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annual or biennial
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deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
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flowering season - upper Midwest
spring
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principal flower color
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Waterloo Recreation Area - Mount Hope Road Fen/Glenn Fen
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 145
Alismataceae
Sagittaria latifolia
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Cicuta bulbifera
Oxypolis rigidior
Zizia aurea
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Araceae
Symplocarpus foetidus
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Erigeron philadelphicus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus giganteus
Liatris spicata
Packera paupercula
Rudbeckia fulgida
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago patula
Solidago riddellii
Solidago rugosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Corylus americana
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Lobelia siphilitica
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex buxbaumii
Carex diandra
Carex granularis
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex pellita
Carex prairea
Carex sartwellii
Carex sterilis
Carex stricta
Carex tetanica
Cladium mariscoides
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis rostellata
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus atrovirens
Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris cristata
Equisetaceae
Equisetum palustre
Fabaceae
Apios americana
Lathyrus palustris
Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis virgata
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis hirsuta
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Juncaceae
Juncus brachycephalus
Juncus dudleyi
Juncus torreyi
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Prunella vulgaris
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea odorata
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis purpurea
Pedicularis lanceolata
Osmundaceae
Osmunda regalis
Plantaginaceae
Chelone glabra
Poaceae
Agrostis gigantea
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Leersia virginica
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Poa pratensis
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Sphenopholis intermedia
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria maculosa
Rumex orbiculatus
Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton nodosus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Ranunculaceae
Caltha palustris
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus alnifolia
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Dasiphora fruticosa
Geum aleppicum
Rosa multiflora
Rubus pubescens
Spiraea alba
Rubiaceae
Galium asprellum
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Galium tinctorium
Galium trifidum
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides
Salix candida
Salix discolor
Salix serissima
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Viburnaceae
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum lentago
Violaceae
Viola cucullata
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia