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Urticaceae - Nettle Family

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Clearweed Pilea pumila 9,7,5,3, moist floodplain inconspicuous flowers
Bog Hemp Boehmeria cylindrica 9,8,7,6,5,3, wet floodplain goldfinch's like seeds

Aristolochiaceae - Birthwort Family

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Wild Ginger Asarum canadense 3, rich moist forest rare
Virginia Snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria 8,7, dry upland woods rare

Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family

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Jumpseed Tovara virginiana all moist forest wandlike
Pennsylvania Knotweed Polygonum pennsylvanica 9,1P, disturbed soils showy pink flowers
Water Smartweed Polygonum punctatum 9,7,3, wetlands  
Arrow-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum 9,8,7, wetlands  
Climbing Buckwheat Polygonum scandens 2, disturbed soils inconspicuous flowers

Phytolaccaceae - Pokeweed Family

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Poke Phytolacca americana 8,7,6,5,3,2,1P, disturbed soils birds favor berries

Portulacaceae - Purslane Family

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Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica all moist forest/lawns essence of spring

Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family

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Star Chickweed Stellaria pubera 5,3,2,1P, wooded slopes spring wildflower
Starry Campion Silene stellata 2, rocky woods rare

Ranunculaceae - Crowfoot Family

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Kidney-leaf Crowfoot Ranunculus abortivus 8,7,6,5,3,1P, moist woods inconspicuous flowers
Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus 9, floodplain inconspicuous flowers
Early Meadowrue Thalictrum dioicum 2, rocky woods rare spring wildflower
Tall Meadowrue Thalictrum polygamum 9,7,6, floodplain summer bloomer
Rue Anemone Anemonella thalictroides 3, dry open forest rare spring wildflower
Wood Anemone Anemone quinquefolia 9,7,3, floodplain rare spring wildflower
Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa 7,5,3, moist woods late spring wildflower

Berberidaceae - Barberry Family

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May-Apple Podophyllum peltatum all moist woods spring wildflower

Papaveraceae - Poppy Family

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Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis 7,6,5,3,2, moist woods spring wildflower

Cruciferaceae - Mustard Family

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Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum 8,6, disturbed soils peppery taste
Cutleaf Toothwort Dentaria laciniata 7,5,3,1P,4 moist woods spring wildflower
Slender Toothwort Dentaria heterophylla 2, moist woods rare spring wildflower
Pennsylvania Bittercress Cardamine pennsylvanica 9, wetlands rare spring wildflower
Yellow Watercress Rorippa islandica 9, Open wetland  

Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family

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Ditch Stonecrop Penthorum sedoides 9, wetlands rare
Early Saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis 2, rocky woods rare spring wildflower
Alumroot Heuchera americana 6,5,3,2,1P, rocky slopes late spring wildflower

Rosaceae - Rose Family

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Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana 9,6,5, open field late spring wildflower
Goat's-beard Aruncus dioicus 3, rich slopes rare May wildflower
Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis 9,8,1P, dry fields & woods spring wildflower
Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex 6,5, moist fields/lawns spring wildflower
White Avens Geum canadense 8,7,6,5,3, moist forest/lawns inconspicuous flowers
Spring Avens Geum vernum 3, moist floodplain rare spring wildflower
Many-flowered Agrimony Agrimonia parviflora 9,7,6,3, moist floodplain hitchhiker seeds

Fabaceae - Legume Family

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Pencil Flower Stylosanthes biflora 9, dry field rare
Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum 8,7,6,4,3,2,1P, upland forest hitchhiker seeds
Perplexed Tick-trefoil Desmodium perplexum 9,8,7,6,5,3,2,1P, floodplain forest hitchhiker seeds
Hairy Small-leaved Tick-trefoil Desmodium ciliare 8, dry forest edges rare
Dillen's Tick-trefoil Desmodium glabellum 9,8,3,2,1P, floodplain forest hitchhiker seeds
Panicled Tick-trefoil Desmodium paniculatum 9,8,6,1P, dry fields hitchhiker seeds
Creeping Bush-clover Lespedeza repens 8,3,1P, dry fields & woods small pink pea flowers
Trailing Bush-clover Lespedeza procumbens 9,8,1P, dry fields & woods small pink pea flowers
Wand-like Bush-clover Lespedeza intermedia 3, forest edge rare
Slender Bush-clover Lespedeza virginica 9,8,1P, dry fields late summer bloomer
Groundnut Apios americana 9,8, wet floodplain rare
Hog Peanut Amphicarpa bracteata 9,8,7,6,5,3,2,1P, moist forests low tangled vine

Oxalidaceae - Wood-sorrel Family

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Violet Wood-sorrel Oxalis violacea 2, upland woods rare spring wildflower
Dillen's Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta all fields & trail sides looks like 3 leaf clover

Geraniaceae - Geranium Family

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Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum 7,3, rich moist woods rare spring wildflower
Carolina Cranesbill Geranium carolinianum all dry open field summer bloomer

Euphorbiaceae - Euphorbia Family

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Common Three-seeded Mercury Acalypha rhomboidea 8,7,3,1P, disturbed soils inconspicuous flowers
Virginia Three-seeded Mercury Acalypha virginica 8,3,2,1P, dry woods & edges inconspicuous flowers
Slender Three-seeded Mercury Acalypha gracilens 1P, dry woods & edges inconspicuous flowers
Carolina Leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis 9, moist open areas rare
Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata 1P, dry field summer bloomer

Balsaminaceae - Balsam Family

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Orange Jewelweed Impatiens capensis all moist/wet floodplain summer bloomer
Yellow Jewelweed Impatiens pallida 6, moist/wet floodplain rare

Clusiaceae - St. John's-wort Family

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Dotted St. John's-wort Hypericum punctatum 9,8,5,3, moist floodplain  
Pale St. John's-wort Hypericum ellipticum 7, moist floodplain rare
Dwarf St. John's-wort Hypericum mutilum 9,7,6,1P, wet floodplain orange-yellow tiny flowers

Cistaceae - Rockrose Family

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Pinweed Lechea racemulosa 8, dry forest edge rare

Violaceae - Violet Family

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Marsh Blue Violet Viola cucullata 9, wetland rare spring wildflower
Common Blue Violet Viola papilionacea all lawns/moist woods spring wildflower
Arrow-leaved Violet Viola sagittata 8, dry field rare spring wildflower
Primrose-leaved Violet Viola primulifolia 9, wetland rare spring wildflower
Yellow Violet Viola pensylvanica 6,4, rich moist woods rare spring wildflower
Cream Violet Viola striata 5,3, moist floodplain rare spring wildflower

Passifloraceae - Passion Flower Family

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Yellow Passion Flower Passiflora lutea 9,4,3,1CP forest edges twining vine/small flowers

Onagraceae - Evening-Primrose Family

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Seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia 9,7, wetland/moist soils box shape seed capsules
Mud Purslane Ludwigia palustris 9,8,7,6, wetlands/mudflats  
Purple-leaved Willowherb Epilobium coloratum 9,7,6, wetlands summer/fall flowers
Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis 6,2,1P, disturbed soils goldfinch's like seeds
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea quadrisulcata 9,8,7,6,5,3, moist woods  

Araliaceae - Ginseng Family

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Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis 1P, rocky slope rare

Apiaceae - Carrot Family

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Black Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis 9,8,7,6,5,3, moist/dry woods  
Clustered Snakeroot Sanicula gregaria 8,5,3,2, moist woods  
Anise-root Osmorhiza longistylis 6,1P, moist woods  
Hairy Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza claytoni all moist woods  
Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata 9, wetland rare
Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis 9,7,6,5,3,2,1P, edges/trailsides  

Pyrolaceae - Wintergreen Family

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Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora 9,3,2,1P, rich upland woods lacks chlorophyll

Primulaceae - Primrose Family

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Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia 8,1P, moist woods small yellow flowers nod
Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata 8,7,6,5,1P, moist woods small yellow flowers

Gentianaceae - Gentian Family

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Rose-pink Sabatia angularis 9, dry field rare

Apocynaceae - Dogbane Family

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Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum 9,8,7,6,1P, moist fields summer bloomer

Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Family

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Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 9,6, wetlands summer bloomer
Green Milkweed Asclepias viridiflora 9, dry field rare
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 9,8,7,6,3, moist fields summer bloomer
Honeyvine Cynanchum laeve 1P, disturbed soils vine w/ sweet flowers

Convolvulaceae - Morning-Glory Family

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Wild Potato-vine Ipomoea pandurata 3,1P,1CP forest edges summer bloomer
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium 9,8,6, disturbed soils summer bloomer
Dodder Cuscuta sp. 9,3, floodplain vine

Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family

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Tall Phlox Phlox paniculata 7, floodplain rare

Boraginaceae - Borage Family

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Stickseed Hackelia virginiana 6,9 moist woods rare

Verbenaceae - Vervain Family

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White Vervain Verbena urticifolia 9,7,6,2,1P, moist disturbed soil inconspicuous flowers

Lamiaceae - Mint Family

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Germander Teucrium canadense 9, floodplain rare
Blue Curls Trichostema dichotomum 1P, dry field rare
Mad-dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora 9, wetland rare
Heal-All Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata 9,8,7,6,5,3,1 trail edges summer bloomer
Lyre-leaved Sage Salvia lyrata 8,7,6,3,2, lawns spring wildflower
Pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides 6,3, dry forest edge rare
Narrow-leaved Mt.Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 9, wetland rare
Virginia Bugleweed Lycopus virginicus 9,8,7, wetland mintlike but w/o odor
Cut-leaved Bugleweed Lycopus americanus 9, wetland mintlike but w/o odor
Wild Mint Mentha arvensis 8, wetland rare
Stoneroot Collinsonia canadensis 9,8,7,6,5,3,2, moist woods summer bloomer

Solanaceae - Nightshade Family

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Horse-nettle Solanum carolinense 7,6,5,2,1P, fields summer bloomer

Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family

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False Pimpernel Lindernia dubia 9,8,6,5, wetlands summer bloomer
Square-stemmed Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens 9,8,7, wetlands summer bloomer
Blue Toadflax Linaria canadensis 1P, dry field rare wildflower
Turtlehead Chelone glabra 7, wetland rare
Speedwell Veronica officinalis 9,8,5, dry fields & lawns groundcover
Purple Gerardia Agalinus purpurea 9, moist fields rare

Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape Family

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Beech-drops Epifagus virginiana 2,1P, beneath beech trees rare

Phyrmaceae - Lopseed Family

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Lopseed Phryma leptostachya 8,7, moist forest summer bloomer

Rubiaceae - Madder Family

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Cleavers Galium aparine all floodplain  
Fragrant Bedstraw Galium triflorum 9,8,7,6,5, moist woods inconspicuous flowers
Wild Licorice Galium circaezans 8,7,6,3,2,1P, moist woods inconspicuous flowers
Marsh Bedstraw Galium obtusum 9, wetland  
Clayton's Bedstraw Galium tinctorium 9, wetland rare
Buttonweed Diodia teres 1P, dry field rare
Bluets Houstonia caerulea 9,4,2,1P, dry field & woods rare spring wildflower
Large Houstonia Houstonia purpurea var. calycosa 9,8,5,3, upland woods summer bloomer

Cucurbitaceae - Gourd Family

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Bur Cucumber Sicyos angulatus 8, floodplain rare

Campanulaceae - Bluebell Family

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Venus Looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata 1P, dry field rare wildflower

Lobeliaceae - Lobelia Family

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Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 9, wetland rare
Downy Lobelia Lobelia puberula 9, moist field rare
Indian Tobacco Lobelia inflata 9,8,7,6,5, trailsides inconspicuous flowers

Asteraceae - Composite Family

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New York Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis 9, wetlands rare
Broad-leaved Ironweed Vernonia glauca 3,1P, forest edge rare
Elephant's-foot Elephantopus carolinianus 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2, floodplain summer bloomer
Hollow Joe-Pye Eupatorium fistulosum 9,8,7,6,3,2,1P, floodplain summer bloomer
Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium 9,1P, dry field summer bloomer
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 9,1P, wetlands rare
Mistflower Eupatorium coelestinum 9,8,3, moist grassy areas summer bloomer
Small White Snakeroot Eupatorium aromaticum 3, dry forest edge rare
Late-flowering Thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum 9,8,6, fields & forest edge summer bloomer
White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum 4,3,2,1P, forest edges summer bloomer
Maryland Golden Aster Chrysopsis mariana 1P, dry field rare
Silver-rod Solidago bicolor 9,2,1P, dry forest & edges autumn wildflower
Slender Goldenrod Solidago erecta 1P, dry field rare
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia all wooded slopes summer/fall bloomer
Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis 9,1P, dry field summer/fall bloomer
Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea 9,8,1P, dry field summer bloomer
Elm-leaved Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia 3, forest edge summer bloomer
Tall Goldenrod Solidago altissima 9,8,7,6,3,2,1P, moist grassy areas summer/fall bloomer
Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Solidago rugosa 9,8,7,1P, moist grassy areas summer/fall bloomer
Grass-leaved Goldenrod Solidago graminifolia 9,1P, moist grassy areas summer/fall bloomer
White Wood Aster Aster divaricatus all wooded slopes summer/fall bloomer
Wavy-leaved Aster Aster undulatus 3, forest edge rare
Purple-stemmed Aster Aster puniceus 9,1P, wetlands rare
White Heath Aster Aster pilosus 9,8,1P, dry or moist fields summer/fall bloomer
Bushy Aster Aster dumosus 9,8,1P, dry or moist fields summer/fall bloomer
Small White Aster Aster vimineus 9,8,6,3, moist fields summer/fall bloomer
Calico Aster Aster lateriflorus all forest edges summer/fall bloomer
Tall White Aster Aster simplex all floodplain summer/fall bloomer
Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus 7,6,5,3, floodplain spring wildflower
Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus 9,3, fields spring/summer flower
Horseweed Conyza canadensis 6,1P, disturbed soils inconspicuous flowers
Plantain-leaved Pussy-toes Antennaria plantaginifolia 9,8,6,2, lawns & dry woods leaf underside is white
Field Pussy-toes Antennaria neglecta 9, lawn  
Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium 9, dry field rare
Purple Cudweed Gnaphalium purpureum 1P, dry field rare
Giant Ragweed Ambrosia trifida all floodplain inconspicuous flowers
Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia 9,8,6,3,1P, disturbed soils inconspicuous flowers
Yerba-de-tajo Eclipta alba 8, moist/wet swale rare
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1P, dry field rare
Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata 8,7,6,5,3,2, floodplain summer bloomer
Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus 5,3,2,1P, floodplain summer/fall bloomer
Whorled Coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata 9, upland woods rare
Spanish-needles Bidens bipinnata 6,4,3,2,1P, disturbed soils inconspicuous flowers
Beggar-ticks Bidens frondosa 9,8,7,6,5,2,1P, moist edges inconspicuous flowers
Tickseed Sunflower Bidens polylepis 9, moist fields rare
Fireweed (Pilewort) Erechtites hieracifolia 9,8,7,6,5,1P, upland woods inconspicuous flowers
Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus 7,6,5,3, floodplain spring wildflower
Field Thistle Cirsium discolor 9, dry field rare
Dwarf Dandelion Krigia virginica 1P, dry field rare
Yellow Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis 6,1P, dry forest edges summer bloomer
Florida Blue Lettuce Lactuca floridana 8,6,3,1P, moist forest edges summer bloomer
Tall Blue Lettuce Lactuca biennis 8,6, moist forest edges summer bloomer
  Prenanthes sp. 9,7,5,3,2,1P upland woods  
Lion's-foot Prenanthes serpentaria 8,3, upland woods summer/fall bloomer
Veined Hawkweed Hieracium venosum 9,2, upland woods rare
Panicled Hawkweed Hieracium paniculatum 2, upland woods rare
Hairy Hawkweed Hieracium gronovii 8, floodplain summer bloomer