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Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Species Count: 71
Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Torilis arvensis
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias verticillata
Asteraceae
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Bidens bipinnata
Erigeron strigosus
Eupatorium altissimum
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Campanulaceae
Campanula americana
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Caryophyllaceae
Silene stellata
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis
Cornaceae
Cornus drummondii
Cupressaceae
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex blanda
Carex grisea
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha virginica
Fabaceae
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Cercis canadensis
Desmodium glutinosum
Desmodium paniculatum
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gymnocladus dioica
Fagaceae
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Grossulariaceae
Ribes missouriense
Juglandaceae
Carya ovata
Juglans nigra
Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Salvia azurea
Moraceae
Maclura pomifera
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Onagraceae
Circaea lutetiana
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardii
Bromus inermis
Bromus pubescens
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Festuca subverticillata
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Panicum virgatum
Sorghastrum nutans
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polygonaceae
Persicaria virginiana
Rosaceae
Agrimonia pubescens
Fragaria virginiana
Geum canadense
Prunus serotina
Rosa setigera
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Smilacaceae
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Solanum carolinense
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Violaceae
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Vitis riparia