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grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
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dicots
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longevity
annual or biennial
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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
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inconspicuous
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1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
NICHES Land Trust: Pecan Basin
Robert Easter
Species Count: 324
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Amaryllidaceae
Allium canadense
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Conium maculatum
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Osmorhiza claytonii
Pastinaca sativa
Sanicula
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Torilis arvensis
Apocynaceae
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Cynanchum laeve
Araceae
Arisaema triphyllum
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Endodeca serpentaria
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria
Antennaria parlinii
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Bidens bipinnata
Carduus nutans
Cirsium altissimum
Conoclinium coelestinum
Conyza canadensis
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium purpureum
Helianthus divaricatus
Helianthus tuberosus
Hieracium gronovii
Lactuca biennis
Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca floridana
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Polymnia canadensis
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia triloba
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago ulmifolia
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Taraxacum officinale
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia gigantea
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens pallida
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Corylus americana
Ostrya virginiana
Bignoniaceae
Campsis radicans
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides arvensis
Ellisia nyctelea
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Mertensia virginica
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Phacelia purshii
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Arabidopsis thaliana
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia laevigata
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pensylvanica
Draba verna
Lepidium virginicum
Microthlaspi perfoliatum
Thlaspi arvense
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia siphilitica
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Humulus lupulus
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Lonicera maackii
Valeriana pauciflora
Valerianella umbilicata
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium glomeratum
Cerastium nutans
Dianthus armeria
Saponaria officinalis
Silene latifolia
Silene stellata
Silene virginica
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia subaspera
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Ipomoea pandurata
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus drummondii
Cornus florida
Cornus racemosa
Cucurbitaceae
Sicyos angulatus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex albicans
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex cephalophora
Carex communis
Carex davisii
Carex grayi
Carex grisea
Carex jamesii
Carex lupulina
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex swanii
Cyperus lupulinus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris protrusa
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Euphorbia corollata
Euphorbia dentata
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium canadense
Desmodium canescens
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Lespedeza capitata
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Securigera varia
Strophostyles helvola
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus palustris
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Gentianaceae
Frasera caroliniensis
Geraniaceae
Geranium carolinianum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Ribes missouriense
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Hypericaceae
Hypericum punctatum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya illinoinensis
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis
Lamiaceae
Collinsonia canadensis
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium purpureum
Leonurus cardiaca
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda punctata
Prunella vulgaris
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Hibiscus laevis
Hibiscus moscheutos
Napaea dioica
Tilia americana
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Oenothera biennis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Orobanchaceae
Dasistoma macrophylla
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Phrymaceae
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Plantago rugelii
Veronica arvensis
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Agrostis perennans
Andropogon virginicus
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus pubescens
Cenchrus longispinus
Cinna arundinacea
Dactylis glomerata
Danthonia spicata
Diarrhena obovata
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa compressa
Poa pratensis
Poa sylvestris
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria faberi
Setaria pumila
Tridens flavus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Phlox paniculata
Polemonium reptans
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria virginiana
Rumex acetosella
Rumex altissimus
Rumex obtusifolius
Primulaceae
Lysimachia nummularia
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Anemone virginiana
Enemion biternatum
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Thalictrum dioicum
Rosaceae
Agrimonia pubescens
Amelanchier arborea
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Potentilla indica
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Prunus americana
Prunus serotina
Pyrus calleryana
Rosa multiflora
Rubus
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus argutus
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Cruciata pedemontana
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Galium triflorum
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Mitella diphylla
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia marilandica
Verbascum thapsus
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Smilacaceae
Smilax lasioneura
Smilax rotundifolia
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Solanum carolinense
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thymelaeaceae
Dirca palustris
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus pumila
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Verbena stricta
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Violaceae
Viola bicolor
Viola missouriensis
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis
Vitis aestivalis
Vitis riparia