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Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale |
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boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
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white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima |
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poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
FAC |
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stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
FAC - NCNE
FACW - MW
FACU - EM
- stinging hairs, opposite leaves |
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wood nettle
Laportea canadensis
FAC - EM
FACW - NCNE, MW
- stinging hairs, alternate leaves |
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clearweed
Pilea pumila
FACW
- no stinging hairs, stem becomes clear later in the year |
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false nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
OBL - MW, NCNE
FACW - EM
- square stem, no hairs, leaf at end of tightly packed inflorescence peduncle |
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spotted jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
Balsaminaceae
native
FACW
- can separate species in bloom only
- hollow stem |
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pale jewelweed / touch-me-not
Impatiens pallida
native
Balsaminaceae
FACW
- can only identify jewelweed species with flower
- hollow stem |
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monkeyflower
Mimulus spp.
Scrophulariaceae
native
OBL |
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deertongue grass
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Poaceae
native
FACW - NCNE, MW
FAC - EM
- very difficult genus
- blooms twice |
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lizard tail
Saururus cernuus
Saururaceae
native
OBL
- only species in family |
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dogbane / indian hemp
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynaceae
native
FAC - NCNE, MW
FACU - EM |
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sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Dryopteridaceae
native
FACW |
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spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Lauraceae
native
FAC - EM
FACW - MW, NCNE |
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white turtlehead
Chelone glabra
OBL always
Scrophulariaceae |
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greater fringed gentian
Gentianopsis crinita
Gentianaceae
FACW - NCNE
OBL - MW, EM |
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greater fringed gentian
Gentianopsis crinita
Gentianaceae
FACW - NCNE
OBL - MW, EM |
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Eupatorium serotinum
late boneset
Asteraceae
FAC always
-leaves not connected to stem like common boneset, petioled, more serrated |
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sagittaria
arrowhead species
OBL
- need flowers to ID |
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false indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
FACW |
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wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
FACW - MW, NCNE
FAC - EMP |
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thalictrum sp.
meadow rues
Ranunculaceae
FACW - FACU |
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water willow
Justicia americana
Acanthus family
native
OBL
- only 1 in its genera |
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limestone bittercress / purple cress
Cardamime douglasii
Bassicaceae (Mustard Family)
FACW
native
- many others in genus |
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virgin's bower / devil's darning needles
Clematis virginiana
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
FAC
native
- there are two others in genus in OH
- C. terniflora is more upland, has an oval leaf, and is non-native
- C. vitalba is also upland, is woody/viney, and is non-native |
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hog peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae Family (pea)
native
FAC
- resembles poison ivy but has finer stems
- rarely climbing |
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Virginia bluebells / Virginia cowslip
Mertensia virginica
Boraginaceae
native
FAC - NCNE
FACW - EM, MW
- blue to pink to white flwrs |
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purple five-leaf orchid / whorled pegonia
Isotria verticillata
Orchidaceae
native
FAC - ME, NCNE
FACU - EM
- other one in genus is federally, state-endangered
- this one is taller, has true pedicel (though other one resembles pedicel but is ovary), and flower is purplish, and lvs and stem are not glacous |
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