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Plant
habit
shrubs
herbaceous
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
Flower
flower type
daisy- or dandelion-like
bilateral/irregular symmetry
radial symmetry 3 petals
radial symmetry 4 petals
radial symmetry 5 petals
radial sym. 6 or more petals
petals indistinguishable
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 1-2 seams
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Peppers Creek
Judith Pfister
Species Count: 90
Acanthaceae
Ruellia humilis
Amaryllidaceae
Allium
Allium lusitanicum
Apiaceae
Eryngium
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apocynaceae
Amsonia
Amsonia hubrichtii
Asclepias
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias tuberosa
Asphodelaceae
Kniphofia
Asteraceae
Achillea
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefolium
Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea
Echinacea
Echinacea pallida
Echinops ritro
Eupatorium
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eurybia macrophylla
Eurybia spectabilis
Euthamia caroliniana
Helenium
Helenium autumnale
Liatris microcephala
Liatris pycnostachya
Solidago caesia
Stokesia laevis
Symphyotrichum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Vernonia lettermannii
Campanulaceae
Platycodon grandiflorus
Caprifoliaceae
Scabiosa columbaria
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia ohiensis
Crassulaceae
Sedum
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia corollata
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Baptisia
Baptisia alba
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Senna marilandica
Gentianaceae
Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana flavida
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium wallichianum
Lamiaceae
Agastache rupestris
Calamintha nepeta
Monarda bradburiana
Monarda punctata
Perovskia
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Phlomis
Pycnanthemum muticum
Salvia azurea
Scutellaria incana
Scutellaria ovata
Stachys officinalis
Lythraceae
Lythrum alatum
Malvaceae
Callirhoe involucrata
Onagraceae
Oenothera lindheimeri
Papaveraceae
Papaver orientale
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon
Penstemon hirsutus
Penstemon tubaeflorus
Veronica longifolia
Plumbaginaceae
Limonium latifolium
Poaceae
Bouteloua
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Deschampsia
Eragrostis spectabilis
Festuca mairei
Hesperostipa spartea
Koeleria macrantha
Molinia
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Muhlenbergia reverchonii
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sporobolus heterolepis
Polemoniaceae
Phlox pilosa
Ranunculaceae
Anemone cylindrica
Rosaceae
Geum triflorum
Sanguisorba menziesii