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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
arums
composites
legumes
mints
orchids
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
fleshy or succulent leaves
fleshy/succulent
not fleshy/succulent
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
flower type
daisy- or dandelion-like
bilateral/irregular symmetry
radial symmetry 3 petals
radial symmetry 4 petals
radial symmetry 5 petals
radial sym. 6 or more petals
petals indistinguishable
perianth
calyx and corolla present
= one whorl or tepals
absent or vestigial
corolla (petal) fusion
petals separate
fused, at least toward base
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
number of fertile stamens
1-2
3
4
5
6
7 or more
ovary position
sepals/petals attached above middle of ovary (inferior or partly inferior ovary)
sepals/petals attached below middle of ovary (ovary superior)
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Indiana State Parks: McCormick's Creek State Park - spring wildflowers
Marc Evans
Species Count: 138
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Chaerophyllum procumbens
Erigenia bulbosa
Osmorhiza claytonii
Osmorhiza longistylis
Sanicula odorata
Taenidia integerrima
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Vinca minor
Araceae
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense
Asparagaceae
Camassia scilloides
Maianthemum racemosum
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Polygonatum pubescens
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Antennaria parlinii
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Krigia biflora
Leucanthemum vulgare
Matricaria discoidea
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Taraxacum officinale
Berberidaceae
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Jeffersonia diphylla
Podophyllum peltatum
Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum virginianum
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
Mertensia virginica
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia dentata
Borodinia laevigata
Cardamine angustata
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine pensylvanica
Draba verna
Hesperis matronalis
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Lonicera maackii
Triosteum aurantiacum
Valeriana pauciflora
Caryophyllaceae
Silene virginica
Stellaria pubera
Celastraceae
Euonymus obovatus
Colchicaceae
Uvularia grandiflora
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia virginiana
Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Crassulaceae
Sedum ternatum
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus umbellata
Ericaceae
Vaccinium pallidum
Fabaceae
Cercis canadensis
Melilotus officinalis
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Gentianaceae
Obolaria virginica
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Iridaceae
Iris cristata
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Lamiaceae
Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium purpureum
Prunella vulgaris
Synandra hispidula
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Limnanthaceae
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Melanthiaceae
Trillium flexipes
Trillium nivale
Trillium recurvatum
Trillium sessile
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Orchidaceae
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Orobanchaceae
Conopholis americana
Pedicularis canadensis
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis grandis
Oxalis stricta
Oxalis violacea
Papaveraceae
Corydalis flavula
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Sanguinaria canadensis
Stylophorum diphyllum
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium reptans
Polygonaceae
Rumex acetosella
Primulaceae
Dodecatheon meadia
Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda
Anemone acutiloba
Aquilegia canadensis
Delphinium tricorne
Enemion biternatum
Hydrastis canadensis
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus hispidus
Ranunculus recurvatus
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea
Geum vernum
Potentilla indica
Potentilla simplex
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Houstonia caerulea
Houstonia longifolia
Houstonia pusilla
Sapindaceae
Aesculus glabra
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera americana
Mitella diphylla
Smilacaceae
Smilax ecirrhata
Staphyleaceae
Staphylea trifolia
Viburnaceae
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum lantanoides
Violaceae
Cubelium concolor
Viola bicolor
Viola palmata
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Viola striata