Virginia Native Plants
Merrifield Garden Center strives to offer the largest selection of quality plants, products, and customer services possible. The following is a list of Virginia native plants that we carry. We have noted the native regions for these plants and the light and moisture requirements. True natives are not common in the commercial trade, so some of the plants we carry are cultivars. All plants offered for sale are from propagated nursery stock. Many of these plants are seasonal and available in limited quantities for a limited time. This list is based on Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration, and Landscaping, Master List 1997, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia Native Plant Society.
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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REGION
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LIGHT
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MOISTURE
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M
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P
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C
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S
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P
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F
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L
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M
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H
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Herbaceous Plants
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Acorus americanus
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Sweet flag
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
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Blue star
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Aquilegia canadensis
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Wild columbine
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Arisaema triphyllum
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Aruncus dioicus
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Goatsbeard
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Asarum canadense
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Wild ginger
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Asclepias incarnata
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Swamp milkweed
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly weed
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Aster divaricatus
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White wood aster
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Aster laevis
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Smooth blue aster
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X
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X
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X
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Aster novae-angliae
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New England aster
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Aster novi-belgii
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New York aster
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Baptisia australis
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Blue wild indigo
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Baptisia tinctoria
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Yellow wild-indigo
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Boltonia asteroides
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Aster-like boltonia
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X
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X
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X
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Caltha palustris
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Marsh marigold
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Chelone glabra
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White turtlehead
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Chrysogonum virginianum
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Green and gold
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Cimicifuga racemosa
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Black snakeroot
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Convallaria majuscula
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American lily-of-the-valley
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Coreopsis tripteris
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Tall coreopsis
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Coreopsis verticillata
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Threadleaf coreopsis
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Dicentra eximia
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Wild bleeding heart
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M
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P
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C
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S
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P
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F
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L
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M
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H
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Dodecatheon meadia
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Shooting star
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Eupatorium coelestinum
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Mistflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Eupatorium fistulosum
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Joe Pye weed
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Geranium maculatum
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Wild geranium
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Helenium autumnale
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Sneezeweed
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Helianthus angustifolius
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Narrow-leaf sunflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Helianthus divaricatus
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Woodland sunflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Heliopsis helianthoides
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Oxeye sunflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Heuchera americana
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Alumroot
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Hibiscus moscheutos
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Eastern rosemallow
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Iris cristata
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Dwarf crested iris
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Iris virginica
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Virginia blue flag
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Liatris spicata
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Spiked blazing star
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Liatris squarrosa
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Plains blazing star
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Lilium superbum
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Turk�s cap lily
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Lobelia cardinalis
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Cardinal flower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Lobelia siphilitica
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Great blue lobelia
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Lupinus perennis
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Lupine, sundial lupine
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Mertensia virginica
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Virginia bluebells
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Mimulus ringens
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Monkeyflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Monarda didyma
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Bee balm
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Oenothera fruticosa
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Sundrops
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Opuntia humifusa
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Eastern prickly-pear
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Phlox carolina
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Thick-leaved phlox
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Phlox divaricata
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Woodland phlox, blue phlox
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Phlox paniculata
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Summer phlox, garden phlox
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Phlox stolonifera
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Creeping phlox
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Phlox subulata
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Moss phlox
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Physostegia virginiana
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Obedient plant
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Podophyllum peltatum
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Mayapple
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Polemonium reptans
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Jacob�s ladder
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Polygonatum biflorum
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Solomon�s seal
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Pontederia cordata
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Pickerel weed
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Pycnanthemum incanum
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Hoary mountain mint
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rudbeckia fulgida
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Early coneflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Black-eyed Susan
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rudbeckia laciniata
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Cut-leaved coneflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rudbeckia triloba
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Three-lobed coneflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Sanguinaria canadensis
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Bloodroot
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Saxifraga virginiensis
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Early saxifrage
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Sedum
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Stonecrop
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Senecio aureus
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Golden ragwort
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Silene virginica
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Fire pink
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Solidago caesia
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Bluestem goldenrod
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Solidago rugosa
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Rough-stemmed goldenrod
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Solidago sempervirens
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Seaside goldenrod
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Thalictrum dioicum
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Early meadowrue
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Tiarella cordifolia collina
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Clumping foamflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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T. cordifolia cordifolia
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Spreading foamflower
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Tradescantia virginiana
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Virginia spiderwort
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M
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P
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C
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S
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P
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F
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L
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M
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H
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Trillium erectum
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Wakerobin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Trillium grandiflorum
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White trillium
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X
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X
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X
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Uvularia grandiflora
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Bellwort
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Vernonia noveboracensis
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New York ironweed
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X
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X
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X
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Veronicastrum virginicum
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Culver�s root
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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Viola pedata
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Bird�s foot violet
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X
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|
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X
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X
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|
X
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X
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X
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Yucca filamentosa
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Common yucca
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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X
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Ferns and Fern Allies
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|
X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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Adiantum pedatum
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Maidenhair fern
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Athyrium asplenoides
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Southern ladyfern
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
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X
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Dennstaedtia punctilobula
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Hay-scented fern
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
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X
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X
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Dryopteris intermedia
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Evergreen wood-fern
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Dryopteris marginalis
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Marginal shield-fern
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Onoclea sensibilis
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Sensitive fern
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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X
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|
|
X
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Osmunda cinnamomea
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Cinnamon fern
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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X
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|
|
X
|
X
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Osmunda regalis
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Royal fern
|
X
|
X
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X
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|
X
|
X
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|
|
|
X
|
X
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Polystichium acrostichoides
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Christmas fern
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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|
|
|
X
|
X
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Grasses, Sedges, Reeds
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|
X
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X
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X
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|
X
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|
|
|
|
X
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Calamagrostis canadensis
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Bluejoint reedgrass
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|
|
|
|
|
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Chasmanthium latifolium
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River oats, spanglegrass
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X
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|
|
|
|
X
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X
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|
|
X
|
X
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Festuca rubra
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Red fescue
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
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|
|
X
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|
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Panicum virgatum
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Switch grass
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X
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|
|
|
|
X
|
X
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|
X
|
X
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|
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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Little bluestem
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
|
X
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|
X
|
X
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X
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Sorghastrum nutans
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Indian grass
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X
|
X
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X
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|
|
X
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X
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|
X
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X
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|
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Typha latifolia
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Broad-leaved cattail
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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X
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|
X
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X
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|
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Vines
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|
X
|
X
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X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
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X
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Bignonia capreolata
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Crossvine
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Gelsemium sempervirens
|
Carolina jasmine
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
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Lonicera sempervirens
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Trumpet honeysuckle
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|
|
X
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|
X
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X
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X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia creeper
|
X
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X
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X
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|
|
X
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|
|
|
X
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|
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Shrubs
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|
X
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X
|
X
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|
|
X
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X
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|
|
X
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|
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Aronia arbutifolia
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Red chokeberry
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Callicarpa americana
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American beautyberry
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X
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X
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X
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|
X
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X
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|
|
|
X
|
X
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Ceanothus americanus
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New Jersey tea
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|
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X
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|
X
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X
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|
|
|
X
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|
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Clethra alnifolia
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Sweet pepper-bush
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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X
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X
|
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|
|
Gaultheria procumbens
|
Wintergreen
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Hamamelis virginiana
|
Witch hazel
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Hydrangea arborescens
|
Wild hydrangea
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Ilex glabra
|
Inkberry
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Ilex verticillata
|
Winterberry
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Itea virginica
|
Virginia willow
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Kalmia latifolia
|
Mountain laurel
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
Leucothoe axillaris
|
Coastal dog-hobble
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Leucothoe racemosa
|
Fetterbush, sweetbells
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Lindera benzoin
|
Spicebush
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Myrica cerifera
|
Southern wax myrtle
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Myrica pensylvanica
|
Northern bayberry
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Pieris floribunda
|
Evergreen mountain fetterbush
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Rhododendron catawbiense
|
Catawba rhododendron
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
R. maximum
|
Great rhodo., rose bay
|
M
|
P
|
C
|
|
S
|
P
|
F
|
|
L
|
M
|
H
|
|
R. periclymenoides
|
Pinxter flower, wild azalea
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
R. viscosum
|
Swamp azalea
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Vaccinium angustifolium
|
Northern lowbush blueberry
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Vaccinium corymbosum
|
Highbush blueberry
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Viburnum dentatum
|
Southern arrow-wood viburnum
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Viburnum prunifolium
|
Black-haw viburnum
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Small Trees
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Amelanchier canadensis
|
Canada serviceberry
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amelanchier laevis
|
Smooth serviceberry
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Cercis canadensis
|
Eastern redbud
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Chionanthus virginicus
|
Fringetree
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Cornus alternifolia
|
Alternate-leaf dogwood
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Cornus florida
|
Flowering dogwood
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Halesia tetraptera
|
Common silverbell
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Ilex opaca
|
American holly
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Magnolia virginiana
|
Sweetbay magnolia
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Medium to Large Trees
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Acer rubrum
|
Red maple
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acer saccharum
|
Sugar maple
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Betula nigra
|
River birch
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Diospyros virginiana
|
Persimmon
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Fagus grandifolia
|
American beech
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Fraxinus americana
|
White ash
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Fraxinus pensylvanica
|
Green ash
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Juniperus virginiana
|
Eastern red cedar
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Liquidambar styraciflua
|
Sweetgum
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Liriodendron tulipifera
|
Tulip-tree, tulip poplar
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Nyssa sylvatica
|
Black gum
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Oxydendrum arboreum
|
Sourwood
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Pinus strobus
|
White pine
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Pinus taeda
|
Loblolly pine
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Platanus occidentalis
|
Sycamore
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Quercus alba
|
White oak
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Quercus bicolor
|
Swamp white oak
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Quercus coccinea
|
Scarlet oak
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
Quercus palustris
|
Pin oak
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Quercus phellos
|
Willow oak
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Quercus rubra
|
Northern red oak
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
Sassafras albidum
|
Sassafras
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Taxodium distichum
|
Bald cypress
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Tsuga canadensis
|
Eastern hemlock
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|