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Notes.
Botanical Name (Common Name)
Gallery of Native Plant Seedlings
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Note flat stem and onion odor.
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)
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Amorpha herbacea (Clusterspike False Indigo)
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Note flat stem and hairs.
Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
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Note deep lobes.
Anemone canadensis(Canadian Anemone)
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Note full leaflets.
Anemone virginiana (Thimbleweed)
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Apocynum cannabinum(Hemp Dogbane)
Note milky sap.
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Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine)
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Note milky sap.
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
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Note absence of milky sap.
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
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Aster cordifolius(Blue Wood Aster)
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Aster laevis (Smooth Aster)
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Aster macrophyllus(Big Leaf Aster)
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Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
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Note citrus scent to crushed leaf.
Aster oblongifolius(Aromatic Aster)
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Note wide petiole.
Aster prenanthoides (Zig Zag Aster)
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Note wide petiole.
Aster spectabilis(Showy Aster)
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Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
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Note small, trifoliate leaves.
Baptisia tinctoria(Wild Indigo)
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Note pubescent leaves.
Blephilia ciliata(Downy Pagoda Plant)
Note 3 leaves form spokes for Mercedes™ symbol on Carex (Sedge) species.
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Note pubescent leaves.
Carex (Sedge) or Scirpus (Bulrush)?
Note 3 leaves form spokes for Mercedes™ symbol on Carex (Sedge) species.
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Carex comosa(Cosmos Sedge)
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Carex intumescens(Star Sedge)
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Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge)
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Chamaecrista fasciculata(Partridge Pea)
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Coreopsis lanceolata (Lance Leaf Coreopsis)
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Note opposite, “large”, trifoliate leaves.
Coreopsis Tripteris (Tall Tickseed)
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Coreopsis verticillata (Whorled Coreopsis)
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Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil)
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Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
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Note reddish stems.
Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wildrye)
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Note hairs, particularly spiny looking ones on leaves.
Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)
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Eupatorium fistulosum(Joe Pye Weed)
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Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset)
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Eupatorium purpureum (Purple Node Joe Pye Weed)
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Gentiana clausa (Closed Gentian)
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Note featherlike arrangement of leaves on stem.
Glyceria striata (Fowl Mannagrass)
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Note flaps extending from petiole down stem.
Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed)
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Helenium flexuosum (Purple Headed Sneezeweed)
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Helianthus angustifolia (Narrow Leaved Sunflower)
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Heliopsis helianthoides (Ox-Eye Sunflower)
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Hibiscus moscheutos (Crimsoneyed Rosemallow)
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Note flat pointed leaves that are in one plane.
Iris versicolor (Blue Flag Iris)
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Lespedeza virginica (Slender Bushclover)
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Liatris graminifolia (Grass Leaf Blazing Star)
Note if you dig it up you will find a corm (swollen root).
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Note corm (swollen root).
Liatris spicata (Spiked Gayfeather)
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Note corm (swollen root).
Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazing Star)
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Note no more than 11 leaflets per leaf.
Lupinus perennis (Perennial Blue Lupine)
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Mimulus ringens (Square Stemmed Monkeyflower)
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Note square stem and toothed leaves.
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
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Note tillers and round stem.
Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
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Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)
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Penstemon digitalis (Tall White Beardtongue)
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Note sweet scent to crushed leaf.
Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary Mountain Mint)
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Note separate leaflets.
Ratibida pinnata (Gray Coneflower)
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Note hairy stem.
Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)
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Note leaves will feel somewhat rough.
Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)
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Note hairy leaves.
Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan)
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Note mitten shaped leaf.
Rudbeckia triloba (Brown Eyed Susan)
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Note flat stem and no hairs.
Schizachyrium scoparium(Little Bluestem)
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Note round, spongy stems.
Scirpus validus (Soft Stemmed Bulrush)
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Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna)
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Note 3 leaves/node.
Silphium trifoliatum (Whorled Rosinweed)
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Solidago bicolor (Silverrod)
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Solidago caesia (Blue Stemmed Goldenrod)
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Note as plant matures stem zig zags.
Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod)
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Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod)
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Note anise scent to crushed leaves.
Solidago odora (Licorice Scented Goldenrod)
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Solidago patula (Roughleaf Goldenrod)
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Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)
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Note ligules form a peep sight.
Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass)
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Sorghastrum secundum (Lopsided Indiangrass)
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Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
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Note hairy stem.
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
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Vernonia gigantea (Giant Ironweed)
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Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)