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fruit consistency at maturity dry/leathery fleshy Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship Elizabeth McMurchie and Andrea Weeks Species Count: 434 Acoraceae Acorus calamus Alismataceae Alisma subcordatum Amaryllidaceae Allium vineale Narcissus poeticus Narcissus pseudonarcissus Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina Annonaceae Asimina triloba Apiaceae Conium maculatum Cryptotaenia canadensis Daucus carota Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza longistylis Sanicula canadensis Sanicula odorata Torilis japonica Zizia aurea Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum Asclepias syriaca Asclepias viridiflora Cynanchum laeve Vinca minor Araceae Spirodela punctata Symplocarpus foetidus Wolffia brasiliensis Araliaceae Hedera hibernica Aristolochiaceae Asarum canadense Asparagaceae Muscari botryoides Ornithogalum umbellatum Scilla siberica Asphodelaceae Hemerocallis fulva Aspleniaceae Asplenium platyneuron Asteraceae Achillea millefolium Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia trifida Antennaria plantaginifolia Anthemis arvensis Arctium minus Artemisia vulgaris Bidens aristosa Bidens cernua Bidens tripartita Chondrilla juncea Cichorium intybus Cirsium arvense Cirsium discolor Conoclinium coelestinum Coreopsis lanceolata Echinacea purpurea Elephantopus carolinianus Erechtites hieraciifolius Erigeron annuus Eupatorium perfoliatum Eurybia divaricata Euthamia graminifolia Eutrochium fistulosum Helianthus giganteus Helianthus maximiliani Hieracium caespitosum Hieracium scabrum Hieracium venosum Lactuca canadensis Lactuca floridana Lactuca saligna Leucanthemum vulgare Matricaria discoidea Packera aurea Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia hirta Solidago gigantea Solidago juncea Solidago rugosa Solidago ulmifolia Sonchus asper Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Symphyotrichum pilosum Symphyotrichum undulatum Taraxacum officinale Tragopogon dubius Tussilago farfara Verbesina alternifolia Vernonia noveboracensis Athyriaceae Athyrium asplenioides Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Berberidaceae Berberis thunbergii Podophyllum peltatum Betulaceae Alnus serrulata Carpinus caroliniana Corylus americana Bignoniaceae Campsis radicans Catalpa bignonioides Boraginaceae Hackelia virginiana Hydrophyllum virginianum Mertensia virginica Myosotis arvensis Brassicaceae Alliaria petiolata Arabidopsis thaliana Barbarea vulgaris Borodinia laevigata Cardamine angustata Cardamine concatenata Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine pensylvanica Lepidium campestre Lepidium virginicum Microthlaspi perfoliatum Sisymbrium officinale Thlaspi arvense Cabombaceae Brasenia schreberi Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia inflata Palustricodon aparinoides Triodanis perfoliata Cannabaceae Celtis occidentalis Caprifoliaceae Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacus laciniatus Lonicera japonica Lonicera maackii Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Valerianella locusta Valerianella radiata Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum Paronychia canadensis Silene latifolia Silene vulgaris Stellaria graminea Stellaria longifolia Stellaria media Stellaria pubera Celastraceae Celastrus orbiculatus Euonymus alatus Colchicaceae Uvularia sessilifolia Commelinaceae Commelina communis Convolvulaceae Calystegia sepium Cuscuta gronovii Ipomoea hederacea Ipomoea pandurata Cornaceae Cornus amomum Cornus florida Cyperaceae Carex albicans Carex blanda Carex crinita Carex digitalis Carex granularis Carex gravida Carex kraliana Carex laxiflora Carex lurida Carex molestiformis Carex prasina Carex radiata Carex rosea Carex squarrosa Carex torta Carex virescens Carex vulpinoidea Cyperus echinatus Cyperus strigosus Eleocharis obtusa Eleocharis quadrangulata Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus georgianus Scirpus pendulus Dennstaedtiaceae Dennstaedtia punctilobula Pteridium aquilinum Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea villosa Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris marginalis Polystichum acrostichoides Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus umbellata Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense Ericaceae Chimaphila maculata Gaylussacia baccata Kalmia latifolia Monotropa uniflora Rhododendron periclymenoides Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium stamineum Euphorbiaceae Acalypha gracilens Acalypha rhomboidea Croton capitatus Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia maculata Euphorbia nutans Fabaceae Amphicarpaea bracteata Desmodium nuttallii Desmodium perplexum Gleditsia triacanthos Hylodesmum nudiflorum Kummerowia stipulacea Kummerowia striata Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza violacea Lotus corniculatus Medicago lupulina Melilotus albus Melilotus officinalis Robinia pseudoacacia Securigera varia Senna hebecarpa Trifolium arvense Trifolium campestre Trifolium hybridum Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens Vicia cracca Vicia villosa Fagaceae Castanea dentata Fagus grandifolia Quercus alba Quercus coccinea Quercus montana Quercus palustris Quercus rubra Quercus velutina Gentianaceae Obolaria virginica Geraniaceae Geranium columbinum Geranium dissectum Geranium maculatum Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea arborescens Philadelphus inodorus Hypericaceae Hypericum perforatum Hypericum punctatum Iridaceae Sisyrinchium angustifolium Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis Carya glabra Carya tomentosa Juglans nigra Juncaceae Juncus effusus Juncus tenuis Luzula echinata Lamiaceae Clinopodium vulgare Collinsonia canadensis Cunila origanoides Glechoma hederacea Lamium amplexicaule Lamium purpureum Leonurus cardiaca Lycopus virginicus Mentha canadensis Nepeta cataria Perilla frutescens Prunella vulgaris Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Pycnanthemum torreyi Scutellaria lateriflora Scutellaria serrata Teucrium canadense Lauraceae Lindera benzoin Sassafras albidum Liliaceae Medeola virginiana Lycopodiaceae Diphasiastrum digitatum Huperzia lucidula Lythraceae Cuphea viscosissima Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera Malvaceae Abutilon theophrasti Hibiscus trionum Malva neglecta Sida spinosa Menispermaceae Menispermum canadense Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata Montiaceae Claytonia virginica Moraceae Morus alba Nyssaceae Nyssa sylvatica Oleaceae Forsythia suspensa Fraxinus americana Fraxinus pennsylvanica Onagraceae Circaea canadensis Ludwigia alternifolia Ludwigia palustris Oenothera biennis Ophioglossaceae Botrypus virginianus Sceptridium biternatum Orchidaceae Aplectrum hyemale Galearis spectabilis Goodyera pubescens Platanthera peramoena Tipularia discolor Orobanchaceae Conopholis americana Epifagus virginiana Orobanche uniflora Osmundaceae Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Oxalidaceae Oxalis dillenii Oxalis stricta Oxalis violacea Papaveraceae Corydalis flavula Dicentra cucullaria Papaver dubium Paulowniaceae Paulownia tomentosa Penthoraceae Penthorum sedoides Pinaceae Pinus strobus Pinus virginiana Plantaginaceae Chelone glabra Gratiola neglecta Linaria vulgaris Penstemon digitalis Plantago aristata Plantago lanceolata Plantago rugelii Veronica arvensis Veronica hederifolia Veronica officinalis Veronica persica Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis Poaceae Agrostis perennans Andropogon gerardi Anthoxanthum odoratum Brachyelytrum erectum Bromus inermis Bromus sterilis Bromus tectorum Cinna arundinacea Dactylis glomerata Danthonia spicata Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium clandestinum Digitaria ciliaris Eleusine indica Elymus glabriflorus Elymus hystrix Elymus macgregorii Elymus repens Elymus villosus Elymus virginicus Eragrostis spectabilis Festuca subverticillata Glyceria striata Holcus lanatus Leersia oryzoides Leersia virginica Lolium perenne Microstegium vimineum Miscanthus sinensis Muhlenbergia schreberi Phalaris arundinacea Phleum pratense Poa annua Poa cuspidata Poa trivialis Schedonorus arundinaceus Setaria italica Sorghastrum nutans Sorghum halepense Sporobolus vaginiflorus Tridens flavus Polemoniaceae Phlox paniculata Polygonaceae Fallopia convolvulus Persicaria arifolia Persicaria hydropiper Persicaria hydropiperoides Persicaria longiseta Persicaria perfoliata Persicaria sagittata Persicaria virginiana Polygonum aviculare Rumex obtusifolius Polypodiaceae Polypodium virginianum Primulaceae Lysimachia ciliata Ranunculaceae Anemone americana Clematis virginiana Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus bulbosus Ranunculus hispidus Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum thalictroides Rosaceae Agrimonia parviflora Agrimonia pubescens Amelanchier arborea Fragaria virginiana Geum canadense Geum vernum Malus coronaria Malus pumila Potentilla indica Potentilla norvegica Potentilla recta Potentilla simplex Prunus avium Prunus persica Pyrus calleryana Pyrus communis Rhodotypos scandens Rosa multiflora Rubus flagellaris Rubus occidentalis Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus phoenicolasius Rubiaceae Cruciata pedemontana Galium anglicum Galium aparine Galium circaezans Galium lanceolatum Galium obtusum Galium triflorum Houstonia caerulea Houstonia longifolia Salicaceae Salix nigra Salix sericea Sapindaceae Acer platanoides Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Saxifragaceae Chrysosplenium americanum Heuchera americana Micranthes virginiensis Scrophulariaceae Verbascum blattaria Verbascum thapsus Simaroubaceae Ailanthus altissima Smilacaceae Smilax rotundifolia Smilax tamnoides Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla Solanum ptychanthum Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris noveboracensis Typhaceae Typha latifolia Ulmaceae Ulmus americana Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus rubra Urticaceae Boehmeria cylindrica Laportea canadensis Pilea pumila Verbenaceae Verbena brasiliensis Verbena urticifolia Viburnaceae Sambucus canadensis Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum prunifolium Violaceae Viola bicolor Viola pensylvanica Viola sororia Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vitis labrusca Vitis vulpina
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