus canadensis
Juncus compressus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus secundus
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin maritima
Lamiaceae
Ballota nigra
Cunila origanoides
Lycopus europaeus
Lycopus rubellus
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha arvensis
Mentha longifolia
Pycnanthemum incanum
Pycnanthemum × clinopodioides
Scutellaria elliptica
Scutellaria integrifolia
Scutellaria serrata
Stachys hyssopifolia
Trichostema setaceum
Liliaceae
Lilium canadense
Lilium philadelphicum
Linaceae
Linum medium
Linum striatum
Linum virginianum
Lycopodiaceae
Huperzia lucidula
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lythraceae
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Melanthiaceae
Chamaelirium luteum
Stenanthium densum
Veratrum virginicum
Myricaceae
Myrica gale
Nartheciaceae
Aletris farinosa
Onagraceae
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Epilobium leptophyllum
Epilobium strictum
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Oenothera fruticosa
Oenothera perennis
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum pusillum
Sceptridium multifidum
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Corallorhiza maculata
Liparis liliifolia
Malaxis unifolia
Platanthera blephariglottis
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera clavellata
Platanthera flava
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera psycodes
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Spiranthes vernalis
Tipularia discolor
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis maritima
Agalinis setacea
Aureolaria flava
Aureolaria pedicularia
Aureolaria virginica
Castilleja coccinea
Melampyrum lineare
Pedicularis canadensis
Pedicularis lanceolata
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis florida
Papaveraceae
Capnoides sempervirens
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Phryma leptostachya
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche heterophylla
Callitriche palustris
Linaria dalmatica
Penstemon calycosus
Plantago media
Veronica americana
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica beccabunga
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica scutellata
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis scabra
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus myosuroides
Alopecurus pratensis
Anthoxanthum nitens
Apera spica-venti
Aristida longespica
Aristida purpurascens
Aristida tuberculosa
Arthraxon hispidus
Avenella flexuosa
Beckmannia syzigachne
Briza maxima
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus erectus
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus pubescens
Bromus racemosus
Bromus secalinus
Calamagrostis epigeios
Chasmanthium laxum
Cinna latifolia
Coleataenia rigidula
Coleataenia stipitata
Deschampsia cespitosa
Dichanthelium boreale
Dichanthelium boscii
Dichanthelium commutatum
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Dichanthelium linearifolium
Dichanthelium meridionale
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Dichanthelium scoparium
Dichanthelium villosissimum
Digitaria filiformis
Elymus riparius
Eragrostis hypnoides
Festuca filiformis
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria acutiflora
Glyceria canadensis
Glyceria fluitans
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria melicaria
Glyceria obtusa
Glyceria septentrionalis
Holcus mollis
Hordeum vulgare
Lolium temulentum
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Muhlenbergia sylvatica
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum philadelphicum
Paspalum setaceum
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poa cuspidata
Poa palustris
Poa sylvestris
Puccinellia distans
Puccinellia fasciculata
Schedonorus giganteus
Schizachyrium littorale
Setaria verticilliformis
Sphenopholis intermedia
Sphenopholis nitida
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sphenopholis pensylvanica
Sporobolus compositus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus neglectus
Torreyochloa pallida
Triplasis purpurea
Vulpia octoflora
Zizania aquatica
Polygalaceae
Polygala cruciata
Polygala nuttallii
Polygala sanguinea
Polygala verticillata
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria arifolia
Persicaria careyi
Persicaria setacea
Polygonum glaucum
Rumex hydrolapathum
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton berchtoldii
Potamogeton diversifolius
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogeton pulcher
Potamogeton spirillus
Primulaceae
Samolus valerandi
Ranunculaceae
Anemone cylindrica
Clematis ochroleuca
Ranunculus ambigens
Ranunculus caricetorum
Ranunculus cymbalaria
Ranunculus flabellaris
Ranunculus pusillus
Ranunculus septentrionalis
Thalictrum amphibolum
Trollius laxus
Resedaceae
Reseda lutea
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Agrimonia pubescens
Agrimonia rostellata
Amelanchier spicata
Aronia × prunifolia
Crataegus coccinioides
Crataegus intricata
Crataegus macrosperma
Drymocallis arguta
Geum aleppicum
Geum vernum
Geum virginianum
Potentilla inclinata
Potentilla intermedia
Prunus cerasus
Rosa micrantha
Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa setigera
Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus setosus
Sorbus aucuparia
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia maritima
Salicaceae
Populus balsamifera
Salix bebbiana
Salix petiolaris
Salix purpurea
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata
Sapindaceae
Acer spicatum
Saxifragaceae
Chrysosplenium americanum
Micranthes pensylvanica
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia lanceolata
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupestris
Solanaceae
Nicandra physalodes
Solanum sarrachoides
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris simulata
Typhaceae
Sparganium americanum
Urticaceae
Pilea fontana
Urtica gracilis
Viburnaceae
Viburnum cassinoides
Violaceae
Viola affinis
Viola palmata
Viola pectinata
Viola rotundifolia
Viola subsinuata
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia ilvensis