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flowering season - upper Midwest
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principal flower color
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Fish Creek Nature Preserve, Owen County, Indiana
Kay Yatskievych and Paul Rothrock
Species Count: 315
Acoraceae
Acorus calamus
Altingiaceae
Liquidambar styraciflua
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum procumbens
Cicuta maculata
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Erigenia bulbosa
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza longistylis
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Thaspium trifoliatum
Apocynaceae
Asclepias hirtella
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Vinca minor
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Araliaceae
Panax quinquefolius
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Endodeca serpentaria
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum racemosum
Muscari botryoides
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum pubescens
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria parlinii
Arnoglossum reniforme
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Galinsoga parviflora
Helianthus decapetalus
Helianthus strumosus
Krigia biflora
Leucanthemum vulgare
Matricaria discoidea
Nabalus altissimus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia triloba
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago nemoralis
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Taraxacum officinale
Verbesina alternifolia
Athyriaceae
Athyrium filix-femina
Deparia acrostichoides
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Ostrya virginiana
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides arvensis
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
Mertensia virginica
Myosotis stricta
Myosotis verna
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Brassicaceae
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia laevigata
Brassica nigra
Brassica rapa
Cardamine angustata
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pensylvanica
Draba verna
Hesperis matronalis
Lepidium campestre
Sisymbrium officinale
Thlaspi arvense
Campanulaceae
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera morrowii
Lonicera × bella
Valeriana pauciflora
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium glomeratum
Cerastium nutans
Holosteum umbellatum
Silene virginica
Stellaria longifolia
Stellaria media
Stellaria pubera
Celastraceae
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus atropurpureus
Euonymus obovatus
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia subaspera
Tradescantia virginiana
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Cornus racemosa
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex albicans
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex careyana
Carex communis
Carex crinita
Carex cristatella
Carex frankii
Carex granularis
Carex jamesii
Carex laxiflora
Carex leavenworthii
Carex lurida
Carex picta
Carex plantaginea
Carex prasina
Carex rosea
Carex sparganioides
Carex squarrosa
Carex swanii
Carex torta
Carex tribuloides
Carex umbellata
Carex vulpinoidea
Carex woodii
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus georgianus
Scirpus pendulus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris protrusa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris goldieana
Dryopteris intermedia
Polystichum acrostichoides
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Ericaceae
Chimaphila maculata
Vaccinium pallidum
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia cyparissias
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium ciliare
Desmodium marilandicum
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus palustris
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Geraniaceae
Geranium carolinianum
Geranium maculatum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya ovata
Juncaceae
Juncus diffusissimus
Juncus effusus
Juncus tenuis
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Ajuga reptans
Collinsonia canadensis
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium purpureum
Lycopus uniflorus
Monarda fistulosa
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria ovata
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium americanum
Limnanthaceae
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Lycopodiaceae
Diphasiastrum digitatum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Hibiscus moscheutos
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium recurvatum
Trillium sessile
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum
Ludwigia alternifolia
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Galearis spectabilis
Liparis liliifolia
Spiranthes cernua
Tipularia discolor
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis purpurea
Osmundaceae
Claytosmunda claytoniana
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Phrymaceae
Mazus pumilus
Mimulus ringens
Pinaceae
Pinus virginiana
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon digitalis
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago virginica
Veronica arvensis
Veronica officinalis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica polita
Veronica serpyllifolia
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus pubescens
Danthonia spicata
Dichanthelium boscii
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus villosus
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia virginica
Lolium perenne
Microstegium vimineum
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa compressa
Poa pratensis
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox bifida
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium reptans
Polygalaceae
Polygala sanguinea
Polygonaceae
Persicaria arifolia
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria sagittata
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia ciliata
Lysimachia nummularia
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Enemion biternatum
Ficaria verna
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea
Fragaria virginiana
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Potentilla indica
Potentilla simplex
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rosa setigera
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Galium triflorum
Houstonia caerulea
Houstonia purpurea
Houstonia pusilla
Mitchella repens
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Mitella diphylla
Smilacaceae
Smilax rotundifolia
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Thymelaeaceae
Dirca palustris
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Viola bicolor
Viola palmata
Viola pubescens
Viola riviniana
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia