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composites
legumes
milkweeds
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annual or biennial
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unarmed
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leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
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
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inconspicuous
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1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Waterloo Recreation Area - Waterloo-Long Lake Fen
Hackett, RA; Karbowski, HM; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 103
Alismataceae
Sagittaria latifolia
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron vernix
Apiaceae
Oxypolis rigidior
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias incarnata
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum
Asteraceae
Bidens frondosa
Bidens trichosperma
Cirsium muticum
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium maculatum
Liatris spicata
Rudbeckia fulgida
Solidago canadensis
Solidago ohioensis
Solidago patula
Solidago riddellii
Solidago rugosa
Solidago uliginosa
Symphyotrichum boreale
Symphyotrichum firmum
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens capensis
Betulaceae
Betula pumila
Campanulaceae
Lobelia kalmii
Palustricodon aparinoides
Caprifoliaceae
Valeriana uliginosa
Celastraceae
Parnassia glauca
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Cornaceae
Cornus amomum
Cornus foemina
Cornus sericea
Cyperaceae
Carex aquatilis
Carex comosa
Carex hystericina
Carex lacustris
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex leptalea
Carex prairea
Carex sterilis
Carex stricta
Carex tetanica
Cladium mariscoides
Eleocharis elliptica
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis intermedia
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus acutus
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Lathyrus palustris
Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis virgata
Hypericaceae
Triadenum fraseri
Iridaceae
Iris virginica
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus uniflorus
Mentha arvensis
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Scutellaria galericulata
Scutellaria lateriflora
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Onocleaceae
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmundaceae
Osmunda regalis
Pinaceae
Larix laricina
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Phalaris arundinacea
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Polygonaceae
Persicaria amphibia
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Rhamnaceae
Frangula alnus
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Comarum palustre
Dasiphora fruticosa
Rosa palustris
Rubus pubescens
Spiraea alba
Spiraea tomentosa
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale
Galium labradoricum
Galium triflorum
Salicaceae
Salix bebbiana
Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia purpurea
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteris palustris
Typhaceae
Sparganium eurycarpum
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Typha × glauca
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Pilea fontana
Violaceae
Viola macloskeyi