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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
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
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
Robert Easter
Species Count: 103
Acanthaceae
Justicia americana
Ruellia strepens
Adoxaceae
Viburnum acerifolium
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Taenidia integerrima
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias syriaca
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Panax quinquefolius
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Maianthemum racemosum
Polygonatum biflorum
Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Asteraceae
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Helianthus divaricatus
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine parviflora
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
Lepidium densiflorum
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera maackii
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Silene virginica
Celastraceae
Euonymus atropurpureus
Cistaceae
Lechea tenuifolia
Cornaceae
Cornus florida
Crassulaceae
Sedum ternatum
Cyperaceae
Carex squarrosa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris carthusiana
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia baccata
Fabaceae
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium rotundifolium
Gymnocladus dioicus
Robinia pseudoacacia
Tephrosia virginiana
Fagaceae
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus palustris
Quercus velutina
Gentianaceae
Frasera caroliniensis
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Hypericaceae
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
Juglandaceae
Carya ovata
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis
Lamiaceae
Scutellaria nervosa
Trichostema brachiatum
Malvaceae
Hibiscus laevis
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Morus rubra
Onagraceae
Ludwigia alternifolia
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Orchidaceae
Cypripedium parviflorum
Liparis liliifolia
Orobanchaceae
Aureolaria flava
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Sanguinaria canadensis
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Gratiola neglecta
Penstemon calycosus
Poaceae
Agrostis elliottiana
Agrostis hyemalis
Brachyelytrum erectum
Chasmanthium latifolium
Cinna arundinacea
Danthonia spicata
Diarrhena obovata
Dichanthelium linearifolium
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus virginicus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox pilosa
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Rumex acetosella
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium virginianum
Primulaceae
Lysimachia nummularia
Ranunculaceae
Anemone virginiana
Aquilegia canadensis
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea
Potentilla recta
Prunus virginiana
Rosa carolina
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupestris
Smilacaceae
Smilax tamnoides
Verbenaceae
Phyla lanceolata
Violaceae
Viola pedata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia obtusa