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grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
dicots
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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
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
NICHES Land Trust: Rock Creek
Robert Easter
Species Count: 433
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Amaryllidaceae
Allium burdickii
Allium canadense
Allium cernuum
Allium tricoccum
Allium vineale
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum procumbens
Conium maculatum
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Daucus carota
Erigenia bulbosa
Heracleum maximum
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza longistylis
Pastinaca sativa
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias syriaca
Vinca minor
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Symplocarpus foetidus
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Panax quinquefolius
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Endodeca serpentaria
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum pubescens
Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria parlinii
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens cernua
Bidens connata
Bidens frondosa
Bidens tripartita
Bidens vulgata
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium altissimum
Conyza canadensis
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium serotinum
Eutrochium maculatum
Eutrochium purpureum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus strumosus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Krigia biflora
Lactuca biennis
Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca floridana
Nabalus altissimus
Nabalus crepidineus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Polymnia canadensis
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia triloba
Silphium perfoliatum
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago ulmifolia
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Symphyotrichum shortii
Taraxacum officinale
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia gigantea
Xanthium strumarium
Athyriaceae
Deparia acrostichoides
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Berberidaceae
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Corylus americana
Ostrya virginiana
Boraginaceae
Ellisia nyctelea
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Mertensia virginica
Phacelia purshii
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia laevigata
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pensylvanica
Draba verna
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
Lepidium draba
Thlaspi arvense
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera reticulata
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Valeriana pauciflora
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium glomeratum
Cerastium nutans
Silene antirrhina
Silene nivea
Silene stellata
Silene virginica
Stellaria graminea
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Euonymus atropurpureus
Euonymus obovatus
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia subaspera
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus drummondii
Cornus florida
Crassulaceae
Sedum ternatum
Cucurbitaceae
Sicyos angulatus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex aggregata
Carex albicans
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex careyana
Carex cephalophora
Carex communis
Carex conjuncta
Carex davisii
Carex digitalis
Carex frankii
Carex granularis
Carex grisea
Carex hirtifolia
Carex hystericina
Carex jamesii
Carex laxiculmis
Carex normalis
Carex pedunculata
Carex pensylvanica
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex shortiana
Carex sparganioides
Carex stipata
Carex swanii
Carex torta
Carex virescens
Carex vulpinoidea
Carex woodii
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus atrovirens
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris protrusa
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris marginalis
Polystichum acrostichoides
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Ericaceae
Monotropa uniflora
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Euphorbia nutans
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium paniculatum
Gleditsia triacanthos
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Kummerowia striata
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Ribes missouriense
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Hypericaceae
Hypericum perforatum
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Blephilia hirsuta
Glechoma hederacea
Monarda fistulosa
Prunella vulgaris
Scutellaria incana
Scutellaria lateriflora
Scutellaria ovata
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Lilium michiganense
Limnanthaceae
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Linderniaceae
Lindernia dubia
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Sida spinosa
Tilia americana
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium nivale
Trillium recurvatum
Trillium sessile
Veratrum woodii
Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus rubra
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus biltmoreana
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Ludwigia palustris
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Goodyera pubescens
Liparis liliifolia
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis tenuifolia
Pedicularis canadensis
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Mimulus ringens
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Pinaceae
Pinus strobus
Plantaginaceae
Chelone glabra
Leucospora multifida
Penstemon hirsutus
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago rugelii
Veronica arvensis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica serpyllifolia
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Agrostis perennans
Alopecurus aequalis
Andropogon virginicus
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus nottowayanus
Bromus pubescens
Chasmanthium latifolium
Cinna arundinacea
Dactylis glomerata
Diarrhena obovata
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Dichanthelium latifolium
Digitaria ischaemum
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa muricata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus riparius
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa annua
Poa compressa
Poa nemoralis
Poa pratensis
Poa sylvestris
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Setaria faberi
Setaria pumila
Sorghastrum nutans
Sphenopholis intermedia
Tridens flavus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium reptans
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Persicaria hydropiper
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria virginiana
Rumex crispus
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia
Lysimachia nummularia
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Anemone quinquefolia
Anemone virginiana
Aquilegia canadensis
Caltha palustris
Delphinium tricorne
Enemion biternatum
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus micranthus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Thalictrum amphibolum
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Agrimonia pubescens
Amelanchier arborea
Crataegus pruinosa
Fragaria virginiana
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla simplex
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rosa setigera
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Galium triflorum
Hexasepalum teres
Mitchella repens
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Zanthoxylum americanum
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Salix interior
Salix nigra
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Mitella diphylla
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia marilandica
Verbascum thapsus
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Smilacaceae
Smilax ecirrhata
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Solanum carolinense
Solanum ptychanthum
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Thymelaeaceae
Dirca palustris
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Cubelium concolor
Viola cucullata
Viola missouriensis
Viola palmata
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis aestivalis
Vitis cinerea
Vitis riparia
Vitis vulpina
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia obtusa