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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
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
reproductive mode
produces flowers, fruits, seeds
produces spores
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
leaf (blade) presence
leaf blades present
no leaves apparent
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
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
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
TNC: Gantz Woods Nature Preserve
Paul Rothrock, David Mow
Species Count: 169
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Amaryllidaceae
Allium canadense
Allium vineale
Anacardiaceae
Rhus copallinum
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Osmorhiza claytonii
Sanicula canadensis
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias purpurascens
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum racemosum
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Arctium minus
Bidens frondosa
Bidens polylepis
Bidens tripartita
Cirsium altissimum
Cirsium discolor
Cirsium vulgare
Conoclinium coelestinum
Conyza canadensis
Erigeron annuus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium serotinum
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium fistulosum
Lactuca
Leucanthemum vulgare
Nabalus altissimus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago nemoralis
Sonchus asper
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Vernonia gigantea
Xanthium strumarium
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Podophyllum peltatum
Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum virginianum
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Barbarea vulgaris
Campanulaceae
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia puberula
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria media
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta gronovii
Cyperaceae
Carex frankii
Carex lurida
Cyperus strigosus
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus georgianus
Scirpus polyphyllus
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha gracilens
Euphorbia dentata
Euphorbia nutans
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Desmodium paniculatum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Kummerowia striata
Lespedeza capitata
Lespedeza cuneata
Lespedeza procumbens
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Trifolium
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Hypericaceae
Hypericum punctatum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juncaceae
Juncus effusus
Lamiaceae
Agastache
Collinsonia canadensis
Lycopus virginicus
Perilla frutescens
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Malvaceae
Sida spinosa
Oleaceae
Ligustrum
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Epilobium coloratum
Ludwigia alternifolia
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Tipularia discolor
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis tenuifolia
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Passifloraceae
Passiflora lutea
Penthoraceae
Penthorum sedoides
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon digitalis
Plantago rugelii
Poaceae
Brachyelytrum erectum
Cinna arundinacea
Coleataenia anceps
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Dichanthelium boscii
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Echinochloa muricata
Eleusine indica
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Paspalum setaceum
Setaria pumila
Tridens flavus
Polygonaceae
Persicaria arifolia
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Primulaceae
Lysimachia ciliata
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone virginiana
Thalictrum
Rosaceae
Agrimonia
Agrimonia parviflora
Geum canadense
Potentilla simplex
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Houstonia purpurea
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia marilandica
Verbascum thapsus
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Smilacaceae
Smilax glauca
Smilax rotundifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Typhaceae
Sparganium
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis