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Acoraceae Apiaecae Alismataceae Amaranthaceae Apocynaceae Araceae Araliaceae Aristolochiaceae Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae Balsaminaceae Berberidaceae Boraginaceae Brassicaceae Cabombaceae Cactaceae Callitrichaceae Campanulaceae Cannabaceae Caryophyllaceae Chenopodiaceae Cistaceae Clusiaceae Commelinaceae Convolvulaceae Crassulaceae Cucurbitaceae Cuscutaceae Dioscoreaceae Dipsacaceae Droseraceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fumariaceae Gentianaceae Geraniaceae Haloragaceae Hydrocharitaceae Hydrophyllaceae Iridaceae Lamiaceae Lemnaceae Lentibulariaceae Liliaceae Linaceae Lythraceae Malvaceae Melastomataceae Molluginaceae Monotropaceae Nymphaeaceae Onagraceae Orchidaceae Orobanchaceae Oxalidaceae Papaveraceae Passifloraceae Phytolaccaceae Plantaginaceae Podostemaceae Polemoniaceae Polygalaceae Polygonaceae Pontederiaceae Portulacaceae Potamogetonaceae Primulaceae Pyrolaceae Ranunculaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Santalaceae Saururaceae Saxifragaceae Scrophulariaceae Smilacaceae Solanaceae Sparaganiaceae Typhaceae Urticaceae Valerianaceae Verbenaceae Violaceae Xyridaceae
SAURURACEAE
Lizard tail Saururus cernuus 1948,1954
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Wild-ginger Asarum canadense 1937
NYMPHAEACEAE
Spatterdock Nuphar lutea 1937
European waterlily Nymphaea alba*
White waterlily Nymphaea odorata 1946,1965
CABOMBACEAE
Water-shield Brasenia schreberi 1946
RANUNCULACEAE
Wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia 1936
Virgins-bower Clematis virginiana 1937
Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus abortivus 1937,1968
Common buttercup Ranunculus acris* 1938
Tall spearwort Ranunculus ambigens 1937
Bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus* 1942
Hairy buttercup Ranunculus hispidus 1935,1945,1971
Low spearwort Ranunculus pusillus 1936,1945
Hooked buttercup Ranunculus recurvatus 1937,1949
Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens* 1937,1938
Tall meadow-rue Thalictrum pubescens 1937,1938,1945
Rue-anemone Thalictrum thalictroides 1937
BERBERIDACEAE
May-apple Podophyllum peltatum 1944
PAPAVERACEAE
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis 1943
Celandine Chelidonium majus* 1938
Longpod poppy Papaver dubium*
FUMARIACEAE
Dutchmans-breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Yellow Corydalis Corydalis flavula
CANNABACEAE
Hop Humulus lupulus 1938
URTICACEAE
Stinging nettle Urtica dioica* 1944
Wood-nettle Laportea canadensis 1937
False-nettle Boehmeria cylindrica 1937
Richweed Pilea pumila 1937
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana 1937
CACTACEAE
Pricklypear Opuntia humifusa
CHENOPODIACEAE
Lambs-quarters Chenopodium album* 1937
Mexican-tea Chenopodium ambrosioides* 1937
AMARANTHACEAE
Slim pigweed Amaranthus hybridus 1937
Redroot pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus 1946
Spiny pigweed Amaranthus spinosus 1944
PORTULACACEAE
Purslane Portulaca oleracea* 1944
Spring-beauty Claytonia virginica 1936
MOLLUGINACEAE
Carpetweed Mollugo verticillata* 1937
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Thyme-leaf sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia* 1937
Clammy chickweed Cerastium glomeratum 1937,1946
Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium vulgatum* 1941,1967
Common stitchwort Stellaria graminea* 1956,1962
Longleaf stitchwort Stellaria longifolia* 1937
Common chickweed Stellaria media* 1937,1967
Star chickweed Stellaria pubera 1937
Knawel Scleranthus annuus*
Corn spurrey Spergula arvensis*
Forked chickweed Paronychia fastigiata
Cockle Agrostemma githago* 1941
Sleepy catchfly Silene antirrhina 1941
White campion Silene latifolia 1937
Starry campion Silene stellata 1944
Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis* 1948
Deptford pink Dianthus armeria* 1937
POLYGONACEAE
Sheep-sorrel Rumex acetosella*
Yellow dock Rumex crispus*
Bitter dock Rumex obtusifolius*
Halberd-leaf tear-thumb Polygonum arifolium 1937
Knotweed Polygonum aviculare* 1937
Tufted smartweed Polygonum cespitosum* 1954,1961
Black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus* 1950
Southern smartweed Polygonum densiflorum* 1959,1962
Upright knotweed Polygonum erectum
Common smartweed Polygonum hydropiper 1937,1965
Swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides 1937
Nodding smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium 1952
Prince's plume Polygonum orientale* 1938,1973
Chinese tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum*
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum 1937
Ladys-thumb Polygonum persicaria* 1937
Dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum* 1937,1952,1966,1970
Arrow-leaf tear-thumb Polygonum sagittatum 1937
False buckwheat Polygonum scandens 1937,1938
Slim knotweed Polygonum tenue 1942
Jumpseed Polygonum virginianum 1937
CLUSIACEAE
St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides 1937
Lesser Canadian St. John's wort Hypericum canadense 1937
Coppery St. John's-wort Hypericum denticulatum 1937,1938
Pineweed Hypericum gentianoides 1937
Dwarf St. John's-wort Hypericum mutilum 1937,1946
Common St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum* 1938
Spotted St. John's-wort Hypericum punctatum 1937
Lesser Marsh St. John's-wort Triadenum tubulosum 1938
Marsh St. John's-wort Triadenum virginicum 1937
MALVACEAE
Rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos 1946
Flower-of-an-hour Hibiscus trionum* 1940,1946
Velvet-leaf Abutilon theophrasti* 1938
Cheeses Malva neglecta*
Prickly sida Sida spinosa*
DROSERACEAE
Spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia
CISTACEAE
Frostweed Helianthemum bicknellii 1937,1978
Frostweed Helianthemum canadense 1937,1944
Pinweed Lechea pulchella 1943
Pinweed Lechea racemulosa 1937
VIOLACEAE
Woodland blue violet Viola affinis 1937,1938
Field violet Viola arvensis* 1977
Wild pansy Viola bicolor
Coast violet Viola brittoniana 1938
Blue marsh violet Viola cucullata 1937,1938,1943
Lance-leaf violet Viola lanceolata 1936
Wood violet Viola palmata
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata 1943
Primrose-leaf violet Viola X primulifolia
Yellow violet Viola pubescens (prob. var pubescens) 1937,1938,1944
Arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata 1937, 1941
Common blue violet Viola sororia 1940
PASSIFLORACEAE
Yellow passion-flower Passiflora lutea
CUCURBITACEAE
Star-cucumber Sicyos angulatus 1937,1976
BRASSICACEAE
Field mustard Brassica rapa*
Radish Raphanus sativus* 1942
Field cress Lepidium campestre* 1937,1944
Wild peppergrass Lepidium virginicum 1937
Pennycress Thlaspi arvense* 1943
Barestem teesdalia Teesdalia nudicaulis
Shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris* 1937,1967
Whitlow-grass Draba verna*
Bulbous bitter-cress Cardamine bulbosa 1937
Cutleaf toothwort Cardamine concatenata 1937,1938
Early bittercress Cardamine hirsuta
Pennsylvania bitter-cress Cardamine pensylvanica
Common yellow-cress Rorippa palustris 1942
Common wintercress Barbarea vulgaris* 1938,1949,1972
Early wintercress Barbarea verna* 1937,1938
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata*
Tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum* 1938
Hedge-mustard Sisymbrium officinale* 1938,1942
Mouse-ear cress Arabidopsis thaliana 1936
PYROLACEAE
One-sided shinleaf Orthilia secunda 1937
Rounded shinleaf Pyrola americana 1936,1937
Green-flowered shinleaf Pyrola chlorantha
Elliptic shinleaf Pyrola elliptica 1937
MONOTROPACEAE
Pinesap Monotropa hypopithys 1937
Indian-pipe Monotropa uniflora 1937
PRIMULACEAE
Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata 1937
Lance-leaved loosestrife Lysimachia lanceolata 1937,1938
Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia* 1937
Whorled loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia 1937
Swamp-candle Lysimachia terrestris 1937,1953
Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis* 1938,1964
CRASSULACEAE
Ditch-stonecrop Penthorum sedoides 1937
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Alumroot Heuchera americana 1937
ROSACEAE
Bowmans-root Porteranthus trifoliatus
Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana 1937
Mock-strawberry Duchesnea indica* 1945
Silver cinquefoil Potentilla argentea*
Dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis 1937,1943
Rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica 1937
Sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla recta* 1938,1968
Common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex 1937,1943,1946
White avens Geum canadense 1937,1945
Spring avens Geum vernum 1942
Southern agrimony Agrimonia parviflora 1937
Downy agrimony Agrimonia pubescens 1937
Burnet Sanguisorba canadensis 1937
FABACEAE
Big partridge-pea Chamaecrista fasciculata 1937
Little partridge-pea Chamaecrista nictitans 1937,1942
Wild senna Senna hebecarpa 1941
Sicklepod Senna obtusifolia 1959
Wild-indigo Baptisia tinctoria 1937
Rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis 1937
Goat's rue Tephrosia virginiana 1937
Pencil-flower Stylosanthes biflora 1937
Birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Crown vetch Coronilla varia*
Rabbitfoot clover Trifolium arvense* 1937
Hop clover Trifolium aureum* 1937
Pinnate hop clover Trifolium campestre* 1937,1952
Little hop clover Trifolium dubium* 1945
Alsike Trifolium hybridum* 1937,1938
Red clover Trifolium pratense* 1937
White clover Trifolium repens* 1938,1951
White sweetclover Melilotus alba* 1938
Yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis* 1938
Black medic Medicago lupulina* 1938
Alfalfa Medicago sativa* 1938
Narrowleaf vetch Vicia sativa* 1938
Sparrow vetch Vicia tetrasperma* 1942
Hairy vetch Vicia villosa* 1938, 1978
Little leaf tick-trefoil Desmodium ciliare 1937,1941,1945
Big tick-trefoil Desmodium cuspidatum 1937
Dillenius' tick-trefoil Desmodium glabellum
Smooth tick-trefoil Desmodium laevigatum 1941
Maryland tick-trefoil Desmodium marilandicum 1941
Naked tick-trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum 1937
Stiff tick-trefoil Desmodium obtusum 1941
Panicledleaf tick-trefoil Desmodium paniculatum 1937,1941
Perplexed tick-trefoil Desmodium perplexum 1937,1941
Round-leaved tick-trefoil Desmodium rotundifolium 1938
Velvety tick-trefoil Desmodium viridiflorum 1937,1941
Shrub lespedeza Lespedeza bicolor
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata 1937
Sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata 1941
Hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta 1937,1938
Wand lespedeza Lespedeza intermedia 1937,1941
Nuttall lespedeza Lespedeza X nuttallii 1941
Trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens 1941
Creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens 1937
Stuve lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei 1941,1946
Bush clover Lespedeza violacea
Slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica 1941
Korean lespedeza Kummerowia stipulacea* 1941
Common lespedeza Kummerowia striata* 1941
Wild-bean Strophostyles umbellata 1937
Potato-bean Apios americana 1937
Hog-peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata 1937
PODOSTEMACEAE
Riverweed Podostemum ceratophyllum 1937
HALORAGACEAE
Parrot's feather Myriophyllum aquaticum*
Low watermilfoil Myriophyllum humile
Mermaid-weed Proserpinaca palustris 1937,1948,1962,1968
LYTHRACEAE
Tooth-cup Rotala ramosior 1937,1938,1963
Blue wax-weed Cuphea viscosissima 1937
ONAGRACEAE
Seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia 1937,1944,1956,1957
Water-purslane Ludwigia palustris 1937,1952
Primrose willow Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens
Globe-fruited ludwigia Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Willow-herb Epilobium coloratum 1937
Common evening-primrose Oenothera biennis 1937
Sundrops Oenothera fruticosa 1937,1938,1961
Cutleaf evening-primrose Oenothera laciniata 1942
Little sundrops Oenothera perennis 1943
Biennial gaura Gaura biennis 1960
Enchanters-nightshade Circaea lutetiana 1937
MELASTOMATACEAE
Maryland meadow-beauty Rhexia mariana
Virginia meadow-beauty Rhexia virginica
SANTALACEAE
Bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata 1937
EUPHORBIACEAE
Short-slalk copperleaf Acalypha gracilens 1937,1958
Rhombic copperleaf Acalypha virginica (prob. var. rhomboidea) 1937
Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata 1937
Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias*
Wartweed Euphorbia helioscopia* 1953
Ipecac spurge Euphorbia ipecacuanhae 1937
Spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata 1941,1944
Spotted spurge Chamaesyce nutans 1937
LINACEAE
Coastal plain yellow flax Linum floridanum 1937,1938
Ridgestem yellow flax Linum striatum 1938
Common flax Linum usitatissimum 1940
Virginia yellow flax Linum virginianum 1937
POLYGALACEAE
Appalachian milkwort Polygala curtissii 1937,1944
Orange milkwort Polygala lutea
Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana 1942,1944
Blood milkwort Polygala sanguinea 1937,1941
Whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata 1937
OXALIDACEAE
Dillen's oxalis Oxalis dillenii
Common yellow wood-sorrel Oxalis stricta 1937, 1944
Violet wood-sorrel Oxalis violacea 1942
GERANIACEAE
Carolina crane's bill Geranium carolinianum 1937,1938
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum 1937,1944
Small geranium Geranium pusillum 1943
Redstem-filaree Erodium cicutarium* 1935,1967
BALSAMINACEAE
Touch-me-not Impatiens capensis 1937
ARALIACEAE
Wild-sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis 1937
Dwarf ginseng Panax trifolius 1936,1944
English ivy Hedera helix*
APIAECAE
Pennywort Hydrocotyle americana 1937
Floating pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 1960
Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis
Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis 1937
Wild carrot Daucus carota* 1937
Meadow-parsnip Thaspium barbinode 1937
Water-hemlock Cicuta maculata 1937
Cowbane Oxypolis rigidior 1937
Hairy angelica Angelica venenosa 1937
GENTIANACEAE
Common marsh-pink Sabatia angularis 1937
Closed gentian Gentiana clausa 1937,1938
Screw-stem Bartonia paniculata 1937,1947
Yellow bartonia Bartonia virginica
APOCYNACEAE
Periwinkle Vinca minor* 1947
Hemp-dogbane Apocynum cannabinum 1937,1946
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis 1938
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata (prob. ssp. pulchra) 1937,1965
Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 1945
Butterfly-weed Asclepias tuberosa 1937,1971
Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora 1938
SOLANACEAE
Ground-cherry Physalis longifolia (prob. var. subglabrata) 1938,1946
Horse-nettle Solanum carolinense 1937
Deadly nightshade Solanum dulcamara
Black nightshade Solanum nigrum* 1937
Jimson-weed Datura stramonium* 1937
CONVOLVULACEAE
Hedge bindweed Calystegia sepium
Red morning-glory Ipomoea coccinea 1948
Ivy-leaved morning-glory Ipomoea hederacea* 1937
White morning-glory Ipomoea lacunosa 1937
Wild potato Ipomoea pandurata 1937
Common morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea* 1937,1944
CUSCUTACEAE
Compact dodder Cuscuta compacta 1937,1947
Common dodder Cuscuta gronovii 1944
Field dodder Cuscuta pentagona 1944,1954
POLEMONIACEAE
Spotted phlox Phlox maculata 1937,1970
HYDROPHYLLACEAE
Eastern waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum 1937,1944
BORAGINACEAE
Eastern bluebells Mertensia virginica 1938
Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa 1937
Corn gromwell Buglossoides arvensis*
VERBENACEAE
Common vervain Verbena hastata 1937
Narrowleaved vervain Verbena simplex 1941
White vervain Verbena urticifolia 1937
Lopseed Phryma leptostachya 1937
LAMIACEAE
Wood-sage Teucrium canadense 1937,1944
Blue-curls Trichostema dichotomum 1937
Hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica 1938
Hyssop skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia 1937
Mad-dog skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora 1937
Pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides 1937
Mountain mint Pycnanthemum incanum 1937
Mountain mint Pycnanthemum muticum 1937
Mountain mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 1937
Mountain mint Pycnanthemum verticillatum 1937
Wild mint Mentha arvensis 1937
Horse-balm Collinsonia canadensis 1937
Perilla Perilla frutescens 1937
Dittany Cunila origanoides 1938
American water horehound Lycopus americanus 1937,1946
Stalked water horehound Lycopus rubellus 1942
Northern water horehound Lycopus uniflorus 1937
Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus 1937
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea* 1937,1964
Heal-all Prunella vulgaris* 1937
Henbit Lamium amplexicaule* 1937
Purple Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum* 1960
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca* 1937
Hedge nettle Stachys cordata 1968,1977
Hyssop hedge-nettle Stachys hyssopifolia 1945,1971
Marsh Betony Stachys palustris* 1954
Smooth hedge nettle Stachys tenuifolia 1942
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Horse-mint Monarda punctata 1942,1963
Wild-basil Clinopodium vulgare* 1942
CALLITRICHACEAE
Larger water starwort Callitriche heterophylla 1937,1938,1949,1957,1966,1970
Pond water starwort Callitriche stagnalis* 1947,1948,1949
Terrestrial water starwort Callitriche terrestris
PLANTAGINACEAE
Bottle-brush plantain Plantago aristata 1937
Narrowleaf plantain Plantago lanceolata* 1937
Common plantain Plantago major* 1941,1942
Rugel plantain Plantago rugelii* 1937
Virginia plantain Plantago virginica 1937
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Golden-pert Gratiola aurea
Hedge-hyssop Gratiola neglecta 1945,1946,1949
Hairy hedge-hyssop Gratiola pilosa 1958
Hedge-hyssop Gratiola virginiana 1937,1949,1950
Sticky hedge-hyssop Gratiola viscidula 1958,1968
Sharpwing monkey-flower Mimulus alatus 1937
Allegheny monkey-flower Mimulus ringens 1937
False pimpernel Lindernia dubia (prob. var. anagallidea) 1937,1938
Moth mullein Verbascum blattaria* 1937,1968
Common mullein Verbascum thapsus* 1937
White turtlehead Chelone glabra 1937
Tall white beard-tongue Penstemon digitalis 1950,1977
Hairy beard-tongue Penstemon hirsutus 1959
Downy false-foxglove Aureolaria virginica 1937,1945
Blunt-leaved agalinus Agalinis obtusifolia 1937
Purple agalinus Agalinis purpurea 1937,1944
Garden speedwell Veronica agrestis*
Corn speedwell Veronica arvensis* 1937,1938
Common speedwell Veronica officinalis* 1937
Purslane speedwell Veronica peregrina 1937,1959
Birds-eye speedwell Veronica persica* 1940,1967
Thyme-leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia* 1944
Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata 1937
Cow-wheat Melampyrum lineare 1937
Annual toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis 1937
OROBANCHACEAE
Cancer-root Orobanche uniflora 1937,1967
Squawroot Conopholis americana 1954
Beech-drops Epifagus virginiana 1937
LENTIBULARIACEAE
Mixed bladderwort Utricularia geminiscapa 1938,1970,1971
Creeping bladderwort Utricularia gibba 1946,1947,1969,1970
Common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza 1943,1953,1959
Resupinate bladderwort Utricularia resupinata 1968
CAMPANULACEAE
Venus looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata 1937
Cardinal-flower Lobelia cardinalis 1937
Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata 1937
Downy lobelia Lobelia puberula 1937
Spiked lobelia Lobelia spicata 1937
RUBIACEAE
Bluets Houstonia caerulea 1936
Purple houstonia Houstonia purpurea 1937,1966
Oldenlandia uniflora 1937
Poor-Joe Diodia teres 1937
Cleavers Galium aparine 1937
Wild-licorice Galium circaezans 1937
Blunt leaved bedstraw Galium obtusum 1937,1945
Hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum 1937
Southern three-lobed bedstraw Galium tinctorium 1937,1960
Sweet bedstraw Galium triflorum 1937,1938
VALERIANACEAE
Corn-salad Valerianella locusta* 1944
DIPSACACEAE
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris*
ASTERACEAE
Narrow-leaved sunflower Helianthus angustifolius 1944
Forest sunflower Helianthus decapetalus 1942,1944
Swamp sunflower Helianthus giganteus 1937
Jerusalem-artichoke Helianthus tuberosus 1941
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1937
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata 1937
Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale 1938
Southern sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum 1937,1938
Wingstem Verbesina alternifolia 1938
Southern flatseed-sunflower Verbesina occidentalis 1957
Yerba-de-tajo Eclipta prostrata* 1937
Thread-leafed tickseed Coreopsis verticillata 1937
Sunflower beggar-ticks Bidens aristosa 1944
Spanish-needles Bidens bipinnata 1937
Swamp beggar-ticks Bidens connata 1937
Northern tickseed-sunflower Bidens coronata 1941,1951
Few bracted beggar-ticks Bidens discoidea 1961
Common beggar-ticks Bidens frondosa 1939,1941
Ozark tickseed-sunflower Bidens polylepis 1952
Tall beggar-ticks Bidens vulgata 1937
Quickweed Galinsoga quadriradiata* 1937
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia 1937
Giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida 1937
Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium (prob. var. glabratum) 1937
Corn chamomile Anthemis arvensis* 1938
Mayweed Anthemis cotula* 1938
Yarrow Achillea millefolium* 1937
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris*
Appalachian groundsel Senecio anonymus 1938,1946
Heart-leaved groundsel Senecio aureus 1937
Fireweed Erechtites hieraciifolia 1937
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara*
Golden-aster Chrysopsis mariana 1937,1941
Gum-plant Grindelia squarrosa 1941
White goldenrod Solidago bicolor 1937
Woodland goldenrod Solidago caesia 1937
Tall goldenrod Solidago canadensis 1937,1941
Giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea 1944
Early goldenrod Solidago juncea 1937
Swamp goldenrod Solidago latissimifolia 1942
Dwarf goldenrod Solidago nemoralis 1937,1941
Sweet goldenrod Solidago odora 1941
Downy goldenrod Solidago puberula 1937,1945
Rough goldenrod Solidago rugosa 1937,1941
Slender goldenrod Solidago speciosa 1942
Flat-top goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia 1937
Wood aster Aster divaricatus 1937,1944
Long stalked aster Aster dumosus 1937,1946
White panicle or eastern lined aster Aster lanceolatus (prob. ssp. lanceolatus) 1937,1945,1978
Goblet aster Aster lateriflorus 1937,1942,1978
Clasping aster Aster patens 1945
Awl aster Aster pilosus 1942,1978
Bristly aster Aster puniceus 1937,1942
Small-headed aster Aster racemosus
Clasping heart-leaved aster Aster undulatus 1937
Annual fleabane Erigeron annuus 1937
Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus
Rough fleabane Erigeron strigosus 1937
Horseweed Conyza canadensis (prob. var. canadensis) 1937
Marsh fleabane Pluchea camphorata 1941
Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii 1937
Field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta 1937,1938,1972
Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii 1937,1943
Plantain pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia 1943
White-bracted eupatorium Eupatorium album 1941,1944
Mist-flower Eupatorium coelestinum 1937
Hyssop-leaved eupatorium Eupatorium hyssopifolium 1937,1941,1944
Joe-Pye weed Eupatorium maculatum 1937,1941,1958
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 1937
Ragged eupatorium Eupatorium pilosum 1937
Round-leaved eupatorium Eupatorium rotundifolium 1937,1941,1944
Late eupatorium Eupatorium serotinum 1975
Climbing hempweed Mikania scandens 1937
Blazing-star Liatris pilosa (prob. var. pilosa) 1937
Broadleaf ironweed Vernonia glauca 1945
New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis 1937,1944
Elephants-foot Elephantopus carolinianus 1937
Common burdock Arctium minus* 1942
Musk thistle Carduus nutans*
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense* 1941
Field thistle Cirsium discolor 1944,1945
Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare* 1937,1945,1971
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus* 1942
Yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis* 1964
Tall rattlesnake root Prenanthes altissima or alba 1945
Lions foot Prenanthes serpentaria 1937
Tall blue lettuce Lactuca biennis 1945
Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis 1937
Woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana 1944,1945
Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola* 1938
Prickly sow-thistle Sonchus asper* 1942
Devils-paintbrush Hieracium aurantiacum* 1943
Yellow King-devil Hieracium caespitosum* 1942
Smooth hawkweed Hieracium X floribundum*
Beaked hawkweed Hieracium gronovii 1937,1942
Panicled hawkweed Hieracium paniculatum 1937,1945
Sticky hawkweed Hieracium scabrum 1937,1942
Veiny hawkweed Hieracium venosum 1937
Virginia dandelion Krigia virginica 1937
Red-seeded dandelion Taraxacum erythrospermum* 1937
Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale* 1938
Skeleton-weed Chondrilla juncea* 1941
Chicory Cichorium intybus* 1937
Spotted cats-ear Hypochaeris radicata* 1942
Little hawkbit Leontodon taraxacoides 1942
Fistulous goats beard Tragopogon dubius*
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima 1954
Small-leaved white snakeroot Ageratina aromatica 1937
Sweet everlasting Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium 1937
Appalachian flat-topped white aster Doellingeria infirma 1942
Flat-top aster Doellingeria umbellata 1938
Stiff aster Ionactis linariifolius 1937
Broadleaf Sericocarpus Sericocarpus asteroides 1937,1941
Narrowleaf Sericocarpus Sericocarpus linifolius 1937
Purple cudweed Gamochaeta purpurea 1937
Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare 1937
Pale indian-plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium 1937
Cup-plant Silphium perfoliatum
ALISMATACEAE
Water-plantain Alisma subcordatum 1937
Grass-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
Broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia 38
Water arrowhead Sagittaria subulata 66,68
HYDROCHARITACEAE
Common water-weed Elodea canadensis 57,59,66
Wild-celery Vallisneria americana 46,66,68
POTAMOGETONACEAE
Variable pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius 41,57,66,69
Ribbonleaf pondweed Potamogeton epihydrus 1937
Floating pondweed Potamogeton natans 47
Spotted pondweed Potamogeton pulcher
Slender pondweed Potamogeton pusillus 1938,1960,1966
NAJADACEAE
Slender naiad Najas gracillima 66,69,70,71
Southern naiad Najas guadalupensis 47,66,68,70
ACORACEAE
Sweet-flag Acorus americanus 1946
ARACEAE
Golden-club Orontium aquaticum 1937
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus 1938
Arrow-arum Peltandra virginica
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum 1937
LEMNACEAE
Water flaxseed Spirodela polyrhiza 1980
Lesser duckweed Lemna minor 1947,1957,1960,1966
Valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana 1968
Pointed duckweed Wolffia braziliensis 1961
XYRIDACEAE
Carolina yellow-eyed grass Xyris caroliniana 1937,1952,1960
Slender yellow-eyed grass Xyris torta 1937
COMMELINACEAE
Asiatic dayflower Murdannia keisak* 1948
Common dayflower Commelina communis* 1937
Hairy dayflower Commelina virginica 1937
SPARAGANIACEAE
Bur-reed Sparganium americanum 1937,38,39,65,69
TYPHACEAE
Narrow-leaved cattail Typha angustifolia 1947
Common cattail Typha latifolia 1937,45
PONTEDERIACEAE
Pickerel-weed Pontederia cordata 1937
Mud-plantain Heteranthera reniformis
LILIACEAE
Featherbells Stenanthium gramineum 1938
Star-grass Aletris farinosa 1937
Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum* 1937
Daylily Hemerocallis fulva* 1939
Canada onion Allium canadense 1942
Wild onion Allium vineale* 1937
Turks-cap lily Lilium superbum 1937
Yellow adders-tongue Erythronium americanum 1938
Indian cucumber-root Medeola virginiana 1937
Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata 1941
Little bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia 1937
False lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum canadense 1937
False solomons-seal Maianthemum racemosum 1937
Smooth or big solomons-seal Polygonatum biflorum (prob. var. commutatum) 1937,1944
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis* 1957
Yellow star-grass Hypoxis hirsuta 1937
Summer snowflake Leucojum aestivum 1956
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus 1946
Yucca Yucca filamentosa
SMILACACEAE
Carrion-flower Smilax herbacea 1937
DIOSCOREACEAE
Chinese yam or cinnamon vine Dioscorea oppositifolia*
Wild yam-root Dioscorea quaternata
IRIDACEAE
Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium 1937,1938
Eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum 1937,1963
Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus* 1946
Blue iris Iris versicolor 1938,1946
ORCHIDACEAE
Pink lady-slipper Cypripedium acaule
Nodding ladies-tresses Spiranthes cernua 1937
Slender ladies-tresses Spiranthes lacera (prob. var. gracilis) 1945
Upland ladies-tresses Spiranthes vernalis 1945
Rattlesnake-plantain Goodyera pubescens 1937
Whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata 1937,1944
Cranefly orchid Tipularia discolor 1936,1938
Late coralroot Corallorrhiza odontorhiza 1942,1945,1960
Showy orchid Galearis spectabilis 1945
Orange fringe-orchid Platanthera ciliaris 1937
Green wood-orchid Platanthera clavellata 1942
Tubercled orchid Platanthera flava 1945,1968
Green fringe-orchid Platanthera lacera 1938

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