Selected Flora and Fungi of the Mid-Atlantic Region
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Miscellaneous Flowering Plants
sorted by common name

[ click here for sorted by family ]
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non-flowering flora or other information:

Grasses, Sedges, Rushes   –   Ferns & Allies   –   Liverworts, Mosses, Hornworts

Fungi, Lichen   –   Slime Molds

References   –   Taxa Translation Help


*  indicates species not native to the Mid-Atlantic area
***  indicates non-native species considered to be an invasive
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Orchids Trees and Woody Shrubs

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Alumroot:  American Alumroot  -  Heuchera americana
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
Aniseroot (Longstyle Sweetroot)  -  Osmorhiza longistylis
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
Appalachian Little Brown Jug  -  Hexastylis ruthii (Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii, Asarum ruthii, Asarum arifolium var. ruthii)
        [ Aristolochiaceae  -  Birthwort family ]
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Bastard Toadflax:  Eastern Bastard Toadflax  -  Comandra umbellata
        [ Santalaceae  -  Sandalwood family ]
Bear Corn (formerly Squawroot)  -  Conopholis americana
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
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Beardtongue:  Gray Beard-tongue (Eastern Gray Beard-tongue)  -  Penstemon canescens
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
Beardtongue:  Pale Beardtongue (Eastern Pale Beardtongue)  -  Penstemon pallidus
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
Beardtongue:  White Beardtongue (Foxglove Beardtongue)  -  Penstemon digitalis
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
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* Bedstraw:  Piedmont Bedstraw  -  Galium pedemontanum (Cruciata pedemontana)
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Bedstraw:  Shining Bedstraw  -  Galium concinnum
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
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Beebalm:  Purple Bergamot  -  Monarda media
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Beebalm:  Scarlet Beebalm (Crimson Beebalm, Bergamot)  -  Monarda didyma
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Beebalm:  White Bergamot (Basil Beebalm)  -  Monarda clinopodia
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Beebalm:  Wild Bergamot  -  Monarda fistulosa
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
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Beechdrops  -  Epifagus virginiana
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
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*** Beefsteak Plant (Perilla)  -  Perilla frutescens
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Bellwort:  Mountain Bellwort (Common Bellwort)  -  Uvularia puberula
        [ Colchicaceae  -  Meadow Saffron family]
Bellwort:  Perfoliate Bellwort  -  Uvularia perfoliata
        [ Colchicaceae  -  Meadow Saffron family]
Bellwort:  Sessile Bellwort  -  Uvularia sessilifolia
        [ Colchicaceae  -  Meadow Saffron family]
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Bienniel Gaura (Northeastern Gaura, Biennial Beeblossom)  -  Oenothera gaura (formerly Gaura biennis)
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
* Bittercress:  Hairy Bittercress  -  Cardamine hirsuta
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Bittercress:  Pennsylvania Bittercress  -  Cardamine pensylvanica
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
* Blackberry-lily  -  Iris domestica
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Black Cohosh (Common Black Cohosh, Bugbane)  -  Actaea racemosa (Cimicifuga racemosa)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Black-eyed Susan  -  Rudbeckia hirta
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Bladder Campion  -  Silene vulgaris
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Blazing Star:  Dense Blazing Star  -  Liatris spicata
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Blazing Star:  Scaly Blazing Star  -  Liatris squarrosa
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Bloodroot  -  Sanguinaria canadensis
        [ Papaveraceae  -  Poppy family]
Blue Cohosh (Common Blue Cohosh)  -  Caulophyllum thalictroides
        [ Berberidaceae  -  Barberry family ]
Blue Curls  -  Trichostema dichotomum
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
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Blue-eyed Grass:  Stout Blue-eyed Grass  -  Sisyrinchium angustifolium
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Blue-eyed Grass:  Needle-tip Blue-eyed-grass  -  Sisyrinchium mucronatum
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Blue-eyed Grass:  White Blue-eyed-grass  -  Sisyrinchium albidum
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
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Bluehearts:  American Bluehearts  -  Buchnera americana
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
Blue Flag:  Northern Blue Flag (Larger Blue Flag)  -  Iris-versicolor
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
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Bluet:  Canada Bluets  -  Houstonia canadensis
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Bluet:  Common Bluets (Azure Bluets)  -  Houstonia caerulea
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Bluet:  Longleaf Bluets  -  Houstonia longifolia
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Bluet:  Tiny Bluets  -  Houstonia pusilla
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Bluet:  Woodland Bluets (Summer Bluets)  -  Houstonia purpurea
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
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Bowman's Root  -  Gillenia trifoliata
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Broad-leaved Arrowhead (Duck Potato)  -  Sagittaria latifolia
        [ Alismataceae  -  Water-plantain family ]
*** Bugleweed  -  Ajuga reptans
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
* Burdock:  Common Burdock (Lesser Burdock)  -  Arctium minus
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Buttercup:  Bristly Buttercup  -  Ranunculus hispidus
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Butterfly Pea (Spurred Butterfly Pea)  -  Centrosema virginianum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
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Canada Burnet (American Burnet)  -  Sanguisorba canadensis
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Canada Lily  -  Lilium canadense
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Canada Mayflower (False Lily-of-the-valley)  -  Maianthemum canadense
        [ Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae)  -  Asparagus family ]
Cancer-root (One-flowered Broomrape)  -  Orobanche uniflora (Aphyllon uniflorum)
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
Cardinal Flower  -  Lobelia cardinalis
        [ Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
* Catnip (Catmint)  -  Nepeta cataria
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
* Chicory (Saccory)  -  Cichorium intybus
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Cinquefoil:  Sulphur Cinquefoil (Rough-fruited Cinquefoil)  -  Potentilla recta
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family]
Cleavers (Sticky Willy)  -  Galium aparine
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
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Clematis:  Purple Clematis (Mountain Clematis)  -  Clematis occidentalis
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
*** Clematis:  Sweet Autumn Clematis (Japanese Clematis)  -  Clematis terniflora (C. paniculata)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
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Clintonia:  Yellow Clintonia (Bluebead Lily)  -  Clintonia borealis
        [ Liliacea  -  Lily family]
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* Clover:  Crimson Clover  -  Trifolium incarnatum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Clover:  Hop Trefoil (Low Hop Clover)  -  Trifolium campestre
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Clover:  Kates Mountain Clover  -  Trifolium virginicum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Clover:  Rabbit-foot Clover  -  Trifolium arvense
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Clover:  Red Clover  -  Trifolium pratense
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume family ]
Clover:  Running Glade Clover  -  Trifolium calcaricum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Clover:  White Clover (Dutch Clover)  -  Trifolium repens
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume family ]
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*** Coltsfoot  -  Tussilago farfara
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Coralberry  -  Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
* Coreopsis: Plains Coreopsis (Golden Tickseed)  -  Coreopsis tinctoria
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Cornflower (Bachelor's-buttons)  -  Centaurea cyanus (Cyanus segetum)
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Corn Gromwell (Field Gromwell)  -  Buglossoides arvensis (Lithospermum arvense)
        [ Boraginaceae  -  Borage family ]
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*** Corydalis:  Incised Corydalis  -  Corydalis incisa
        [ Fumariaceae  -  Fumitory family ]
Corydalis:  Pale Corydalis (Rock Harlequin)  -  Capnoides sempervirens
        [ Fumariaceae  -  Fumitory family ]
Corydalis:  Yellow Corydalis (Yellow Fumewort, Yellow Harlequin)  -  Corydalis flavula
        [ Fumariaceae  -  Fumitory family ]
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Cow Parsnip  -  Heracleum maximum
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
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Cress:  Spring Cress (Bulbous Bittercress)  -  Cardamine bulbosa
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Cress:  Purple Cress  -  Cardamine douglassii
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
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Cross-vine  -  Bignonia capreolata
        [ Bignoniaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
*** Crown Vetch  -  Securigera varia
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Curly Dock (Curled Dock)  -  Rumex crispus
        [ Polygonaceae  -  Smartweed family ]
Curlyheads  -  Clematis ochroleuca
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
* Cypress Spurge  -  Euphorbia cyparissias
        [ Euphorbiaceae  -  Spurge family ]
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* Dayflower:  Asiatic Dayflower (Creeping Dayflower)  -  Commelina communis
        [ Commelinaceae  -  Spiderwort family ]
Dayflower:  Erect Dayflower (Slender Dayflower)  -  Commelina erecta
        [ Commelinaceae  -  Spiderwort family ]
*** Dead-nettle (Red Dead-nettle, Purple Dead-nettle)  -  Lamium purpureum
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
* Deptford Pink (Grass Pink)  -  Dianthus armeria
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Dittany (Wild Oregano, Stonemint)  -  Cunila origanoides
  [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Dodder:  Common Dodder  -  Cuscuta gronovii
        [ Convolvulaceae  -  Morning Glory family ]
Dogbane (Hemp Dogbane, Indian Hemp)  -  Apocynum cannabinum
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Dolls'-eyes (White Baneberry)  -  Actaea pachypoda
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Downy Agrimony  -  Agrimonia pubescens
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Dutchmans Breeches  -  Dicentra cucullaria
        [ Fumariaceae  -  Fumitory family ]
Dwarf Crested Iris  -  Iris cristata
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Dwarf Ginseng  -  Panax trifolius
        [ Araliaceae  -  Ginseng family ]
Dwarf Iris  -  Iris verna
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Dwarf Larkspur  -  Delphinium tricorne
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
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Eastern Shooting Star  -  Dodecatheon meadia
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
Elephant's-foot: Carolina Elephant's-foot  -  Elephantopus carolinianus
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Enchanter's Nightshade  -  Circaea canadensis
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
Evening Primrose:  Common Evening Primrose (Common Evening-primrose)  -  Oenothera biennis
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
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False Foxglove (purple flowers):  Earleaf False Foxglove  -  Agalinis auriculata
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
False Foxglove (purple flowers):  Purple False Foxglove  -  Agalinis purpurea
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
False Foxglove (purple flowers):  Slender False Foxglove  -  Agalinis tenuifolia
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
False Foxglove (yellow flowers):  Downy Yellow False Foxglove  -  Aureolaria virginica
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
False Foxglove (yellow flowers):  Entire-leaf False Foxglove  -  Aureolaria laevigata (A. levigata)
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
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*** False Hawksbeard:  Asiatic False Hawksbeard  -  Youngia japonica
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
False Hellebore (American False-hellebore, Indian Poke)  -  Veratrum viride
        [ Melanthiaceae  -  Bunchflower family ]
False Mermaid (False Mermaidweed)  -  Floerkea proserpinacoides
        [ Limnanthaceae  -  Meadow-foam family ]
False Nettle  -  Boehmeria cylindrica
        [ Urticaceae  -  Nettle family ]
False Pennyroyal (Pennyroyal Bluecurls, Fluxweed)  -  Trichostema coeruleum (Trichostema brachiatum, Isanthus brachiatus)
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Field Chickweed  -  Cerastium velutinum (C. arvense ssp. velutinum)
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
* Field Garlic (Onion Grass, Wild Onion)  -  Allium vineale
        [ Amaryllidaceae  -  Amaryllis family ]
* Field Poppy (Long-headed Poppy)  -  Papaver dubium
        [ Papaveraceae  -  Poppy family ]
Flax:  Stiff Yellow Flax (Common Yellow Flax)  -  Linum medium
        [ Linaceae  -  Flax family ]
* Floating Primrose-willow (Creeping Water-primrose)  -  Ludwigia peploides
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
Flowering Raspberry (Purple-Flowering Raspberry)  -  Rubus odoratus
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Fly Poison  -  Amianthium muscaetoxicum
        [ Melanthiaceae  -  Bunchflower family ]
* Foxglove:  Purple Foxglove (Common Foxglove)  -  Digitalis purpurea
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
Frogfruit (Lance-leaf Frogfruit)  -  Phyla lanceolata
        [ Verbenaceae  -  Verbena family ]
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Galax  -  Galax urceolata
        [ Diapensiaceae  -  Diapensia family ]
*** Garlic Mustard  -  Alliaria petiolata
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Gaywings (Fringed Polygala)  -  Polygaloides paucifolia (formerly Polygala paucifolia)
        [ Polygalaceae  -  Milkwort family ]
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Gentian:  Bottle Gentian (Closed Gentian)  -  Gentiana clausa
        [ Gentianaceae  -  Gentian family ]
Gentian:  Eastern Stiff Gentian  -  Gentianella quinquefolia
        [ Gentianaceae  -  Gentian family ]
Gentian:  Narrowleaf Gentian  -  Gentiana linearis
        [ Gentianaceae  -  Gentian family ]
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Ghost Pipe (formerly Indian Pipe)  -  Monotropa uniflora
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
*** Gill-over-the-ground (Ground-ivy, Creeping Charlie)  -  Glechoma hederacea
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Goat's Beard  -  Aruncus dioicus
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Golden Club  -  Orontium aquaticum
        [ Araceae  -  Arum family ]
Green-and-gold  -  Chrysogonum virginianum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Greenbrier:  Common Greenbrier (Roundleaf Greenbrier)  -  Smilax rotundifolia
        [ Smilacaceae  -  Greenbrier family ]
Green Dragon  -  Arisaema dracontium
        [ Araceae  -  Arum family ]
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Harbinger-of-Spring (Pepper-and-salt)  -  Erigenia bulbosa
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
Heart-leaved Foamflower  -  Tiarella cordifolia
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
*** Henbit (Henbit Dead-nettle)  -  Lamium amplexicaule
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Herb Robert  -  Geranium robertianum
        [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium family ]
Hog Peanut  -  Amphicarpaea bracteata
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
*** Honeysuckle:  Japanese Honeysuckle  -  Lonicera japonica
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
Horsebalm: Canada Horsebalm (Stoneroot)  -  Collinsonia canadensis
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Horse-gentian:  Lesser Horse-gentian (Yellow Horse-gentian)  -  Triosteum angustifolium
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
Horse-nettle (Carolina Horse-nettle)  -  Solanum carolinense
        [ Solanaceae  -  Nightshade family ]
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Indian Cucumber-root  -  Medeola virginiana
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Ironweed:  New York Ironweed, Ironweed  -  Vernonia noveboracensis
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Indian Tobacco  -  Lobelia inflata
        [ Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
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Jack-in-the-pulpit  -  Arisaema triphyllum
        [ Araceae  -  Arum family ]
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Jewelweed:  Orange Jewelweed (Spotted Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not)  -  Impatiens capensis
        [ Balsaminaceae  -  Touch-me-not family ]
Jewelweed:  Pale Jewelweed (Yellow Jewelweed, Touch-me-not)  -  Impatiens pallida
        [ Balsaminaceae  -  Touch-me-not family ]
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Joe-Pye-weed:  Hollow Joe-Pye-weed  -  Eutrochium fistulosum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Joe-Pye-weed:  Sweet-scented Joe-Pye-weed (Sweet Joe-Pye-weed)  -  Eutrochium purpureum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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* Knapweed:  Spotted Knapweed  -  Centaurea stoebe
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Knawel (Annual Knawel)  -  Scleranthus annuus
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
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Lespedeza:  Creeping Lespedeza  -  Lespedeza repens
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Lespedeza:  Chinese Lespedeza  -  Lespedeza cuneata
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
*** Lesser Celandine  -  Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Lizard's Tail  -  Saururus cernuus
        [ Saururaceae  -  Lizard's-tail family ]
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Lobelia:  Great Blue Lobelia  -  Lobelia siphilitica
        [ Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
Lobelia:  Nuttall's Lobelia  -  Lobelia nuttallii
        [ Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
Lobelia:  Pale-spike Lobelia  -  Lobelia spicata
        [
Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
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Loosestrife:  Fringed Loosestrife  -  Lysimachia ciliata (Steironema ciliatum)
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
* Loosestrife:  Gooseneck Loosestrife  -  Lysimachia clethroides
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
Loosestrife:  Whorled Loosestrife  -  Lysimachia quadrifolia
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
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Lyre-leaf Rockcress  -  Arabidopsis lyrata
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Lyre-leaf Sage  -  Salvia lyrata
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
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* Madder:  Field Madder (Blue Field Madder)  -  Sherardia arvensis (Galium sherardia)
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
*** Marsh Dewflower  -  Murdannia keisak
        [ Commelinaceae  -  Spiderwort family ]
Marsh Marigold  -  Caltha palustris
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Mayapple  -  Podophyllum peltatum
        [ Berberidaceae  -  Barberry family ]
Meadow-rue:  Early Meadow-rue  -  Thalictrum dioicum
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
*** Mile-a-minute Weed (Asiatic Tearthumb)  -  Persicaria perfoliata
        [ Polygonaceae  -  Smartweed family]
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                 Milkweed
Milkweed:  Butterfly-weed  -  Asclepias tuberosa
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Common Milkweed  -  Asclepias syriaca
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Four-leaf Milkweed  -  Asclepias quadrifolia
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Green Milkweed  -  Asclepias viridiflora
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Poke Milkweed (Tall Milkweed)  -  Asclepias exaltata
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Purple Milkweed  -  Asclepias purpurascens
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Swamp Milkweed  -  Asclepias incarnata
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  White Milkweed  -  Asclepias variegata
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Milkweed:  Whorled Milkweed  -  Asclepias verticillata
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
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Milkwort:  Field Milkwort  -  Senega sanguinea (formerly Polygala sanguinea)
        [ Polygalaceae  -  Milkwort family ]
Milkwort:  Whorled Milkwort  -  Senega verticillata (formerly Polygala verticillata)
        [ Polygalaceae  -  Milkwort family ]
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Millboro Aster  -  Symphyotrichum schistosum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Mistflower (Blue Mistflower)  -  Conoclinium coelestinum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Mistletoe:  American Mistletoe (Eastern Mistletoe)  -  Phoradendron leucarpum
        [ Santalaceae  -  Sandalwood family ]
* Moneywort (Creeping Jenny)  -  Lysimachia nummularia
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
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Monkeyflower:  Square-stemmed Monkeyflower (Allegheny Monkeyflower)  -  Mimulus ringens
  [ Phrymaceae  -  Lopseed family ]
Monkeyflower:  Winged Monkeyflower (Sharp-wing Monkeyflower)  -  Mimulus alatus
        [ Phrymaceae  -  Lopseed family ]
Moonseed (Canada Moonseed, Yellow Parilla)  -  Menispermum canadense
        [ Menispermaceae  -  Moonseed family ]
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Mountain-mint:  Hoary Mountain-mint  -  Pycnanthemum incanum
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Mountain-mint:  Slender Mountain-mint (Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint)  -  Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
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* Mullein:  Common Mullein (Great Mullein)  -  Verbascum thapsus
        [ Scrophulariaceae  -  Snapdragon family ]
* Mullein:  Moth Mullein  -  Verbascum blattaria
        [ Scrophulariaceae  -  Snapdragon family ]
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New England Aster  -  Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Nodding Onion  -  Allium cernuum
        [ Amaryllidaceae  -  Amaryllis family ]
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  O
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*** Oriental Bittersweet  -  Celastrus orbiculatus
        [ Celastraceae  -  Bittersweet family ]
* Osage Orange (Hedge Apple, Bois-d'arc)  -  Maclura pomifera
        [ Moraceae  -  Mulberry family ]
* Ox-eye Daisy (Oxeye Daisy)  -  Leucanthemum vulgare (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Partridge-berry  -  Mitchella repens
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Partridge-pea (Common Partridge-pea, Showy Partridge-pea)  -  Chamaecrista fasciculata
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
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Passionflower:  Purple Passionflower (Maypop)  -  Passiflora incarnata
        [ Passifloraceae  -  Passionflower family ]
Passionflower:  Yellow Passionflower  -  Passiflora lutea
        [ Passifloraceae  -  Passionflower family ]
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Pencilflower (Sidebeak Pencilflower)  -  Stylosanthes biflora
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
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* Pennycress:  Field Pennycress  -  Thlaspi arvense
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
* Pennycress: Garlic Pennycress (Roadside Pennycress)  -  Mummenhoffia alliacea (Thlaspi alliaceum)
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
* Pennycress:  Perfoliate Pennycress  -  Noccaea perfoliata
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
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Pennywort  -  Obolaria virginica
        [ Gentianaceae  -  Gentian family ]
* Periwinkle (Common Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle)  -  Vinca minor
        [ Apocynaceae  -  Dogbane family ]
Phacelia:  Appalachian Phacelia  -  Phacelia dubia
        [ Hydrophyllaceae  -  Waterleaf family (formerly Boraginaceae) ]
Phacelia:  Miami-mist  -  Phacelia purshii
        [ Hydrophyllaceae  -  Waterleaf family (formerly Boraginaceae) ]
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Phlox:  Fall Phlox (Garden Phlox)  -  Phlox paniculata
        [ Polemoniaceae  -  Jacob's Ladder family ]
Phlox:  Moss Phlox (Moss Pink, Creeping Phlox)  -  Phlox subulata
        [ Polemoniaceae  -  Jacob's Ladder family ]
Phlox:  Wild Blue Phlox (Woodland Phlox)  -  Phlox divaricata
        [ Polemoniaceae  -  Jacob's Ladder family ]
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Pickerelweed  -  Pontederia cordata
        [ Pontederiaceae  -  Pickerelweed family ]
Pinesap  -  Hypopitys monotropa
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Pineweed (Orangegrass)  -  Hypericum gentianoides
        [ Hypericaceae  -  St. John's-wort family ]
Pink:  Wild Pink  -  Silene caroliniana
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Pink Wild Bean  -  Strophostyles umbellata
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Pipevine (Dutchman's Pipe)  -  Aristolochia macrophylla (Isotrema macrophyllum)
        [ Aristolochiaceae  -  Birthwort family ]
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Plantain:  American Plantain (Broad-leaved Plantain)  -  Plantago rugelii
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Plantain:  English Plantain  -  Plantago lanceolata
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Plantain:  Large-bracted Plantain (Bracted Plantain)  -  Plantago aristata
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
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* Poison Hemlock  -  Conium maculatum
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
Poison Ivy  -  Toxicodendron radicans
        [ Anacardiaceae  -  Cashew family ]
Pokeweed (Inkberry, Common Pokeweed)  -  Phytolacca americana
        [ Phytolaccaceae  -  Pokeweed family ]
Prickly-pear:  Eastern Prickly-pear (cactus)  -  Opuntia humifusa
        [ Cactaceae  -  Cactus family ]
Purple Coneflower  -  Echinacea purpurea
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Purple Giant Hyssop  -  Agastache scrophulariifolia
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
* Purslane (Common Purslane, Garden Purslane)  -  Portulaca oleracea
        [ Portulacaceae  -  Purslane family ]
Pussytoes:  Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Woman's Tobacco)  -  Antennaria plantaginifolia
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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* Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot)  -  Daucus carota
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
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Ragweed:  Common Ragweed  -  Ambrosia artemisiifolia
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Ragwort:  Golden Ragwort (Golden Groundsel)  -  Packera aurea
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Ragwort:  Round-leaved Ragwort  -  Packera obovata
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Ragwort:  Yarrow-leaved Ragwort (Piedmont Ragwort)  -  Packera millefolium
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Ramps (Wild Leek)  -  Allium tricoccum
        [ Amaryllidaceae  -  Amaryllis family ]
Rattlesnake Master (Button Eryngo)  -  Eryngium yuccifolium
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
Rattlesnake Weed  -  Hieracium venosum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Redstem Stork's-bill (Common Storksbill, Heron's-bill, Redstem Filaree)  -  Erodium cicutarium
        [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium family ]
Rock Cress:  Smooth Rock Cress  -  Borodinia laevigata (Boechera laevigata)
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Rocktwist (Branched Draba)  -  Draba ramosissima
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
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Rose:  Pasture Rose  -  Rosa carolina
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Rose:  Swamp Rose  -  Rosa palustris
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
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Rose-pink (Rose Pink)  -  Sabatia angularis
        [ Gentianaceae  -  Gentian family ]
Rose Twisted-stalk (Eastern Twisted-stalk, Eastern Rose Mandarin)  -  Streptopus lanceolatus
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Roundleaf Sundew  -  Drosera-rotundifolia
        [ Droseraceae  -  Sundew family ]
Round-lobed Hepatica  -  Anemone americana (Hepatica americana, H. nobilis var. obtusa)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Rue Anemone  -  Thalictrum thalictroides (formerly Anemonella thalictroides)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
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* Salsify:   Yellow Salsify (Western Salsify, Yellow Goat's-beard)  -  Tragopogon dubius
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Sandwort:  Large Thyme-leaved Sandwort (Thyme-leaf Sandwort)  -  Arenaria serpyllifolia
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Sandy-woods Chaffhead (Sandhill Chaffhead)  -  Carphephorus bellidifolius
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Saxifrage:  Lettuceleaf Saxifrage (Lettuce Saxifrage, Brook Lettuce)  -  Micranthes micranthidifolia
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
Saxifrage:  Swamp Saxifrage  -  Micranthes pensylvanica
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
Saxifrage:  Early Saxifrage  -  Micranthes virginiensis
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
Saxifrage:  Golden Saxifrage (Water-mat, Water-carpet)  -  Chrysosplenium americanum
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
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* Scarlet Pimpernel (Poor Man's Weather-glass)  -  Anagallis arvensis
        [ Primulaceae  -  Primrose family ]
Seabeach Evening Primrose  -  Oenothera humifusa
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
Seedbox (Alternate-leaved Seedbox)  -  Ludwigia alternifolia
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
Self-heal (Heal-all)  -  Prunella vulgaris
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Senna:  American Senna (Northern Wild Senna)  -  Senna hebecarpa
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Sensitive Partridge-pea (Wild Sensitive Plant)  -  Chamaecrista nictitans
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Sheep Sorrel (Field Sorrel)  -  Rumex acetosella (Acetosa acetosella)
        [ Polygonaceae  -  Smartweed family ]
Silverrod (White Goldenrod)  -  Solidago bicolor
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Skullcap:  Hairy Skullcap  -  Scutellaria elliptica
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Skullcap:  Hyssop Skullcap (Helmet Skullcap)  -  Scutellaria integrifolia
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Skullcap:  Showy Skullcap  -  Scutellaria serrata
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
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Skunk Cabbage (Eastern Skunk Cabbage)  -  Symplocarpus foetidus
        [ Araceae  -  Arum family ]
* Smartweed:  Bristly Lady's-thumb (Long-bristled Smartweed, Oriental Lady's-thumb)  -  Persicaria longiseta
        [ Polygonaceae  -  Smartweed family ]
* Soapwort (Bouncing Bet)  -  Saponaria officinalis
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Solomon's Plume (False Solomon's Seal)  -  Maianthemum racemosum
        [ Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae) - Asparagus family ]
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Solomon's Seal:  Solomon's Seal  -  Polygonatum biflorum
        [ Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae) - Asparagus family ]
Solomon's Seal:   Hairy Solomon's Seal (Downy Solomon's-seal)  -  Polygonatum pubescens
        [ Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae) - Asparagus family ]
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* Spanish Bluebell  -  Hyacinthoides hispanica
        [ Asparagaceae  -  Asparagus family ]
Spanish Moss  -  Tillandsia usneoides
        [ Bromeliaceae  -  Bromeliad / Pineapple family ]
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* Speedwell:  Bird's-eye Speedwell  -  Veronica persica
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Speedwell:  Common Speedwell (Heath Speedwell)  -  Veronica officinalis
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Speedwell:  Corn Speedwell  -  Veronica arvensis
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Speedwell:  Gray Field Speedwell  -  Veronica polita
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
* Speedwell:  Thyme-leaf Speedwell (Thyme-leaved Speedwell)  -  Veronica serpyllifolia
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
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* Spiny Amaranth  -  Amaranthus spinosus
        [ Amaranthaceae  -  Amaranth / Pigweed family ]
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Spiderwort:  Ohio Spiderwort  -  Tradescantia ohiensis
        [ Commelinaceae  -  Spiderwort family ]
Spiderwort:  Virginia Spiderwort  -  Tradescantia virginiana
        [ Commelinaceae  -  Spiderwort family ]
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Spring Beauty (Virginia Spring Beauty, Eastern Spring Beauty)  -  Claytonia virginica
        [ Montiaceae  -  Montia family ]
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Spurge: Flowering Spurge  -  Euphorbia corollata
        [ Euphorbiaceae  -  Spurge family ]
Spurge: Spotted Spurge (Milk-purslane)  -  Euphorbia maculata
        [ Euphorbiaceae  -  Spurge family ]
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Squirrel corn  -  Dicentra canadensis
        [ Fumariaceae  -  Fumitory family ]
St. Andrew's-cross  -  Hypericum hypericoides
        [ Hypericaceae  -  St. John's-wort family ]
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* St. John's-wort:  Common St. John's-wort  -  Hypericum perforatum
        [ Hypericaceae  -  St. John's-wort family ]
St. John's-wort:  Golden St. John's-wort (Cedarglade St. John's-wort)  -  Hypericum frondosum
        [ Hypericaceae  -  St. John's-wort family ]
St. John's-wort:  Shrubby St. John's-wort  -  Hypericum prolificum
        [ Hypericaceae  -  St. John's-wort family ]
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*** Star-of-Belthlehem (Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem)  -  Ornithogalum nutans
        [ Hyacinthaceae  -  Hyacinth family ]
Starry Solomon's-plume (Starry False Solomon's-seal)  -  Maianthemum stellatum
        [ Asparagaceae (formerly Ruscaceae) - Asparagus family ]
Star Chickweed  -  Stellaria pubera
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Starry Campion  -  Silene stellata
        [ Caryophyllaceae  -  Pink family ]
Stonecrop:  Allegheny Stonecrop (Live-for-ever)  -  Hylotelephium telephioides
        [ Crassulaceae  -  Stonecrop family ]
Stonecrop:  Wild Stonecrop (Woodland Stonecrop)  -  Sedum ternatum
        [ Crassulaceae  -  Stonecrop family ]
Strawberry:  Wild Strawberry  -  Fragaria virginiana
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Striped Wintergreen  -  Chimaphila maculata
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Sumac:  Smooth Sumac  -  Rhus glabra
        [ Anacardiaceae  -  Cashew family ]
Sumac:  Winged Sumac (Shining Sumac)  -  Rhus copallinum
        [ Anacardiaceae  -  Cashew family ]
Sundial Lupine  -  Lupinus perennis
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume/ Pea family ]
Sundrops:   Narrow-leaf Sundrops (Southern Sundrops, Narrowleaf Evening Primrose)  -  Oenothera fruticosa
        [ Onagraceae  -  Evening-primrose family ]
Swamp Rose-mallow (Eastern Rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow)  -  Hibiscus moscheutos
        [ Malvaceae  -  Mallow family ]
Swamp Water-pennywort  -  Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
        [ Araliaceae  -  Ginseng family - Ginseng family ]
Sweet Cicely  -  Osmorhiza claytonii
        [ Apiaceae  -  Carrot / Parsley family ]
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* Sweetclover: White Sweetclover  -  Melilotus albus
        [ Fabaceae  -  Pea / Legume family ]
* Sweetclover: Yellow Sweetclover  -  Melilotus officinalis
        [ Fabaceae  -  Pea / Legume family ]
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* Teasel:  Cut-leaf Teasel  -  Dipsacus laciniatus
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
* Teasel:  Wild Teasel (Common Teasel)  -  Dipsacus fullonum
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
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Thimbleweed (Tall Anemone)  -  Anemone virginiana
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
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* Thistle:  Musk Thistle (Nodding Thistle)  -  Carduus nutans
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Thistle:  Pasture Thistle  -  Cirsium pumilum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Thoroughwort:  Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort  -  Eupatorium hyssopifolium
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Thoroughwort:  Late Thoroughwort  -  Eupatorium serotinum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Thoroughwort:  Tall Thoroughwort  -  Eupatorium altissimum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Tickseed Sunflower  -  Bidens aristosa
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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Tick-trefoil:  Few-flowered Tick-trefoil  -  Hylodesmum pauciflorum (Desmodium pauciflorum)
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Tick-trefoil:  Hoary Tick-trefoil  -  Desmodium canescens
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Tick-trefoil:  Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil  -  Hylodesmum nudiflorum (Desmodium nudiflorum)
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Tick-trefoil:  Narrow-leaf Tick-trefoil (Panicled-leaf Tick-trefoil)  -  Desmodium paniculatum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
* Toadflax:  Common Toadflax (Butter-and-eggs, Yellow Toadflax)  -  Linaria vulgaris
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
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Toothwort:  Cut-leaf Toothwort  -  Cardamine concatenata (Dentaria laciniata)
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Toothwort:  Slender Toothwort  -  Cardamine angustata (Dentaria heterophylla)
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
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Trailing Arbutus  -  Epigaea repens
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
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                 Trillium
Trillium:  Little Sweet Betsy (Large Toadshade, Bloody Butcher)  -  Trillium cuneatum
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
Trillium:  Large-flowered Trillium  -  Trillium grandiflorum
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
Trillium:  Painted Trillium  -  Trillium undulatum (Trillidium undulatum)
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
Trillium:  Red Trillium (Wake-robin)  -  Trillium erectum
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
Trillium:  Sessile Trillium (Toadshade)  -  Trillium sessile
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
Trillium:  Yellow Trillium (Yellow Toadshade, Yellow Wake-robin, Lemon-scented Trillium)  -  Trillium luteum
        [ Trilliaceae  -  Trillium family ]
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Trout Lily:  Trout Lily, Yellow Trout Lily  -  Erythronium americanum
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Trout Lily:  Dimpled Trout Lily  -  Erythronium umbilicatum
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Trout Lily:  White Trout Lily  -  Erythronium albidum
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
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Trumpet-creeper (Trumpet Vine)  -  Campsis radicans
        [ Bignoniaceae  -  Bignonia family ]
Trumpet Honeysuckle (Coral Honeysuckle)  -  Lonicera sempervirens
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
Turk's-cap Lily  -  Lilium superbum
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Turkeybeard (Beargrass)  -  Xerophyllum asphodeloides
        [ Melanthiaceae  -  Bunchflower family ]
Turtlehead:  Pink Turtlehead (Lyon's Turtlehead)  -  Chelone lyonii
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
Turtlehead:  White Turtlehead  -  Chelone glabra
        [ Plantaginaceae  -  Plantain family ]
Twinleaf  -  Jeffersonia diphylla
        [ Berberidaceae  -  Barberry family ]
Two-leaved Miterwort (Bishop's Cap)  -  Mitella diphylla
        [ Saxifragaceae  -  Saxifrage family ]
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Valerian:  Pink Valerian (Few-flowered Valerian, Largeflower Valerian)  -  Valeriana pauciflora
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
Valley Doll's-daisy (Mountain Doll's Daisy)  -  Boltonia montana
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Venus' Looking Glass (Clasping Venus' Looking Glass)  -  Triodanis perfoliata
        [ Campanulaceae  -  Bellflower family ]
Vervain:  Blue Vervain (Common Vervain)  -  Verbena hastata
        [ Verbenaceae  -  Verbena family ]
Vervain:  Narrow-leaf Vervain  -  Verbena simplex
        [ Verbenaceae  -  Verbena family ]
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Violet:  Arrow-leaved Violet  -  Viola sagittata
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Bird's-foot Violet  -  Viola pedata
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Cream Violet (Striped Violet)  -  Viola striata
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Dog-violet  -  Viola labradorica
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Field Pansy (Wild Pansy, American Field Pansy)  -  Viola rafinesquei (Viola bicolor)
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Long-spurred Violet  -  Viola rostrata
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Primrose-leaved Violet  -  Viola primulifolia
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Smooth Yellow Violet  -  Viola eriocarpa
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
Violet:  Wood Violet  -  Viola palmata
        [ Violaceae  -  Violet family ]
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* Viper's Bugloss (Blueweed)  -  Echium vulgare
        [ Boraginaceae  -  Borage family ]
Virginia Bluebell (Virginia Cowslip)  -  Mertensia virginica
        [ Boraginaceae  -  Borage family ]
Virginia Buttonweed  -  Diodia virginiana
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
Virginia Creeper  -  Parthenocissus quinquefolia
        [ Vitaceae  -  Grape family ]
Virginia Heartleaf  -  Hexastylis virginica (Asarum virginicum)
        [ Aristolochiaceae  -  Birthwort family ]
Virginia Snakeroot (Turpentine-root)  -  Endodeca serpentaria
        [ Aristolochiaceae  -  Birthwort family ]
Virginia Sneezeweed  -  Helenium virginicum
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
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*** Water-Chestnut:  Two-horned Water-Chestnut (Two-horned Trapa)  -  Trapa bispinosa
        [ Lythraceae  -  Loosestrife family ]
Water Stargrass  -  Heteranthera dubia
        [ Pontederiaceae  -  Pickerelweed family ]
Water-willow:  American Water-willow (Common Water-willow)  -  Justicia americana
        [ Acanthaceae  -  Acanthus family ]
White Avens  -  Geum canadense
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
White Snakeroot  -  Ageratina altissima
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
Whitlow-grass  -  Draba verna
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Wild Basil  -  Clinopodium vulgare
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Wild Columbine  -  Aquilegia canadensis
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Wild Comfrey  -  Cynoglossum virginianum
        [ Boraginaceae  -  Borage family ]
Wild Geranium  -  Geranium maculatum
        [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium family ]
Wild Ginger  -  Asarum canadense
        [ Aristolochiaceae  -  Birthwort family ]
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Wild-petunia:  Carolina Wild-petunia (Common Wild-petunia)  -  Ruellia caroliniensis
        [ Acanthaceae  -  Acanthus family ]
Wild-petunia:  Smooth Wild-petunia (Limestone Wild-petunia)  -  Ruellia strepens
        [ Acanthaceae  -  Acanthus family ]
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Wild Potato-vine (Manroot, Man-of-the-Earth)  -  Ipomoea pandurata
        [ Convolvulaceae  -  Morning Glory family ]
Wild Sarsaparilla  -  Aralia nudicaulis
        [ Araliaceae  -  Ginseng family ]
Wingstem  -  Verbesina alternifolia
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
*** Wineberry  -  Rubus phoenicolasius
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Winterberry (Winterberry Holly)  -  Ilex verticillata
        [ Aquifoliaceae  -  Holly family ]
*** Winter Creeper (Climbing Euonymus)  -  Euonymus fortunei
        [ Celastraceae  -  Bittersweet family ]
* Winter Cress: Common Winter Cress (Yellow Rocket)  -  Barbarea vulgaris
        [ Brassicaceae  -  Mustard family ]
Wintergreen (Teaberry)  -  Gaultheria procumbens
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Wood Anemone  -  Anemone quinquefolia (var. quinquefolia)
        [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
Wood Betony (Lousewort)  -  Pedicularis canadensis
        [ Orobanchaceae  -  Broomrape family ]
Wood Lily  -  Lilium philadelphicum
        [ Liliaceae  -  Lily family ]
Wood Nettle  -  Laportea canadensis
        [ Urticaceae  -  Nettle family ]
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Wood Sorrel:  Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel (Slender Yellow Woodsorrel)  -  Oxalis dillenii
        [ Oxalidaceae  -  Wood-sorrel family ]
Wood Sorrel:  Violet Wood Sorrel  -  Oxalis violace
        [ Oxalidaceae  -  Wood-sorrel family ]
Wood Sorrel:  Yellow Wood Sorrel  -  Oxalis stricta
        [ Oxalidaceae  -  Wood-sorrel family ]
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* Yam:  Chinese Yam (Cinnamon Vine)  -  Dioscorea polystachya
        [ Dioscoreaceae  -  Yam family]
Yam:  Wild Yam  -  Dioscorea villosa
        [ Dioscoreaceae  -  Yam family ]
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Yarrow (Common Yarrow)  -  Achillea millefolium
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
*** Yellow Archangel (Spotted Dead-nettle)  -  Lamium galeobdolon
        [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
Yellow Crownsbeard  -  Verbesina occidentalis
        [ Asteraceae  -  Aster / Sunflower family ]
* Yellow Flag (Yellow Iris)  -  Iris pseudacorus
        [ Iridaceae  -  Iris family ]
Yellow Star Grass  -  Hypoxis hirsuta
        [ Hypoxidaceae  -  Stargrass family ]
Yellow Wild Indigo (Horsefly Weed)  -  Baptisia tinctoria
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Yucca:  Common Yucca (Adam's Needle)  -  Yucca filamentosa
        [ AgavaceaeAgave family ]
 
 

Orchid Family
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Coralroot:  Autumn Coralroot (Fall Coral-root)  -  Corallorhiza odontorhiza
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Coralroot:  Spring Coralroot  -  Corallorhiza wisteriana
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Cranefly Orchid  -  Tipularia discolor
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain  -  Goodyera pubescens
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
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Ladies'-tresses:  Appalachian Ladies’ Tresses  -  Spiranthes arcisepala
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Ladies'-tresses:  Oval Ladies'-tresses (October Ladies'-tresses)  -  Spiranthes ovalis
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Ladies'-tresses:  Slender Ladies'-tresses  -  Spiranthes lacera
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Ladies'-tresses:  Spring Ladies'-tresses  -  Spiranthes vernalis
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Ladies'-tresses:  Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses  -  Spiranthes ochroleuca
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
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Lady's Slipper:  Kentucky Lady's Slipper  -  Cypripedium kentuckiense
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Lady's Slipper:  Large Yellow Lady's Slipper  -  Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Lady's Slipper:  Pink Lady's Slipper (Moccasin-flower)  -  Cypripedium acaule
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Large Purple Fringed Orchid  -  Platanthera grandiflora
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Large Twayblade (Lily-leaved Twayblade)  -  Liparis liliifolia
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Orange Fringed Orchid (Yellow Fringed Orchid)  -  Platanthera ciliaris
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Purple Fringeless Orchid  -  Platanthera peramoena
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Puttyroot  -  Aplectrum hyemale
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Ragged Fringed Orchid (Green Fringed Orchid)  -  Platanthera lacera
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Showy Orchis (Showy Orchid)  -  Galearis spectabilis (Orchis spectabilis)
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Small Green Wood Orchid  -  Platanthera clavellata
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Whorled Pogonia:  Large Whorled Pogonia  -  Isotria verticillata
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]
Whorled Pogonia:  Small Whorled Pogonia  -  Isotria medeoloides
        [ Orchidaceae  -  Orchid family ]

Trees and Woody Shrubs
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Gymnosperms

Baldcypress  -  Taxodium distichum
        [ Cupressaceae  -  Cypress family ]
Cedar:  Eastern Red Cedar  -  Juniperus virginiana
        [ Cupressaceae  -  Cypress family ]
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Pine:  Loblobby  -  Pinus taeda
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
Pine:  Longleaf Pine  -  Pinus palustris
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
Pine:  Shortleaf Pine  -  Pinus echinata
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
Pine:  Table Mountain Pine  -  Pinus pungens
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
Pine:  Virginia Pine (Scrub Pine)  -  Pinus virginiana
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
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Spruce:  Red Spruce  -  Picea rubens
        [ Pinaceae  -  Pine family ]
 

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Angiosperms

Allegheny Chinkapin  -  Castanea pumila
        [ Fagaceae  -  Beech family ]
American Mountain-ash  -  Sorbus americana
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
American Holly  -  Ilex opaca
        [ Aquifoliaceae  -  Holly family ]
*** Autumn Olive  -  Elaeagnus umbellata
        [ Elaeagnaceae  -  Silverberry / Oleaster / Russian Olive family ]
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Azalea:  Early Azalea  -  Rhododendron prinophyllum
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Azalea:  Pink Azalea (Pinxter-flower)  -  Rhododendron periclymenoides (R. nudiflorum)
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
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Bigtooth Aspen  -  Populus grandidentata
        [ Salicaceae  -  Willow family ]
Birch:  Gray Birch  -  Betula populifolia
        [ Betulaceae  -  Birch family ]
Blackhaw (Black Haw, Blackhaw Viburnum)  -  Viburnum prunifolium
        [ Adoxaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
Black Gum (Sour Gum, Black Tupelo)  -  Nyssa sylvatica
        [ Nyssaceae  -  Tupelo family ]
Black Walnut  -  Juglans nigra
        [ Juglandaceae  -  Walnut family ]
Bladdernut (American Bladdernut)  -  Staphylea trifolia
        [ Staphyleaceae  -  Bladdernut family ]
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Blueberry:  Deerberry  -  Vaccinium stamineum
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Blueberry:  Early Lowbush Blueberry  -  Vaccinium pallidum
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
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Boxelder:  Eastern Boxelder (Ash-leaved Maple)  -  Acer negundo
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
Buckeye: Common Buckeye (Yellow Buckeye, Sweet Buckeye)  -  Aesculus flava
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
Buttonbush  -  Cephalanthus occidentalis
        [ Rubiaceae  -  Madder family ]
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Chestnut:  American Chestnut  -  Castanea dentata
        [ Fagaceae  -  Beech family ]
* Chestnut:  Chinese Chestnut  -  Castanea mollissima
        [ Fagaceae  -  Beech family ]
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Devil's Walking Stick  -  Aralia spinosa
        [ Araliaceae  -  Ginseng family ]
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Dogwood:  Alternate-leaf Dogwood (Pagoda Cornel, Pagoda Dogwood)  -  Cornus alternifolia (Swida alternifolia)
        [ Cornaceae  -  Dogwood family ]
Dogwood:  Flowering Dogwood  -  Cornus florida (Benthamidia florida)
        [ Cornaceae  -  Dogwood family ]
Dogwood:  Gray Dogwood  -  Cornus racemosa (Swida racemosa)
        [ Cornaceae  -  Dogwood family ]
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Eastern Redbud  -  Cercis canadensis
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Elderberry:  Common Elderberry  -  Sambucus canadensis
        [ Adoxaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
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Elm:  American Elm  -  Ulmus americana
        [ Ulmaceae  -  Elm family ]
*** Elm: Chinese Elm (Lacebark Elm)  -  Ulmus parvifolia
        [ Ulmaceae  -  Elm family ]
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Fringetree  -  Chionanthus virginicus
        [ Oleaceae  -  Olive family ]
Hackberry:  Common Hackberry  -  Celtis occidentalis
        [ Cannabaceae  -  Hops family ]
Hazel Alder (Smooth Alder)  -  Alnus serrulata
        [ Betulaceae  -  Birch family ]
Hazelnut:  American Hazelnut  -  Corylus americana
        [ Betulaceae  -  Birch family ]
Hobblebush  -  Viburnum lantanoides
        [ Adoxaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
*** Honeysuckle:  Amur Honeysuckle  -  Lonicera maackii
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
*** Honeysuckle:  Northern Bush Honeysuckle  -  Diervilla lonicera
        [ Caprifoliaceae  -  Honeysuckle family ]
Hornbeam:  American Hophornbeam (Hop-hornbeam)  -  Ostrya virginiana
        [ Betulaceae  -  Birch family ]
Hornbeam:  American Hornbeam (Ironwood, Musclewood)  -  Carpinus caroliniana
        [ Betulaceae  -  Birch family ]
Huckleberry:  Black Huckleberry  -  Gaylussacia baccata
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Inkberry (Gallberry)  -  Ilex glabra
        [ Aquifoliaceae  -  Holly family ]
*** Japanese Barberry  -  Berberis thunbergii
        [ Berberidaceae  -  Barberry family ]
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Locust:  Black Locust  -  Robinia pseudoacacia
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Locust:  Honey Locust  -  Gleditsia triacanthos
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
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Magnolia:  Southern Magnolia  -  Magnolia grandiflora
        [ Magnoliaceae  -  Magnolia family ]
Magnolia:  Umbrella Tree Magnolia  -  Magnolia tripetala
        [ Magnoliaceae  -  Magnolia family ]
*** Mahonia: Chinese Mahonia (Leatherleaf Mahonia)  -  Berberis bealei
        [ Berberidaceae  -  Barberry family ]
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Maple:  Mountain Maple  -  Acer spicatum
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
*** Maple:  Norway Maple  -  Acer platanoides
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
Maple:  Red Maple  -  Acer rubrum
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
Maple:  Silverleaf Maple  -  Acer saccharinum
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
Maple:  Striped Maple  -  Acer pensylvanicum
        [ Sapindaceae  -  Soapberry family ]
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Maple-leaf Viburnum  -  Viburnum acerifolium
        [ Adoxaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
* Mimosa (Silk Tree)  -  Albizia julibrissin
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Mountain Laurel  -  Kalmia latifolia
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
* Northern Catalpa  -  Catalpa speciosa
        [ Bignoniaceae  -  Bignonia family ]
Oak:  Willow Oak  -  Quercus phellos
        [ Fagaceae  -  Beech family ]
* Pagoda Tree (Japanese Pagoda Tree)  -  Styphnolobium japonicum
        [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
Pawpaw  -  Asimina triloba
        [ Annonaceae  -  Custard-apple family ]
Persimmon:  Common Persimmon (American Persimmon)  -  Diospyros virginiana
        [ Ebenaceae  -  Ebony family ]
Poison Sumac  -  Toxicodendron vernix
        [ Anacardiaceae  -  Cashew family ]
* Poplar:  White Poplar (Silver Poplar)  -  Populus alba
        [ Salicaceae  -  Willow family ]
*** Princess Tree (Royal Paulownia, Empress Tree)  -  Paulownia tomentosa
        [ Paulowniaceae  -  Paulownia family ]
Red Chokeberry  -  Aronia arbutifolia
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
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Rhododendron:  Catawba Rhododendron (Mountain Rosebay, Pink Laurel)  -  Rhododendron catawbiense
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
Rhododendron:  Great Rhododendron (White Rosebay, Great Laurel)  -  Rhododendron maximum
        [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
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Sassafras  -  Sassafras albidum
        [ Lauraceae  -  Laurel family ]
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Serviceberry:  Downy Serviceberry  -  Amelanchier arborea
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
Serviceberry:  Nantucket Serviceberry  -  Amelanchier nantucketensis
        [ Rosaceae  -  Rose family ]
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Spicebush  -  Lindera benzoin
        [ Lauraceae  -  Laurel family ]
Strawberry-bush (Heart's-a-bustin')  -  Euonymus americanus
        [ Celastraceae  -  Bittersweet family ]
Sweetgum  -  Liquidambar styraciflua
        [ Altingiaceae  -  Sweetgum family ]
Sycamore (American Sycamore)  -  Platanus occidentalis
        [ Platanaceae  -  Planetree family ]
*** Tree-of-heaven (Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus)  -  Ailanthus altissima
        [ Simaroubaceae  -  Quassia family]
Tulip-tree (Tulip-poplar)  -  Liriodendron tulipifera
        [ Magnoliaceae  -  Magnolia family ]
*** Winged Euonymus (Burning Bush)  -  Euonymus alatus
        [ Celastraceae  -  Bittersweet family ]
Witch Hazel  -  Hamamelis virginiana
        [ Hamamelidaceae  -  Witch Hazel family ]

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