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Acalypha gracilens

Shortsalk Copperleaf, Slender Copperleaf, Slender Threeseed Mercury, Three-seeded Mercury
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Close up of leaves Close up of leaves Form Form Drawing from 1913 Drawing from 1913

Acalypha rhomboidea

Common Three-Seed Mercury, Copperleaf, Rhomboid Mercury, Virginia Three-Seed Mercury
Leaf close up Leaf close up Form Form Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Stem Stem Leaves in dappled sunlight Leaves in dappled sunlight

Agalinis purpurea

Gerardia, Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia, Slender False Foxglove
Form Form Flowers and stem Flowers and stem Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Fruit Fruit

Agalinis tenuifolia

Common False Foxglove, Gerardia, Slender Agalinis, Slender-leaved False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide.

Amphicarpum amphicarpon

Blue Maidencane, Hairy Maidencane, New Jersey Goober-grass, Peanut Grass, Pine-barrens Goobergrass, Pine-barrens Peanut Grass, Pursh's Blue Maidencane
Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall

Azolla caroliniana

Eastern Mosquito Fern, Fairy Moss, Mosquito Fern, Water Velvet
Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana

Corydalis flavula

Fume-root, Short-spurred Corydalis., Yellow Fumewort, Yellow Fumitory, Yellow Harlequin
Closeup of yellow tubular flowers Closeup of yellow tubular flowers Green leaves in a rosette Green leaves in a rosette Cluster of yellow tubular flowers Cluster of yellow tubular flowers Green compound leaves and yellow flowers Green compound leaves and yellow flowers Green tubula capsules Green tubula capsules Yellow flowers on a spike over finely dissected compound leaves Yellow flowers on a spike over finely dissected compound leaves

Cyclospermum leptophyllum

Fir Leaf Celery, Marsh Parsley, Slender Celery, Wild Celery
Cyclospermum leptophyllum habit Cyclospermum leptophyllum habit Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cyclospermum leptophyllum flowerhead Cyclospermum leptophyllum flowerhead Cyclospermum leptophyllum fruit Cyclospermum leptophyllum fruit

Cyperus

Annual Sedge, Flatsedge, Nutsedges, Rice Flat Sedge
Form Form Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Terminal leaf cluster Terminal leaf cluster Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Drosera capillaris

Bog Sundew, Pink Sundew
Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs. Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs. Close-up of red, gland-tipped hairs with a trapped springtail Close-up of red, gland-tipped hairs with a trapped springtail Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs. Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs. Close-up on a dark pink, 5-petaled flower, with a superior ovary Close-up on a dark pink, 5-petaled flower, with a superior ovary Two, pale pink, 5-petaled flowers. Two, pale pink, 5-petaled flowers. A pale pink, 5-petaled flower and young buds. A pale pink, 5-petaled flower and young buds.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eclipta prostrata

Eclipta, False Daisy, Ink Plant, Mayweed, Pie Plant, Poison Daisy, Stinking Chamomile, Yerba-de-tajo
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata

Engelmannia peristenia

Cut-leaf Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Engelmann's Daisy
Flower close up Flower close up Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves Leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs Flower buds in May Flower buds in May Flower, stem and seed-heads Flower, stem and seed-heads
1 Cultivar/Variety

Epifagus virginiana

Beach Drops, Beech-drops
Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana

Epilobium ciliatum

American Willowherb, Common Willowherb, Fringed Willowherb, Glandular Willowherb, Hairy Willowherb, Hairy Willowweed, Northern Willowherb, Slender Willow-herb
Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium ciliatum stem stem leaves leaves flowers flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Equisetum arvense

Common Horsetail, Field Horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring rush, Western horsetail
Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense

Erechtites hieraciifolius

American Burnweed, Butterweed, Eastern Burnweed, Fireweed, Pilewort, White Fireweed
Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L.

Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant, Asthma Weed, Dove Milk, Garden Spurge, Hairy Spurge, Pillpod Sandmat, Pillpod Spurge, Red Euphorbia, Snakeweed, Sneezeweed, Sneeze Weed, Spurge
leaf arrangement leaf arrangement Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) flowers flowers Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.)

Helianthus annuus

Comb Flower, Common Sunflower, Golden Flower of Peru, Kansas Sunflower, Sunflower, Wild Sunflower
Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus Large, pointed, leafy structures surrounding petals Large, pointed, leafy structures surrounding petals Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus The 1000-2000 florets frow in intersecting spirals The 1000-2000 florets frow in intersecting spirals Disc flowers (Dacono, CO)-Late Summer Disc flowers (Dacono, CO)-Late Summer
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Myosotis macrosperma

Big-Seeded Scorpion Grass, Largeseed Forget-me-not, Spring Forget-me-not
Form in bloom Logan County, Kentucky -April Form in bloom Logan County, Kentucky -April Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Flower, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Flower, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring White flower close-up (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring White flower close-up (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Stem and leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Stem and leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Phlox

P. douglasii- creeping phlox P. douglasii- creeping phlox P. paniculata tall phlox P. paniculata tall phlox Phlox Phlox Form Form Form Form Flowers Flowers
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Rudbeckia

Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower
Flower of R. fulgida- orange coneflower Flower of R. fulgida- orange coneflower Yellow disk like flowet with brown center Yellow disk like flowet with brown center bright yellow rays and a dark brown disk bright yellow rays and a dark brown disk Form of R. hirta Form of R. hirta yellow disk flowers with brown centers yellow disk flowers with brown centers
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Sabatia stellaris

Annual Sea-pink
Pink flower with yellow centers. Style protruding from one. Pink flower with yellow centers. Style protruding from one. Close up of pink flower with yellow center and stamens. Close up of pink flower with yellow center and stamens. Close up of pink flower with yellow center and stamens. Close up of pink flower with yellow center and stamens.

Solanum americanum

American Black Nightshade, American Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Garden Nightshade, Glossy Nightshade, Ink-Berry, Nightshade, Purple Nightshade, Small-Flowered Nightshade
Solanum americanum Solanum americanum Solanum americanum Solanum americanum Solanum americanum Solanum americanum

Triodanis perfoliata subsp. biflora

Clasping bellflower, Clasping Bellwort, Clasping-leaved Venus' Looking-glass, Small Venus' Looking-glass, Venus Lookingglass
Violet flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Violet flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Flower and stem (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Flower and stem (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view flower bud (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view flower bud (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and leaves (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and leaves (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and calyx (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and calyx (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer

Zinnia haageana

Haage Zinnia, Mexican Zinnia
Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor' Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor' Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor' Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor' Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor' Zinnia haageana 'Aztec Burgundy Bicolor'
7 Cultivars/Varieties