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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)
John Hall (2018)
Species Count: 780
Alismataceae
Alisma subcordatum
Sagittaria engelmanniana
Sagittaria latifolia
Altingiaceae
Liquidambar styraciflua
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus spinosus
Atriplex patula
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Dysphania ambrosioides
Amaryllidaceae
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium vineale
Anacardiaceae
Rhus copallinum
Rhus glabra
Rhus typhina
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Cicuta maculata
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Oxypolis rigidior
Sanicula canadensis
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias tuberosa
Vinca minor
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex opaca
Ilex verticillata
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Lemna gibba
Lemna minor
Lemna minuta
Lemna perpusilla
Lemna turionifera
Peltandra virginica
Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrrhiza
Spirodela punctata
Symplocarpus foetidus
Wolffia brasiliensis
Araliaceae
Aralia spinosa
Hedera helix
Hydrocotyle americana
Panax trifolius
Asparagaceae
Convallaria majalis
Liriope spicata
Maianthemum canadense
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefolium
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis cotula
Arctium minus
Arctium tomentosum
Artemisia annua
Artemisia vulgaris
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens discoidea
Bidens frondosa
Bidens polylepis
Bidens tripartita
Carduus nutans
Centaurea cyanus
Chondrilla juncea
Chrysopsis mariana
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium vulgare
Conoclinium coelestinum
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis tinctoria
Coreopsis verticillata
Echinacea purpurea
Eclipta prostrata
Elephantopus carolinianus
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron strigosus
Eupatorium altissimum
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium pilosum
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eupatorium serotinum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium dubium
Eutrochium fistulosum
Eutrochium purpureum
Gaillardia pulchella
Galinsoga parviflora
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus tuberosus
Hieracium caespitosum
Hieracium gronovii
Hieracium venosum
Hypochaeris radicata
Krigia dandelion
Krigia virginica
Lactuca floridana
Lactuca saligna
Leucanthemum maximum
Leucanthemum vulgare
Liatris graminifolia
Liatris pycnostachya
Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria discoidea
Mikania scandens
Nabalus serpentarius
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Senecio anonymus
Sericocarpus asteroides
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Solidago erecta
Solidago juncea
Solidago odora
Solidago puberula
Solidago rugosa
Solidago speciosa
Sonchus asper
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Tussilago farfara
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia noveboracensis
Xanthium strumarium
Athyriaceae
Athyrium filix-femina
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens biflora
Impatiens capensis
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Betulaceae
Alnus serrulata
Betula nigra
Carpinus caroliniana
Corylus americana
Bignoniaceae
Catalpa bignonioides
Blechnaceae
Anchistea virginica
Lorinseria areolata
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides arvensis
Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis discolor
Myosotis micrantha
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Arabidopsis thaliana
Barbarea verna
Barbarea vulgaris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine hirsuta
Draba verna
Erysimum asperum
Hesperis matronalis
Isatis tinctoria
Lepidium campestre
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium virginicum
Sisymbrium officinale
Thlaspi arvense
Buxaceae
Buxus sempervirens
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia puberula
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Humulus lupulus
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus fullonum
Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera japonica
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera morrowii
Valerianella locusta
Valerianella radiata
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium glomeratum
Dianthus armeria
Dianthus barbatus
Holosteum umbellatum
Saponaria officinalis
Scleranthus annuus
Silene antirrhina
Silene latifolia
Spergula arvensis
Spergularia rubra
Stellaria aquatica
Stellaria graminea
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculatus
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus americanus
Euonymus atropurpureus
Euonymus europaeus
Cistaceae
Crocanthemum canadense
Lechea minor
Lechea pulchella
Lechea racemulosa
Clethraceae
Clethra alnifolia
Colchicaceae
Uvularia sessilifolia
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Cuscuta compacta
Cuscuta gronovii
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus florida
Cucurbitaceae
Sicyos angulatus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Taxodium distichum
Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex abscondita
Carex albolutescens
Carex annectens
Carex atlantica
Carex bebbii
Carex blanda
Carex complanata
Carex crinita
Carex debilis
Carex digitalis
Carex festucacea
Carex flaccosperma
Carex folliculata
Carex frankii
Carex glaucodea
Carex hirsutella
Carex intumescens
Carex laevivaginata
Carex laxiculmis
Carex lupulina
Carex lurida
Carex normalis
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex scoparia
Carex seorsa
Carex squarrosa
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Carex swanii
Carex torta
Carex tribuloides
Carex typhina
Carex virescens
Carex vulpinoidea
Cyperus echinatus
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus iria
Cyperus lancastriensis
Cyperus lupulinus
Cyperus refractus
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperus strigosus
Dulichium arundinaceum
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis obtusa
Eleocharis olivacea
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Eleocharis tenuis
Kyllinga gracillima
Rhynchospora capitellata
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus georgianus
Scirpus polyphyllus
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Pteridium aquilinum
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea polystachya
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris carthusiana
Dryopteris cristata
Dryopteris intermedia
Dryopteris × boottii
Dryopteris × triploidea
Polystichum acrostichoides
Ebenaceae
Diospyros virginiana
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Elaeagnus pungens
Elaeagnus umbellata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Ericaceae
Chimaphila maculata
Epigaea repens
Gaylussacia baccata
Gaylussacia dumosa
Hypopitys monotropa
Kalmia latifolia
Leucothoe racemosa
Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia mariana
Monotropa uniflora
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Rhododendron viscosum
Vaccinium corymbosum
Vaccinium pallidum
Vaccinium stamineum
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha gracilens
Croton capitatus
Croton glandulosus
Euphorbia corollata
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Euphorbia lathyris
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbia nutans
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Amorpha fruticosa
Apios americana
Cercis canadensis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista nictitans
Crotalaria sagittalis
Desmodium ciliare
Desmodium paniculatum
Kummerowia striata
Lespedeza bicolor
Lespedeza cuneata
Lespedeza repens
Lespedeza stipulacea
Lespedeza virginica
Lotus corniculatus
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Securigera varia
Strophostyles helvola
Stylosanthes biflora
Tephrosia virginiana
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium incarnatum
Trifolium medium
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Vicia grandiflora
Vicia sativa
Vicia villosa
Fagaceae
Castanea dentata
Castanea pumila
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus coccinea
Quercus falcata
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii
Quercus pagoda
Quercus palustris
Quercus phellos
Quercus rubra
Quercus shumardii
Quercus stellata
Quercus velutina
Quercus x subfalcata
Gentianaceae
Bartonia virginica
Sabatia angularis
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium carolinianum
Geranium maculatum
Geranium molle
Geranium pusillum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea canadensis
Najas flexilis
Hypericaceae
Hypericum canadense
Hypericum gentianoides
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum punctatum
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta
Iridaceae
Iris versicolor
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya glabra
Carya ovalis
Carya pallida
Carya tomentosa
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus acuminatus
Juncus canadensis
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus effusus
Juncus marginatus
Juncus scirpoides
Juncus subcaudatus
Juncus tenuis
Luzula bulbosa
Luzula echinata
Luzula multiflora
Lamiaceae
Ajuga reptans
Clinopodium vulgare
Glechoma hederacea
Hedeoma pulegioides
Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium purpureum
Leonurus cardiaca
Lycopus uniflorus
Lycopus virginicus
Mentha arvensis
Mentha spicata
Monarda didyma
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda punctata
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Scutellaria elliptica
Scutellaria integrifolia
Scutellaria lateriflora
Trichostema dichotomum
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia gibba
Utricularia macrorhiza
Utricularia subulata
Liliaceae
Erythronium americanum
Medeola virginiana
Linaceae
Linum lewisii
Linum perenne
Linum striatum
Lycopodiaceae
Dendrolycopodium obscurum
Diphasiastrum digitatum
Lycopodiella appressa
Lycopodium clavatum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia virginiana
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus trionum
Malva neglecta
Melanthiaceae
Veratrum viride
Melastomataceae
Rhexia mariana
Rhexia virginica
Molluginaceae
Mollugo verticillata
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus alba
Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar advena
Nymphaea odorata
Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae
Chionanthus virginicus
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum quihoui
Syringa vulgaris
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Epilobium coloratum
Ludwigia alternifolia
Ludwigia palustris
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera fruticosa
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Goodyera pubescens
Spiranthes praecox
Spiranthes vernalis
Tipularia discolor
Osmundaceae
Osmunda regalis
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis grandis
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Papaver rhoeas
Sanguinaria canadensis
Paulowniaceae
Paulownia tomentosa
Penthoraceae
Penthorum sedoides
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Mimulus ringens
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Pinaceae
Pinus banksiana
Pinus rigida
Pinus taeda
Pinus virginiana
Tsuga canadensis
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche heterophylla
Callitriche stagnalis
Callitriche terrestris
Chaenorhinum minus
Chelone glabra
Kickxia elatine
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Penstemon digitalis
Plantago aristata
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago rugelii
Plantago virginica
Veronica arvensis
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica hederifolia
Veronica officinalis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica persica
Veronica polita
Veronica serpyllifolia
Platanaceae
Platanus hybrida
Poaceae
Achnatherum miliaceum
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis perennans
Agrostis scabra
Agrostis stolonifera
Aira caryophyllea
Alopecurus aequalis
Andropogon glomeratus
Andropogon virginicus
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida congesta
Aristida curtissii
Aristida oligantha
Arthraxon hispidus
Arundo donax
Avena sativa
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bromus catharticus
Bromus commutatus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus racemosus
Bromus sterilis
Bromus tectorum
Calamagrostis canadensis
Calamagrostis coarctata
Calamagrostis pseudophragmites
Cenchrus longispinus
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium laxum
Chloris cucullata
Chloris gayana
Chloris roxburghiana
Chloris verticillata
Cinna arundinacea
Coleataenia anceps
Coleataenia stipitata
Cynodon dactylon
Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis marina
Danthonia spicata
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Digitaria ciliaris
Digitaria cognata
Digitaria eriantha
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Eleusine indica
Elymus repens
Elymus riparius
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis echinochloidea
Eragrostis hirsuta
Eragrostis lehmanniana
Eragrostis papposa
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eragrostis spectabilis
Eragrostis superba
Eragrostis tef
Eulalia fulva
Festuca filiformis
Festuca rubra
Festuca subverticillata
Festuca sulcata
Festuca tatrae
Festuca trachyphylla
Glyceria obtusa
Glyceria striata
Holcus lanatus
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Hordeum vulgare
Kellochloa verrucosa
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Leymus arenarius
Leymus racemosus
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium perenne
Miscanthus sinensis
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Panicum boscii
Panicum capillare
Panicum clandestinum
Panicum commutatum
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Paspalum dilatatum
Paspalum laeve
Paspalum setaceum
Pennisetum glaucum
Pennisetum setaceum
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris caerulescens
Phalaris canariensis
Phleum bertolonii
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Poa annua
Poa pratensis
Poa trivialis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Secale cereale
Setaria faberi
Setaria italica
Setaria pumila
Setaria viridis
Sorghastrum nutans
Sporobolus vaginiflorus
Tripsacum dactyloides
Vulpia octoflora
Zoysia japonica
Polemoniaceae
Phlox paniculata
Phlox subulata
Polygalaceae
Polygala curtissii
Polygala lutea
Polygala mariana
Polygala nuttallii
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Persicaria arifolia
Persicaria hydropiper
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria perfoliata
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum bellardii
Polygonum setaceum
Reynoutria japonica
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Rumex obtusifolius
Pontederiaceae
Pontederia cordata
Portulacaceae
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton epihydrus
Potamogeton pusillus
Stuckenia pectinata
Zannichellia palustris
Primulaceae
Lysimachia arvensis
Ranunculaceae
Clematis virginiana
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Ranunculus sardous
Ranunculus sceleratus
Thalictrum pubescens
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnus cathartica
Ricciaceae
Riccia fluitans
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Dasiphora fruticosa
Fragaria virginiana
Geum canadense
Malus sieboldii
Photinia pyrifolia
Potentilla argentea
Potentilla canadensis
Potentilla indica
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus serotina
Pyrus calleryana
Rhodotypos scandens
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus argutus
Rubus enslenii
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus hispidus
Rubus occidentalis
Rubus pensilvanicus
Rubus phoenicolasius
Sanguisorba canadensis
Rubiaceae
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cruciata pedemontana
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium lanceolatum
Galium mollugo
Galium obtusum
Galium tinctorium
Galium triflorum
Galium verum
Hexasepalum teres
Houstonia caerulea
Mitchella repens
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Salix nigra
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer palmatum
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum blattaria
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella apoda
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Smilacaceae
Smilax herbacea
Smilax rotundifolia
Solanaceae
Datura stramonium
Physalis longifolia
Solanum americanum
Solanum carolinense
Solanum chacoense
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum nigrum
Taxaceae
Taxus cuspidata
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Typhaceae
Sparganium americanum
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum dilatatum
Viburnum lantana
Viburnum lentago
Viburnum nudum
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor
Viola brittoniana
Viola cucullata
Viola lanceolata
Viola palmata
Viola primulifolia
Viola sagittata
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis aestivalis
Vitis labrusca
Vitis riparia
Vitis vulpina
Xyridaceae
Xyris caroliniana
Xyris torta