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Ilex verticillata
common winterberry
bright red persistent berries
alternate leathery obovate leaves
pretty shrubby overall

Ilex verticillata family
Aquifoliaceae

Thalictrum pubescens
tall meadow-rue
looks like the other Thalictrum, but a lot taller…
pubescent white underside of leaves
leaves like duck feet!

Thalictrum pubescens family
Ranunculaceae

Alnus incana
grey (speckled) alder
speckled grey and lenticellate bark
leaves really prominently veined, strange coarse margins
has CATKINS, obvious buds

Alnus incana family
Betulaceae

Viburnum dentatum
arrow-wood
really straight twigs (were used for arrows, hence the name)
strongly serrate, opposite leaves, red petioles
appressed buds, leaves decurrent

Viburnum dentatum family
Adoxaceae

Viburnum nudum
northern wild rasin
another Viburnum, smaller and longer leaves
entire margins
LONG prominent buds, rasin berries

Viburnum nudum family
Adoxaceae

Eutrochium maculatum
spotted Joe Pye weed
another one! whorled, coarse, serrate leaves
reddish stems with DOTS
the wetland Joe Pye weed

Eutrochium maculatum family
Asteraceae

Typha angustifolia
narrowleaf cattail
flowers have male and female parts
long, thin leaved cattail
gap between male and female parts of the flower

Typha angustifolia family
Typhaceae

Myrica gale
sweetgale
obovate leaves that are only serrate at the very top
reddish, scaly buds
speckled branches, leathery leaves

Myrica gale family
Myriaceae

Rosa palustris
swamp rose
leathery, compound leaves
does NOT have stipules at leaf bases
compound leaves with serrate edges

Rosa palustris family
Rosaceae

Lemna minor
duckweed
real real tiny aquatic plant

Lemna minor family
Araceae

Coptis trifolia
goldthread
you know this one! three leaves, serrate edges
golden roots

Coptis trifolia family
Ranunculaceae

Gaultheria procumbens
wintergreen
leathery faint serrated leaves
really white undersides
smells like wintergreen!

Gaultheria procumbens family
Ericaceae

Cornus canadensis
bunchberry
you know this one!
partly herbaceous, partly woody
opposite ish round leaves

Cornus canadensis family
Cornaceae

Eupatorium perfoliatum
boneset
perfoliatum = perfoliate leaves!!!
HAIRY
alternate leaves make crosses up the stem

Eupatorium perfoliatum family
Asteraceae

Ribes americanum
black currant
maple looking with a corrugated stem
red petioles

Ribes americanum family
Grossulariaceae

Geum rivale
purple avens
hairy stem with paired crossing leaflets
very coarse
grooved stem
half moon ish serrate leaves

Geum rivale family
Rosaceae

Persicaria arifolia
halberd-leaved tearthumb
spiky red stem
viny/climbing habit
arrow-shaped leaves

Persicaria arifolia family
Polygonaceae

Aronia prunifolia
purple chokeberry
alternate, simple, dark glossy green leaves
leaves obovate and serrate

Aronia prunifolia family
Rosaceae

Medeola virginiana
Indian cucumber root
two distinct whorls of leaves, 5 and then 3 (if flowering)
pubescent or wooly stems

Medeola virginiana family
Liliaceae

Toxicodendron vernix
posion sumac
pinnately compound leaves with entire margins, terminal leaflet
really red petioles

Toxicodendron vernix family
Anacardiaceae
