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Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
mints
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
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
Zach Neff, Bob Easter, Justin Harmeson
Species Count: 110
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Asteraceae
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Arctium minus
Cirsium altissimum
Erigeron annuus
Eutrochium purpureum
Packera glabella
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia triloba
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago ulmifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Boraginaceae
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Mertensia virginica
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Barbarea vulgaris
Cardamine concatenata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera maackii
Caryophyllaceae
Saponaria officinalis
Silene virginica
Celastraceae
Euonymus atropurpureus
Euonymus fortunei
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia subaspera
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex davisii
Carex grayi
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris protrusa
Fabaceae
Cercis canadensis
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gymnocladus dioicus
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fagaceae
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium albidum
Juglandaceae
Juglans nigra
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium purpureum
Scutellaria ovata
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Morus alba
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Papaveraceae
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Phrymaceae
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Pinaceae
Pinus strobus
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Bromus inermis
Bromus pubescens
Dactylis glomerata
Diarrhena americana
Elymus hystrix
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia virginica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Tridens flavus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium reptans
Polygonaceae
Antenoron virginianum
Fallopia scandens
Rumex obtusifolius
Ranunculaceae
Enemion biternatum
Thalictrum dioicum
Rosaceae
Geum canadense
Rosa multiflora
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Smilacaceae
Smilax tamnoides
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Urtica gracilis
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia