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​Alum-root, maple-leaved -(Heuchera villosa)

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​​​American columbo - Frasera caroliniensis

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​Angelica, hairy - Angelica venenosa

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​Arrowhead, common - Sagittaria latifolia

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​​Aster, Appalachian flat-topped white - Doellingeria infirma

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​Aster, bushy - Symphyotrichum dumosum

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​Aster, calico - Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

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​Aster, frostweed - Symphyotrichum pilosum

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Aster, heart-leaved - Symphyotrichum cordifolium

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​Aster, narrow-leaved white-topped - Sericocarpus linifolius

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​Aster, Ontario - Symphyotrichum ontarione

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​Aster, panicled - Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

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​Aster, small white - (Symphyotrichum racemosum)

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​Aster, tall flat-topped white - Doellingeria umbellata

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​Aster, wavy-leaved - Symphyotrichum undulatum

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​Avens - Geum canadense

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​Bastard toadflax - Comandra umbellata

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​Bedstraw, bluntleaf - Galium obtusum

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​Bedstraw, fragrant - Galium triflorum

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​Bedstraw, shiny - Galium concinnum

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​​Bee balm, basil - Monarda clinopodia

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​Bergamot, white - Monarda russeliana

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​Bindweed, field - Convolvulus arvensis

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​Bindweed, hedge - Calystigia sepium

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​Bitter-cress, hoary - Cardamine hirsuta

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​Bitter-cress, Pennsylvania - Cardamine pennsylvanica

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​​Bluet, Canadian - Houstonia canadensis

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​​Bluet, long-leaved - Houstonia longifolia

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​​Boneset - Eupatorium perfoliatum

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​Boneset, false - Brickellia eupatoridoides

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​​Boneset, upland - Eupatorium sessilifolium

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​​Bundleflower, Illinois -​Desmanthus illinoensis

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​Bush-clover, Chinese  - Lespedeza cuneata

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​​​Bush-clover, hairy - Lespedeza hirta

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​Buttonweed - Spermacoce glabra

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​Buttonweed, Virginia - Diodia virginiana

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​Campion, starry - Silene stellata

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​Catchfly, blue ridge - Stilene ovata

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​Cowbane, stiff - Oxypolis rigidior

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​Culver's root - Veronicastrum virginicum
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​Devils bit - Chamaelirium luteum

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​Elephant's foot - Elephantopus carolinianus

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​​Enchanter's nightshade - Circea quadrisulcata

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​Eyebane - Euphorbia nutans

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​Fleabane, daisy - Erigeron annuus

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​Fleabane, rough - Erigeron strigosus

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​Four-o'clock, heartleaf - Mirabilis nyctaginea

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​Galinsoga - Galinsoga quadriradiata

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​Gaura, slender - Gaura filipes

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​Gentian, striped - Gentiana villosa

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​​Germander - Teucrium canadense

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​Giant hyssop - Agastache nepetoides

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​​Ginseng - Panax quinquefolius

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​Goat's beard - Aruncus dioicus

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​​Hedge-hyssop, Short's - Gratiola viscidula

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Hedge-parsley - Torilis arvensis

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​Hemlock, poison - 
Conium maculatum

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​​Hog peanut - Amphicarpa bracteata

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​Honewort - Cryptontaenia canadensis

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​Horse balm - Collinsonia canadensis

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​Horse nettle - Solanum carolinense

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​​Horseweed - Erigeron canadensis

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​​Houstonia, large  - Houstonia purpurea

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​​Hydrangea, wild - Hydrangea arborescens

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​​Indian hemp - Apocynum cannabinum

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​​Indian physic - Porteranthus stipulatus

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​​Indian pipe - Monotropa uniflora

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​Indian plantain, great - Arnoglossum reniforme 

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​Indian plantain, pale - Arnoglossum atriplicifolium

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​Indian tobacco - Lobelia inflata

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​Indigo, wild - Baptisia alba

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​​Jimsonweed - Datura stramonium

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​​Joe-pye weed, sweet - Eutrochium ​ purpureum

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​Knotweed, Virginia - Persicaria virginiana

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Little ladies'-tresses - Spiranthes tuberosa
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​​​Ladies'-tresses, nodding - Spiranthes cernua

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​Ladies'-tresses, oval - Spiranthes ovalis
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​​Ladies'-tresses, slender - Spiranthes lacera ​

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​​Ladies'-tresses, spring - Spiranthes vernalis

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​Leafcup - Polymnia  canadensis

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​​Lettuce, willowleaf - Lactuca saligna

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​Lily, spider - Hymenocallis occidentalis 

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​Lizard's tail - Saururus cernuus

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​​Lobelia, pale spiked - Lobelia spicata

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​​​Lopseed - Phryma leptostachya

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​Meadow-beauty, Maryland - Rhexia mariana

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​​Meadow-parsnip, Chapman's - Thaspium chapmanii

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​​Meadow-parsnip, smooth - Thaspium trifoliata

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​Meadow rue, purple - Thalictrum dasycarpum

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​Meadow rue, waxy - Thalictrum revolutum

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​Meadow rue, tall - Thalictrum pubescens

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​Milkweed, four-leaved - Asclepias quadrifolia

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​Milkweed, poke - Asclepias exaltata

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​​Milkweed, white - Asclepias variegata

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​Milkweed, whorled - Asclepias verticillata

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​Milkwort, loose - Polygala ambigua

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​​Morning-glory, common - Ipomoea purpurea

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​Morning-glory, small white - Ipomoea lacunosa

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​Moth mullein - Verbascum blattaria

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​Mountain-mint, hairy - Pycnanthemum pilosum
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​Mountain mint, hoary - Pycnanthemum incanum

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​​Mountain mint, slender - Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

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​Nightshade, eastern black - Solanum emulans 

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Nightshade, hairy - Solanum physalifolium

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​Nondo - Ligusticum canadense

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​Orchid, cranefly - Tipularia discolor

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​Pilewort - Erechtites hieraciifolius

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​Pokeweed - Phytolacca americana

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​Potato vine, wild - Ipomoea pandurata

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​Queen Anne's lace - Daucus carota

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​Quinine, wild - Parthenium integrifolium

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​Rattlesnake plantain - Goodyera pubescens

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​Rattlesnake root - Nabalus altissimus)

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​​​​Sampson's snakeroot - Orbexilum pedunculatum

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​Sanicle, beaked - Sanicula trifoliata

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​Sicklepod - 
Arabis canadensis

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​Smartweed, dotted - Persicaria punctata

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​Smartweed, pale - Persicaria lapathifolia

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​​Snakeroot, white - Eupatorium rugosum

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​Spikenard - Aralia racemosa

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​Spurge, flowering - Euphorbia corollata

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​Spurge, toothed - Euphorbia dentata

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​​Stickseed- Hackelia virginiana

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​​Sweet clover, white - Melilotus alba

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​Sweet everlasting - Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

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​Tearthumb, arrow-leaved - Persicaria sagittata

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​Thimbleweed - Anemone virginiana

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​Thoroughwort, hyssop-leaved - Eupatorium hyssopifolium

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​Thoroughwort, late - Eupatorium serotinum

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​Thoroughwort, round-leaved - Eupatorium rotundifolium

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​Thoroughwort, tall - Eupatorium altissimum

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​White thoroughwort -Eupatorium album


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​Tick-trefoil, pointed-leaf - Desmodium glutinosum

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​Tick-trefoil, white - Hylodesmum pauciflorum

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​Vervain, narrow-leaved - Verbena simplex

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Vervain, white - Verbena urticifolia

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​Vetch, crown - Coronilla varia

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​​Water hemlock - Cicuta maculata

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​​Water-horehound, American - Lycopus americanus

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​Water-horehound, stalked - Lycopus rubellus

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​Water willow, American - Justicia americana

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​Waterleaf, broadleaf - Hydrophyllum canadense

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​Waterleaf, hairy - Macrophyllum hydrophyllum

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​​Waterpepper, false - Persicaria  hydropiperoides

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​Water-horehound, American - Lycopus americanus

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​Water-horehound, stalked - Lycopus rubellus

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​Water-plantain, southern - Alisma subcordatum

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White licorice - Galium circaezans

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​Wingstem, white - Verbesina virginica

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​Wintergreen - Chimaphila maculata

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​Yarrow - Achillea millefolia

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​Yerba-de-tajo - Eclipta prostrata

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​Yucca - Yucca filamentosa

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