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*'' Acalypha rhomboidea'', Rhombic copperleaf *'' Acalypha virginica'', Virginia copperleaf *''

Acorus americanus ''Acorus americanus'', the American sweet flag, is an emergent wetland plant native to the northern United States and Canada. This perennial plant has bright green blade-shaped leaves that arise directly from the rhizomes and sheath into each ot ...

'', American sweet-flag *'' Amaranthus arenicola'', Sandhill amaranth *''

Amaranthus retroflexus ''Amaranthus retroflexus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae with several common names, including red-root amaranth, redroot pigweed, red-rooted pigweed, common amaranth, pigweed amaranth, and common tumbleweed. page 4 ...

'', Rough pigweed *''

Ambrosia artemisiifolia ''Ambrosia artemisiifolia'', with the common names common ragweed, annual ragweed, and low ragweed, is a species of the genus '' Ambrosia'' native to regions of the Americas. Taxonomy The species name, ''artemisiifolia'', is given because the le ...

'', Common ragweed *''

Ambrosia trifida ''Ambrosia trifida'', the giant ragweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Distribution It is present in Europe a ...

'', Giant ragweed *'' Anchusa officinalis'', Common bugloss *''

Andersonglossum virginianum ''Andersonglossum virginianum'', known as southern wild comfrey, is a flowering plant in the borage family native to North America. It is also sometimes called blue houndstongue. Formerly placed in the genus ''Cynoglossum'', it was transferred ...

'', Blue hound's-tongue *'' Aplectrum hyemale'', Putty-root *'' Aquilegia canadensis'', Wild columbine *'' Arisaema dracontium'', Green dragon *''

Arisaema triphyllum ''Arisaema triphyllum'', the jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon or Indian turnip, is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing in height with three-part leaves and flowers conta ...

'', Jack-in-the-pulpit *'' Aristolochia macrophylla'', Dutchman's pipe *'' Aristolochia serpentaria'', Virginia snakeroot *'' Artemisia campestris'', Field sagewort *'' Artemisia vulgaris'', Mugwort *''

Asarum canadense ''Asarum canadense'', commonly known as Canada wild ginger, Canadian snakeroot, and broad-leaved asarabacca, is a herbaceous, perennial plant which forms dense colonies in the understory of deciduous forests throughout its native range in easte ...

'', Wild ginger *''

Asclepias viridiflora ''Asclepias viridiflora'', is commonly known as green comet milkweed, green-flower milkweed, and green milkweed. It is a widely distributed species of milkweed (''Asclepias''), known from much of the eastern and central United States from Conn ...

'', Green milkweed *''

Atriplex littoralis ''Atriplex littoralis'', the grassleaf orache or grass-leaved orache (; also spelled orach) is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference t ...

'', Grass-leaved orache *'' Atriplex patula'', Halberd-leaved orache *''

Atriplex prostrata ''Atriplex prostrata'', called the spear-leaved orache, hastate orache, thin-leaf orache, triangle orache, and fat hen, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the saltbush genus ''Atriplex ''Atriplex'' () is a plant genus of about 250 ...

'', Triangle orache

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Barbarea vulgaris ''Barbarea vulgaris'', also called wintercress (usual common name), or alternatively herb barbara, rocketcress, yellow rocketcress, winter rocket, yellow rocket, and wound rocket, is a biennial herb of the genus '' Barbarea'', belonging to the fa ...

'', Bittercress *''

Bassia scoparia ''Bassia scoparia'' is a large annual herb in the family Amaranthaceae ('' sensu lato'') native to Eurasia. It has been introduced to many parts of North America,

'', Summer cypress *''

Boehmeria cylindrica ''Boehmeria cylindrica'', with common names false nettle and bog hemp, is an herb in the family Urticaceae. It is widespread in eastern North America and the Great Plains from New Brunswick to Florida to Texas to Nebraska, with scattered repor ...

'', False nettle

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*'' Cakile edentula'', Sea-rocket *'' Campanula aparinoides'', Marsh bellflower *''

Campanula glomerata ''Campanula glomerata'', known by the common names clustered bellflower or Dane's blood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Campanula'', belonging to the family Campanulaceae. It is the county flower of Rutland, England. Etymology T ...

'', Clustered bellflower *''

Campanula rapunculoides ''Campanula rapunculoides'', known by the common names creeping bellflower, rampion bellflower, rover bellflower, garden bluebell, creeping bluebell, purple bell, garden harebell, and creeping campanula, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ge ...

'', Creeping bellflower *''

Campanula rotundifolia ''Campanula rotundifolia'', the harebell, Scottish bluebell, or bluebell of Scotland, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. This herbaceous perennial is found throughout the temperate regions of the northern hemi ...

'', Harebell *'' Campanula trachelium'', Nettle-leaved bellflower *'' Campanulastrum americanum'', Tall bellflower *''

Caulophyllum thalictroides ''Caulophyllum thalictroides'', the blue cohosh, a species of '' Caulophyllum'' (family Berberidaceae) is a flowering plant in the Berberidaceae (barberry) family. It is a medium-tall perennial with blue berry-like fruits and bluish-green foliage ...

'', Blue cohosh *'' Chaenorhinum minus'', Lesser toadflax *''

Chenopodium album ''Chenopodium album'' is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus ''Chenopodium''. Though cultivated in some regions, the plant is elsewhere considered a weed. Common names include lamb's quarters, melde, goosefoot, wild spinach and fat-h ...

'', Lamb's quarters *'' Chamaesyce polygonifolia'', Seaside spurge *''

Coeloglossum viride ''Coeloglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It has long been considered to have only one species, ''Coeloglossum viride'', the frog orchid. Some recent classifications regard ''Coeloglossum'' as part of the ...

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Commelina communis ''Commelina communis'', commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms last for only one day. It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts o ...

'', Common Dayflower *''

Commelina erecta ''Commelina erecta'', commonly known as the white mouth dayflower, slender dayflower, or widow's tears, is a perennial herb native throughout the Americas, Africa and western Asia. It is considered to be the most variable species of '' Commelina'' ...

'', Erect dayflower *'' Cycloloma atriplicifolium'', Winged pigweed *'' Cypripedium acaule'', Pink lady's slipper

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Dioscorea villosa ''Dioscorea villosa'' is a species of twining tuberous vine which is native to eastern North America. It is commonly known as wild yam, colic root, rheumatism root, devil's bones, and fourleaf yam,. It is common and widespread in a range stretchi ...

'', Wild yam *''

Dysphania ambrosioides ''Dysphania ambrosioides'', formerly ''Chenopodium ambrosioides'', known as Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, ''payqu'' ''(paico)'', ''epazote'', ''mastruz'', or ''herba sanctæ Mariæ'', is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central ...

'', Mexican-tea

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Echium vulgare ''Echium vulgare'', known as viper's bugloss and blueweed,Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 203. is a species of flowering plant in the bora ...

'', Viper's bugloss *'' Epifagus virginiana'', Beech-drops *'' Euphorbia cyparissias'', Cypress spurge *'' Euphorbia esula'', Leafy spurge *'' Euphorbia commutata'', Tinted spurge

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*'' Floerkea proserpinacoides'', False mermaid *''

Fragaria virginiana ''Fragaria virginiana'', known as Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, common strawberry, or mountain strawberry, is a North American strawberry that grows across much of the United States and southern Canada. It is one of the two species of wi ...

'', Virginia strawberry

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*'' Galium circaezans'', Forest bedstraw *''

Galium odoratum ''Galium odoratum'', the sweet woodruff or sweetscented bedstraw, is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to much of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Russia, as well as Western Siberia, Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, China ...

'', Sweet woodruff *'' Gentiana andrewsii'', Prairie closed gentian *'' Gentiana puberulenta'', Prairie gentian *'' Gentiana saponaria'', Soapwort gentian *''

Gentianopsis crinita ''Gentianopsis crinita'' (sometimes called greater fringed gentian or blue gentian) is a biennial herbaceous species, native to eastern USA and eastern Canada. The flowers of fringed gentian open on sunny days, but generally remain closed on clou ...

'', Greater fringed gentian

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Humulus lupulus ''Humulus lupulus'', the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family Cannabinaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and North America. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early s ...

'', Common hops *''

Hybanthus concolor ''Hybanthus concolor'', commonly known as eastern green violet,''Hybanthus conc ...

'', Green violet

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Lappula squarrosa ''Lappula squarrosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including European stickseed, bur forget-me-not, bluebur, and bristly sheepbur. It is native to Europe and Asia, where it is common, and it ...

'', Stickseed *''

Lechea mucronata ''Lechea'' (pinweed) is a genus in the family Cistaceae of the order Malvales.USDA, NRCS. 2014. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 1 December 2014). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. The genus ''Lechea'' is based ...

'', Hairy pinweed *''

Linum perenne ''Linum perenne'', the perennial flax, blue flax or lint, is a flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Europe, primarily in the Alps and locally in England. It has been introduced into North America, where it can be found on mountain ri ...

'', Blue flax *'' Liparis liliifolia'', Large twayblade *''

Lithospermum caroliniense ''Lithospermum caroliniense'', commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. The plant grows in sandhills ...

'', Carolina puccoon *''

Ludwigia palustris ''Ludwigia palustris'' is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names marsh seedbox, Hampshire-purslane and water purslane. This is an aquatic or semiaquatic perennial herb which grows in moist to wet ...

'', Water purslane

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Maianthemum stellatum ''Maianthemum stellatum'' (star-flowered, starry, or little false Solomon's seal, or simply false Solomon's seal; star-flowered lily-of-the-valley or starry false lily of the valley; synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Smilacina stellata'') is a species ...

'', Starry false Solomon's seal *'' Malaxis monophyllos'', White adder's-tongue *'' Mertensia paniculata'', Northern bluebell *''

Mertensia virginica ''Mertensia virginica'' ( common names Virginia bluebells, Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, Roanoke bells) is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America. ...

'', Virginia bluebell *'' Mitella nuda'', Naked mitrewort *''

Myosotis arvensis ''Myosotis arvensis'' or field forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual to short lived perennial flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. Clive Stace describes this plant as having the following characteristics: * Upright, to ; softly hairy, wi ...

'', Field forget-me-not *'' Myosotis discolor'', Changing Forget-me-not *'' Myosotis laxa'', Small forget-me-not *''

Myosotis scorpioides ''Myosotis scorpioides'' ( syn. ''Myosotis palustris''), the true forget-me-not or water forget-me-not, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Distribution and habitat It is native to Europe and Asia, bu ...

'', True forget-me-not *'' Myosotis stricta'', Strict forget-me-not *''

Myosotis sylvatica ''Myosotis sylvatica'', the wood forget-me-not or woodland forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Boraginaceae, native plant, native to Europe. This spring-flowering plant and its cultivars, typically with ...

'', Garden forget-me-not *'' Myriophyllum heterophyllum'', Water-milfoil

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Neottia auriculata ''Neottia auriculata'' (syn. ''Listera auriculata''), the auricled twayblade, (as ''Listera auriculata'') is a species of terrestrial orchid found in northeastern North America (Labrador, New Brunswick and Maine west to Manitoba and Minnesota. ...

'', Auricled twayblade *''

Neottia cordata ''Neottia cordata'', the lesser twayblade or heartleaf twayblade, is an orchid of upland bogs and mires that rarely exceeds in height. It was formerly placed in the genus '' Listera'', but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that ''Neot ...

'', Heart-leaved twayblade

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*'' Parietaria pensylvanica'', Pellitory *''

Peltandra virginica ''Peltandra virginica'' is a plant of the arum family known as green arrow arum and tuckahoe. It is widely distributed in wetlands in the eastern United States, as well as in Quebec, Ontario, and Cuba.Whigham, Dennis F., Robert L. Simpson and Ma ...

'', Arrow-arum *''

Phlox divaricata ''Phlox divaricata'', the wild blue phlox, woodland phlox, or wild sweet william, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to forests and fields in eastern North America. Etymology The species name ''divaricata'' mea ...

'', Wild blue phlox *''

Platanthera aquilonis ''Platanthera aquilonis'', the northern green orchid or north wind bog orchid, is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It is closely related to '' Platanthera huronensis'' and ''Platanthera dilatata ''Platanthera dilata ...

'', Tall northern bog-orchid *''

Platanthera clavellata ''Platanthera clavellata'', commonly known as the club-spur orchid or small green wood orchid, is a terrestrial orchid of North America. Description ''Platanthera clavellata'' plants are 4-16" tall. It is one of the smallest species out of the ...

'', Green woodland orchid *'' Platanthera flava'', Tubercled orchid *'' Platanthera hookeri'', Hooker's orchid *'' Platanthera lacera'', Ragged fringed orchid *''

Polygonatum biflorum ''Polygonatum biflorum'' (smooth Solomon's-seal, great Solomon's-seal, Solomon's seal) is an herbaceous flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosper ...

'', Smooth Solomon's seal *'' Polygonatum pubescens'', Hairy Solomon's seal *''

Potamogeton crispus ''Potamogeton crispus'', the crisp-leaved pondweed, curly pondweed, curly-leaf pondweed or curled pondweed, is a species of aquatic plant (hydrophyte) native to Eurasia but an introduced species and often a noxious weed in North America. Descr ...

'', Curled pondweed *'' Potamogeton diversifolius'', Common snailseed pondweed *'' Potamogeton epihydrus'', Ribbon-leaved pondweed *''

Potamogeton gramineus ''Potamogeton gramineus'' is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name various-leaved pondweed, variableleaf pondweed, grass-leaved pondweed or grassy pondweed, native to the northern hemisphere where it grows in shallow, clean water. ...

'', Variable pondweed *''

Potamogeton natans ''Potamogeton natans'', commonly known as broad-leaved pondweed, floating pondweed, or floating-leaf pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus '' Potamogeton'' native to quiet or slow-flowing freshwater habitats throughout the Holarctic Kingdo ...

'', Floating pondweed *''

Potentilla indica ''Potentilla indica'' known commonly as mock strawberry, Indian-strawberry, or false strawberry, often referred to as a backyard strawberry, mainly in North America, is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It has foliage and an aggregate acc ...

'', Mock strawberry *'' Proserpinaca palustris'', Common mermaid-weed *'' Pterospora andromedea'', Pine-drops

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Rumex acetosella ''Rumex acetosella'', commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Native to Eurasia and the British Isles, the plant and its subspecies are commo ...

'', Sheep's sorrel *'' Rumex crispus'', Curled dock *'' Rumex obtusifolius'', Bitter dock *'' Rumex verticillatus'', Water dock

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*'' Scleranthus annuus'', Knawel *'' Scrophularia lanceolata'', American figwort *'' Scrophularia marilandica'', Eastern figwort *'' Silene latifolia'', White campion *''

Smilax herbacea ''Smilax herbacea'', the smooth carrionflower or smooth herbaceous greenbrier, is a plant in the catbriar family. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and the eastern United States (as far south as Georgia and Alabama ...

'', Carrion-flower *'' Smilax rotundifolia'', Common greenbriar *'' Stuckenia pectinata'', Sago pondweed *'' Symplocarpus foetidus'', Eastern skunk cabbage

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Taraxacum officinale ''Taraxacum officinale'', the dandelion or common dandelion, is a flowering Herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plant of the Dandelion, dandelion genus in the family Asteraceae (syn. Compositae). The common dandelion is well known for its yell ...

'', Common dandelion *'' Tradescantia bracteata'', Sticky spiderwort *''

Tradescantia ohiensis ''Tradescantia ohiensis'', commonly known as bluejacket or Ohio spiderwort, is an herbaceous plant species in the genus ''Tradescantia'' native to eastern and central North America. It is the most common and widely distributed species of ''Trade ...

'', Smooth spiderwort *'' Tradescantia virginiana'', Virginia spiderwort *''

Triodanis perfoliata ''Triodanis perfoliata'', the clasping Venus' looking-glass or clasping bellflower, is an annual flowering plant belonging to the family Campanulaceae (bellflower family). It is an annual herb native to North and South America, the natural range ...

'', Venus's looking-glass *'' Trillium recurvatum'', Prairie trillium *'' Trillium sessile'', Toad trillium

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Urtica dioica ''Urtica dioica'', often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Ori ...

'', Stinging nettle

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Vicia cracca ''Vicia cracca'' (tufted vetch, cow vetch, bird vetch, blue vetch, boreal vetch), is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia. It occurs on other continents as an introduced species, includ ...

'', Tufted vetch *'' Vincetoxicum nigrum'', Black swallow-wort *''

Viola adunca ''Viola adunca'' is a species of violet known by the common names hookedspur violet, early blue violet, sand violet, and western dog violet. It is native to meadows and forests of western North America, Canada, and the northern contiguous United ...

'', Hook-spurred violet *'' Viola bicolor'', Wild pansy *'' Viola labradorica'', American dog violet *'' Viola rostrata'', Long-spurred violet *''

Viola tricolor ''Viola tricolor'' is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. The species is also known as wild pansy, Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsea ...

'', Johnny-jump-up

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Xanthium strumarium ''Xanthium strumarium'' (rough cocklebur, clotbur, common cocklebur, large cocklebur, woolgarie bur) is a species of annual plants of the family Asteraceae. Some sources claim it originates in southern Europe and Asia, but has been extensively na ...

'', Common cocklebur

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Flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' ...