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| | Gardening with plants native to your area has many advantages. Native plants and wildflowers have adapted to the local environment and therefore thrive without a lot of care. This means that they require less physical maintenance, less watering and little or no use of chemical fertilizers. Additionally, if there are sudden changes in the weather (which if often the case in the midwest), native plants are more apt to handle these changes and survive whereas many nonnative plants would die out. Using native plants in your garden can also attract wildlife such as birds, butterflies and small mammals. By gardening with native plants, you are making a positive impact on the environment by keeping out non-native invasives, reducing chemical use, and helping natives thrive. The following list is a selection of plants native to Indiana and surrounding areas that are just as beautiful and enjoyable as the traditionally used non-natives. | | Gardening with plants native to your area has many advantages. Native plants and wildflowers have adapted to the local environment and therefore thrive without a lot of care. This means that they require less physical maintenance, less watering and little or no use of chemical fertilizers. Additionally, if there are sudden changes in the weather (which if often the case in the midwest), native plants are more apt to handle these changes and survive whereas many nonnative plants would die out. Using native plants in your garden can also attract wildlife such as birds, butterflies and small mammals. By gardening with native plants, you are making a positive impact on the environment by keeping out non-native invasives, reducing chemical use, and helping natives thrive. The following list is a selection of plants native to Indiana and surrounding areas that are just as beautiful and enjoyable as the traditionally used non-natives. |
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| − | ==Shrubs==
| + | [[Shrubs]]<br> |
| | + | [[Vines]]<br> |
| | + | [[Ground Cover]]<br> |
| | + | [[Ferns]]<br> |
| | + | [[Natives that attract wildlife]]<br> |
| | + | [[Natives for sand/gravel beds]] |
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| − | Pussy Willow<br>
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| − | ''Salix discolor''<br>
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| − | http://www.lookoutnow.com/animal/images/2003_pw1.jpg
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| − | Elderberry<br>
| + | ==[[CEC Demo House Landscaping Plans]]== |
| − | ''Sambucus canadensis''<br>
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| − | http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fruits/images/large/elderberry.jpg
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| − | Sand Cherry<br>
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| − | ''Prunus pumila''<br>
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| − | http://ci.golden.co.us/images/imagemanager/sandcherry.jpg
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| − | Bladdernut<br>
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| − | ''Staphylea trifolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/statri_flowers01.jpg
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| − | Purple Flowering Raspberry<br>
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| − | ''Rubus odoratus''<br>
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| − | http://www.hwcn.org/link/hmm/pflrasp.JPG
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| − | Virginia Rose<br>
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| − | ''Rosa virginiana''<br>
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| − | http://www.nps.gov/acad/flow/pix/plots/six/6-40.jpg
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| − | Wild Hydrangea<br>
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| − | ''Hydrangea arborescens''<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/hydrangea_arborescens.jpg
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| − | Mountain Laurel<br>
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| − | ''Kalmia latifolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.riverspirits.net/photo_images/mountain_laurel_cluster_v.jpg
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| − | Winterberry Holly<br>
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| − | ''Ilex verticillata''<br>
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| − | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/holly_winterberry.jpg
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| − | Silverbell<br>
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| − | ''Halesia tetraptera, carolina''<br>
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| − | http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/silverbell_carolina/flower.jpg
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| − | Witch Hazel<br>
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| − | ''Hamamelis virginiana, vernalis''<br>
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| − | http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2003-04/7361619.jpg
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| − | Red Chokeberry<br>
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| − | ''Aronia arbutifolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.invasive.org/eastern/midatlantic/img/arar1b.jpg
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| − | ===Viburnums=== | |
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| − | American Highbush Cranberry<br>
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| − | ''Viburnum trilobum''<br>
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| − | http://www.painetworks.com/photos/fa/fa2256.JPG
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| − | Black Haw<br>
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| − | ''V. prunifolium''<br>
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| − | http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/images/V-prunifolium.jpg
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| − | Nannyberry<br>
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| − | ''V. lentage''<br>
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| − | http://www.fortparksandrec.com/images/Viburnum%20Lentago%20Nannyberry%20Tree.jpg
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| − | Rusty Blackhaw<br>
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| − | ''V. rufidulum''<br>
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| − | http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/Woodhtml/wood1-66/W241.JPG
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| − | Mapleleaf Viburnum<br>
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| − | ''V. acerifolium''<br>
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| − | 5-6 ft.<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_acerifolium.jpg
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| − | Withe-rod<br>
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| − | ''V. cassinoides''<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/viburnum_cassinoides.jpg
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| − | Arrowwood<br>
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| − | ''V. dentatum''<br>
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| − | http://www.iowadnr.com/forestry/images/arrowwood.jpg
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| − | Hobble Bush<br>
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| − | ''V. alnifolium''<br>
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| − | ==Vines==
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| − | Virginis Bower<br>
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| − | ''Clematis virginiana''<br>
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| − | http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/clvi3467.jpg
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| − | Kentucky Wisteria<br>
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| − | ''Wisteria macrostachya''<br>
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| − | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/wist-mac-clapmack.jpg
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| − | Dutchman's Pipe<br>
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| − | ''Aristolochia tomentosa''<br>
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| − | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/native/images/aristolochia_durior2.jpg
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| − | Maypops<br>
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| − | ''Passiflora incarnata''<br>
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| − | http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/4-H/bugcamp2000/Images/maypops_200.jpg
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| − | Virginia Creeper<br>
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| − | ''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/virginia%20creeper.jpg
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| − | Trumpet Creeper<br>
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| − | ''Campsis radicans''<br>
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| − | http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/plants/spermatophyta/angiosperms/dicotyledonae/Bignoniaceae/Trumpet%20Creeper/JSC%20980814%20Zoo%20Trumpet%20Creeper.JPG
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| − | American Bittersweet<br>
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| − | ''Celastrus scandens''<br>
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| − | http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/celastrus_scandens.jpg
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| − | Yellow Passionflower<br>
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| − | ''Passiflora lutea''<br>
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| − | http://www.usi.edu/science/biology/TwinSwamps/jpeg%20pix/yellow%20passionflower%20copy.jpg
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| − | Crossvine<br>
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| − | ''Bignonia capreolata''<br>
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| − | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/images/crossvine.jpg
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| − | ==Ground Cover==
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| − | Common Cinquefoil<br>
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| − | ''Potentilla simplex''<br>
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| − | http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_1189.jpg
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| − | Barren Strawberry<br>
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| − | ''Waldsteinia fragarioides''<br>
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| − | http://www.greenmountainaccess.net/~hkarlson/oca/Barren%20strawberry%201.jpg
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| − | Wild Strawberry<br>
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| − | ''Fragaria virginiana''<br>
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| − | http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/strawberry3.JPG
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| − | Wine Cups/Poppy Mallow<br>
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| − | ''Callirhoe involucrata''<br>
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| − | http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/Plants/Images/CallirInvo.jpg
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| − | Creeping Phlox<br>
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| − | ''Phlox stolonifera''<br>
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| − | http://www.trotting-horse.com/garden/creeping_Phlox.jpg
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| − | Moss Phlox<br>
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| − | ''Phlox subulata''<br>
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| − | http://www.suite101.com/files/topics/19613/files/moss%20phlox.jpg
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| − | Pussytoes<br>
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| − | ''Antennaria plantaginifolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/antennariaspecies.jpg
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| − | Dwarf Crested Iris<br>
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| − | ''Iris cristata''<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/iris_cristata.jpg
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| − | Sand/Cleft Phlox<br>
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| − | ''Phlox bifida''<br>
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| − | http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/phbi3_002_shp.jpg
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| − | Fragrant Sumac<br>
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| − | ''Rhus aromatica''<br>
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| − | 2-6 ft. tall<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/rhus_aromatica.jpg
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| − | Prairie Cordgrass<br>
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| − | ''Spartina pectinata<br>
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| − | http://www.prairienursery.com/images/Species/SPP1.jpg''
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| − | Switchgrass<br>
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| − | ''Panicum virgatum''<br>
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| − | http://www.nps.gov/miss/restoration/images/sedges/switchgrass.jpg
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| − | Sweetgrass<br>
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| − | ''Hierochloe odorata''<br>
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| − | http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/sweetgrass.jpg
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| − | Big Bluestem<br>
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| − | ''Andropogon gerardii''<br>
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| − | http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/prairie/cBig%20Bluestem.jpg
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| − | Trailing Arbutus<br>
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| − | ''Epigaea repens''<br>
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| − | acidic soil<br>
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| − | http://www.lynnbenevento.com/images/FLOW-Trailing-Arbutus.jpg
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| − | Bunchberry<br>
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| − | ''Cornus canadensis''<br>
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| − | acidic soil<br>
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| − | http://www.cycop.org/images/bunchberry.jpg
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| − | Wintergreen<br>
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| − | ''Gaultheria procumbens''<br>
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| − | acidic soil<br>
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| − | http://www.phytochemicals.info/pictures/plants/wintergreen.jpg
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| − | Goldthread<br>
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| − | ''Coptis groenlandica''<br>
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| − | acidic soil<br>
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| − | http://www.herbsnhoney.com/Images/goldthread.gif
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| − | Green and Gold<br>
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| − | ''Chrysogonum virginianum''<br>
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| − | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/images/common%20names/green-and-gold-2.jpg
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| − | Wild Ginger<br>
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| − | ''Asarum canadense''<br>
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| − | http://www.sunfarm.com/images/med/asarumcanadense-m.jpg
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| − | Canada Anemone<br>
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| − | ''Anemone canadensis''<br>
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| − | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/anemone.jpg
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| − | Allegheny Spurge<br>
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| − | ''Pachysandra procumbens''<br>
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| − | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/groundcovers/directory/images/images/slide26.jpg
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| − | Foam Flower<br>
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| − | ''Tiarella cordifolia''<br>
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| − | http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/img/tico1a.jpg
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| − | Partridge Berry<br>
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| − | ''Mitchella repens''<br>
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| − | http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2004/413/jpeg/17.jpg
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| − | ==Ferns==
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| − | Leatherwood Fern<br>
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| − | ''Dryopteris marginalis''<br>
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| − | http://www.greatlakeslandscaping.net/images/leatherwood_fern.gif
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| − | Intermediate Shield Fern<br>
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| − | ''Dryopteris intermedia''<br>
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| − | Spinulose Shield Fern<br>
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| − | ''D. spinulosa''<br>
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| − | http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/spinulose_wood_fern.jpg'
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| − | Royal Fern<br>
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| − | ''Osmunda regalis''<br>
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| − | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmreg_aspect01.jpg
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| − | Interrupted Fern<br>
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| − | ''Osmunda claytoniana''<br>
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| − | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/pteridophytes/osmcla_fetile-pinnae01.jpg
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| − | Hayscented Fern<br>
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| − | ''Dennstaedtia punctilobula''<br>
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| − | http://www.naturehills.com/Product_images/otherimages/hayscented_fern_2.jpg
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| − | Sensitive Fern<br>
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| − | ''Onoclea sensibilus''<br>
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| − | http://www.seemegarden.com/images/plants/onoclea_sensibilis.jpg
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| − | New York Fern<br>
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| − | ''Thelypteris noveboracensis''<br>
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| − | http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Thelypteris-noveboracensis-.jpg
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| − | Ebony Spleenwort<br>
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| − | ''Asplenium platyneuron''<br>
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| − | small<br>
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| − | http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/img/Ferns/Asplenium-playtneuron-RHW.jpg
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| − | Walking Fern<br>
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| − | ''Camptosorus rhizophyllus''<br>
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| − | small<br>
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| − | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/veg/Cliffs_Dunes/Walking_fern_VK_c.low.jpg
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| − | Christmas Fern<br>
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| − | ''Polystichum acrostienoides''<br>
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| − | http://www.k12.de.us/warner/fern.jpg
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| − | Maidenhair Fern<br>
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| − | ''Adiantum pedatom''<br>
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| − | http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Ferns/images/Southern%20Maidenhair%20Fern%20'Adiantum%20capillus-veneris'_jpg.jpg
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| − | Goldie's Fern<br>
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| − | ''Dryopteris goldiana''<br>
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| − | http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-247.jpg
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| − | Lady Fern<br>
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| − | ''Athyrium filix-femina''<br>
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| − | http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/athyrium%20filix-femina-1sm.jpg
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| − | Ostrich Fern<br>
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| − | ''Matleuccia struthiopteris''<br>
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| − | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/ostrichfern2.jpg
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| − | Cinnamon Fern<br>
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| − | ''Osmunda cinnamomea''<br>
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| − | http://www.bergenswamp.org/images/cinnamon-fern.jpg
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| − | ==Plants that thrive in sand & gravel beds==
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| − | Partridge Pea<br>
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| − | ''Cassia fasciculata''<br>
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| − | http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/images/common%20names/partridge_pea_cassia.jpg
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| − | Lupine<br>
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| − | ''Lupinus perennis''<br>
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| − | http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/wildflowers/lupine.jpg
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| − | Rough Blazing Star<br>
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| − | ''Liatrisaspera''<br>
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| − | http://www.grownative.org/image/plantlib/DETA-4.jpg
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| − | Wild Bergamot<br>
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| − | ''Monarda fistulosa''<br>
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| − | http://www.rowesanctuary.org/wild%20bergamot%20stand%203.JPG
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| − | Stiff Goldenrod<br>
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| − | ''Solidago rigida''<br>
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| − | http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/Vascular_plants/solidago/solrig_aspect_01.jpg
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| − | Smooth Aster<br>
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| − | ''Aster laevis''<br>
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| − | http://www.dyckarboretum.org/image/lib/plants/DETA-163.jpg
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| − | Side Oats Grama<br>
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| − | ''Bouteloua curtipendula''<br>
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| − | http://people.uis.edu/braeb1/uisprairieproject/images/sideoats.jpg
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| − | Prairie Smoke<br>
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| − | ''Geum triflorum''<br>
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| − | http://www.littlered.ecasd.k12.wi.us/naturearea/naturehome/plantpage/forbs/psmoke.jpg
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| − | Blue-eyed Grass<br>
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| − | ''Sisyrinchium albidum''<br>
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| − | http://www.gardencrossings.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-191.jpg
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| − | Coneflowers<br>
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| − | ''Echinacea spp.''<br>
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| − | http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/aaps.news/2003-04_aaps_gardens/da.data/13437/Photo/coneflowers.jpg
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| − | Lead Plant<br>
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| − | ''Amorpha canescens''<br>
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| − | http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/lead-plant.jpg
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| − | Blackeyed Susan<br>
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| − | ''Rudbeckia hirta''<br>
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| − | http://www.signaturelandscapes.com/plants/plant_images/perennials_gc/blackeyed%20susan.jpg
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| − | Showy Goldenrod<br>
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| − | ''Solidago speciosa''<br>
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| − | http://www.chicagowilderness.org/images/photos/Showy-goldenrod.jpg
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| − | Prickly Pear<br>
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| − | ''Opuntia humifusa''<br>
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| − | ==Plants that attract wildlife==
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| − | Indian Pink<br>
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| − | ''Spigelia marilandica''<br>
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| − | humming birds<br>
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| − | http://www.rubythroat.org/images/PinkIndian01.jpg
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| − | Purple Milkweed<br>
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| − | ''Asclepias purpurascens''<br>
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| − | butterflies<br>
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| − | http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/milkweedf4.jpg
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| − | Golden Alexanders<br>
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| − | ''Zizia aurea''<br>
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| − | larvae<br>
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| − | http://savetheprairiesociety.org/virtual/images/goldalexcluster.jpg
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| − | Rattlesnake Master<br>
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| − | ''Eryngium yuccifolium''<br>
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| − | http://www.michiganaudubon.org/bakersanctuary/images/rattlesnake_master.jpg
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| − | Sweet Cicely<br>
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| − | ''Osmorhiza claytoni''<br>
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| − | http://www.etsu.edu/biology/friendsofnature/Species/Wildflowers/Pictures/sweet%20cicely%20usda.jpg
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| − | Black Snakeroot<br>
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| − | ''Sanicula spp.''<br>
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| − | http://john.walker.name/photoblog/archives/flowers/BlackSnakeroot.jpg
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| − | Red Osier Dogwood<br>
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| − | ''Cornus sericea''<br>
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| − | http://bwca.cc/wildflowers/flowerimages/lorrainespictures/redosierdogwood.jpg
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| − | Downy Serviceberry<br>
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| − | ''Amelanchier arborea''<br>
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| − | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/serviceberrytree.jpg
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| − | Coralberry<br>
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| − | ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus''<br>
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| − | http://www.theeagle.com/homegarden/photos/021105coralberry.jpg
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| − | ===Nectar Providing Plants===
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| − | | |
| − | Royal Catchfly<br>
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| − | ''Silene regia''<br>
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| − | http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/flora/catchfly1.jpg
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| − | New England Aster<br>
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| − | ''Aster novae-angliae''<br>
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| − | http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/images/aster_novae-angliae.jpg
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| − | Wild Columbine<br>
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| − | ''Aquilegia canadensis''<br>
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| − | http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/mvm/netlinks/1cather/wild%20columbine.jpg
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| − | | |
| − | Bergamot<br>
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| − | ''Monarda fistulosa''<br>
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| − | http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/bergamot.jpg
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| − | False Sunflower<br>
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| − | ''Heliopsis helianthoides''<br>
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| − | http://personalpages.tds.net/~savanasp/image3ET.JPG
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| − | ===Plants that provide for larvae===
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| − | Hackberry<br>
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| − | ''Celtis occidentalis''<br>
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| − | http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ceoc5242.jpg
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| − | Highbush Blueberry<br>
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| − | ''Vaccinium corymbosum''<br>
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| − | http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/Plants/Highbush%20Blueberry/TS0223_1l.jpg
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| − | | |
| − | Swamp Milkweed<br>
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| − | ''Asclepias incarnata''<br>
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| − | http://www.ontariowildflower.com/images/milkweedswampfl.jpg
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| − | | |
| − | Spicebush<br>
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| − | ''Lindera benzoin''<br>
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| − | http://indianspringherbs.com/Images/Spicebush2.jpg
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| − | New Jersey Tea<br>
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| − | ''Ceanothus americanus''<br>
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| − | http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/images/landwatercons/shrubs/new-jersey-tea.jpg
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| − | Pawpaw<br>
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| − | ''Asimina triloba''<br>
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| − | http://gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/vagm/Treeimages/pawpaw_leaves.jpeg
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