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Anemone: Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Liverleaf, Liverwort  Anemone acutiloba* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Anemone: Round-lobed Hepatica, Liverleaf  Anemone americana* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Aster: New England Aster, Michaelmas-daisy  Symphyotrichum novae-angliae* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Barberry: Shrub Yellowroot  Xanthorhiza simplicissima* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family |
Bee Plant: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover, Skunk Weed, Navajo Spinach  Peritoma serrulata* (Native) Family: Cleomaceae - Spiderflower Family | Beechdrops: Beechdrops, Cancer Drops, Clapwort, Virginia Broomrape  Epifagus virginiana* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Bergamot, Beebalm: Wild Bergamot  Monarda fistulosa* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Bergamot, Beebalm: White Bergamot, Basil Bee Balm  Monarda clinopodia* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Bergamot, Beebalm: Crimson Bee Balm, Scarlet Bergamot, Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea  Monarda didyma* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Bittercress: Cutleaf Toothwort  Cardamine concatenata* (Native) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family | Blackberry: Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry  Rubus odoratus* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Blanketflower: Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower, Firewheel  Gaillardia pulchella* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Blazing Star: Dense Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Spike Gayfeather  Liatris spicata* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Bleeding Heart: Wild Bleeding Heart, Eastern Bleeding Heart, Turkey Corn  Dicentra eximia* (Native) Family: Fumariaceae - Fumitory family | Bleeding Heart: Squirrel Corn, Wild turkey-pea, Turkey Corn, Colicweed, Ghost Corn, Lyre Flower  Dicentra canadensis* (Native) Family: Fumariaceae - Fumitory family | Bluebells: Virginia Bluebells  Mertensia virginica* (Native) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family |
Broomrape: One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Ghostpipe, Naked Broomrape  Orobanche uniflora* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Burnet: Small Burnet, Salad burnet, Garden burnet  Sanguisorba minor* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Buttonweed: Rough Buttonweed, Poor Joe  Diodia teres (Native) Family: Rubiaceae - Madder family | California Poppy: California Poppy  Eschscholzia californica* (Native) Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family |
Clarkia: Pinkfairies, Ragged Robin, Deerhorn Clarkia, Beautiful Clarkia  Clarkia pulchella* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Clover: Red Clover, Cowgrass  Trifolium pratense (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Clover: Crimson Clover, Italian Clover  Trifolium incarnatum (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Cohosh: Blue Cohosh  Caulophyllum thalictroides* (Native) Family: Berberidaceae - Barberry family |
Columbine: Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Columbine  Aquilegia canadensis* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Cottongrass: Virginia Cottongrass, Tawny Cottongrass, Rusty Cotton Grass  Eriophorum virginicum* (Native) Family: Cyperaceae - Sedge family | Daylily: Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily  Hemerocallis fulva* (Introduced) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Deadnettle: Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle  Lamium amplexicaule (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Deadnettle: Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle, Purple Archangel  Lamium purpureum* (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | False Foxglove: Slender Gerardia, Slenderleaf False Foxglove  Agalinis tenuifolia* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | False-buckwheat: Japanese Knotweed, Crimson Beauty, Mexican bamboo, Japanese Fleece Flower, Reynoutria  Fallopia japonica* (Introduced) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Fireweed: Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally  Chamerion angustifolium* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family |
Fleabane: Eastern daisy fleabane  Erigeron annuus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fleabane: Philadelphia Fleabane  Erigeron philadelphicus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fleabane: Robin's Plantain  Erigeron pulchellus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fringed Orchid: Small Purple Fringed Orchid, Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid, Lesser Purple Fringed Bog-orchid  Platanthera psycodes* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
Geranium: Wild Geranium, Spotted geranium, Cranesbill  Geranium maculatum* (Native) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Geranium: Cutleaf Geranium, Cut-leaved Cranesbill  Geranium dissectum* (Introduced) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Geranium: Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill  Geranium carolinianum* (Native) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Germander: American Germander, Wood Sage, Canada Germander  Teucrium canadense* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Glechoma: Ground Ivy, Gill-over-the-ground, Haymaids, Creeping Charlie  Glechoma hederacea (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Grass Pink: Common Grass Pink, Bearded Pink, Swamp Pink, Tuberous Grass Pink, Meadow Gift  Calopogon tuberosus* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | Groundnut: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Indian Potato, Virginia Potato, Wild Bean, Wild Sweet Potato  Apios americana* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Hawkweed: Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush  Hieracium aurantiacum* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Hoarypea: Goat's Rue, Virginia Tephrosia, Catgut, Hoary-pea, Rabbit-pea  Tephrosia virginiana* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Honeysuckle: Trumpet Honeysuckle  Lonicera sempervirens* (Native) Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family | Hound's tongue: Houndstongue, Hound's Tongue, Gypsyflower  Cynoglossum officinale* (Introduced) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family | Indian Paintbrush: Scarlet Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush, Painted Cup, Prairie Fire  Castilleja coccinea* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family |
Ironweed: Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed  Vernonia gigantea* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip: Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip, Jack in the Pulpit,  Arisaema triphyllum* (Native) Family: Araceae - Arum family | Jimsonweed: Sacred Datura, Sacred Thorn-apple, Indian Apple, Angel Trumpet  Datura wrightii* (Native) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Joe Pye Weed: Hollow Joe Pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Tubular Thoroughwort, Hollow-stemmed Joe-pye-weed  Eutrochium fistulosum* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Joe Pye Weed: Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Purple Boneset, Spotted Trumpetweed  Eutrochium maculatum* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Kudzu: Kudzu, Vine-that-ate-the-South  Pueraria montana* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Ladyslipper: Pink Ladyslipper, Moccasin Flower
 Cypripedium acaule* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | Laurel: Mountain Laurel  Kalmia latifolia (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family |
Lespedeza: Sericea Lespedeza  Lespedeza cuneata (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Lily: Wood Lily, Mountain Lily  Lilium philadelphicum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Lily: Turk's Cap Lily, Turban Lily, Lily Royal, Swamp Lily, American Tiger Lily  Lilium superbum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Lionsheart: Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Obedience  Physostegia virginiana* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Lobelia: Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia  Lobelia cardinalis* (Native) Family: Campanulaceae - Bellflower family | Loosestrife: Purple Loosestrife, Rosy Strife, Kill Weed  Lythrum salicaria* (Introduced) Family: Lythraceae - Loosestrife family | Lopseed: Lopseed, American Lopseed  Phryma leptostachya* (Native) Family: Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family | Lousewort: Wood Betony; Canadian Lousewort  Pedicularis canadensis (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family |
Meadow Beauty: Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty  Rhexia mariana (Native) Family: Melastomataceae - Melastome family | Meadow-rue: Rue Anemone, Anemone Meadow-rue  Thalictrum thalictroides* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Milkweed : Fourleaf Milkweed  Asclepias quadrifolia* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family | Milkweed: Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed  Asclepias tuberosa* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family |
Milkweed: Common Milkweed, Silkweed  Asclepias syriaca* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family | Milkweed: Swamp Milkweed, Western Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed, Eastern Swamp Milkweed  Asclepias incarnata* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family | Milkwort, Polygala: Nuttall's Milkwort  Polygala nuttallii* (Native) Family: Polygalaceae - Milkwort family | Milkwort, Polygala: Drumheads, Crossleaf Milkwort, Candy Root  Polygala cruciata* (Native) Family: Polygalaceae - Milkwort family |
Mimosa: Silk Tree, Mimosa  Albizia julibrissin (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Morning Glory: Small Red Morning Glory, Redstar, Starflower, Scarlet Morningglory  Ipomoea coccinea (Introduced) Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family | Morning Glory: Ivyleaf Morning Glory, Entireleaf Morningglory, Small Morning Glory  Ipomoea hederacea* (Introduced) Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family | Mountain Mint: Hoary Mountain Mint  Pycnanthemum incanum* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Nightshade: Carolina Horse Nettle, Bull Nettle, Devil's Tomato  Solanum carolinense (Native) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Noddingcaps: Three Bird Orchid, Threebirds, Nodding Pogonia, Nodding Ettercap  Triphora trianthophoros* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | Onion: Wild Garlic, Meadow Garlic  Allium canadense (Native) Family: Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family | Pea: Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea  Lathyrus latifolius (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Perilla, Beefsteak Plant: Beefsteak Plant, Beefsteak Mint, Perilla Mint  Perilla frutescens* (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Phlox: Fall Phlox; Garden phlox  Phlox paniculata (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Pink: Deptford Pink, Mountain Pink  Dianthus armeria* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Plumeless Thistle: Bristle Thistle, Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle  Carduus nutans* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Pogonia: Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Rose Crested Orchid, Beard Flower, Sweet Crest Orchid  Pogonia ophioglossoides* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | Prairie Coneflower: Mexican Hat, Long-Headed Coneflower, Red Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Thimbleflower  Ratibida columnifera* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Redbud: Eastern Redbud  Cercis canadensis* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Rhododendron: Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay,Purple Rhododendron  Rhododendron catawbiense (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family |
Rhododendron: Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel, White Laurel  Rhododendron maximum (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family | Rhododendron: Pink Azalea; Pinxter Flower  Rhododendron periclymenoides* (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family | Rocket: Dame's Rocket, Damask Violet, Night-scented Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Mother-of-the-evening, Summer Lilac  Hesperis matronalis* (Introduced) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family | Rose : Multiflora Rose  Rosa multiflora* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family |
Rose: Swamp Rose, Marsh Rose  Rosa palustris* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Rose: Dog Rose, Dog Brier, Common Briar  Rosa canina* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Rose: Prairie Rose, Climbing Rose, Climbing Prairie Rose, Climbing Wild Rose, Illinois Rose, Michigan Rose  Rosa setigera* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Rose Gentian: Rose Pink, Bitterbloom, Square-stemmed Sabbatia, Rose Gentian  Sabatia angularis* (Native) Family: Gentianaceae - Gentian family |
Selfheal: Heal-All, Common Selfheal  Prunella vulgaris* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Sherardia: Field Madder, blue fieldmadder, Spurwort  Sherardia arvensis (Introduced) Family: Rubiaceae - Madder family | Showy orchis, Galearis: Showy Orchis, Showy Orchid, Purple-hooded Orchid, Gay Orchid, Purple Orchis, Two-leaved orchis  Galearis spectabilis* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | Skullcap: Helmet Flower, Hissopleaf Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, Hyssop Skullcap  Scutellaria integrifolia* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Skullcap: Small Skullcap, Dwarf Skullcap, Little Skullcap  Scutellaria parvula* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Smartweed: Water Knotweed, Swamp Smartweed, Water Smartweed  Persicaria amphibia* (Native) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Smartweed: Dotted Smartweed, Dotted Knotweed, Water Smartweed  Persicaria punctata* (Native) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Snowberry: Common Snowberry, Upright Snowberry  Symphoricarpos albus* (Native) Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family |
Snowberry, Wintergreen: Eastern Teaberry, American Wintergreen, Checkerberry  Gaultheria procumbens* (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family | Soapwort: Cowcockle, Cow Soapwort, Cowherb  Vaccaria hispanica* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Soapwort: Bouncing Bet, Common Soapwort, Crow Soap, Wild Sweet William, Soapweed  Saponaria officinalis* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Spindletree: Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Spindle Tree, Indian Arrow-Wood  Euonymus atropurpureus* (Native) Family: Celastraceae - Bittersweet family |
Spiraea: White Meadowsweet, Narrowleaf Meadowsweet, Eastern Meadowsweet, Broadleaf Meadowsweet  Spiraea alba* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Spring Beauty: Carolina Spring Beauty, Wide-leaved Spring Beauty  Claytonia caroliniana* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family | Spring Beauty: Virginia Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty  Claytonia virginica* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family | Storksbill: Crane's Bill Geranium, Redstem Stork's Bill, Storksbill, Redstem Filaree, Heron's Bill  Erodium cicutarium* (Introduced) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family |
Sweetshrub: Eastern Sweetshrub, Sweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Sweet Bubby Bush  Calycanthus floridus (Native) Family: Calycanthaceae - Strawberry-shrub family | Thistle: Bull Thistle, Spear Thistle  Cirsium vulgare (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Thistle: Yellow Thistle, Common Yellow Thistle, Spiny Thistle, Bigspine Thistle, Southern Yellow Thistle, Horrible Thistle  Cirsium horridulum* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Ticktrefoil: Nakedflower Ticktrefoil, Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil, Naked-stemmed Tick Clover  Desmodium nudiflorum* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Ticktrefoil: Round-Leaved Tick Trefoil, Round-Leaved Trailing Tick-Trefoil, Prostrate Ticktrefoil, Dollarleaf  Desmodium rotundifolium* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Touch-me-not : Jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Spotted jewelweed  Impatiens capensis* (Native) Family: Balsaminaceae - Touch-me-not family | Trailing Arbutus: Trailing Arbutus, Ground Laurel, Mayflower, Plymouth Mayflower  Epigaea repens* (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family | Trillium: Red Trillium, Stinking Benjamin, Red Wakerobin, Wet Dog Trillium, Purple Wakerobin  Trillium erectum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family |
Trumpet Creeper: Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch, Hell Vine, Devil's Shoestring  Campsis radicans* (Native) Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonia family | Trumpet Flower: Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet  Collomia linearis* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Turtlehead: Red Turtlehead, Pink Turtlehead, Lyon's Turtlehead, Appalachian Turtlehead  Chelone lyonii* (Native) Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family | Vetch: Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed, Hive Vine  Coronilla varia* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Viper's Bugloss: Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed, Blue Devil, Blue Borage, Common Echium  Echium vulgare* (Introduced) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family | Waxweed: Blue Waxweed, Clammy Cuphea, Tarweed  Cuphea viscosissima* (Native) Family: Lythraceae - Loosestrife family | Wood Sorrel: Mountain Wood Sorrel, Northern Wood Sorrel.  Oxalis montana (Native) Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family | Wood Sorrel: Violet Wood Sorrel  Oxalis violacea* (Native) Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family |
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