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Learn Native Plants of the Upper Midwest by Prairie Moon® Nursery Flash cards to help you learn native plant names |
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WILDFLOWERS |
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Botanical Name (Common Name) |
Family |
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Actaea pachypoda (Doll's Eyes) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Actaea rubra (Red Baneberry) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Allium tricoccum (Wild Leek) |
Alliaceae |
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Anemone canadensis (Canada Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone cylindrica (Thimbleweed) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone patens (Pasque Flower) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemone virginiana (Tall Thimbleweed) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Angelica atropurpurea (Angelica) |
Apiaceae |
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Antennaria neglecta (Prairie Pussytoes) |
Asteraceae |
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Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Aralia racemosa (Spikenard) |
Araliaceae |
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Cryptotaenia canadensis (Honewort) |
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Arisaema dracontium (Green Dragon) |
Araceae |
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Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) |
Araceae |
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Artemisia ludoviciana (Prairie Sage) |
Asteraceae |
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Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) |
Aristolochiaceae |
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Asclepias exaltata (Poke Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Asclepias viridiflora (Short Green Milkweed) |
Apocynaceae |
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Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo) |
Fabaceae |
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Baptisia bracteata (Cream Wild Indigo) |
Fabaceae |
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Campanula americana (Tall Bellflower) |
Campanulaceae |
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Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell) |
Campanulaceae |
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Castilleja coccinea (Indian Paintbrush) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Castilleja sessiliflora (Downy Painted Cup) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) |
Berberidaceae |
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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) |
Fabaceae |
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Cirsium discolor (Pasture Thistle) |
Asteraceae |
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Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty) |
Portulacaceae |
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Comandra umbellata (Bastard Toadflax) |
Comandraceae |
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Coreopsis palmata (Prairie Coreopsis) |
Asteraceae |
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Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Cardamine concatenata (Toothwort) |
Brassicaceae |
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Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Desmodium illinoense (Illinois Tick Trefoil) |
Fabaceae |
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Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's Breeches) |
Fumariaceae |
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Dodecatheon meadia (Midland Shooting Star) |
Primulaceae |
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Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Erythronium americanum (Yellow Trout Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Boneset) |
Asteraceae |
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Eutrochium maculatum (Joe Pye Weed) |
Asteraceae |
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Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset) |
Asteraceae |
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Eutrochium purpureum (Sweet Joe Pye Weed) |
Asteraceae |
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Ageratina altissima (White Snakeroot) |
Asteraceae |
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Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) |
Apiaceae |
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Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) |
Rosaceae |
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Galium boreale (Northern Bedstraw) |
Rubiaceae |
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Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium) |
Geraniaceae |
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Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) |
Rosaceae |
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Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Sweet Everlasting) |
Asteraceae |
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Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus strumosus (Pale-leaved Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus grosseserratus (Saw-tooth Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Helianthus pauciflorus (Showy Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Heliopsis helianthoides (Early Sunflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Hepatica acutiloba (Sharp-lobed Hepatica) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Heuchera richardsonii (Prairie Alumroot) |
Saxifragaceae |
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Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia Waterleaf) |
Boraginaceae |
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Impatiens capensis (Spotted Touch-me-not) |
Balsaminaceae |
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Impatiens pallida (Yellow Jewelweed) |
Balsaminaceae |
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Lespedeza capitata (Round-headed Bush Clover) |
Fabaceae |
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Liatris aspera (Button Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Liatris cylindracea (Dwarf Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Liatris ligulistylis (Meadow Blazing Star) |
Asteraceae |
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Lilium philadelphicum (Prairie Lily) |
Liliaceae |
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Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lobelia spicata (Pale Spiked Lobelia) |
Lobeliaceae |
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Lupinus perennis (Wild Lupine) |
Fabaceae |
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Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) |
Boraginaceae |
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Mirabilis nyctaginea (Wild Four O'Clock) |
Nyctaginaceae |
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Mitella diphylla (Bishop's Cap) |
Saxifragaceae |
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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) |
Lamiaceae |
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Monarda punctata (Spotted Bee Balm) |
Lamiaceae |
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Opuntia macrorhiza (Plains Prickly Pear) |
Cactaceae |
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Osmorhiza claytonii (Sweet Cicely) |
Apiaceae |
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Oxalis violacea (Violet Wood Sorrel) |
Oxalidaceae |
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Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) |
Asteraceae |
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Pedicularis canadensis (Wood Betony) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Pedicularis lanceolata (Marsh Betony) |
Orobanchaceae |
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Penstemon gracilis (Slender Beardtongue) |
Plantaginaceae |
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Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple) |
Berberidaceae |
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Polemonium reptans (Jacob's Ladder) |
Polemoniaceae |
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Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal) |
Ruscaceae |
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Prenanthes alba (Lion's Foot) |
Asteraceae |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
Lamiaceae |
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Ranunculus fascicularis (Early Buttercup) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia laciniata (Wild Golden Glow) |
Asteraceae |
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Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan) |
Asteraceae |
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Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) |
Papaveraceae |
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Scrophularia lanceolata (Early Figwort) |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Scrophularia marilandica (Late Figwort) |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Packera plattensis (Prairie Ragwort) |
Asteraceae |
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Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) |
Asteraceae |
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Silphium perfoliatum (Cup Plant) |
Asteraceae |
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Sisyrinchium campestre (Prairie Blue-eyed Grass) |
Iridaceae |
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Maianthemum racemosum (Solomon's Plume) |
Ruscaceae |
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Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago nemoralis (Old Field Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) |
Asteraceae |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) |
Asteraceae |
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Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster) |
Asteraceae |
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Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage) |
Araceae |
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Thalictrum dasycarpum (Purple Meadow Rue) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Thalictrum dioicum (Early Meadow Rue) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort) |
Commelinaceae |
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Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) |
Melanthiaceae |
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Uvularia grandiflora (Bellwort) |
Colchicaceae |
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Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) |
Verbenaceae |
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Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) |
Verbenaceae |
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Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) |
Plantaginaceae |
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Viola pedata (Bird's Foot Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Viola pedatifida (Prairie Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Viola pubescens (Smooth Yellow Violet) |
Violaceae |
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Zigadenus elegans (White Camass) |
Melanthiaceae |
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Zizia aptera (Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders) |
Apiaceae |
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Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
Apiaceae |
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Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) |
Poaceae |
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Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama) |
Poaceae |
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Bouteloua hirsuta (Hairy Grama) |
Poaceae |
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Bromus kalmii (Prairie Brome) |
Poaceae |
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Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) |
Cyperaceae |
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Carex sprengelii (Long-beaked Sedge) |
Cyperaceae |
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Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) |
Poaceae |
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Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Schyzachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
Poaceae |
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Scirpus atrovirens (Dark-green Bulrush) |
Cyperaceae |
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Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Hesperostipa spartea (Porcupine Grass) |
Poaceae |
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Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant) |
Fabaceae |
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Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) |
Rhamnaceae |
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Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet) |
Celastraceae |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) |
Rubiaceae |
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Clematis virginiana (Virgin's Bower) |
Ranunculaceae |
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Physocarpus opulifolius (Prairie Ninebark) |
Rosaceae |
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Rosa arkansana (Prairie Wild Rose) |
Rosaceae |
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Rosa carolina (Pasture Rose) |
Rosaceae |
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Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry) |
Adoxaceae |
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Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberrybush) |
Adoxaceae |
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