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trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
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
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
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: 733
Aizoaceae
Sesuvium maritimum
Alismataceae
Helanthium tenellum
Sagittaria engelmanniana
Sagittaria graminea
Sagittaria subulata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus crispus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus
Atriplex hortensis
Atriplex mucronata
Atriplex rosea
Atriplex tatarica
Bassia hyssopifolia
Chenopodiastrum simplex
Chenopodium pratericola
Chenopodium strictum
Dysphania anthelmintica
Dysphania botrys
Dysphania multifida
Oxybasis urbica
Salicornia ambigua
Salsola tragus
Spirobassia hirsuta
Suaeda linearis
Suaeda rolandii
Amaryllidaceae
Allium cernuum
Allium neapolitanum
Allium porrum
Allium tricoccum
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Angelica lucida
Carum carvi
Conioselinum chinense
Oxypolis rigidior
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Sanicula marilandica
Sium suave
Taenidia integerrima
Zizia aptera
Apocynaceae
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias quadrifolia
Asclepias rubra
Asclepias variegata
Asclepias verticillata
Cynanchum rossicum
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex laevigata
Ilex mucronata
Araceae
Lemna trisulca
Lemna valdiviana
Orontium aquaticum
Pinellia ternata
Wolffia columbiana
Araliaceae
Aralia hispida
Hydrocotyle americana
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia macrophylla
Endodeca serpentaria
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asteraceae
Ageratina aromatica
Anaphalis margaritacea
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Anthemis cotula
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia stelleriana
Bidens cernua
Bidens discoidea
Bidens laevis
Bidens trichosperma
Centaurea nigrescens
Centaurea solstitialis
Chrysopsis mariana
Cirsium altissimum
Cladanthus mixtus
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis rosea
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Doellingeria infirma
Eupatorium pubescens
Eupatorium resinosum
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Eupatorium torreyanum
Eurybia radula
Eurybia schreberi
Eurybia spectabilis
Gnaphalium uliginosum
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus hirsutus
Helminthotheca echioides
Hieracium gronovii
Hieracium murorum
Hieracium sabaudum
Hieracium scabrum
Inula helenium
Ionactis linariifolia
Krigia biflora
Lactuca floridana
Lactuca hirsuta
Liatris scariosa
Nabalus albus
Nabalus altissimus
Nabalus racemosus
Nabalus serpentarius
Nabalus trifoliolatus
Oclemena acuminata
Packera obovata
Packera paupercula
Picris hieracioides
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella piloselloides
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Senecio viscosus
Sericocarpus asteroides
Sericocarpus linifolius
Solidago latissimifolia
Solidago patula
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum lowrieanum
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Tragopogon porrifolius
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Xanthium spinosum
Athyriaceae
Athyrium asplenioides
Blechnaceae
Anchistea virginica
Boraginaceae
Amsinckia intermedia
Anchusa arvensis
Anchusa officinalis
Andersonglossum virginianum
Cynoglossum officinale
Ellisia nyctelea
Lappula squarrosa
Lithospermum officinale
Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis laxa
Onosmodium virginianum
Pulmonaria saccharata
Brassicaceae
Alyssum alyssoides
Barbarea verna
Borodinia canadensis
Borodinia laevigata
Brassica nigra
Camelina sativa
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine maxima
Cardamine parviflora
Descurainia sophia
Diplotaxis muralis
Erucastrum gallicum
Erysimum repandum
Lepidium draba
Lepidium latifolium
Lepidium perfoliatum
Lepidium ruderale
Sinapis arvensis
Tomostima reptans
Turritis glabra
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi
Campanulaceae
Lobelia nuttallii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera dioica
Valerianella locusta
Caryophyllaceae
Atocion armeria
Cerastium arvense
Moehringia lateriflora
Myosoton aquaticum
Paronychia fastigiata
Sabulina caroliniana
Sagina apetala
Sagina decumbens
Silene csereii
Silene dioica
Silene flos-cuculi
Silene noctiflora
Spergularia media
Stellaria alsine
Stellaria holostea
Stellaria longifolia
Vaccaria hispanica
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Cistaceae
Crocanthemum bicknellii
Crocanthemum canadense
Crocanthemum propinquum
Lechea intermedia
Lechea minor
Lechea mucronata
Lechea pulchella
Lechea racemulosa
Lechea tenuifolia
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta compacta
Cuscuta coryli
Cuscuta polygonorum
Ipomoea hederifolia
Cornaceae
Cornus canadensis
Cornus drummondii
Crassulaceae
Phedimus spurius
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Bolboschoenus glaucus
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex abscondita
Carex alata
Carex albolutescens
Carex albursina
Carex appalachica
Carex aquatilis
Carex argyrantha
Carex barrattii
Carex bebbii
Carex bicknellii
Carex brevior
Carex bullata
Carex bushii
Carex buxbaumii
Carex caroliniana
Carex cephaloidea
Carex collinsii
Carex conoidea
Carex crawfordii
Carex cristatella
Carex davisii
Carex diandra
Carex emmonsii
Carex festucacea
Carex foenea
Carex folliculata
Carex frankii
Carex gracilescens
Carex gracillima
Carex gynandra
Carex hirsutella
Carex hitchcockiana
Carex hormathodes
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex laevivaginata
Carex laxiflora
Carex leptalea
Carex leptonervia
Carex lucorum
Carex lupuliformis
Carex meadii
Carex mitchelliana
Carex normalis
Carex ormostachya
Carex pallescens
Carex pellita
Carex polymorpha
Carex prairea
Carex prasina
Carex projecta
Carex retroflexa
Carex scabrata
Carex schweinitzii
Carex scoparia
Carex seorsa
Carex siccata
Carex squarrosa
Carex straminea
Carex striata
Carex striatula
Carex styloflexa
Carex tetanica
Carex trichocarpa
Carex trisperma
Carex typhina
Carex vestita
Carex willdenowii
Carex woodii
Cladium mariscoides
Cyperus dentatus
Cyperus engelmannii
Cyperus hortensis
Cyperus polystachyos
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis ambigens
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis engelmannii
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis intermedia
Eleocharis ovata
Eleocharis parvula
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Eleocharis rostellata
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Eleocharis uniglumis
Eleocharis wolfii
Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum tenellum
Eriophorum virginicum
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Fimbristylis castanea
Kyllinga gracillima
Rhynchospora alba
Rhynchospora capitellata
Rhynchospora fusca
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
Schoenoplectus torreyi
Scirpus expansus
Scirpus longii
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus pendulus
Scirpus polyphyllus
Scleria muehlenbergii
Scleria pauciflora
Scleria reticularis
Scleria triglomerata
Scleria verticillata
Trichophorum planifolium
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris tenuis
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Droseraceae
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris clintoniana
Dryopteris goldieana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum pratense
Ericaceae
Calluna vulgaris
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Chimaphila umbellata
Epigaea repens
Gaultheria hispidula
Gaylussacia bigeloviana
Gaylussacia frondosa
Hypopitys monotropa
Lyonia mariana
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Rhododendron prinophyllum
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Euphorbia vermiculata
Euphorbia virgata
Fabaceae
Astragalus neglectus
Crotalaria sagittalis
Desmodium ciliare
Desmodium cuspidatum
Desmodium laevigatum
Desmodium marilandicum
Desmodium nuttallii
Desmodium obtusum
Desmodium paniculatum
Desmodium perplexum
Desmodium rotundifolium
Galactia regularis
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Lathyrus palustris
Lespedeza angustifolia
Lespedeza frutescens
Lespedeza violacea
Lespedeza virginica
Medicago falcata
Phaseolus polystachios
Stylosanthes biflora
Tephrosia virginiana
Trifolium fragiferum
Vicia hirsuta
Vicia sepium
Gentianaceae
Centaurium erythraea
Gentiana saponaria
Gentianopsis crinita
Sabatia angularis
Sabatia campanulata
Geraniaceae
Geranium bicknellii
Geranium sibiricum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Ribes hirtellum
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum pinnatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
Proserpinaca palustris
Proserpinaca pectinata
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea nuttallii
Najas flexilis
Najas minor
Hypericaceae
Hypericum canadense
Hypericum densiflorum
Hypericum ellipticum
Hypericum majus
Hypericum stragulum
Hypericum virginicum
Iridaceae
Crocus flavus
Iris virginica
Sisyrinchium fuscatum
Sisyrinchium montanum
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Juncaceae
Juncus acuminatus
Juncus biflorus
Juncus brachycarpus
Juncus canadensis
Juncus compressus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus marginatus
Juncus pelocarpus
Juncus secundus
Juncus torreyi
Luzula echinata
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin maritima
Triglochin palustris
Lamiaceae
Cunila origanoides
Galeopsis bifida
Lycopus europaeus
Lycopus uniflorus
Marrubium vulgare
Mentha arvensis
Mentha longifolia
Pycnanthemum torreyi
Pycnanthemum × clinopodioides
Scutellaria integrifolia
Scutellaria serrata
Stachys aspera
Stachys palustris
Trichostema setaceum
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia intermedia
Utricularia minor
Utricularia purpurea
Utricularia radiata
Liliaceae
Lilium canadense
Lilium philadelphicum
Limnanthaceae
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Linaceae
Linum striatum
Linum sulcatum
Linum virginianum
Lycopodiaceae
Huperzia lucidula
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiella appressa
Lythraceae
Cuphea viscosissima
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Rotala ramosior
Malvaceae
Alcea rosea
Melanthiaceae
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Chamaelirium luteum
Stenanthium densum
Trillium undulatum
Veratrum virginicum
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Montiaceae
Claytonia caroliniana
Myricaceae
Morella caroliniensis
Myrica gale
Nartheciaceae
Aletris farinosa
Nymphaeaceae
Nuphar variegata
Onagraceae
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Epilobium leptophyllum
Epilobium strictum
Ludwigia hexapetala
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Oenothera gaura
Oenothera oakesiana
Oenothera perennis
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum pusillum
Sceptridium multifidum
Sceptridium oneidense
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Arethusa bulbosa
Galearis spectabilis
Goodyera repens
Liparis liliifolia
Liparis loeselii
Malaxis bayardii
Malaxis unifolia
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera clavellata
Platanthera cristata
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera psycodes
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Spiranthes lucida
Spiranthes ochroleuca
Spiranthes vernalis
Tipularia discolor
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis decemloba
Agalinis purpurea
Agalinis setacea
Agalinis tenuifolia
Aureolaria flava
Aureolaria pedicularia
Aureolaria virginica
Castilleja coccinea
Melampyrum lineare
Orobanche minor
Pedicularis canadensis
Pedicularis lanceolata
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis florida
Papaveraceae
Capnoides sempervirens
Fumaria officinalis
Macleaya cordata
Phrymaceae
Mazus miquelii
Mimulus alatus
Phryma leptostachya
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche hermaphroditica
Callitriche palustris
Gratiola aurea
Penstemon calycosus
Penstemon pallidus
Plantago cordata
Plantago elongata
Plantago media
Plantago virginica
Veronica americana
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica beccabunga
Veronica scutellata
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agropyron cristatum
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis scabra
Aira praecox
Alopecurus carolinianus
Alopecurus geniculatus
Alopecurus myosuroides
Alopecurus pratensis
Apera spica-venti
Aristida longespica
Aristida oligantha
Aristida tuberculosa
Arthraxon hispidus
Avenella flexuosa
Beckmannia syzigachne
Brachyelytrum erectum
Briza maxima
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus erectus
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus pubescens
Bromus racemosus
Bromus secalinus
Calamagrostis epigeios
Chasmanthium laxum
Cinna latifolia
Coleataenia stipitata
Cynosurus cristatus
Deschampsia cespitosa
Dichanthelium boreale
Dichanthelium boscii
Dichanthelium latifolium
Dichanthelium linearifolium
Dichanthelium meridionale
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Dichanthelium scoparium
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
Dichanthelium villosissimum
Dichanthelium xanthophysum
Digitaria cognata
Echinochloa esculenta
Echinochloa muricata
Elymus hystrix
Elymus riparius
Eragrostis frankii
Eragrostis hypnoides
Festuca filiformis
Festuca perennis
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria acutiflora
Glyceria canadensis
Glyceria fluitans
Glyceria melicaria
Glyceria obtusa
Hordeum vulgare
Kellochloa verrucosa
Koeleria macrantha
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Molinia caerulea
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Muhlenbergia sylvatica
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
Panicum tuckermanii
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poa alsodes
Poa cuspidata
Poa paludigena
Poa palustris
Poa sylvestris
Puccinellia distans
Puccinellia fasciculata
Schedonorus giganteus
Schizachne purpurascens
Schizachyrium littorale
Setaria italica
Setaria parviflora
Setaria verticilliformis
Spartina patens
Sphenopholis intermedia
Sphenopholis nitida
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sphenopholis pensylvanica
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus neglectus
Polygalaceae
Polygala cruciata
Polygala nuttallii
Polygala sanguinea
Polygala senega
Polygala verticillata
Polygonaceae
Fallopia cilinodis
Fallopia cristata
Fallopia dumetorum
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria arifolia
Persicaria careyi
Persicaria orientalis
Persicaria setacea
Polygonum articulatum
Polygonum glaucum
Rumex fueginus
Rumex hydrolapathum
Rumex longifolius
Rumex triangulivalvis
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium appalachianum
Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera dubia
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton berchtoldii
Potamogeton bicupulatus
Potamogeton diversifolius
Potamogeton epihydrus
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogeton oakesianus
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Potamogeton pulcher
Potamogeton spirillus
Potamogeton zosteriformis
Stuckenia pectinata
Primulaceae
Lysimachia arvensis
Lysimachia clethroides
Lysimachia hybrida
Lysimachia punctata
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Samolus valerandi
Trientalis borealis
Pteridaceae
Myriopteris lanosa
Ranunculaceae
Anemone americana
Anemone cylindrica
Clematis ochroleuca
Clematis virginiana
Ranunculus ambigens
Ranunculus caricetorum
Ranunculus cymbalaria
Ranunculus fascicularis
Ranunculus flabellaris
Ranunculus micranthus
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
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 laciniatum
Geum vernum
Geum virginianum
Potentilla inclinata
Potentilla intermedia
Potentilla reptans
Prunus americana
Prunus cerasus
Prunus incisa
Prunus mahaleb
Prunus spinosa
Prunus susquehanae
Rosa canina
Rosa cinnamomea
Rosa lucieae
Rosa micrantha
Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa setigera
Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus setosus
Sorbaria sorbifolia
Sorbus aucuparia
Spiraea tomentosa
Rubiaceae
Galium concinnum
Galium lanceolatum
Galium tinctorium
Houstonia caerulea
Houstonia longifolia
Oldenlandia uniflora
Sherardia arvensis
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia maritima
Salicaceae
Populus balsamifera
Salix alba
Salix candida
Salix petiolaris
Salix purpurea
Sapindaceae
Acer ginnala
Acer nigrum
Acer spicatum
Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia purpurea
Saxifragaceae
Chrysosplenium americanum
Micranthes pensylvanica
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum lychnitis
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupestris
Smilacaceae
Smilax pseudochina
Smilax pulverulenta
Solanaceae
Nicandra physalodes
Solanum sarrachoides
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris connectilis
Thelypteris simulata
Thymelaeaceae
Dirca palustris
Typhaceae
Sparganium americanum
Sparganium natans
Typha × glauca
Urticaceae
Parietaria judaica
Pilea fontana
Verbenaceae
Verbena simplex
Verbena stricta
Viburnaceae
Viburnum cassinoides
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
Violaceae
Viola affinis
Viola blanda
Viola pallens
Viola palmata
Viola pectinata
Viola rotundifolia
Viola subsinuata
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia ilvensis
Xyridaceae
Xyris torta
Zosteraceae
Zostera marina