Lab info for Exam 1 - Herbaceous Plants I

Plant lists 1-4, family characteristics

Asclepias incarnata

swamp milkweed

Chelone lyonii

pink turtlehead

Eutrochium maculatum

spotted Joe-pye-weed

Hibiscus moscheutos

swamp rose mallow

Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower

Lobelia siphilitica

great blue lobelia

Peltandra virginica

arrow arum

Pontederia cordata

pickerelweed

Pycnanthemum muticum

mountain mint

Saururus cernuus

lizard's tail

Scirpus cyperinus

wool grass

Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed

Alisma subcordatum

American water plantain

Amsonia tabernaemontana

eastern bluestar

Azolla caroliniana

eastern mosquito fern

Eryngium yuccifolium

rattlesnake master

Euthamia graminifolia

flat-top goldenrod

Filipendula rubra

queen-of-the-prairie

Gentiana andrewsii

closed bottle gentian

Liatris spicata 'Alba'

blazing star 'Alba'

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

beardtongue 'Husker Red'

Physostegia virginiana

obedient plant

Rudbeckia fulgida

black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia laciniata

cutleaf coneflower

Connoclinium colelestinum

blue mist flower

Coreopsis tinctoria

plains coreopsis

Helianthus decapetalus

thinleaf sunflower

Helianthus giganteus 'Sheila's Sunshine'

giant sunflower 'Sheila's Sunshine'

Monarda fistulosa

wild bergamot

Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca 'Sonnenwende'

sundrops 'Sonnenwende'

Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'

Virginia knotweed 'Painter's Palette'

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'

sweet coneflower 'Henry Eilers'

Senna marilandica

American senna

Stokesia laevis

Stokes aster

Symphyotricum novae-angilae

New England aster

Zizia aurea

meadow zizia

Actaea racemosa

black snakeroot

Actaea simplex

bugbane

Amsonia hubrichtii

Hubricht's bluestar

Asclepias tuberosa

butterfly weed

Baptisia australis

blue false indigo

Echinacea purpurea

purple coneflower

Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'

coral bells

Phlox paniculata

garden phlox

Rudbeckia triloba

brown-eyed Susan

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

rough-stemmed goldenrod 'Fireworks'

Tradescantia virginiana

spiderwort

Veronicastrum virginicum

culver's root

Asclepias incarnata (family)

Apocynaceae

Chelone lyonii (family)

Plantaginaceae

Eutrochium maculatum (family)

Asteraceae

Hibiscus moscheutos (family)

Malvaceae

Lobelia cardinalis (family)

Campanulaceae

Lobelia siphilitica (family)

Campanulaceae

Peltandra virginica (family)

Araceae

Pontederia cordata (family)

Pontederiaceae

Pycnanthemum muticum (family)

Lamiaceae

Saururus cernuus (family)

Saururaceae

Scirpus cyperinus (family)

Cyperaceae

Vernonia noveboracensis (family)

Asteraceae

Alisma subcordatum (family)

Alismataceae

Amsonia tabernaemontana (family)

Apocynaceae

Azolla caroliniana (family)

Salviniaceae

Eryngium yuccifolium (family)

Apiaceae

Euthamia graminifolia (family)

Asteraceae

Filipendula rubra (family)

Rosaceae

Gentiana andrewsii (family)

Gentianaceae

Liatris spicata 'Alba' (family)

Asteraceae

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' (family)

Plantaginaceae

Physostegia virginiana (family)

Lamiaceae

Rudbeckia fulgida (family)

Asteraceae

Rudbeckia laciniata (family)

Asteraceae

Connoclinium colelestinum (family)

Asteraceae

Coreopsis tinctoria (family)

Asteraceae

Helianthus decapetalus (family)

Asteraceae

Helianthus giganteus 'Sheila's Sunshine' (family)

Asteraceae

Monarda fistulosa (family)

Lamiaceae

Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca 'Sonnenwende' (family)

Onagraceae

Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette' (family)

Polygonaceae

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' (family)

Asteraceae

Senna marilandica (family)

Fabaceae

Stokesia laevis (family)

Asteraceae

Symphyotricum novae-angilae (family)

Asteraceae

Zizia aurea (family)

Apiaceae

Actaea racemosa (family)

Ranunculaceae

Actaea simplex (family)

Ranunculaceae

Amsonia hubrichtii (family)

Apocynaceae

Asclepias tuberosa (family)

Apocynaceae

Baptisia australis (family)

Fabaceae

Echinacea purpurea (family)

Asteraceae

Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' (family)

Saxifragaceae

Phlox paniculata (family)

Polemoniaceae

Rudbeckia triloba (family)

Asteraceae

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' (family)

Asteraceae

Tradescantia virginiana (family)

Commelinaceae

Veronicastrum virginicum (family)

Plantaginaceae

Apocynaceae - characteristics

Dogbane Family

Plants with opposite leaves and milky juice. Tubular flowers with parts in 5s

Asteraceae - characteristics

Aster or Sunflower Family

Composite "flowers" formed of many small, individual ray and/or disk florets

Acanthaceae - characteristics

Acanthus Family

Figwort-like flowers with bracts found in warmer climates

Alismataceae - characteristics

Water Plantain Family

Monocot flowers with parts in threes and numerous simple pistils