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trees
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herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
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
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
Brown County: Combs Creek Upper Watershed
Paul Rothrock, Assoc. Curator IND
Species Count: 219
Amaryllidaceae
Allium vineale
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Osmorhiza claytonii
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Apocynaceae
Asclepias quadrifolia
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Araliaceae
Aralia racemosa
Panax quinquefolius
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Endodeca serpentaria
Asparagaceae
Polygonatum biflorum
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Arnoglossum reniforme
Cirsium altissimum
Helianthus divaricatus
Hieracium caespitosum
Krigia biflora
Nabalus altissimus
Packera glabella
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago sphacelata
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum shortii
Tanacetum vulgare
Taraxacum officinale
Verbesina alternifolia
Athyriaceae
Athyrium filix-femina
Deparia acrostichoides
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens pallida
Berberidaceae
Berberis thunbergii
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Ostrya virginiana
Boraginaceae
Hackelia virginiana
Hydrophyllum canadense
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Brassicaceae
Cardamine angustata
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cabombaceae
Brasenia schreberi
Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum americanum
Lobelia inflata
Lobelia siphilitica
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana pauciflora
Caryophyllaceae
Silene virginica
Stellaria pubera
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia subaspera
Tradescantia virginiana
Cornaceae
Cornus florida
Cyperaceae
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex careyana
Carex cephalophora
Carex cumberlandensis
Carex glaucodea
Carex gracilescens
Carex gracillima
Carex hirtifolia
Carex jamesii
Carex kelloggii
Carex laxiflora
Carex oligocarpa
Carex picta
Carex platyphylla
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex sparganioides
Carex squarrosa
Carex swanii
Carex virescens
Carex willdenowii
Carex woodii
Dulichium arundinaceum
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris protrusa
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia baccata
Vaccinium pallidum
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Lespedeza procumbens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus coccinea
Quercus montana
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Gentianaceae
Obolaria virginica
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Iridaceae
Iris cristata
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juglandaceae
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Blephilia ciliata
Collinsonia canadensis
Cunila origanoides
Glechoma hederacea
Mentha canadensis
Monarda clinopodia
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Medeola virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Malvaceae
Tilia americana
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium recurvatum
Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Moraceae
Morus rubra
Nyssaceae
Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Orchidaceae
Galearis spectabilis
Goodyera pubescens
Tipularia discolor
Orobanchaceae
Conopholis americana
Epifagus virginiana
Osmundaceae
Claytosmunda claytoniana
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis grandis
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Passifloraceae
Passiflora lutea
Phrymaceae
Phryma leptostachya
Plantaginaceae
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus pubescens
Cinna arundinacea
Danthonia spicata
Diarrhena americana
Dichanthelium boscii
Elymus hystrix
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia virginica
Microstegium vimineum
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Poa sylvestris
Sphenopholis intermedia
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium reptans
Polygonaceae
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria punctata
Persicaria virginiana
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadrifolia
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone virginiana
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculus abortivus
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Agrimonia pubescens
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier laevis
Aruncus dioicus
Crataegus punctata
Geum canadense
Geum vernum
Potentilla simplex
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium concinnum
Galium triflorum
Houstonia longifolia
Mitchella repens
Salicaceae
Populus grandidentata
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharum
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Smilacaceae
Smilax bona-nox
Smilax rotundifolia
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Solanum ptychanthum
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Viburnum acerifolium
Violaceae
Cubelium concolor
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis aestivalis
Vitis riparia
Vitis vulpina