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