Scientific & common names by family

Acanthaceae Acanthus family   
Acoraceae Sweetflag family   
Agavaceae Agave family   
Alismataceae Water-plantain family   
Amaranthaceae Amaranth family   
Anacardiaceae Cashew family   
Apiaceae Carrot family   
Apocynaceae Dogbane family   
Aquifoliaceae Holly family   
Araceae Arum family   
Araliaceae Ginseng family   
Aristolochiaceae Birthwort family   
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed family   
Asteraceae Aster family   
Azollaceae Mosquito Fern family   
Balsaminaceae Spotted Jewelweed family   
Berberidaceae Barberry family   
Betulaceae Birch family   
Bignoniaceae Bignonia family   
Boraginaceae Borage family   
Brassicaceae Mustard family   
Buxaceae Boxwood family   
Cactaceae Cactus family   
Caesalpiniaceae Caesalpinia family   
Callitrichaceae Water-starwort family   
Campanulaceae Bellflower family   
Cannabaceae Indian Hemp family   
Capparaceae Caper family   
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle family   
Caryophyllaceae Pink family   
Celastraceae Bittersweet family   
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot family   
Cistaceae Rock-Rose family   
Clethraceae Clethra family   
Clusiaceae St. John's-wort family   
Commelinaceae Spiderwort family   
Convolvulaceae Morning-glory family   
Cornaceae Dogwood family   
Crassulaceae Stonecrop family   
Cucurbitaceae Gourd family   
Cuscutaceae Dodder family   
Cyperaceae Sedge family   
Dipsacaceae Teasel family   
Droseraceae Sundew family   
Dryopteridaceae Wood Fern family   
Elaeagnaceae Oleaster family   
Equisetaceae Horsetail family   
Ericaceae Heath family   
Eriocaulaceae Pipewort family   
Euphorbiaceae Spurge family   
Fabaceae Bean family   
Fumariaceae Fumitory family   
Gentianaceae Gentian family   
Geraniaceae Geranium family   
Hamamelidaceae Witch-hazel family   
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf family   
Iridaceae Iris family   
Lamiaceae Mint family   
Lauraceae Sassafras family
Lemnaceae Duckweed family
Lentibulariaceae Bladderwort family
Liliaceae Lily family
Limnanthaceae Meadow-foam family
Lythraceae Loosestrife family
Magnoliaceae Magnolia family
Malvaceae Mallow family
Melastomataceae Melastoma family
Mimosaceae Mimosa family
Molluginaceae Carpet-weed family
Monotropaceae Indian Pipe family
Moraceae Mulberry family
Nelumbonaceae Lotus-lily family
Nyctaginaceae Four O'Clock family
Nymphaeaceae Waterlily family
Oleaceae Olive family
Onagraceae Evening Primrose family
Orchidaceae Orchid family
Orobanchaceae Broomrape family
Oxalidaceae Sorrel family
Papaveraceae Poppy family
Passifloraceae Passion-flower family
Phytolaccaceae Pokeweed family
Plantaginaceae Plantain family
Plumbaginaceae Leadwort family
Poaceae Grass family
Polemoniaceae Phlox family
Polygalaceae Milkwort family
Polygonaceae Smartweed family
Pontederiaceae Water-hyacinth family
Portulacaceae Purslane family
Potamogetonaceae Pondweed family
Primulaceae Primrose family
Pteridaceae Maidenhair-fern family
Pyrolaceae Shinleaf family
Ranunculaceae Buttercup family
Rosaceae Rose family
Rubiaceae Madder family
Salicaceae Willow family
Santalaceae Sandalwood family
Sarraceniaceae Pitcher-plant family
Saururaceae Lizard's Tail family
Saxifragaceae Saxifrage family
Scrophulariaceae Figwort family
Smilacaceae Greenbriar family
Solanaceae Nightshade family
Sparganiaceae Bur-reed family
Staphyleaceae Bladdernut family
Typhaceae Cattail family
Urticaceae Nettle family
Valerianaceae Valerian family
Verbenaceae Vervain family
Violaceae Violet family
Viscaceae Mistletoe family
Vitaceae Grape family
Xyridaceae Yellow-Eyed-Grass family
 
Acanthaceae — Acanthus family
Ruellia caroliniensis  Carolina Petunia
 
Acoraceae — Sweetflag family
Acorus calamusEuropean Sweetflag
 
Agavaceae — Agave family
Yucca filamentosaCommon Yucca
 
Alismataceae — Water-plantain family
Alisma subcordatumBroadleaf Water-plantain
Sagittaria australisLongbeak Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia var. latifoliaBroadleaf Arrowhead
 
Amaranthaceae — Amaranth family
Amaranthus hybridusSmooth Amaranth
Amaranthus pumilusSeabeach Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosusSpiny Amaranth
Froelichia floridanaFlorida Cottonweed
 
Anacardiaceae — Cashew family
Rhus copallinumWinged Sumac
Rhus glabraSmooth Sumac
Toxicodendron radicansPoison Ivy
 
Apiaceae — Carrot family
Aegopodium podagrariaBishops Goutweed
Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbensSpreading Chervil
Cicuta maculataSpotted Water-hemlock
Conium maculatumPoison-hemlock
Cryptotaenia canadensisCanada Honewort
Daucus carotaWild Carrot
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticumRattlesnake Master
Foeniculum vulgareSweet Fennel
Heracleum lanatumCow Parsnip
Heracleum maximumCow Parsnip
Hydrocotyle umbellataMany-flowered Pennywort
Osmorhiza claytoniiAnise Flavored Sweet-cicely
Pastinaca sativaWild Parsnip
Ptilimnium capillaceumMock Bishop-weed
Sanicula gregariaOdoriferous Snakeroot
Sanicula odorataOdoriferous Snakeroot
Sium suaveHemlock Water-parsnip
Zizia aureaCommon Alexander
 
Apocynaceae — Dogbane family
Apocynum cannabinumClasping-leaf Dogbane
Vinca minorPeriwinkle
 
Aquifoliaceae — Holly family
Ilex verticillataWinterberry Holly
 
Araceae — Arum family
Arisaema dracontiumGreen Dragon
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. pusillumSmall Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllumSwamp Jack-in-the-pulpit
Orontium aquaticumGolden Club
Symplocarpus foetidusSkunk Cabbage
 
Araliaceae — Ginseng family
Aralia nudicaulisWild Sarsaparilla
Aralia racemosaAmerican Spikenard
Panax quinquefoliusAmerican Ginseng
Panax trifoliusDwarf Ginseng
 
Aristolochiaceae — Birthwort family
Aristolochia serpentariaVirginia Snakeroot
Asarum canadenseCanada Wild-ginger
 
Asclepiadaceae — Milkweed family
Asclepias exaltataPoke Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchraSwamp Milkweed
Asclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosaButterfly Milkweed
Asclepias verticillataWhorled Milkweed
 
Asteraceae — Aster family
Achillea millefoliumCommon Yarrow
Actinomeris alternifoliaWingstem
Ageratina altissima var. altissimaRough Thoroughwort
Ageratina aromaticaLesser Snakeroot
Ambrosia artemisiifoliaRagweed
Ambrosia trifidaGreat Ragweed
Antennaria neglectaField Pussytoes
Antennaria parlinii ssp. parliniiPussytoes
Anthemis cotulaMayweed
Arctium minusLesser Burdock
Arnoglossum atriplicifoliumPale Indian-plantain
Artemisia annuaAnnual Wormwood
Artemisia ludovicianaWhite Sagebrush
Aster cordifoliusHeart-leaf Aster
Aster divaricatusWhite Wood Aster
Aster fragilisSmall White Aster
Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatusEastern Lined Aster
Aster paniculatusEastern Lined Aster
Aster paternusStiff Aster
Aster pilosus var. demotusSmooth Heath Aster
Aster pilosus var. pilosusHairy Heath Aster
Aster puniceusBristly Aster
Aster simplexEastern Lined Aster
Aster undulatusClasping Heart-leaved Aster
Aster vimineusSmall White Aster
Baccharis halimifoliaGroundsel Tree
Bidens aristosaTickseed Beggar-ticks
Bidens bipinnataSpanish-needles
Bidens cernuaNodding Beggar-ticks
Bidens comosaThree-lobe Beggar-ticks
Bidens laevisSmooth Bur-marigold
Bidens polylepisTickseed Sunflower
Bidens tripartitaThree-lobe Beggar-ticks
Cacalia atriplicifoliaPale Indian-plantain
Carduus nutansMusk Thistle
Centaurea biebersteiniiSpotted Knapweed
Centaurea cyanusBachelor's Button Knapweed
Centaurea maculosaSpotted Knapweed
Chondrilla junceaRush Skeletonweed
Chrysanthemum leucanthemumOxeye Daisy
Chrysopsis marianaMaryland Golden Aster
Cichorium intybusChicory
Cirsium arvenseCanada Thistle
Cirsium discolorField Thistle
Cirsium muticumSwamp Thistle
Cirsium pumilumPasture Thistle
Cirsium vulgareBull Thistle
Conoclinium coelestinumMist-flower
Conyza canadensis var. canadensisMare's Tail
Coreopsis lanceolataSand Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoriaGolden Tickseed
Cosmos bipinnatusGarden Cosmos
Eclipta prostrataFalse-daisy
Elephantopus carolinianusCarolina Elephant-foot
Erechtites hieraciifoliaFireweed
Erigeron annuusWhite-top Fleabane
Erigeron canadensisMare's Tail
Erigeron philadelphicusPhiladelphia Fleabane
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellusRobin's-plantain
Erigeron strigosusDaisy Fleabane
Eupatorium aromaticumLesser Snakeroot
Eupatorium coelestinumMist-flower
Eupatorium dubiumJoe-pye Thoroughwort
Eupatorium fistulosumHollow Joe-pye Weed
Eupatorium hyssopifoliumHyssop-leaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium perfoliatumCommon Boneset
Eupatorium pilosumVervain Thoroughwort
Eupatorium purpureumSweet Joe-pye Weed
Eupatorium rotundifoliumRoundleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. saundersiiVervain Thoroughwort
Eupatorium rugosumRough Thoroughwort
Eupatorium serotinumLate-flowering Thoroughwort
Eurybia divaricataWhite Wood Aster
Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifoliaGrassleaf Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia var. nuttalliiNuttall's Grass-leaf Goldenrod
Euthamia tenuifolia var. tenuifoliaSlender Fragrant Goldenrod
Galinsoga quadriradiataFringed Quickweed
Gnaphalium obtusifoliumFragrant Cudweed
Helianthus divaricatusWoodland Sunflower
Helianthus giganteusTall Sunflower
Helianthus tuberosusJerusalem Artichoke
Heliopsis helianthoidesOx-eye
Heterotheca subaxillarisCamphorweed Golden-aster
Hieracium caespitosumMeadow Hawkweed
Hieracium flagellareHawkweed
Hieracium paniculatumPanicled Hawkweed
Hieracium scabrumRough Hawkweed
Hieracium venosumRattlesnake Hawkweed
Hypochaeris radicataSpotted Cat's-ear
Iva frutescens ssp. orariaMarsh Elder
Lactuca canadensisWild Lettuce
Lactuca floridana var. floridanaWoodland Lettuce
Lactuca serriolaPrickly Lettuce
Lactuca villosaWoodland Lettuce
Leucanthemum vulgareOxeye Daisy
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosaNorthern Blazing-star
Matricaria discoideaPineapple-weed Chamomile
Mikania scandensClimbing Hempweed
Pluchea foetidaStinking Camphorweed
Pluchea odorataSaltmarsh Fleabane
Pluchea purpurascensSaltmarsh Fleabane
Polymnia uvedaliaYellow-flowered Leafcup
Prenanthes altissimaTall Rattlesnake Root
Prenanthes serpentariaLion's-foot
Ratibida columniferaUpright Prairie Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrimaBlack-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniataCutleaf Coneflower
Senecio aureusGolden Ragwort
Senecio vulgarisOld-man-in-the-spring
Sericocarpus asteroidesStiff Aster
Silphium perfoliatumCup-plant
Smallanthus uvedaliusYellow-flowered Leafcup
Solidago altissimaRough Canada Goldenrod
Solidago bicolorWhite Goldenrod
Solidago caesiaBluestem Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis var. canadensisCanada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis var. scabraRough Canada Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulisBroadleaf Goldenrod
Solidago giganteaSmooth Goldenrod
Solidago junceaEarly Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralisGray-stem Goldenrod
Solidago odoraSweet Goldenrod
Solidago patula var. patulaRoundleaf Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa ssp. asperaRough-leaf Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosaRough-leaf Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens var. mexicanaSmall-headed Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirensSeaside Goldenrod
Sonchus arvensisField Sowthistle
Sonchus asperSpiny-leaf Sowthistle
Symphyotrichum cordifoliumHeart-leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum lanceolatumEastern Lined Aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum var pilosumHairy Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringleiSmooth Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum puniceumBristly Aster
Symphyotrichum racemosumSmall White Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatumClasping Heart-leaved Aster
Taraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
Tragopogon dubiusGoat's-beard
Tragopogon pratensisMeadow Goat's-beard
Verbesina alternifoliaWingstem
Vernonia noveboracensisNew York Ironweed
 
Azollaceae — Mosquito Fern family
Azolla carolinianaEastern Mosquito-fern
 
Balsaminaceae — Spotted Jewelweed family
Impatiens capensisSpotted Jewel-weed
Impatiens pallidaPale Jewel-weed
 
Berberidaceae — Barberry family
Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry
Caulophyllum thalictroidesBlue Cohosh
Podophyllum peltatumMayapple
 
Betulaceae — Birch family
Alnus maritimaSeaside Alder
Alnus serrulataSmooth Alder
 
Bignoniaceae — Bignonia family
Campsis radicansTrumpet-creeper
 
Boraginaceae — Borage family
Cynoglossum virginianumWild Comfrey
Echium vulgareCommon Viper's-bugloss
Hackelia virginianaVirginia Stickseed
Mertensia virginicaVirginia Bluebells
Myosotis discolorYellow-and-blue Forget-me-not
Myosotis laxaSmall Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrospermaBig-seed Scorpion-grass
Myosotis scorpioidesTrue Forget-me-not
Myosotis strictaSmall-flowered Forget-me-not
 
Brassicaceae — Mustard family
Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard
Arabidopsis thalianaWall-cress
Arabis laevigata var. laevigataSmooth Rockcress
Arabis lyrataLyre-leaf Rockcress
Barbarea vernaEarly Winter-cress
Barbarea vulgarisYellow Rocket
Brassica rapaBird's Rape
Capsella bursa-pastorisCommon Shepherd's-purse
Cardamine bulbosaSpring-cress
Cardamine concatenataCutleaf Toothwort
Cardamine diphyllaPepper-root
Cardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cress
Cardamine parviflora var. arenicolaSmall-flower Bitter-cress
Cardamine pensylvanicaPennsylvania Bitter-cress
Dentaria laciniataCutleaf Toothwort
Descurainia sophiaHerb-sophia
Draba vernaSpring Draba
Hesperis matronalisDame's Rocket
Lepidium campestreField Pepper-grass
Lepidium virginicumPoor-man's Pepper-grass
Lunaria annuaHonesty
Raphanus raphanistrumWild Radish
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticumNasturtium
Rorippa palustrisBog Yellow-cress
Sisymbrium officinaleHairy-pod Hedgemustard
Teesdalia nudicaulisCommon Shepherd's-cress
Thlaspi arvenseField Penny-cress
 
Buxaceae — Boxwood family
Pachysandra terminalisPachysandra
 
Cactaceae — Cactus family
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusaEastern Prickly-pear Cactus
 
Caesalpiniaceae — Caesalpinia family
Cassia fasciculataPartridge Pea
Cassia hebecarpaWild Senna
Chamaecrista fasciculataPartridge Pea
Senna hebecarpaWild Senna
 
Callitrichaceae — Water-starwort family
Callitriche heterophyllaLarge Water-starwort
 
Campanulaceae — Bellflower family
Campanula aparinoidesMarsh Bellflower
Lobelia cardinalisCardinal Flower
Lobelia inflataIndian-tobacco
Lobelia puberula var. puberulaDowny Lobelia
Lobelia siphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia
Triodanis perfoliataVenus'-looking-glass
 
Cannabaceae — Indian Hemp family
Humulus japonicusJapanese Hop
 
Capparaceae — Caper family
Cleome spinosaSpiny Spider-flower
 
Caprifoliaceae — Honeysuckle family
Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackiiAmur Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirensTrumpet Honeysuckle
Sambucus canadensisCommon Elderberry
Viburnum acerifoliumMaple-leaf Viburnum
Viburnum alnifoliumHobblebush
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatumSouthern Arrow-wood
Viburnum dilatatumExotic Arrow-wood
Viburnum lantanoidesHobblebush
Viburnum prunifoliumSmooth Black-haw
 
Caryophyllaceae — Pink family
Arenaria strictaRock Sandwort
Cerastium arvense var. villosumMouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium semidecandrumFive-stamen Mouse-ear Chickweed
Dianthus armeriaDeptford-pink
Dianthus barbatusSweet-william
Holosteum umbellatumJagged Chickweed
Minuartia carolinianaPine Barren Sandwort
Minuartia michauxiiRock Sandwort
Sagina decumbensSmall-flowered Pearlwort
Saponaria officinalisBouncing-bet
Scleranthus annuusAnnual Knawel
Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanicaCarolina Pink
Silene latifoliaWhite Campion
Silene stellataStarry Catchfly
Silene virginicaFire Pink
Silene vulgarisMaiden's Tears
Stellaria longifoliaLongleaf Stitchwort
Stellaria mediaCommon Starwort
Stellaria puberaGiant Chickweed
 
Celastraceae — Bittersweet family
Celastrus orbiculataOriental Bittersweet
Euonymus alataWinged Euonymus
Euonymus americanaStrawberry Bush
 
Chenopodiaceae — Goosefoot family
Atriplex patulaSpearscale
Chenopodium albumWhite Goosefoot
Chenopodium ambrosioidesWormseed Goosefoot
 
Cistaceae — Rock-Rose family
Helianthemum canadenseCanada Frostweed
 
Clethraceae — Clethra family
Clethra alnifoliaSweet Pepperbush
 
Clusiaceae — St. John's-wort family
Ascyrum hypericoides var. multicauleSt. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum canadenseCanadian St. John's-wort
Hypericum mutilumSlender St. John's-wort
Hypericum perforatumAlien St. John's-wort
Hypericum prolificumShrubby St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatumCommon St. John's-wort
Hypericum stragulumSt. Andrew's Cross
Triadenum virginicumMarsh St. John's-wort
 
Commelinaceae — Spiderwort family
Commelina communisAsiatic Dayflower
Tradescantia virginianaVirginia Spiderwort
 
Convolvulaceae — Morning-glory family
Calystegia sepiumHedge Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
Convolvulus sepiumHedge Bindweed
Ipomoea hederaceaMorning-glory
Ipomoea lacunosaSmall-flower White Morning-glory
Ipomoea pandurataBig-root Morning-glory
 
Cornaceae — Dogwood family
Cornus amomum ssp. amomumSilky Dogwood
Cornus floridaFlowering Dogwood
Cornus sericeaRed-osier Dogwood
Cornus stoloniferaRed-osier Dogwood
 
Crassulaceae — Stonecrop family
Penthorum sedoidesDitch Stonecrop
Sedum acreWallpepper
Sedum ternatumWood Stonecrop
 
Cucurbitaceae — Gourd family
Sicyos angulatusOne-seed Bur-cucumber
 
Cuscutaceae — Dodder family
Cuscuta gronoviiGronovius's Dodder
Cuscuta pentagonaField Dodder
 
Cyperaceae — Sedge family
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniLong-stem Bulrush
Scirpus polyphyllusLeafy Bulrush
Scirpus validusLong-stem Bulrush
 
Dipsacaceae — Teasel family
Dipsacus fullonumTeasel
Dipsacus sylvestrisTeasel
 
Droseraceae — Sundew family
Drosera intermediaSpoon-leaved Sundew
 
Dryopteridaceae — Wood Fern family
Polystichum acrostichoidesChristmas Fern
 
Elaeagnaceae — Oleaster family
Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive
 
Equisetaceae — Horsetail family
Equisetum arvenseField Horsetail
 
Ericaceae — Heath family
Epigaea repensTrailing Arbutus
Kalmia latifoliaMountain Laurel
Rhododendron nudiflorumPink Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoidesPink Azalea
Rhododendron viscosumSwamp Azalea
Vaccinium angustifoliumLate Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium atrococcumBlack-berried Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosumHighbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatumBlack-berried Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarponLarge Cranberry
Vaccinium pallidumEarly Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium stamineumSquaw Huckleberry
Vaccinium vacillansEarly Lowbush Blueberry
 
Eriocaulaceae — Pipewort family
Eriocaulon aquaticumSeven-angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulareTen-angle Pipewort
Eriocaulon septangulareSeven-angled Pipewort
 
Euphorbiaceae — Spurge family
Acalypha rhomboideaRhombic Copperleaf
Chamaesyce maculataSpotted Spurge
Chamaesyce nutansEyebane Broomspurge
Euphorbia corollataFlowering Spurge
Euphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge
Euphorbia ipecacuanhaeWild Ipecac
Euphorbia maculataSpotted Spurge
Euphorbia nutansEyebane Broomspurge
 
Fabaceae — Bean family
Amphicarpaea bracteataAmerican Hog-peanut
Baptisia tinctoriaYellow Wild-indigo
Clitoria marianaMaryland Butterfly-pea
Coronilla variaCrown-vetch
Desmodium ciliareHairy Small-leaved Tick-trefoil
Desmodium dilleniiPerplexed Tick-trefoil
Desmodium glabellumDillen's Tick-trefoil
Desmodium nudiflorumBare-stemmed Tick-trefoil
Desmodium paniculatumNarrow-leaf Tick-trefoil
Desmodium perplexumPerplexed Tick-trefoil
Kummerowia stipulaceaKorean-clover
Lathyrus latifoliusBroadleaf Peavine
Lespedeza bicolorBicolor Lespedeza
Lespedeza capitataRound-head Bush-clover
Lespedeza cuneataChinese Bush-clover
Lespedeza intermediaWand Bush-clover
Lespedeza procumbensTrailing Bush-clover
Lespedeza stipulaceaKorean-clover
Lotus corniculatusBirds-foot Trefoil
Medicago sativaAlfalfa
Melilotus albusWhite Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalisYellow Sweetclover
Robinia hispidaBristly Locust
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust
Strophostyles helvulaTrailing Wild-bean
Strophostyles umbellataPink Wild-bean
Trifolium arvenseRabbit-foot Clover
Trifolium aureumYellow Clover
Trifolium campestreLow Hop Clover
Trifolium hybridumAlsike Clover
Trifolium pratenseRed Clover
Trifolium repensWhite Clover
Vicia grandifloraShowy Vetch
Vicia sativaSpring Vetch
 
Fumariaceae — Fumitory family
Corydalis flavulaYellow Corydalis
Dicentra cucullariaDutchman's Breeches
 
Gentianaceae — Gentian family
Bartonia virginicaYellow Screwstem
Centaurium pulchellumBranching Centaury-plant
Gentiana andrewsiiFringe-top Bottle Gentian
Gentiana catesbaeiElliott's Gentian
Gentiana crinitaFringed Gentian
Gentiana saponariaSoapwort Gentian
Gentiana villosaStriped Gentian
Gentianopsis crinitaFringed Gentian
Obolaria virginicaVirginia Pennywort
 
Geraniaceae — Geranium family
Geranium carolinianumCarolina Crane's-bill
Geranium columbinumLong-stemmed Crane's-bill
Geranium maculatumWild Crane's-bill
Geranium molleDovesfoot Crane's-bill
Geranium pusillumSmall-flower Crane's-bill
Geranium robertianumHerb-robert
 
Hamamelidaceae — Witch-hazel family
Hamamelis virginianaAmerican Witch-hazel
 
Hydrophyllaceae — Waterleaf family
Hydrophyllum virginianumEastern Waterleaf
 
Iridaceae — Iris family
Iris prismaticaSlender Blueflag Iris
Iris pseudacorusYellow Iris
Iris versicolorBlueflag Iris
Sisyrinchium angustifoliumPointed Blue-eyed-grass
Sisyrinchium mucronatumMichaux's Blue-eyed-grass
 
Lamiaceae — Mint family
Agastache nepetoidesYellow Giant Hyssop
Ajuga reptansCarpet Bugleweed
Chaiturus marrubiastrumSiberian Mother-wort
Clinopodium vulgareField Basil
Collinsonia canadensisCanada Horse-balm
Cunila origanoidesCommon Dittany
Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy
Lamiastrum galeobdolonYellow Archangel
Lamium amplexicauleCommon Deadnettle
Lamium purpureumPurple Deadnettle
Leonurus marrubiastrumSiberian Mother-wort
Lycopus americanusAmerican Bugleweed
Lycopus rubellusTaperleaf Bugleweed
Lycopus uniflorusNorthern Bugleweed
Lycopus virginicusVirginia Bugleweed
Mentha arvensisCorn Mint
Mentha spicataSpearmint
Monarda clinopodiaBasil Bee-balm
Monarda punctata ssp. punctataHorsemint
Nepeta catariaCatnip
Perilla frutescensBeef-steak Plant
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolataSelf-heal
Pycnanthemum tenuifoliumSlender Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum virginianumVirginia Mountain-mint
Salvia lyrataLyre-leaf Sage
Satureja vulgarisField Basil
Scutellaria elliptica var. ellipticaHairy Skullcap
Scutellaria integrifoliaHyssop Skullcap
Scutellaria laterifloraMad Dog Skullcap
Stachys palustrisMarsh Hedge-nettle
Teucrium canadense var. canadenseWild Germander
Teucrium canadense var. virginicumAmerican Germander
Trichostema dichotomumForked Blue-curls
 
Lauraceae — Sassafras family
Lindera benzoin var. benzoinSpicebush
Sassafras albidumSassafras
 
Lemnaceae — Duckweed family
Lemna minorLesser Duckweed
 
Lentibulariaceae — Bladderwort family
Utricularia bifloraTwo-flower Bladderwort
Utricularia inflataLarge Swollen Bladderwort
 
Liliaceae — Lily family
Allium canadenseMeadow Onion
Allium tricoccumSmall White Leek
Allium vinealeField Garlic
Amianthium muscitoxicumFly-poison
Asparagus officinalisGarden Asparagus
Chamaelirium luteumDevil's-bit
Erythronium americanumYellow Trout-lily
Helonias bullataSwamp-pink
Hemerocallis fulvaOrange Daylily
Hypoxis hirsutaEastern Yellow Stargrass
Leucojum aestivumSummer Snowflake
Lilium canadense ssp. canadenseCanada Lily
Lilium philadelphicumWood Lily
Lilium superbumTurk's Cap Lily
Maianthemum racemosumFalse Solomon's-seal
Medeola virginianaIndian Cucumber-root
Muscari botryoidesCommon Grape-hyacinth
Narcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodil
Ornithogalum umbellatumCommon Star-of-bethlehem
Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorumCommon Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatumGiant Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum canaliculatumGiant Solomon's-seal
Smilacina racemosaFalse Solomon's-seal
Trillium cernuumNodding Trillium
Trillium erectumIll-scented Trillium
Trillium grandiflorumLarge-flowered Trillium
Uvularia perfoliataPerfoliate Bellwort
Veratrum virideAmerican False-hellebore
 
Limnanthaceae — Meadow-foam family
Floerkea proserpinacoidesFalse Mermaid-weed
 
Lythraceae — Loosestrife family
Decodon verticillatusHairy Swamp Loosestrife
Lythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife
 
Magnoliaceae — Magnolia family
Liriodendron tulipiferaTuliptree
 
Malvaceae — Mallow family
Abutilon theophrastiVelvet-leaf
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutosSwamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus syriacusRose-of-sharon
Hibiscus trionumFlower-of-an-hour
Kosteletzkya virginicaVirginia Sea-shore Mallow
Sida spinosaPrickly Mallow
 
Melastomataceae — Melastoma family
Rhexia mariana var. marianaMaryland Meadow Beauty
Rhexia virginicaVirginia Meadow Beauty
 
Mimosaceae — Mimosa family
Albizia julibrissinSilk Tree
 
Molluginaceae — Carpet-weed family
Mollugo verticillataGreen Carpet-weed
 
Monotropaceae — Indian Pipe family
Monotropa hypopithysAmerican Pinesap
Monotropa unifloraIndian-pipe
 
Moraceae — Mulberry family
Broussonetia papyriferaPaper-mulberry
Morus rubraRed Mulberry
 
Nelumbonaceae — Lotus-lily family
Nelumbo luteaAmerican Lotus
 
Nyctaginaceae — Four O'Clock family
Mirabilis nyctagineaHeartleaf Four O'Clock
 
Nymphaeaceae — Waterlily family
Nuphar advenaSpatterdock
Nuphar luteaSpatterdock
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorataAmerican Waterlily
 
Oleaceae — Olive family
ForsythiaForsythia
Ligustrum vulgareEuropean Privet
 
Onagraceae — Evening Primrose family
Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensisSouthern Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade
Epilobium coloratumPurple-leaf Willow-herb
Ludwigia alternifoliaBushy Seedbox
Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescensFloating Seedbox
Oenothera biennisCommon Evening Primrose
Oenothera humifusaSeabeach Primrose
Oenothera laciniataCutleaf Evening Primrose
 
Orchidaceae — Orchid family
Aplectrum hyemalePuttyroot
Calopogon tuberosusGrass-pink Orchid
Cypripedium acaulePink Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium pubescensLarge Yellow Lady's-slipper
Galearis spectabilisShowy Orchis
Habenaria blephariglottisWhite-fringe Orchis
Habenaria clavellataSmall Green Woodland Orchid
Habenaria cristataYellow-crested Orchis
Habenaria laceraGreen-fringe Orchis
Habenaria peramoenaPurple Fringeless Orchid
Listera australisSouthern Twayblade
Orchis spectabilisShowy Orchis
Platanthera blephariglottisWhite-fringe Orchis
Platanthera clavellataSmall Green Woodland Orchid
Platanthera cristataYellow-crested Orchis
Platanthera laceraGreen-fringe Orchis
Platanthera peramoenaPurple Fringeless Orchid
Pogonia ophioglossoidesRose Pogonia
Spiranthes cernuaNodding Ladies'-tresses
Tipularia discolorCranefly Orchid
Triphora trianthophoraNodding Pogonia
 
Orobanchaceae — Broomrape family
Conopholis americanaSquaw-root
Epifagus virginianaBeechdrops
Orobanche unifloraOne-flowered Broomrape
 
Oxalidaceae — Sorrel family
Oxalis corniculataCreeping Wood-sorrel
Oxalis strictaUpright Yellow Wood-sorrel
Oxalis violaceaViolet Wood-sorrel
 
Papaveraceae — Poppy family
Chelidonium majusGreater Celandine
Papaver dubiumLong-pod Poppy
Sanguinaria canadensisBloodroot
Stylophorum diphyllumCelandine Poppy
 
Passifloraceae — Passion-flower family
Passiflora incarnataPurple Passion-flower
Passiflora luteaYellow Passion-flower
 
Phytolaccaceae — Pokeweed family
Phytolacca americanaCommon Pokeweed
 
Plantaginaceae — Plantain family
Plantago aristataLarge-bract Plantain
Plantago lanceolataEnglish Plantain
Plantago rugeliiBlack-seed Plantain
Plantago virginicaVirginia Plantain
 
Plumbaginaceae — Leadwort family
Limonium carolinianumSea-lavender
 
Poaceae — Grass family
Panicum philadelphicumPhiladelphia Panic Grass
Tripsacum dactyloidesNorthern Gamagrass
 
Polemoniaceae — Phlox family
Phlox divaricataBlue Phlox
Phlox paniculataFall Phlox
Phlox pilosaDowny Phlox
Polemonium reptansGreek Valerian
 
Polygalaceae — Milkwort family
Polygala paucifoliaGay-wing Milkwort
Polygala sanguineaField Milkwort
 
Polygonaceae — Smartweed family
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheat
Polygonum arifoliumHalberd-leaf Tearthumb
Polygonum caespitosumTufted Knotweed
Polygonum cuspidatumJapanese Knotweed
Polygonum hydropiperMarshpepper Smartweed
Polygonum lapathifoliumDock-leaf Smartweed
Polygonum pensylvanicumPennsylvania Smartweed
Polygonum perfoliatumMile-a-minute
Polygonum persicariaLady's Thumb
Polygonum punctatum var. confertiflorumNarrow-leafed Dotted Smartweed
Polygonum punctatum var. punctatumDotted Smartweed
Polygonum sagittatumArrow-leaved Tearthumb
Polygonum scandens var. scandensClimbing False-buckwheat
Polygonum tenueSlender Knotweed
Polygonum virginianumVirginia Knotweed
Rumex acetosellaSheep Sorrel
Rumex crispusCurly Dock
Rumex obtusifoliusBitter Dock
 
Pontederiaceae — Water-hyacinth family
Heteranthera reniformisKidneyleaf Mud-plantain
Pontederia cordataPickerel Weed
 
Portulacaceae — Purslane family
Claytonia virginica var. virginicaNarrow-leaf Spring Beauty
Phemeranthus teretifoliusRound-leaved Fame-flower
Portulaca oleraceaCommon Purslane
Talinum teretifoliumRound-leaved Fame-flower
 
Potamogetonaceae — Pondweed family
Potamogeton nodosusLongleaf Pondweed
 
Primulaceae — Primrose family
Anagallis arvensisScarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia ciliataFringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia nummulariaCreeping Jennie
Lysimachia quadrifoliaWhorled Loosestrife
 
Pteridaceae — Maidenhair-fern family
Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair-fern
 
Pyrolaceae — Shinleaf family
Chimaphila maculataSpotted Wintergreen
 
Ranunculaceae — Buttercup family
Actaea racemosaBlack Bugbane
Anemone quinquefoliaWood Anemone
Anemone virginianaVirginia Anemone
Anemonella thalictroidesRue Anemone
Aquilegia canadensisWild Columbine
Caltha palustrisMarsh Marigold
Cimicifuga racemosaBlack Bugbane
Clematis dioscoreifoliaJapanese Virgin's-bower
Clematis ternifloraJapanese Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginianaVirginia Virgin's-bower
Hepatica americanaRoundlobed Hepatica
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusaRoundlobed Hepatica
Hydrastis canadensisGolden-seal
Ranunculus abortivusKidney-leaved Buttercup
Ranunculus bulbosusBulbous Buttercup
Ranunculus ficariaLesser Celandine
Ranunculus recurvatusHooked Crowfoot
Ranunculus repensCreeping Buttercup
Ranunculus sceleratusCursed Crowfoot
Thalictrum polygamumTall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum pubescensTall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum thalictroidesRue Anemone
 
Rosaceae — Rose family
Agrimonia parvifloraSwamp Agrimony
Agrimonia pubescensSoft Groovebur
Amelanchier canadensisOblong-leaf Serviceberry
Aronia melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry
Chaenomeles speciosaFlowering Quince
Duchesnea indicaIndian Mock-strawberry
Fragaria virginianaVirginia Strawberry
Geum canadenseWhite Avens
Geum vernumSpring Avens
Malus sylvestrisCommon Crabapple
Potentilla rectaSulphur Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplexOld-field Cinquefoil
Prunus maritimaBeach Plum
Prunus serotinaWild Black Cherry
Pyrus malusCommon Crabapple
Pyrus melanocarpaBlack Chokeberry
Rosa carolinaCarolina Rose
Rosa multifloraMultiflora Rose
Rosa palustrisSwamp Rose
Rubus allegheniensisCommon Blackberry
Rubus flagellarisNorthern Dewberry
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosusRed Raspberry
Rubus laciniatusEvergreen Blackberry
Rubus occidentalisWestern Raspberry
Rubus odoratusPurple Flowering Raspberry
Rubus phoenicolasiusWineberry
Spiraea alba var. latifoliaNorthern Meadow-sweet
 
Rubiaceae — Madder family
Cephalanthus occidentalisCommon Buttonbush
Diodia teresRough Buttonweed
Diodia virginianaLarger Buttonweed
Galium aparineCatchweed Bedstraw
Galium circaezans var. circaezansSmooth Wild Licorice
Galium mollugoWild Madder
Galium obtusum ssp. obtusumBlunt-leaf Bedstraw
Galium verumYellow Spring Bedstraw
Hedyotis caeruleaBluet
Houstonia caeruleaBluet
Mitchella repensPartridge-berry
 
Salicaceae — Willow family
Salix nigraBlack Willow
 
Santalaceae — Sandalwood family
Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellataUmbellate Bastard Toadflax
 
Sarraceniaceae — Pitcher-plant family
Sarracenia purpureaPurple Pitcher-plant
 
Saururaceae — Lizard's Tail family
Saururus cernuusLizard's Tail
 
Saxifragaceae — Saxifrage family
Chrysosplenium americanumAmerican Golden-saxifrage
Heuchera americanaAmerican Alumroot
Saxifraga virginiensisVirginia Saxifrage
 
Scrophulariaceae — Figwort family
Agalinis purpureaLarge-purple False-foxglove
Aureolaria virginicaDowny False-foxglove
Chaenorrhinum minusCommon Dwarf Snapdragon
Chelone glabraWhite Turtlehead
Cymbalaria muralisKenilworth's Ivy
Linaria canadensisOld-field Toadflax
Linaria vulgarisButter-and-eggs
Lindernia dubia var. dubiaYellow-seed False Pimpernel
Mimulus ringensSquare-stem Monkeyflower
Nuttallanthus canadensisOld-field Toadflax
Paulownia tomentosaRoyal Paulownia
Penstemon digitalisTall White Beard-tongue
Scrophularia marilandicaCarpenter's Square Figwort
Verbascum blattariaMoth Mullein
Verbascum thapsusGreat Mullein
Veronica agrestisField Speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaBrook-pimpernel
Veronica arvensisCorn Speedwell
Veronica hederifoliaIvy-leaf Speedwell
Veronica officinalisGypsy-weed
Veronica peregrina ssp. peregrinaPurslane Speedwell
Veronica persicaPerscians' Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved Speedwell
Veronicastrum virginicumCulver's-root
 
Smilacaceae — Greenbriar family
Smilax glaucaGlaucous-leaved Greenbrier
Smilax herbaceaSmooth Herbaceous Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifoliaCommon Greenbrier
 
Solanaceae — Nightshade family
Datura stramoniumJimson Weed
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrataLong-leaf Ground-cherry
Physalis subglabrataLong-leaf Ground-cherry
Solanum carolinenseCarolina Horse-nettle
Solanum dulcamaraClimbing Nightshade
Solanum nigrumBlack Nightshade
 
Sparganiaceae — Bur-reed family
Sparganium americanumAmerican Bur-reed
 
Staphyleaceae — Bladdernut family
Staphylea trifoliaAmerican Bladdernut
 
Typhaceae — Cattail family
Typha angustifoliaNarrow-leaf Cattail
Typha latifoliaBroadleaf Cattail
 
Urticaceae — Nettle family
Boehmeria cylindricaFalse Nettle
Laportea canadensisWood Nettle
Pilea pumilaCanada Clearweed
Urtica dioicaStinging Nettle
 
Valerianaceae — Valerian family
Valerianella locustaEuropean Cornsalad
 
Verbenaceae — Vervain family
Phryma leptostachyaLopseed
Verbena hastataBlue Vervain
Verbena urticifolia var. urticifoliaWhite Vervain
 
Violaceae — Violet family
Hybanthus concolorGreen Violet
Viola blandaWhite Violet
Viola conspersaAmerican Dog Violet
Viola cucullataMarsh Blue Violet
Viola eriocarpaSmooth Yellow Violet
Viola fimbriatulaFringed Violet
Viola labradoricaAmerican Dog Violet
Viola palmataPalmate-leaved Violet
Viola pedataBird's-foot Violet
Viola primulifoliaPrimrose-leaved Violet
Viola pubescensDowny Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens var. eriocarpaSmooth Yellow Violet
Viola rotundifoliaRoundleaf Violet
Viola sagittata var. ovataFringed Violet
Viola sororiaWoolly Blue Violet
Viola striataStriped Violet
Viola tricolorThree Colored Violet
 
Viscaceae — Mistletoe family
Phoradendron leucarpumAmerican Mistletoe
 
Vitaceae — Grape family
Ampelopsis brevipedunculataPorcelain-berry
Parthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia Creeper
Vitis labruscaNorthern Fox Grape
Vitis vulpinaWinter Grape
 
Xyridaceae — Yellow-Eyed-Grass family
Xyris difformis var. difformisPink-based Yellow-eyed-grass
Xyris tortaTwisted Yellow-eyed-grass

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