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aquatic & OBL wetland species
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legumes
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annual or biennial
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armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
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fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
summer
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Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
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inconspicuous
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1
2-5
more than 5
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fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Island Lake Recreation Area - Spring Mill Creek
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 107
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Cicuta bulbifera
Daucus carota
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Asclepias incarnata
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex verticillata
Araceae
Peltandra virginica
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Bidens connata
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helianthus giganteus
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago patula
Solidago rugosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Brassicaceae
Nasturtium microphyllum
Campanulaceae
Palustricodon aparinoides
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex bebbii
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex lacustris
Carex pellita
Carex sartwellii
Carex stricta
Eleocharis erythropoda
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum palustre
Fabaceae
Apios americana
Lathyrus palustris
Grossulariaceae
Ribes americanum
Ribes hirtellum
Hypericaceae
Hypericum ascyron
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Monarda fistulosa
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria lateriflora
Teucrium canadense
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onagraceae
Epilobium leptophyllum
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmundaceae
Osmunda regalis
Plantaginaceae
Chelone glabra
Poaceae
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa palustris
Sorghastrum nutans
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria maculosa
Rumex orbiculatus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia ciliata
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Caltha palustris
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Physocarpus opulifolius
Prunus serotina
Rosa palustris
Rubus pubescens
Spiraea alba
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Galium trifidum
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Salix bebbiana
Salix eriocephala
Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea fontana
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata
Viburnaceae
Viburnum lentago
Viburnum trilobum
Violaceae
Viola striata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia