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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
leaf (blade) presence
leaf blades present
no leaves apparent
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
fall
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
flower type
daisy- or dandelion-like
bilateral/irregular symmetry
radial symmetry 4 petals
radial symmetry 5 petals
radial sym. 6 or more petals
petals indistinguishable
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Brighton Recreation Area - Little Appleton Lake
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 93
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea
Oxypolis rigidior
Apocynaceae
Asclepias incarnata
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium maculatum
Helianthus giganteus
Liatris spicata
Solidago altissima
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago patula
Solidago riddellii
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex bebbii
Carex hystericina
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex pellita
Carex prairea
Carex sterilis
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Cladium mariscoides
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis rostellata
Rhynchospora alba
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus cyperinus
Scleria verticillata
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris cristata
Fabaceae
Lathyrus palustris
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Juncaceae
Juncus dudleyi
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onagraceae
Epilobium coloratum
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa pratensis
Sorghastrum nutans
Sphenopholis intermedia
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria sagittata
Rumex orbiculatus
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus alnifolia
Rosaceae
Comarum palustre
Dasiphora fruticosa
Geum aleppicum
Rosa multiflora
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium boreale
Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia