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flowering season - upper Midwest
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principal flower color
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Little Goose Lake Fen
Pogue, CD; Zionce, R; Hackett, RA; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 131
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Apiaceae
Sanicula marilandica
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Arnoglossum plantagineum
Bidens connata
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus giganteus
Liatris spicata
Packera paupercula
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago canadensis
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago patula
Solidago riddellii
Solidago rugosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Convolvulus arvensis
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex aurea
Carex buxbaumii
Carex diandra
Carex flava
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex prairea
Carex sartwellii
Carex sterilis
Carex stricta
Carex tetanica
Cladium mariscoides
Cyperus bipartitus
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis rostellata
Rhynchospora capillacea
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Scirpus pendulus
Scleria verticillata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum palustre
Fabaceae
Apios americana
Lathyrus palustris
Gentianaceae
Gentiana linearis
Grossulariaceae
Ribes hirtellum
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Juncaceae
Juncus brachycephalus
Juncus nodosus
Juncaginaceae
Triglochin maritima
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Melanthiaceae
Anticlea elegans
Orchidaceae
Calopogon tuberosus
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus repens
Glyceria striata
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Sporobolus heterolepis
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria virginiana
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rosaceae
Dasiphora fruticosa
Fragaria virginiana
Rosa palustris
Rubus pubescens
Spiraea alba
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Salix candida
Salix discolor
Salix exigua
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata
Sapindaceae
Acer rubrum
Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia purpurea
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Tofieldiaceae
Triantha glutinosa
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Violaceae
Viola blanda
Viola cucullata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia