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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
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
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Robert Easter
Species Count: 75
Adoxaceae
Viburnum prunifolium
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Asteraceae
Antennaria
Echinacea purpurea
Eutrochium purpureum
Packera obovata
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Verbesina alternifolia
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Ostrya virginiana
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia subaspera
Cornaceae
Nyssa sylvatica
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia baccata
Vaccinium pallidum
Fabaceae
Gleditsia triacanthos
Lespedeza capitata
Fagaceae
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Juglandaceae
Juglans nigra
Lamiaceae
Monarda fistulosa
Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Tilia americana
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Orobanchaceae
Aureolaria flava
Pedicularis lanceolata
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon digitalis
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Bromus pubescens
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus riparius
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Panicum virgatum
Phalaris arundinacea
Sorghastrum nutans
Primulaceae
Lysimachia nummularia
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea
Crataegus
Geum canadense
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Urticaceae
Laportea canadensis
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia