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habit
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
orchids
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
leaf (blade) presence
leaf blades present
no leaves apparent
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
flower type
bilateral/irregular symmetry
radial symmetry 3 petals
radial symmetry 4 petals
radial sym. 6 or more petals
petals indistinguishable
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 1-2 seams
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
Maine Monocots - USDA Plants Database
USDA Plants Database
Species Count: 670
Acoraceae
Acorus americanus
Acorus calamus
Alismataceae
Alisma subcordatum
Alisma triviale
Sagittaria cuneata
Sagittaria filiformis
Sagittaria graminea
Sagittaria latifolia
Sagittaria rigida
Amaryllidaceae
Allium burdickii
Allium canadense
Allium cepa
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium tricoccum
Allium vineale
Leucojum aestivum
Narcissus poeticus
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Calla palustris
Lemna minor
Lemna perpusilla
Lemna trisulca
Peltandra virginica
Spirodela polyrrhiza
Symplocarpus foetidus
Wolffia columbiana
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Convallaria majalis
Maianthemum canadense
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum
Maianthemum trifolium
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum pubescens
Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Butomaceae
Butomus umbellatus
Colchicaceae
Uvularia perfoliata
Uvularia sessilifolia
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia virginiana
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae
Bolboschoenus robustus
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex adusta
Carex albicans
Carex alopecoidea
Carex annectens
Carex appalachica
Carex aquatilis
Carex arcta
Carex arctata
Carex argyrantha
Carex atherodes
Carex atlantica
Carex atratiformis
Carex aurea
Carex backii
Carex baileyi
Carex bebbii
Carex bicknellii
Carex bigelowii
Carex billingsii
Carex blanda
Carex brevior
Carex bromoides
Carex brunnescens
Carex bullata
Carex bushii
Carex buxbaumii
Carex canescens
Carex capillaris
Carex caryophyllea
Carex castanea
Carex cephaloidea
Carex cephalophora
Carex chordorrhiza
Carex communis
Carex comosa
Carex complanata
Carex conoidea
Carex crawei
Carex crawfordii
Carex crinita
Carex cryptolepis
Carex cumulata
Carex debilis
Carex deflexa
Carex deweyana
Carex diandra
Carex digitalis
Carex disperma
Carex eburnea
Carex echinata
Carex exilis
Carex flava
Carex folliculata
Carex garberi
Carex gracillima
Carex granularis
Carex grisea
Carex gynandra
Carex gynocrates
Carex haydenii
Carex hirsutella
Carex hirta
Carex hirtifolia
Carex hormathodes
Carex houghtoniana
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex intumescens
Carex lacustris
Carex laevivaginata
Carex lapponica
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex laxiculmis
Carex laxiflora
Carex lenticularis
Carex leptalea
Carex leptonervia
Carex limosa
Carex livida
Carex lucorum
Carex lupuliformis
Carex lupulina
Carex lurida
Carex mackenziei
Carex macloviana
Carex magellanica
Carex merritt-fernaldii
Carex michauxiana
Carex microglochin
Carex muehlenbergii
Carex nigra
Carex normalis
Carex norvegica
Carex novae-angliae
Carex oligosperma
Carex ormostachya
Carex oronensis
Carex ovalis
Carex paleacea
Carex pallescens
Carex panicea
Carex pauciflora
Carex peckii
Carex pedunculata
Carex pellita
Carex pensylvanica
Carex plantaginea
Carex platyphylla
Carex polymorpha
Carex praegracilis
Carex prairea
Carex prasina
Carex praticola
Carex projecta
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex radiata
Carex rariflora
Carex recta
Carex retroflexa
Carex retrorsa
Carex rosea
Carex saxatilis
Carex scabrata
Carex scirpoidea
Carex scoparia
Carex siccata
Carex silicea
Carex sparganioides
Carex spicata
Carex sprengelii
Carex sterilis
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Carex swanii
Carex tenera
Carex tenuiflora
Carex tetanica
Carex tincta
Carex tonsa
Carex torta
Carex tribuloides
Carex trisperma
Carex tuckermanii
Carex typhina
Carex umbellata
Carex utriculata
Carex vacillans
Carex vaginata
Carex vesicaria
Carex vestita
Carex virescens
Carex viridula
Carex vulpinoidea
Carex wiegandii
Cladium mariscoides
Cyperus bipartitus
Cyperus dentatus
Cyperus diandrus
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus filicinus
Cyperus houghtonii
Cyperus lupulinus
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperus strigosus
Cyperus subsquarrosus
Dulichium arundinaceum
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis aestuum
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis engelmannii
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis halophila
Eleocharis intermedia
Eleocharis obtusa
Eleocharis olivacea
Eleocharis palustris
Eleocharis parvula
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Eleocharis robbinsii
Eleocharis rostellata
Eleocharis tenuis
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Eleocharis uniglumis
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum tenellum
Eriophorum vaginatum
Eriophorum virginicum
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Rhynchospora alba
Rhynchospora capillacea
Rhynchospora capitellata
Rhynchospora fusca
Rhynchospora macrostachya
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
Schoenoplectiella smithii
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus subterminalis
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Schoenoplectus torreyi
Scirpus atrocinctus
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus expansus
Scirpus georgianus
Scirpus hattorianus
Scirpus longii
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus pedicellatus
Scirpus pendulus
Scirpus polyphyllus
Trichophorum alpinum
Trichophorum cespitosum
Trichophorum clintonii
Trichophorum planifolium
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon aquaticum
Eriocaulon parkeri
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea canadensis
Elodea nuttallii
Hydrilla verticillata
Najas flexilis
Najas gracillima
Najas guadalupensis
Vallisneria americana
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta
Iridaceae
Iris germanica
Iris prismatica
Iris pseudacorus
Iris pumila
Iris setosa
Iris sibirica
Iris versicolor
Sisyrinchium albidum
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Sisyrinchium montanum
Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Juncaceae
Juncus acuminatus
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Juncus ambiguus
Juncus anthelatus
Juncus arcticus
Juncus articulatus
Juncus brachycephalus
Juncus brevicaudatus
Juncus bufonius
Juncus canadensis
Juncus compressus
Juncus dichotomus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus effusus
Juncus filiformis
Juncus gerardii
Juncus greenei
Juncus marginatus
Juncus militaris
Juncus nodosus
Juncus pelocarpus
Juncus secundus
Juncus stygius
Juncus subcaudatus
Juncus subtilis
Juncus tenuis
Juncus torreyi
Juncus trifidus
Juncus vaseyi
Luzula acuminata
Luzula confusa
Luzula congesta
Luzula luzuloides
Luzula multiflora
Luzula pallidula
Luzula parviflora
Luzula spicata
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin gaspensis
Triglochin maritima
Triglochin palustris
Liliaceae
Clintonia borealis
Erythronium americanum
Lilium canadense
Lilium lancifolium
Lilium philadelphicum
Medeola virginiana
Streptopus amplexifolius
Streptopus lanceolatus
Melanthiaceae
Trillium cernuum
Trillium erectum
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium undulatum
Veratrum viride
Nartheciaceae
Aletris farinosa
Orchidaceae
Amerorchis rotundifolia
Aplectrum hyemale
Arethusa bulbosa
Calopogon tuberosus
Calypso bulbosa
Corallorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza odontorhiza
Corallorhiza trifida
Cypripedium acaule
Cypripedium arietinum
Cypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium reginae
Dactylorhiza viridis
Epipactis helleborine
Galearis spectabilis
Goodyera oblongifolia
Goodyera pubescens
Goodyera repens
Goodyera tesselata
Isotria medeoloides
Isotria verticillata
Liparis loeselii
Listera auriculata
Listera convallarioides
Listera cordata
Malaxis brachypoda
Malaxis unifolia
Platanthera aquilonis
Platanthera blephariglottis
Platanthera clavellata
Platanthera dilatata
Platanthera flava
Platanthera grandiflora
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera huronensis
Platanthera lacera
Platanthera leucophaea
Platanthera macrophylla
Platanthera obtusata
Platanthera orbiculata
Platanthera psycodes
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Spiranthes casei
Spiranthes cernua
Spiranthes lacera
Spiranthes lucida
Spiranthes ochroleuca
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Triphora trianthophora
Poaceae
Agrostis canina
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis elliottiana
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis mertensii
Agrostis perennans
Agrostis scabra
Agrostis stolonifera
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus geniculatus
Alopecurus myosuroides
Alopecurus pratensis
Ammophila breviligulata
Ammophila champlainensis
Andropogon gerardi
Anthoxanthum aristatum
Anthoxanthum monticola
Anthoxanthum nitens
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Apera interrupta
Apera spica-venti
Aristida basiramea
Aristida dichotoma
Aristida oligantha
Arrhenatherum elatius
Avena fatua
Avena sativa
Beckmannia syzigachne
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bouteloua radicosa
Bouteloua repens
Bouteloua simplex
Brachyelytrum aristosum
Briza media
Bromus arvensis
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus erectus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus inermis
Bromus kalmii
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus marginatus
Bromus pubescens
Bromus pumpellianus
Bromus racemosus
Bromus ramosus
Bromus secalinus
Bromus tectorum
Calamagrostis canadensis
Calamagrostis coarctata
Calamagrostis pickeringii
Calamagrostis stricta
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus spinifex
Cenchrus tribuloides
Chloris cucullata
Chloris gayana
Chloris virgata
Cinna arundinacea
Cinna latifolia
Coleataenia rigidula
Corynephorus canescens
Cynosurus cristatus
Dactylis glomerata
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Danthonia compressa
Danthonia spicata
Deschampsia cespitosa
Deschampsia danthonioides
Deschampsia elongata
Deschampsia flexuosa
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Dichanthelium boreale
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium commutatum
Dichanthelium depauperatum
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Dichanthelium latifolium
Dichanthelium linearifolium
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Dichanthelium sabulorum
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
Dichanthelium villosissimum
Dichanthelium xanthophysum
Digitaria ischaemum
Digitaria sanguinalis
Diplachne fusca
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa frumentacea
Echinochloa muricata
Eleusine indica
Elymus canadensis
Elymus glabriflorus
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus repens
Elymus riparius
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Elymus wiegandii
Eragrostis capillaris
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis hypnoides
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis minor
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis spectabilis
Eragrostis von
Festuca brachyphylla
Festuca filiformis
Festuca heteromalla
Festuca ovina
Festuca rubra
Festuca subverticillata
Festuca trachyphylla
Gastridium phleoides
Glyceria acutiflora
Glyceria borealis
Glyceria canadensis
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria laxa
Glyceria melicaria
Glyceria obtusa
Glyceria septentrionalis
Glyceria striata
Holcus lanatus
Hordeum brachyantherum
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum murinum
Hordeum pusillum
Hordeum vulgare
Koeleria macrantha
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Leymus mollis
Lolium perenne
Lolium temulentum
Lycurus phleoides
Milium effusum
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Molinia caerulea
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Muhlenbergia sylvatica
Muhlenbergia uniflora
Oryzopsis asperifolia
Panicum capillare
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum philadelphicum
Panicum virgatum
Pappophorum vaginatum
Patis racemosa
Pennisetum glaucum
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis
Phleum alpinum
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Piptatheropsis canadensis
Piptatheropsis pungens
Poa alsodes
Poa annua
Poa compressa
Poa glauca
Poa laxa
Poa nemoralis
Poa palustris
Poa pratensis
Poa saltuensis
Poa secunda
Poa trivialis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Puccinellia distans
Puccinellia fasciculata
Puccinellia laurentiana
Puccinellia maritima
Puccinellia nuttalliana
Puccinellia tenella
Sacciolepis striata
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Schedonorus pratensis
Schizachne purpurascens
Schizachyrium scoparium
Secale cereale
Setaria faberi
Setaria italica
Setaria pumila
Setaria verticillata
Setaria viridis
Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghum bicolor
Spartina alterniflora
Spartina patens
Spartina pectinata
Sphenopholis intermedia
Sphenopholis obtusata
Sporobolus compositus
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus nealleyi
Sporobolus neglectus
Sporobolus vaginiflorus
Thinopyrum pycnanthum
Torreyochloa pallida
Tragus berteronianus
Tragus racemosus
Triplasis purpurea
Trisetum melicoides
Trisetum spicatum
Triticum aestivum
Vahlodea atropurpurea
Ventenata dubia
Vulpia bromoides
Vulpia myuros
Vulpia octoflora
Zea mays
Zizania aquatica
Zizania palustris
Pontederiaceae
Heteranthera dubia
Pontederia cordata
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton alpinus
Potamogeton amplifolius
Potamogeton bicupulatus
Potamogeton confervoides
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton epihydrus
Potamogeton foliosus
Potamogeton friesii
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogeton illinoensis
Potamogeton natans
Potamogeton nodosus
Potamogeton oakesianus
Potamogeton obtusifolius
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Potamogeton praelongus
Potamogeton pulcher
Potamogeton pusillus
Potamogeton richardsonii
Potamogeton robbinsii
Potamogeton spirillus
Potamogeton strictifolius
Potamogeton vaseyi
Potamogeton zosteriformis
Stuckenia filiformis
Stuckenia pectinata
Zannichellia palustris
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia maritima
Scheuchzeriaceae
Scheuchzeria palustris
Smilacaceae
Smilax herbacea
Smilax rotundifolia
Tofieldiaceae
Triantha glutinosa
Typhaceae
Sparganium americanum
Sparganium androcladum
Sparganium angustifolium
Sparganium emersum
Sparganium eurycarpum
Sparganium fluctuans
Sparganium natans
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Xyridaceae
Xyris difformis
Xyris montana
Xyris smalliana
Zosteraceae
Zostera marina