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cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
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legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
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annual or biennial
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unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
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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
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NICHES Land Trust: Fall Creek Gorge Nature Preserve
Rich Hull, Nathaneal Pilla, Bob Easter, Zach Neff, Justin Harmeson
Species Count: 572
Acanthaceae
Justicia americana
Ruellia humilis
Ruellia strepens
Alismataceae
Alisma subcordatum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus tuberculatus
Atriplex patula
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium standleyanum
Dysphania ambrosioides
Amaryllidaceae
Allium burdickii
Allium canadense
Allium cernuum
Allium vineale
Narcissus poeticus
Anacardiaceae
Rhus glabra
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
Taenidia integerrima
Thaspium barbinode
Thaspium chapmanii
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias verticillata
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Lemna minor
Araliaceae
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia racemosa
Panax quinquefolius
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Endodeca serpentaria
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Maianthemum canadense
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Scilla siberica
Yucca flaccida
Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria parlinii
Arctium minus
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Artemisia annua
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens cernua
Bidens connata
Bidens frondosa
Bidens vulgata
Carduus nutans
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium altissimum
Cirsium discolor
Conyza canadensis
Eclipta prostrata
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron pulchellus
Erigeron strigosus
Eupatorium altissimum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium serotinum
Eupatorium sessilifolium
Eurybia furcata
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium purpureum
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus divaricatus
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus hirsutus
Helianthus strumosus
Helianthus tuberosus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Hieracium gronovii
Hieracium scabrum
Krigia biflora
Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca floridana
Lactuca serriola
Leucanthemum vulgare
Liatris scariosa
Nabalus altissimus
Nabalus crepidineus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Polymnia canadensis
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia triloba
Silphium perfoliatum
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago juncea
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago patula
Solidago speciosa
Solidago ulmifolia
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Symphyotrichum shortii
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Taraxacum officinale
Tragopogon pratensis
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia fasciculata
Vernonia gigantea
Vernonia missurica
Xanthium strumarium
Athyriaceae
Athyrium filix-femina
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Jeffersonia diphylla
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
Corylus americana
Ostrya virginiana
Bignoniaceae
Catalpa speciosa
Boraginaceae
Ellisia nyctelea
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Mertensia virginica
Myosotis verna
Phacelia purshii
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Arabis pycnocarpa
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia canadensis
Borodinia dentata
Borodinia laevigata
Brassica nigra
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pensylvanica
Draba verna
Lepidium campestre
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium draba
Rorippa palustris
Rorippa sylvestris
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Humulus lupulus
Caprifoliaceae
Diervilla lonicera
Dipsacus fullonum
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera maackii
Lonicera reticulata
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Triosteum perfoliatum
Valeriana pauciflora
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium nutans
Cerastium pumilum
Dianthus armeria
Myosoton aquaticum
Paronychia canadensis
Saponaria officinalis
Silene stellata
Silene virginica
Stellaria longifolia
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Euonymus obovatus
Parnassia glauca
Cistaceae
Lechea mucronata
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Tradescantia subaspera
Tradescantia virginiana
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia silvatica
Cuscuta gronovii
Ipomoea hederacea
Cornaceae
Cornus drummondii
Cornus florida
Cornus racemosa
Crassulaceae
Sedum ternatum
Cucurbitaceae
Sicyos angulatus
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex aggregata
Carex albicans
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex cephaloidea
Carex cephalophora
Carex communis
Carex davisii
Carex frankii
Carex gracilescens
Carex granularis
Carex grisea
Carex hirsutella
Carex hirtifolia
Carex jamesii
Carex laxiculmis
Carex lurida
Carex normalis
Carex oligocarpa
Carex pensylvanica
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex shortiana
Carex sparganioides
Carex swanii
Carex torta
Carex virescens
Carex vulpinoidea
Carex willdenowii
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperus strigosus
Eleocharis intermedia
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus hattorianus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris protrusa
Cystopteris tenuis
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris carthusiana
Dryopteris marginalis
Polystichum acrostichoides
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia baccata
Monotropa uniflora
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Euphorbia corollata
Euphorbia davidii
Euphorbia humistrata
Euphorbia nutans
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Apios americana
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium paniculatum
Desmodium perplexum
Gleditsia triacanthos
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Kummerowia striata
Lespedeza frutescens
Lespedeza violacea
Lespedeza virginica
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus officinalis
Orbexilum onobrychis
Robinia pseudoacacia
Securigera varia
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Quercus × jackiana
Geraniaceae
Geranium carolinianum
Geranium maculatum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Ribes missouriense
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangea cinerea
Hydrocharitaceae
Elodea canadensis
Hymenophyllaceae
Crepidomanes intricatum
Hypericaceae
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum punctatum
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus tenuis
Luzula bulbosa
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Blephilia hirsuta
Glechoma hederacea
Hedeoma pulegioides
Lamium purpureum
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus rubellus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha canadensis
Mentha × piperita
Monarda
Monarda clinopodia
Monarda fistulosa
Physostegia virginiana
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum pilosum
Scutellaria lateriflora
Stachys tenuifolia
Teucrium canadense
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Limnanthaceae
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Linaceae
Linum virginianum
Linderniaceae
Lindernia dubia
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Tilia americana
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium nivale
Trillium recurvatum
Veratrum woodii
Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus biltmoreana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus smallii
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Epilobium coloratum
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera gaura
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Goodyera pubescens
Liparis liliifolia
Spiranthes cernua
Spiranthes ovalis
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis skinneriana
Aureolaria flava
Conopholis americana
Dasistoma macrophylla
Orobanche uniflora
Pedicularis canadensis
Osmundaceae
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Penthoraceae
Penthorum sedoides
Phrymaceae
Mimulus alatus
Mimulus ringens
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Pinaceae
Pinus strobus
Plantaginaceae
Chelone glabra
Leucospora multifida
Penstemon hirsutus
Plantago aristata
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago rugelii
Plantago virginica
Veronica arvensis
Veronica peregrina
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis perennans
Agrostis stolonifera
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus nottowayanus
Chasmanthium latifolium
Cinna arundinacea
Dactylis glomerata
Danthonia spicata
Diarrhena obovata
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Dichanthelium latifolium
Digitaria sanguinalis
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa muricata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus repens
Elymus riparius
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Eragrostis hypnoides
Eragrostis pectinacea
Festuca rubra
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Microstegium vimineum
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Panicum acuminatum
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Panicum gattingeri
Panicum virgatum
Patis racemosa
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Poa compressa
Poa pratensis
Poa sylvestris
Poa trivialis
Poa wolfii
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Setaria faberi
Setaria pumila
Setaria viridis
Sphenopholis intermedia
Tridens flavus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Phlox paniculata
Polemonium reptans
Polygalaceae
Polygala senega
Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria pensylvanica
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Polygonum aviculare
Rumex acetosella
Rumex altissimus
Rumex crispus
Rumex obtusifolius
Polypodiaceae
Polypodium virginianum
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia
Lysimachia nummularia
Samolus parviflorus
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Pellaea glabella
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Anemone canadensis
Anemone quinquefolia
Anemone virginiana
Aquilegia canadensis
Clematis virginiana
Enemion biternatum
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus micranthus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Ranunculus sceleratus
Thalictrum amphibolum
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Thalictrum dioicum
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Agrimonia pubescens
Agrimonia rostellata
Amelanchier arborea
Crataegus crus-galli
Crataegus pruinosa
Fragaria virginiana
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Malus coronaria
Physocarpus opulifolius
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Prunus serotina
Prunus virginiana
Rosa carolina
Rosa multiflora
Rosa setigera
Rubus
Rubus occidentalis
Rubus serratus
Rubiaceae
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Galium pilosum
Galium triflorum
Mitchella repens
Rutaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
Zanthoxylum americanum
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Salix interior
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer nigrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Micranthes pensylvanica
Mitella diphylla
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia marilandica
Verbascum blattaria
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella eclipes
Smilacaceae
Smilax ecirrhata
Smilax lasioneura
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Physalis heterophylla
Solanum carolinense
Solanum ptychanthum
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Parietaria pensylvanica
Pilea fontana
Pilea pumila
Urtica dioica
Verbenaceae
Phyla lanceolata
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis aestivalis
Vitis riparia
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia obtusa