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Bidens bipinnata - Asteraceae
bipinnate/bipinnatifid leaves
small leaves
harpoon like pappus
stiffen with age

*Helenium amarum - Asteraceae
lobe at tip of flower
narrow leaves

Solidago altissima - Asteraceae
Panicle
very erect
most common roadside solidago
secondary vein pair elevated from base - more pronounced
small hairs on stem

Elephantopus carolinianus - Asteraceae
head of heads subtended by 3 bracts
large leaves up to inflorescence
asymmetric flower that is deeply lobed

Eupatorium capillifolium - Asteraceae
very narrow leaves
panicle - like array of flowers
weedy native
fennel smell

Eupatorium serotinum - Asteraceae
Corymbiform
whorled/opposite
large leaf stalk
coarse teeth
broad base

Xanthium strumarium - Asteraceae
heart shaped leaf
spiked oval shaped leaf

*Perilla frutescens - Lamiaceae
very small pink flowers
open inflorescence
opposite leaves
square stem
flower and leaves smell different
pinnate venation

Persicaria spp. - Polygonaceae
shorter inflorescence
white or pink flowers
lanceolate
fused stipules - ocrea - long hairs on it

*Murdannia keisak - Commelinaceae
Alternate
Hair on front of sheath
Spherical capsule
round stem

Hypericum walteri - Hypericaceae
Pink flowers
obovate leaves
opposite
simple
notch on leaf tip - dull
petioles
entire margin

Symphyotrichum pilosum - Asteraceae
deep yellow disk flowers
alternate
phyllaries have see through spike at tip

Elymus virginicus - Poaceae
spike inflorescence

*Sorghum halepense - Poaceae
Branches straight
open inflorescence unlike Tridens flavus
big white mid-vein that is a little off-center
wider side alternates

*Digitaria sanguinalis - Poaceae
inflorescence like paspalum bit sharp spikelet
stolon
tightly arranged spikelets
digitative inflorescence
long white hairs on sheath

*Paspalum urvillei - Poaceae
hairy spikelets
10+ spikes
pubescent velvety sems on bottom - purple color

Setaria spp. - Poaceae
can’t see axis
terminal inflorescence
bristles below spike

Cyperus spp. - Cyperaceae
terminal inflorescence
spikelet has lots of flowers
laterally compressed spikelets
main stem angular
closed blade

Juncus coriaceus - Juncaceae
Appears lateral inflorescence
spherical, glossy capsule
stiff, stem leaves looks like
stem making inflorescence appear lateral
capsule fruit subtended by 6 tepals

Juncus effusus - Juncaceae
elongated, stiff terminal leaf
capsules dull and open - truncate when not burst
lateral inflorescence

Pinus echinata - Pinaceae
2 needles in fasicle (sometimes 3)
shorter needles (shorter than hand)

Pinus taeda - Pinaceae
needles in 3 (fascicle)
longer needles, few inches longer than hand
contorted needles
no resin pockets

Lorinseria Areolata - Blechnaceae

Asplenium platyneuron - Aspleniaceae
linear shape
Not very wide
Same toothlike lobe as Polystichum acrosticoides
More obtuse tips
Dark purple/black rachis
• Smaller size

Bidens aristosa - Asteraceae
radiate head with yellow ray flowers and yellow discs
Opposite, compound leaves
Naked rachis
Lanceolate and serrate leaflets
Accumulate tip
Terminal indeterminate inflorescence

Silphium terebinthnaceum - Asteraceae
basal leaves
Plastic looking
Yellow disc and ray flowerpots
Basal leaves can get very large
• ⁃ Rough and coarse serrated

Liatris squarrosa - Asteraceae
alternate linear leaves with acute tip
Reflexed and pointy phyllaries
Plumose bristles and pappus
• ⁃ Purple discoid inflorescence

Liatris squarrulosa - Asteraceae
rounded phyllaries

Solidago ptarmicoides - Asteraceae
s1 aster
White ray flowers
Light white cream disc flowers
Corymb
• ⁃ Sessile leaves

Solidago rigida - Asteraceae
Glaborous stem
Radiate head
Corymbiform array of radiate heads
• ⁃ Yellow petals

Eupatorium hyssopifolium - Asteraceae
Each head is just disc flower
Discoid
White inflorescence
Leaves all the way up the stem
Corymbiform array
Pubescent inflorescence gives silvery color
Pubescent stem and leaves dt g
• ⁃ Whirled or opposite leaves

Eryngium yuccifolium - Apiaceae
very waxy/glamorous leaves
Leaves twist
Parallel veins
Long linear leaves
Inflorescence can be 5-6 feet tall
Swollen petioles
Modified into head flower
• ⁃ Basal arrangement

Physostegia virginiana - Lamiaceae
leaves stay where you move them
Bulged corolla
Fused petals
Serrate margins
Opposite
Small linear leaves
Zygomorphic
• ⁃ Leaves not clasping

Erianthus contortus - Poaceae
white mid-vein
Hairy oracle
Bunny ears on oracle
Terminal
Opposite leaves spaced far apart evenly
• ⁃ Awn twisted

Sorghastrum nutans - Poaceae
Long awn
Yellowish brown
Oracles - 2 on sides of leaf blades
Spotted inflorescence
• ⁃ Stiff

Chasmanthium latifolium - Poaceae
laterally compressed inflorescence
Broad opposite leaves
Leaves all the way up to inflorescence
Loose and dangly flower - not really erect
• ⁃ Alternate arrangement

Tridens flavus - Poaceae
tip of sheath lacks oracles
Dark red inflorescence - not always
Reflexes but shoots outward off stem
• ⁃ Very spread apart along axis

Paspalum floridanum - Poaceae
"Caterpillar" looking inflorescence
Long spikelette
Planoconvex - flat on one side and convex on the other
Broad leaves
• Glaborous look

Tripsacum dactyloides - Poaceae

Quercus stellata - Fagaceae
cruciform leaf (cross shaped)
2 lobes 90 degrees across
Sometimes 2 more
White oak group
• ⁃ Upper leaf blade is glaborous

Pinus echinata - Pinaceae
shorter needles - shand length
2 needles per fascicle
• ⁃ Resin holes under bark scalesshorter needles

Botrypus virginianus - ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae
more dissected than dissectum

Sceptridium dissectum - ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae
dimorphic fronds
compound leaf - pinnate pinnatifid
triangular shape dissected

Lorinseria areolata - blechnaceae
Blechnaceae
sharp, alternate pinna
pinnatifid
dimorphic fronds

Onoclea sensibilis - onocleaceae
Onocleaceae
Pinnatifid
Rounded pinnae
deep crenations at base to no crenation at top
dimorphic - bb shaped

Athyrium asplenioides - athyriaceae
Athyriaceae

Parathelypteris noveboracensis - thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae
pinnate-pinnatifid
‘football’ shaped
monomorphic

Phegopteris hexagonoptera - thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae
arrowhead shape
bi-pinnatifid
basal most pinnae at different angle and largest
light green color

Polystichum acrostichoides - dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridacea
Alternate
compound pinnately
green rachis
“sleigh” shaped pinna
serrated margin with bristle
reprodictive parts die first
very common

Asarum canadense - aristolochiaceae
Aristolochiacea
no varigation
clumping or running
urn-shaped, hairy flowe w/no petals
cordate shape
pubescent leaves
undulate/entire margin

Hexastylis arifolia - aristolochiaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Arrow shaped
Acavalescent (without stem) - underground/short
anice/familiar culinary scent
light green - in between veins varigation
entire margin
calyx
6 styles 12 anthers

Sanguinaria canadensis - papaveraceae
papaveraceae
red rhizome underground
lobed leaf - always rounded

Tipularia discolor - orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Parallel margin
purple underside
single leaf

Bohemeria cylindrica - urticaceae
Urticaceae
wildly different petiole lengths
3 main veins that originate at base
coarsely toothed
opposite and alternate
tiny pom-pom flowers along stem

Collinsonia canadensis - lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
Opposite
pinnate veins
large leaves
serrated margin

Persicaria virginiana - polygonaceae
Polygonaceae - ocrea
terminal elongated infloresence
indeterminate
reduced stalk - spike-like raceme
alternate - simple
entire margin
many veins
brown sheath above leave

Impatiens capensis - balsaminaceae
Balsaminaceae
petioles of different size
rounded serrations
orange ‘sideways’ flowers

Smallanthus uvedalia - asteraceae
Asteraceae
large leaves
head flower with yellow ray
alternate leaf base
pronounced lobes
opposite

Rudbeckia laciniata - asteraceae
Asteracea
basal leaves deeply pinnatifis ‘compound’
upper leaves not as much - not compound
radiate (ray and disk)
alternate

Sanicula canadensis - apiaceae
Apiaceae
trifoliolate
spherical fruit with rounded hairs
two leaves deeply divided - looks almost like 5 leaves

Geum canadense - rosaceae
Rosaceae
Alternate
compound at base - simple at top
trifoliolate
stipules at base of each leaf
2 leafs bracts
toothed
aggregate dry fruit
persistent hardened style has kink for dispersal

Cryptotaenia canadensis - apiaceae
apiaceae
trifoliolate leaves
no stipules
compound umbel - stalks not at all same length
oblong “sunflower seed” looking fruit
crypto - “coffin” shaped seed

Lysimachia ciliata - primulaceae
primulaceae
petiole has lots of hair
cordate/rounded base
alternate

Cinna arundinacea - poaceae
poaceae
Sheath - open
alternate leaves
open - soft inflorescence
no arms
silver green inflorescence

Elymus hystrix - poaceae
poaceae
alternate
open and diffuse spikelets - not dense

Arundinaria tecta - poaceae
poaceae
native bamboo
pseudo-petiole - hardened between sheath and blade
long stiff hairs at top of sheath

Microstegium vimineum - poaceae
poaceae
makes stilts to climb over other vegetation
eliptical leaf
node has a dark band
invasive

Toxicodendron radicans - anacardiacea
anacardiacea
Alternate
naked terminal bud (paintbrush like)
trifoliolate
only climbing poisonous plant we encounter

Quercus michauxii - fagaceae
fagaceae
whitish platy bark
shallow rounded lobes
cluster of terminal buds
alternate leaf arrangements

Quercus pagoda - fagaceae
greyish silvery bark
sharp lobes
veins extend and give bristle
leaves look like “pagoda”

Solidago gigantea - asteraceae
very tall - taller than altissima
glaborous stem - white/waxy
scaborous leaves
5 veins meet in center of leaf
terminal inflorescence

Bidens tripartita - asteraceae
only disk flowers - yellowish brown
simple/opposite
3-7 lobes
distinct petiole

*Myriophyllum aquaticum - Haloragaceae
non-native
feathery leaves
simple - very finely divided
5 leaves per node - whorled
submerged leaves are different

Pluchea camphorata - Asteraceae

Hydrolea quadrivalvis - Hydroleaceae
alternate, simple
lots of hairs on stem
typically in water
schizocarp fuit
long, winked petiole
axillary flower cyme
axillary thorns
secondary veins

Lycopus virginicus - Lamiaceae
opposite
simple
more teeth
long, winged petiole
flowers look actinomorphic but are zygomprphic
nutlet will extend further than sepal

Chelone glabra - Plantaginaceae
opposite
finley serrated
lots of secondary veins
glaborous stems/leaf (no hairs)
zygomorphic flowers with white corolla
no schizocarp - capsule instead

Apios americana - Fabaceae
compound - 5-9 leaflets
long pod
legume flower with curled keel
glaborous
unifoliolate when first comes out]
vining
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Commelina virginica - Commelinaceae
spate enclosing fruit
blue flowers if blooming - zygomorphic
monocot (parallel veins)
free leaf blade / then sheath
brown striped closed sheath
larger than murdannia
rough leaves rubbing opposite
reddish brown hairs on top of sheath

Saururus cernuus - Saururaceae
cordate base
taller than peltandra
zig zag stem
3-4 carpals fused on base of ovary
schizocarp

Peltandra virginica - Araceae
3 prominent veins in upside down y shape
stands out more on bottom
saggitate to hastate
tertiary veins parallel to primary/secondary

Pontederia cordata - Pontideraceae
more upright leave with a longer ‘petiole’
purple spike inflorescence

Sagittaria australis - Alismataceae
‘spiderman’ logo veins
straight bristles on achene

Sagittaria latifolia - Alismataceae
‘spiderman’ logo veins
90 degree achene with no spikes

Typha latifolia - Typhaceae
Long flat leaves
monocot
always in water/wet area
smooth leaf/margin
fresh water
female & male flowers
cattail inflorescence

Leersia oryzoides - Poaceae
whorled inflorescence at base
larger spikelets
no glumes

Leersia virginica - Poaceae
edges that are sharp/cut going down
pubescent stems
alternate inflorescence
scaborous sheath
skinniest leaves of leersia

Dichanthelium clandestinum - Poaceae
Has dense hairs on sheath - stiff
goes along stem

*Anthraxon hispidus - Poaceae
Distinct hairs on sheath
digitate inflorescence
straight forward off sheath
hair along bottom leaf margin
closed sheath

Scirpus cypernius - Cyperaceae
“Woolly” inflorescence that droops
scales of inflorescence has green midrib
cyme of spikelets

Dulichium arundinaceum - Cyperaceae
top down, 3 leaves go same way
alternate
closed sheath
spike in axil
stay close to ground
leaves go all the way up the stem

Robinia nana - fabaceae
Compound alternate leaves
Vegetative spreading
Not taller than 3 feet - low growing
Flowers profusely
Pink flowers - pealike
Rarely fruits
Slightly zigzagging stems
• ⁃ Bigger leaflets

Tephrosia virginiana - fabaceae
bicolor flowers
Smaller leaflets - narrow
Compound
• ⁃ Also low growing

Toxicodendron pubescens - anacaridaceae
Three leaflets
Fruit is spike of yellow drupes
Never climbs or becomes treelike
Dry sandy sites
• ⁃ Thick leaflets
irritating

Pityopsis adenolepis - asteraceae
basal rosette of long silvery lance shaped leaves - grass like
Yellow ray and disc flowers
White hairy fruit seed
Hair sticking out of phillary glands
Spreading hair at 90 degrees

Elephantopus tomentophus - asteraceae
Head of heads subtended by three bracts
Big opressed basal leaves
Very broad
• ⁃ Bolted flower stalk

Solidago odora - asteraceae
no petioles
Leaves right on stem
Doesnt habe the three veins as other solidagos
Leaves
• ⁃ Smells like pickle or liquorice

Ionactis linerifolia - asteraceae
Stiff linear leaves that are small
Shoet
Purple ray and yellow discs that can turn darker orange
• ⁃ Floppy

Schizachyrium scoparium - poaceae
Red green alternating sheath colors
Narrow thin stems
• ⁃ Spikelets borne on one branch well exerted out of the sheath

Andropogon ternarius - poaceae
two branches on inflorescence
Straight up leaves
• ⁃ Red green alternation
