Wildflowers of the United States

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Acanthaceae – Acanthus family	Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina Wild Petunia
Aceraceae – Maple family	Acer rubrum Red Maple, Swamp Maple, Soft Maple
Aizoaceae – Fig-marigold family	Sesuvium portulacastrum Sea Purslane, Sea Pickle, Shoreline Seapurslane
Amaryllidaceae – Amaryllis family	Allium acuminatum Tapertip Onion, Hooker’s Onion Allium canadense Wild Garlic, Meadow Garlic Allium simillimum Simil Onion, Dwarf Onion Allium stellatum Glade Onion, Prairie Onion, Cliff Onion, Autumn Onion, Lady's Leek, Wild Onion Nothoscordum bivalve False Garlic, Crowpoison
Apiaceae – Carrot family	Daucus carota Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot Erigenia bulbosa Harbinger-of-Spring, Pepper and Salt Osmorhiza longistylis Longstyle Sweetroot, Sweet Anise, Aniseroot Thaspium barbinode Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip Torilis arvensis Spreading Hedge Parsley, Field Hedge Parsley, Common Hedge Parsley
Apocynaceae – Dogbane family	Vinca major Bigleaf Periwinkle, Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle Vinca minor Small Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Dwarf Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle
Araceae – Arum family	Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum Prester John, Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family	Asclepias quadrifolia Fourleaf Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed, Silkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed Asclepias variegata White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed
Asteraceae – Aster family	Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Milfoil Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Small Ragweed, Roman Wormwood Ambrosia trifida Great Ragweed, Buffalo Weed, Horseweed, Giant Ragweed, Tall Ambrosia Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Woman's Tobacco Anthemis cotula Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile, Dog Fennel Arnoglossum reniforme Great Indian Plantain Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrowleaf Balsamroot Bidens aristosa Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower, Bur Marigold Bidens pilosa Shepherd's Needles ,Spanish Needles, Romerillo, Common Beggar's-tick, Hairy Beggarticks, Cobbler's Pegs Blepharipappus scaber Rough Eyelashweed, Blepharipappus, Rough Blepharipappus Carduus nutans Bristle Thistle Centaurea cyanus Bachelor’s Button, Bluebottle, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower Chaenactis douglasii Dusty Maidens, Douglas' Dustymaiden, Chaenactis, Douglas False Yarrow Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Oxeye Daisy Chrysopsis mariana Maryland Golden Aster Cichorium intybus Chicory Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Mistflower Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis major Greater Tickseed, Whorled Leaf Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis, Tall Tickseed Crepis intermedia Limestone Hawksbeard, Smallflower Hawksbeard Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina Elephant's foot, Leafy Elephantfoot Emilia fosbergii Florida Tasselflower, Flora's Paintbrush, Florida Tassel Flower Erigeron annuus Eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron pulchellus Robin's Plantain Erigeron strigosus Prairie Fleabane, Lesser Daisy Fleabane Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Hollow Joe Pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Tubular Thoroughwort, Hollow-stemmed Joe-pye-weed Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower, Firewheel Helenium amarum Bitterweed, Yellowdicks Helenium flexuosum Purple-headed Sneezeweed, Purplehead Sneezeweed Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower, Narrow-leaf Sunflower Helianthus atrorubens Purpledisk sunflower, Appalachian sunflower Helianthus debilis Dune Sunflower, Beach Sunflower, Cucumberleaf Sunflower, East Coast Dune Sunflower, Branching Sunflower Helianthus decapetalus Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petal Sunflower, Forest Sunflower, Pale Sunflower Helianthus microcephalus Small Woodland Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke, Jerusalem Sunflower, Sunchoke, Girasole Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed, Camphor Weed, False Goldenaster Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake Weed, Rattlesnake Hawkweed, Veiny Hawkweed Hypochaeris radicata Hairy Cat's Ear, False Dandelion Krigia biflora Two-flower Cynthia, Twoflower Dwarfdandelion Lactuca canadensis Wild Lettuce, Canada Lettuce Lactuca floridana Woodland Lettuce, Florida Blue Lettuce, False Lettuce Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce Mikania scandens Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset Packera glabella Butterweed, Yellowtop, Cressleaf Groundsel, Floodplain Ragwort Polymnia canadensis Whiteflower Leafcup Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower Rudbeckia triloba Browneyed Susan, Thin-leaf Coneflower, Three-lobed Coneflower Silphium mohrii Mohr's Rosinweed, Shaggy Rosinweed Silphium pinnatifidum Cutleaf Rosinweed, Cutleaf Prairie Dock, Tansy Rosinweed Smallanthus uvedalius Hairy Leafcup, Bear's Foot, Yellow Leafcup, Uvedalia Solidago altissima Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod, Broadleaf Goldenrod Symphyotrichum patens Late Purple Aster, Spreading Aster Symphyotrichum pilosum Hairy White Oldfield Aster, Frost Aster, White Heath Aster Taraxacum officinal Dandelion Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons, Tridax Daisy, Tridax, Cadillo Chisaca Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed Verbesina occidentalis Yellow Crownbeard Verbesina virginica White Crownbeard, Frostweed, Iceplant, Virginia crownbeard Vernonia gigantea Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed Wyethia helianthoides White Mule's Ears, White Wyethia, White-rayed Wyethia
Balsaminaceae – Touch-me-not family	Impatiens capensis Jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Spotted jewelweed Impatiens pallida Pale Touch-me-not, Pale Snapweed
Berberidaceae – Barberry family	Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf, Helmet Pod, Ground Squirrel Pea Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping Barberry Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Bignoniaceae – Trumpet-creeper family	Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper
Boraginaceae – Borage family	Amsinckia menziesii Common Fiddleneck, Menzie's Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fiddleneck Cynoglossum officinale Houndstongue, Hound's Tongue, Gypsyflower Cynoglossum virginianum Wild Comfrey Lithospermum ruderale Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon Lithospermum tuberosum Southern Stoneseed, Tuberous Stoneseed, Tuberous Gromwell Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells
Brassicaceae – Mustard family	Cardamine angustata Slender Toothwort Cardamine concatenata Cutleaf Toothwort Cardamine dissecta Forkleaf Toothwort, Thread Leafed Toothwort, Fineleaf Toothwort Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress
Calycanthaceae – Strawberry-shrub family	Calycanthus floridus Eastern Sweetshrub, Sweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub
Campanulaceae - Bellflower family	Campanula divaricata Southern Harebell, Small Bonny Bellflower, Southern Bellflower, Southern Bluebell Campanulastrum americanum Tall Bellflower, American Bellflower Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia Lobelia inflata Inflated Lobelia, Indian Tobacco Lobelia puberula Downy Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia spicata Palespike Lobelia Triodanis perfoliata Venus' Looking Glass, Clasping Bellwort, Clasping Venus' Looking Glass, Roundleaved Triodanis
Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family	Diervilla rivularis Mountain Bush Honeysuckle, Hairy Bush honeysuckle, Riverbank Bush Honeysuckle Lonicera flava Yellow Honeysuckle, Pale Yellow Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima Sweet Breath of Spring, Fragrant Honeysuckle, Winter Honeysuckle, January Jasmine Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry Viburnum acerifolium Maple Leaved Viburnum Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood, Arrowwood Viburnum
Caryophyllaceae – Pink family	Dianthus armeria Deptford Pink, Mountain Pink Silene rotundifolia Roundleaf Catchfly Silene stellata Starry Campion, Widow's Frill Silene virginica Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly Stellaria media Common Chickweed Stellaria pubera Star Chickweed
Celastraceae – Bittersweet family	Euonymus americanus Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin', Strawberry Bush. Euonymus atropurpureus Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Spindle Tree, Indian Arrow-Wood
Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family	Commelina communis Asiatic Dayflower, Mouse Ears, Dew Herb Tradescantia subaspera Zigzag Spiderwort, Wideleaf Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort
Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family	Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed, Hedge False Bindweed Ipomoea coccinea Small Red Morning Glory, Redstar, Starflower Ipomoea pandurata Wild Potato Vine, Man of the Earth, Wild Sweet Potato, Bigroot Morning Glory
Cornaceae – Dogwood family	Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Cornus foemina Stiff Dogwood, Southern Swamp Dogwood, Gray Dogwood
Crassulaceae – Stonecrop family	Sedum ternatum Woodland stonecrop
Cuscutaceae – Dodder family	Cuscuta gronovii Dodder Vine, Scaldweed
Diapensiaceae – Diapensia family	Galax urceolata Beetleweed; Galax
Equisetaceae – Horsetail family	Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Horsetail, Smooth Scouring Rush
Ericaceae – Heath family	Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel Leiophyllum buxifolium Mountain Myrtle, Sand Myrtle Leucothoe fontanesiana Highland Dog Hobble, Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Doghobble Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea Rhododendron canescens Florida Pinxter, Mountain Azalea, Pink Azalea, Hoary Azalea Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay,Purple Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel, White Laurel Rhododendron periclymenoides Pink Azalea; Pinxter Flower
Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family	Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge, Blooming Spurge, Emetic Root Euphorbia cyathophora Wild Poinsettia, Mexican Fireplant, Fire on the Mountain, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia Euphorbia mercurialina Cumberland Spurge, Mercury Spurge
Fabaceae – Pea family	Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa Amphicarpaea bracteata American Hogpeanut Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant Chamaecrista nictitans Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea Clitoria mariana Butterfly Pea, Atlantic pigeonwings Coronilla varia Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed, Hive Vine Desmodium ochroleucum Cream-flowered Tick Trefoil, Cream Ticktrefoil, Tick Clover, Creamflowered Tick-Trefoil Lathyrus latifolius Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea Lespedeza cuneata Sericea Lespedeza Mimosa microphylla Sensitive Briar, Littleleaf Sensitive-briar Pueraria montana Kudzu Senna marilandica Southern Wild Senna Thermopsis fraxinifolia Ashleaf Goldenbanner Thermopsis montana Mountain Goldenbanner, Mountain Thermopsis, False Lupin, Golden pea, Buckbean Trifolium campestre Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil Trifolium incarnatum Crimson Clover, Italian Clover Trifolium pratense Red Clover, Cowgrass Trifolium repens White Clover Vicia caroliniana Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch, Pale Vetch
Fumariaceae – Fumitory family	Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's Breeches
Gentianaceae – Gentian family	Gentiana saponaria Soapwort Gentian, Harvestbells Obolaria virginica Pennywort, Virginia Pennywort Sabatia angularis Rose Pink Sabatia capitata Appalachian Rose Gentian, Cumberland Rose Gentian
Geraniaceae – Geranium family	Erodium cicutarium Crane’s Bill Geranium, Redstem Stork's Bill, Storksbill, Redstem Filaree, Heron's Bill Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill Geranium dissectum Cutleaf Geranium, Cut-leaved Cranesbill Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium Geranium viscosissimum Sticky Purple Geranium
Grossulariaceae – Currant family	Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow, Tassel-white
Hydrangeaceae – Hydrangea family	Hydrangea arborescens Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Philadelphus lewisii Lewis’ Mock Orange, Indian Arrowhead, Syringa
Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family	Hydrophyllum canadense Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf, Maple-leaf Waterleaf Hydrophyllum capitatum Ballhead Waterleaf, Cat's Breeches, Dwarf Waterleaf Phacelia bipinnatifida Purple Phacelia, Fernleaf Phacelia Phacelia hastata Silverleaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia
Hypoxidaceae – African Potato family	Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Star Grass, Common Goldstar
Iridaceae – Iris family	Iris cristata Crested Dwarf Iris Iris verna Dwarf Violet Iris, Vernal Iris, Spring Iris Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass, Stout Blue-eyed Grass, Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux's Blue-eyed-Grass, Slender Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass
Lamiaceae – Mint family	Collinsonia verticillata Whorled Horsebalm, Early Stoneroot Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy, Gill-over-the-ground, Haymaids, Creeping Charlie Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal, Fluxweed Lamium amplexicaule Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle Lamium purpureum Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle, Purple Archangel Monarda clinopodia White Bergamot, Basil Bee Balm Monarda didyma Crimson Bee Balm, Scarlet Bergamot, Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Prunella vulgaris Heal-All, Common Selfheal Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf Sage Scutellaria integrifolia Helmet Flower, Hissopleaf Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap Scutellaria ovata Heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria pseudoserrata Southern Showy Skullcap, Falseteeth skullcap
Lauraceae – Laurel family	Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush
Liliaceae – Lily family	Amianthium muscitoxicum Fly Poison, Stagger Grass Calochortus bruneaunis Bruneau Mariposa Lily, Pinyon Mariposa Camassia quamash Small Camas, Quamash Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth; Atlantic Camas Clintonia borealis Blue-bead Lily, Yellow Corn Lily, Yellow Clintonia Convallaria majuscula American Lily of the Valley Disporum lanuginosum Yellow Fairybells, Yellow Mandarin Erythronium americanum Trout Lily; Dogtooth Violet Erythronium grandiflorum Yellow Avalanche Lily, Glacier Lily Fritillaria pudica Yellowbells, Yellow Fritillary, Yellow Missionbells, Gold Bell Hemerocallis fulva Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley, Solomon's Plume Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber Root Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal Trillium catesbaei Catesby's Trillium, Bashful Wakerobin, Rose Trillium Trillium cuneatum Little Sweet Betsy, Toadshade Trillium Trillium decumbens Trailing Trillium Trillium flexipes White Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, Nodding Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Large-Flowered Trillium, Great White Trillium, White Trillium Trillium lancifolium Lanceleaf Trillium, Lanceleaf Wakerobin Trillium petiolatum Idaho Trillium, Long-petioled Trillium, Purple Trillium, Round Leaf Trillium, Purple Wakerobin Trillium sessile Toadshade Trillium Trillium simile Sweet White Trillium, Jeweled Wakerobin Trillium vaseyi Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin Triteleia grandiflora Large-flowered Triplet-lily, Douglas’ Brodiaea, Wild Hyacinth Uvularia grandiflora Large-flowered Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort, Merry Bells Uvularia sessilifolia Sessileleaf Bellwort, Wild Oats
Linaceae – Flax family	Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax, Lewis Flax, Prairie Flax
Loganiaceae – Logania family	Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink, Woodland Pinkroot, Worm grass
Lycopodiaceae – Club-moss family	Diphasiastrum digitatum Southern Ground Cedar
Magnoliaceae – Magnolia family	Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia
Melastomataceae – Melastome family	Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty
Monotropaceae – Indian Pipe family	Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe, Ghost Flower, Ghost Plant
Nymphaeaceae – Water-lily family	Nuphar lutea Yellow Pond Lily, Cowlily, Spatterdock Nymphaea odorata American White Water Lily, Fragrant Water Lily, White Water Lily
Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family	Chamerion angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb Clarkia pulchella Pinkfairies, Ragged Robin, Deerhorn Clarkia, Beautiful Clarkia Gaura filipes Slenderstalk Beeblossom, Slender Gaura Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox, Smooth Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox, Rattle-box, Square-pod Water-primrose Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa Pink Ladies, Showy Evening Primrose, Pink Primrose
Orchidaceae – Orchid family	Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot Orchid, Adam and Eve Cypripedium acaule Pink Ladyslipper, Moccasin Flower Platanthera ciliaris Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid
Orobanchaceae – Broom-rape family	Conopholis americana Squawroot Orobanche uniflora One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Ghostpipe, Naked Broomrape
Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family	Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Oxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family	Oxalis montana Mountain Wood Sorrel, Northern Wood Sorrel. Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel
Papaveraceae – Poppy family	Eschscholzia californica California Poppy Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot, Red Indian Paint, Red Puccoon Stylophorum diphyllum Wood Poppy, Celandine Poppy
Passifloraceae – Passion-flower family	Passiflora incarnata Purple Passionflower, Maypop
Phytolaccaceae – Pokeweed family	Phytolacca americana American Pokeweed, Pokeberry, Inkberry, Poke Sallet
Plantaginaceae – Plantain family	Plantago lanceolata Narrowleaf Plantain, English Plantain, Buckhorn, Lanceleaf Plantain
Polemoniaceae – Phlox family	Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, Skunk Flower Phlox amoena Hairy Phlox Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox Phlox glaberrima Smooth Phlox Phlox paniculata Fall Phlox; Garden phlox Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox
Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family	Polygonum amphibium Water Knotweed, Swamp Smartweed, Water Smartweed Polygonum virginianum Virginia Knotweed, Jumpseed
Portulacaceae – Purslane family	Claytonia caroliniana Carolina Spring Beauty, Wide-leaved Spring Beauty Claytonia perfoliata Miner’s Lettuce, Indian Lettuce, Winter Purslane Claytonia virginica Virginia Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty
Primulaceae – Primrose family	Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled Loosestrife
Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern family	Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair, Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern
Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family	Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Columbine Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh, Black Bugbane, Black Baneberry, Black Snakeroot, Fairy Candle Clematis ligusticifolia Western Clematis, Western White Clematis, Western Virgin's Bower, Creek Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Pepper Vine Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn Clematis Clematis viorna Leather Vasevine, Leather Flower, Vasevine Delphinium tricorne Dwarf Larkspur, Spring Larkspur Hepatica nobilis Sharp-lobed Hepatica Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal, orangeroot Ranunculus abortivus Littleleaf Buttercup, Littleleaf Crowfoot Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Thalictrum occidentale Western Meadow-rue, Western Meadowrue, Meadow Rue Thalictrum thalictroides Rue Anemone Xanthorhiza simplicissima Shrub Yellowroot
Rosaceae – Rose family	Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry Duchesnea indica Indian Strawberry, India Mockstrawberry Fragaria virginiana Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry Neviusia alabamensis Alabama Snow-wreath Porteranthus trifoliatus Bowman's Root, False Ipecac Potentilla canadensis Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Sulfur Cinquefoil, Roughfruit Cinquefoil Prunus americana American Plum, Wild Plum Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry, Black Chokecherry Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose Rosa woodsii Woods Rose, Common Wild Rose, Mountain Rose Rubus argutus Sawtooth Blackberry, Southern Blackberry, Highbush Blackberry Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry, Common Dewberry Rubus odoratus Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry, Western Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Mountain Sorrel, White Flowering Raspberry, Western Thimble Raspberry Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet, Salad burnet, Garden burnet
Rubiaceae – Madder family	Diodia teres Rough Buttonweed, Poor Joe Diodia virginiana Virginia Buttonweed, Large Buttonweed, Poor Joe Houstonia caerulea Quaker Ladies, Azure Bluet, Bluets Houstonia pusilla Tiny Bluet, Small Bluet, Least Bluet Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Partridge Berry, Sqaw Vine, Eyeberry Sherardia arvensis Field Madder, blue fieldmadder, Spurwort
Sapindaceae – Soapberry family	Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloon Vine, Love in a Puff, Heartseed
Sarraceniaceae – Pitcher-plant family	Sarracenia oreophila Green Pitcher Plant
Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family	Astilbe biternata Appalachian false goat's beard Lithophragma parviflorum Smallflower Woodland-star Mitella diphylla Miterwort, Bishop's Cap Mitella stauropetala Smallflower Miterwort, Side-flowered miterwort Tiarella cordifolia Heartleaf Foamflower, False Miterwort
Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family	Agalinis tenuifolia Slender Gerardia, Slenderleaf False Foxglove Castilleja covilleana Rocky Mountain Indian Paintbrush, Coville Indian Paintbrush Collinsia parviflora Blue-eyed Mary, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Smallflower Blue Eyed Mary Dasistoma macrophylla Mullein Foxglove, Mullein Seymeria Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony; Canadian Lousewort Penstemon canescens Eastern Gray Beardtongue Penstemon deustus Hot-rock Penstemon, Scabland penstemon, Hot-rock Beardtongue Penstemon payettensis Payette Beardtongue, Payette Penstemon Verbascum blattaria Moth Mullein Verbascum thapsus Common Mullein, Great Mullein Veronica persica Bird's Eye Speedwell, Persian Speedwell, Birdeye Speedwell
Solanaceae – Potato family	Datura stramonium Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed, Mad Apple, Moon Flower, Stinkwort, Thorn Apple, Devil's Trumpet Lycium carolinianum Christmasberry, Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry Solanum carolinense Carolina Horse Nettle, Bull Nettle, Devil's Tomato
Staphyleaceae – Bladdernut family	Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut
Styracaceae – Storax family	Halesia tetraptera Mountain Silverbell, Carolina Silverbell, 4-wing Silverbell
Verbenaceae – Verbena family	Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry, French Mulberry Phyla lanceolata Fogfruit, Lanceleaf Fogfruit, Northern Fogfruit
Violaceae – Violet family	Viola blanda Sweet White Violet Viola canadensis Canada Violet Viola hastata Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Halberd Leaf Yellow Violet Viola palmata Wood Violet, Early Blue Violet, Trilobed Violet Viola pedata Bird's-foot violet Viola rostrata Long-spurred violet Viola rotundifolia Roundleaf yellow violet Viola sororia Common Blue Violet Viola tripartita Three-parted Yellow Violet, Threepart Violet, Wedge-leaf Yellow Violet

Number of Families represented 74

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