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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	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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	Geranium:  Dove's-foot Geranium (Dove's-foot Cranesbill)  -  Geranium molle         [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium family ]
	Geranium:  Wild Geranium  -  Geranium maculatum         [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium family ]
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	Germander:  Canada Germander (American Germander)  -  Teucrium canadense         [ Lamiaceae  -  Mint family ]
	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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	Leatherflower:  Northern Leatherflower (Vase-vine)  -  Clematis viorna         [ Ranunculaceae  -  Buttercup family ]
	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 ]
	Long-stalk Cranesbill  -  Geranium columbinum         [ Geraniaceae  -  Geranium 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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	Lotus:  American Lotus (American Lotus-lily, Yellow Lotus)  -  Nelumbo lutea         [ FAMILY  -  COMMONfamilyNAME family ]
	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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	*** 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-lily:  White Water-lily (American White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily)  -  Nymphaea odorata         [ Nymphaeaceae  -  Water-lily 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 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:  Slender Yellow Wood-sorrel  -  Oxalis florida         [ Oxalidaceae  -  Wood-sorrel family ]
	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 Pond-lily (Common Spatterdock)  -  Nuphar advena         [ Nymphaeaceae  -  Water-lily 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 ]
	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 ]
	Dogwood:  Silky Dogwood  -  Cornus amomum (Swida amomum)         [ Cornaceae  -  Dogwood family ]
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	Eastern Redbud  -  Cercis canadensis         [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
	Elderberry:  Common Elderberry  -  Sambucus canadensis         [ Viburnaceae  -  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         [ Viburnaceae  -  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:  Sweetbay Magnolia (Sweetbay, Swamp Magnolia)  -  Magnolia virginiana         [ Magnoliaceae  -  Magnolia family ]
	Magnolia:  Umbrella Tree Magnolia  -  Magnolia tripetala         [ Magnoliaceae  -  Magnolia family ]
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	*** 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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	* Mimosa (Silk Tree)  -  Albizia julibrissin         [ Fabaceae  -  Legume / Pea family ]
	Mountain Laurel  -  Kalmia latifolia         [ Ericaceae  -  Heath family ]
	* Northern Catalpa  -  Catalpa speciosa         [ Bignoniaceae  -  Bignonia family ]
	Oak:  Shingle Oak  -  Quercus imbricaria         [ Fagaceae  -  Beech family ]
	Oak:  Southern Red Oak  -  Quercus falcata         [ Fagaceae  -  Beech 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 ]
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	Viburnum:  Blackhaw (Black Haw, Blackhaw Viburnum)  -  Viburnum prunifolium         [ Viburnaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
	Viburnum:  Maple-leaf Viburnum  -  Viburnum acerifolium         [ Viburnaceae  -  Moschatel family ]
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	*** Winged Euonymus (Burning Bush)  -  Euonymus alatus         [ Celastraceae  -  Bittersweet family ]
	Witch Hazel  -  Hamamelis virginiana         [ Hamamelidaceae  -  Witch Hazel family ]

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