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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
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
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Atherton Island Nature Preserve
Species Count: 363
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium album
Amaryllidaceae
Allium canadense
Allium tricoccum
Allium vineale
Anacardiaceae
Rhus typhina
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Erigenia bulbosa
Eryngium yuccifolium
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza longistylis
Sanicula odorata
Thaspium barbinode
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias viridiflora
Cynanchum laeve
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Panax quinquefolius
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria
Arctium minus
Arnoglossum reniforme
Artemisia biennis
Bidens frondosa
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium
Cirsium arvense
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis tripteris
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Elephantopus carolinianus
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigeron annuus
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium purpureum
Helianthus grosseserratus
Helianthus strumosus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Lactuca serriola
Liatris pycnostachya
Matricaria discoidea
Nabalus altissimus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Parthenium integrifolium
Polymnia canadensis
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia triloba
Senecio vulgaris
Silphium integrifolium
Silphium laciniatum
Silphium perfoliatum
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago patula
Solidago rigida
Solidago speciosa
Solidago ulmifolia
Sonchus asper
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Symphyotrichum shortii
Vernonia gigantea
Athyriaceae
Deparia acrostichoides
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Berberidaceae
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Ostrya virginiana
Bignoniaceae
Campsis radicans
Boraginaceae
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Lappula squarrosa
Lithospermum officinale
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Phacelia purshii
Brassicaceae
Arabidopsis lyrata
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia laevigata
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Lepidium virginicum
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Humulus lupulus
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Triosteum aurantiacum
Valeriana pauciflora
Valerianella locusta
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Silene regia
Silene stellata
Silene virginica
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculatus
Celastrus scandens
Euonymus atropurpureus
Colchicaceae
Uvularia perfoliata
Commelinaceae
Commelina virginica
Tradescantia bracteata
Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia subaspera
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus spithamaea
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea pandurata
Cornaceae
Cornus florida
Cornus racemosa
Cyperaceae
Carex aggregata
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex communis
Carex davisii
Carex granularis
Carex grisea
Carex hirtifolia
Carex jamesii
Carex normalis
Carex oligocarpa
Carex pennsylvanica
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex swanii
Carex vulpinoidea
Cyperus esculentus
Scirpus cyperinus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris protrusa
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris marginalis
Polystichum acrostichoides
Ebenaceae
Diospyros virginiana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum laevigatum
Ericaceae
Monotropa uniflora
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Euphorbia maculata
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Baptisia australis
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium canadense
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Lespedeza capitata
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Securigera varia
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Gentianaceae
Frasera caroliniensis
Gentiana flavida
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Geranium carolinianum
Geranium maculatum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Hypericaceae
Hypericum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Juglans cinerea
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Blephilia hirsuta
Collinsonia canadensis
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium purpureum
Monarda fistulosa
Physostegia virginiana
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria lateriflora
Teucrium canadense
Trichostema coeruleum
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Hibiscus trionum
Malva neglecta
Sida spinosa
Tilia americana
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium nivale
Trillium recurvatum
Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Morus alba
Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera gaura
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Liparis liliifolia
Spiranthes
Orobanchaceae
Aureolaria pedicularia
Conopholis americana
Epifagus virginiana
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Penthoraceae
Penthorum sedoides
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Pinaceae
Pinus strobus
Plantaginaceae
Collinsia verna
Penstemon digitalis
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago virginica
Veronica serpyllifolia
Veronicastrum virginicum
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bouteloua curtipendula
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus commutatus
Bromus pubescens
Dactylis glomerata
Diarrhena americana
Dichanthelium boscii
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus repens
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Panicum virgatum
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Poa chaixii
Poa pratensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria pumila
Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus heterolepis
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria virginiana
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia
Lysimachia ciliata
Lysimachia nummularia
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Anemone virginiana
Delphinium tricorne
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus sceleratus
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Agrimonia
Amelanchier arborea
Crataegus
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Potentilla simplex
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Salix
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Mitella diphylla
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia
Verbascum blattaria
Verbascum thapsus
Smilacaceae
Smilax rotundifolia
Solanaceae
Physalis heterophylla
Solanum carolinense
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum ptychanthum
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Violaceae
Cubelium concolor
Viola pubescens
Viola sagittata
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis vulpina