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habit
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
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
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
leaf (blade) presence
leaf blades present
no leaves apparent
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
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 1-2 seams
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
NICHES Land Trust: Fisher Oak Savanna
Brad Weigel
Species Count: 118
Alismataceae
Alisma subcordatum
Sagittaria latifolia
Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Eryngium yuccifolium
Osmorhiza longistylis
Thaspium barbinode
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis palmata
Doellingeria umbellata
Echinacea purpurea
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erigeron annuus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium serotinum
Helianthus divaricatus
Helianthus occidentalis
Krigia biflora
Liatris pycnostachya
Nabalus albus
Parthenium integrifolium
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Silphium integrifolium
Silphium laciniatum
Silphium perfoliatum
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Solidago altissima
Solidago canadensis
Solidago juncea
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago rugosa
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Boraginaceae
Hackelia virginiana
Lithospermum croceum
Campanulaceae
Lobelia cardinalis
Caryophyllaceae
Moehringia lateriflora
Paronychia canadensis
Silene regia
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia ohiensis
Cyperaceae
Carex lacustris
Carex pensylvanica
Carex stricta
Carex swanii
Carex vulpinoidea
Scirpus cyperinus
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Baptisia alba
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Desmodium illinoense
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Lespedeza capitata
Lespedeza hirta
Tephrosia virginiana
Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum
Hypericaceae
Hypericum mutilum
Juncaceae
Juncus effusus
Juncus tenuis
Lamiaceae
Monarda fistulosa
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Stachys tenuifolia
Liliaceae
Lilium michiganense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Orchidaceae
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera flava
Orobanchaceae
Pedicularis lanceolata
Penthoraceae
Penthorum sedoides
Phrymaceae
Mimulus ringens
Phryma leptostachya
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Plantago rugelii
Veronicastrum virginicum
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bouteloua curtipendula
Calamagrostis canadensis
Cinna arundinacea
Danthonia spicata
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Eragrostis spectabilis
Glyceria striata
Panicum virgatum
Spartina pectinata
Polemoniaceae
Phlox glaberrima
Polygonaceae
Persicaria sagittata
Persicaria virginiana
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Anemone quinquefolia
Caltha palustris
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Drymocallis arguta
Geum canadense
Potentilla simplex
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Houstonia caerulea
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia lanceolata
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata
Verbena urticifolia
Violaceae
Viola lanceolata
Viola sagittata