Alismataceae – Water-Plantain Family
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Sagittaria latifolia |
Broadleaf Arrowhead |
Amaranthaceae- Amaranth Family
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Chenopodium album |
Lambsquarters |
Anacardiaceae- Cashew Family
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Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
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Toxicodendron radicans |
Poison Ivy |
Apiaceae- Parsley Family
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Eryngium yuccifolium |
Rattlesnake Master |
Apocynaceae – Dogbane Family
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Apocynum cannabinum |
Dogbane/Indian Hemp |
Araceae (Subfamily: Lemnoidae)- Arum Family
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Lemna minor |
Lesser Duckweed |
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Spirodela polyrhiza |
Giant Duckweed |
Asclepiadaceae- Milkweed Family
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Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
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Asclepias syriaca |
Common Milkweed |
Asteraceae- Aster Family
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
Common Ragweed |
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Ambrosia trifida |
Giant Ragweed |
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Aster novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
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Bidens aristosa |
Tickseed sunflower (Swamp Marigold) |
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Bidens bipinnata |
Spanishneedles |
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Bidens cernua |
Nodding Bur-Marigold |
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Boltonia decurrens |
Decurrent false aster |
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Boltonia asteroides |
False Aster |
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Conyza canadensis |
Canadian Horseweed |
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Coreopsis tinctoria |
Plains Coreopsis |
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Coreopsis tripteris |
Tall Coreopsis |
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Echinacea pallida |
Pale Purple Coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea |
Purple Coneflower |
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Eclipta prostrate |
Yerba de Tajo (Eclipta) |
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Erigeron annuus |
Daisy Fleabane (Annual Fleabane) |
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Eupatorium serotinum |
Lateflowering thoroughwort (Late Boneset) |
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Helenium amarum |
Sneezeweed |
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Helianthus annuus |
Common Sunflower |
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Helianthus grosseserratus |
Sawtooth Sunflower |
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Heterotheca subaxillaris |
Camphorweed |
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Iva annua |
Annual Marshelder |
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Ratibida pinnata |
Gray-headed Coneflower |
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Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
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Silphium integrifolium |
Rosinweed |
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Silphium laciniatum |
Compass Plant |
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Silphium perfoliatum |
Cup Plant |
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Silphium terebinthinaceum |
Prairie Dock |
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Solidago altissima |
Tall Goldenrod |
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Solidago rigida |
Stiff Goldenrod |
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Vernonia fasciculata |
Ironweed |
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Vernonia missurica |
Missouri Ironweed |
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Xanthium strumarium |
Common Cocklebur |
Balsaminaceae – Balsam Family
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Impatiens capensis |
Spotted Touch-me-not (Jewelweed) |
Bignoniaceae – Bignonia Family
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Campsis radicans |
Trumpet Creeper |
Boraginaceae – Borage Family
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Hackelia virginiana |
Beggarslice |
Cactaceae – Cactus Family
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Opuntia humifosa |
Eastern Prickly Pear |
Capparaceae – Caper Family
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Polanisia dodecandra |
Red-whisker clammyweed |
Ceratophyllaceae – Hornwort Family
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Ceratophyllum demersum |
Coontail |
Commelinaceae – Spiderwort Family
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Tradescantia ohiensis |
Common Spiderwort |
Convolvulaceae – Morning Glory Family
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Calystegia sepium |
False (Hedge) Bindweed |
Cucurbitaceae – Cucurbit (Gourd) Family
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Sicyos angulatus |
Bur Cucumber |
Cyperaceae – Sedge Family
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Carex hyalinolepis |
Shoreline Sedge |
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Cyperus erythrorhizos |
Redroot flatsedge |
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani |
Softstem Bulrush (Great Bulrush) |
Equisetaceae – Horsetail Family
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Equisetum hyemale |
Scouring Rush |
Euphorbiacae – Spurge Family
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Chamaesyce nutans |
Nodding Spurge |
|
Croton glandulosus |
Vente Conmigo |
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Croton monanthogynus |
Prairie Tea |
Fabaceae – Pea Family
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Amorpha fruticosa |
False Indigo (Indigobush) |
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Baptisia alba |
White/Prairie False Indigo |
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Baptisia bracteata |
Cream False Indigo |
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Chamaecrista fasciculata |
Partridge Pea |
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Dalea purpurea |
Purple Prairie Clover |
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Desmanthus illinoensis |
Prairie Mimosak/Bundleflower |
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Desmodium canadense |
Showy Tick Trefoil |
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Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honey Locust |
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Strophostyles helvola |
Trailing Fuzzybean |
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Strophostyles leiosperma |
Slickseed Fuzzybean |
Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grasses Family
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Elodea |
Waterweed |
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Vallisneria americana |
Wild Celery |
Lamiaceae – Mint Family
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Monarda fistulosa |
Wild Bergamot/Beebalm |
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Physostegia virginiana |
false dragonhead/obedient plant |
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Scutellaria lateriflora |
Mad-Dog Skullcap |
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Teucrium canadense |
Germander |
Lythraceae – Loosestrife Family
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Ammannia coccinea |
Purple Ammannia |
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Ammannia robusta |
Scarlet cup |
Malvaceae – Mallow Family
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Hibiscus lasiocarpos |
Rose Mallow |
Nelumbonaceae – Lotus Family
|
Nelumbo lutea |
American Lotus |
Nyctaginaceae – Four O’Clock Family
|
Mirabilis nyctaginea |
Wild Four O'clock |
Nymphaeaceae – Water Lily Family
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Nuphar variegata/luteum |
Yellow Pondlilly |
Oleaceae – Olive Family
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
Onagraceae – Evening Primrose Family
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Gaura longiflora |
Butterfly Flower |
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Gaura mollis |
Velvetweed (Small-flowered Gaura) |
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Ludwigia peploides |
Water Primrose |
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Oenothera biennis |
Common Evening Primrose |
Oxalidaceae – Wood Sorrel Family
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Oxalis stricta |
Yellow Wood Sorrel |
Phytolaccaceae – Pokeweed Family
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Phytolacca americana |
Pokeweed |
Poaceae – Grass Family
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Andropogon gerardii |
Big Blue Stem (Turkey Foot) |
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Bouteloua curtipendula |
Sideoats Grama |
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Elymus virginicus |
Virginia Wildrye |
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Hordeum jubatum |
Foxtail Barley |
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Leersia oryzoides |
Rice Cutgrass |
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Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
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Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed Canarygrass |
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Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Blue Stem |
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Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian Grass |
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Spartina pectinata |
Prairie Cordgrass (Sloughgrass) |
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Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie Dropseed |
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Tripsacum dactyloides |
Eastern Gamagrass |
Polygonaceae – Smartweed Family
|
Polygonum hydropiperoides |
Swamp Smartweed (Water Pepper) |
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Rumex altissimus |
Pale Dock |
Pontederiaceae – Water-Hyacinth Family
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Heteranthera dubia |
Water Stargrass |
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Heteranthera limosa |
Blue Mudplantain |
Potamogetonaceae – Pondweed Family
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Potamogeton foliosus |
Leafy pondweed |
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Potamogeton nodosus |
Deer Tongue |
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Potamogeton pectinatus |
Sago pondweed |
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Potamogeton spp. |
Narrow-leaf Pondweed |
Salicaceae – Willow Family
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Populus deltoides |
Eastern Cottonwood |
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Salix exigua |
Sandbar Willow |
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Salix nigra |
Black willow |
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Acer saccharinum |
Silver Maple |
Scrophulariaceae – Figwort Family
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Lindernia dubia |
False Pimpernel |
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Gratiola sp. |
Hedgehyssop |
Solanaceae – Nightshade Family
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Physalis longifolia |
Longleaf Ground Cherry |
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Physalis subglabrata |
Smooth Ground Cherry |
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Solanum carolinense |
Horse Nettle |
Typhaceae – Cattail Family
|
Typha latifolia |
Common Cattail |
Ulmaceae – Elm Family
|
Celtis occidentalis |
Hackberry |
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Ulmus rubra |
Slippery Elm |
Verbenaceae – Vervain Family
|
Phyla lanceolata |
Fog Fruit or Frog Fruit |
|
Verbena bracteata |
Bigbract (Prostrate) Verbena |
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Verbena urticifolia |
White Vervain |
Violaceae – Violet Family
|
Viola bicolor |
Field Pansy |
Vitaceae- Grape Family
|
Vitis riparia |
Riverbank Grape |
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Vitis spp. |
Wild Grapes |
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