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Botanical classification: Over the last several years Botanists have reclassified many plants from previous classifications. In some cases consolidating species and varieties and in some cases reclassifying to a different genus. We use the USDA Plants Database which in early 2010 completed a major update of these botanical classifications; The Comprehensively Annotated Checklist of the Flora of Minnesota, version 2010.3 and the 2009 Garden Census. Reference books in print will not reflect these recent updates until revised editions are published. While many plants may be known by a previous botanical name and, in many cases by a variety of common names, we have updated the listings on this website to the newest nomenclature.
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Aaron's Rod: See - Live Forever Hylotelephium telephium L. [old - Sedum telephium]
Agrimony (Soft Agrimony) Agrimonia pubescens Wallr.
Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter
Alternate-leaf dogwood - see Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia L. f.
Alum Root see American Alumroot Heuchera americana L.
Amberique Bean (Trailing Wild Bean) Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliott
American Alumroot Heuchera americana L.
American Bellflower -see- Tall Bellflower Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small
American Bittersweet -see- Climbing Bittersweet Celastrus scandens L.
American Black Currant (Wild Black Currant) Ribes americanum Mill.
American Black Elderberry see Canada Elderberry Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia L.
American Cranberrybush -see- Highbush Cranberry Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton. [Old = Viburnum trilobum]
American Feverfew: See Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium L.
American Germander (Wood Sage): See Canada Germander Teucrium canadense L.
American Hazelnut Corylus americana Walter

American Horsechestnut - see Ohio Buckeye

 
American Lopseed Phryma leptostachya L.
American Mannagrass Glyceria grandis S. Watson
American Plum -see- Wild Plum Prunus americana Marsh.
American Vetch Vicia americana Nuhl. ex Willd.
Anise or Fragrant Giant Hyssop - see Blue Giant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Anise Root Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC.

Asters - See:
Flat-topped Aster
Heart-leaved Aster (Common Blue Wood Aster)
Large-leaved Aster (Bigleaf Aster)
New England Aster
Panicled Aster
Redstem Aster (Purplestem Aster)
Side-flowering Aster (Calico Aster)
Sky Blue Aster (Azure Aster)
Smooth Blue Aster
Western Silver Aster (Silky Aster)
White Arrowleaf Aster
White Heath Aster (Many-flowered Aster)
White Wood Aster

Arrow-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatumL.
Arrow-leaved Aster see White Arrowleaf Aster Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
Arrowleaf Violet Viola sagittata Aiton
Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris L.
Arrowwood (Southern Arrowwood) Viburnum dentatum L.
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis L.
Autumn Onion -see- Wild Onion Allium stellatum Fraser ex Ker Gawl.
Azure Aster see Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) var. oolentangiense [old- Aster azureus]
Baneberry, Red (Red berry form) Actaea rubra Willd.
Baneberry, Red (White berry form) Actaea rubra Willd.
Baneberry, White Actaea pachypoda Elliot
Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

Bedstraws -see
- Fragrant Bedstraw
- Northern Bedstraw
- Rough Bedstraw
- Shining Bedstraw
- Threepetal Bedstaw

 

Beggartick -see:
- Devil's Beggartick
- Marsh Marigold
- Swamp Beggartick

 
Beggar's Lice -see Virginia Stickseed  

Bellflowers - see:
Clustered Bellflower (Dane's Blood)
European Bellflower (Rampion Bellflower)
Tall Bellflower (American Bellflower)

Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman
Bigleaf Aster - see Large-leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla L. Cass. [Old name = Aster macrophyllus]
Bird's Foot Coreopsis -see- Stiff Coreopsis Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small [old- Solidago rigida]
Bishop's Cap - see Twoleaf Miterwort Mitella diphylla L.
Bittercress (Pennsylvania Bitter Cress) Cardamine pensylvanica Lam.
Bittersweet see Climbing Bittersweet Celastrus scandens L.
Bittersweet Nightshade: See Climbing Nightshade Solanum dulcamara L.
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta L.
Black Alder See - Winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
Black Bugbane Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa (old - Cimicifuga racemosa)
Black Cherry - tree Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Black Chokeberry

Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps
Black Cohosh - see Black Bugbane Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa (old- Cimicifuga racemosa)
Black Medic Medicago lupulina L.
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum L.
Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis L.
Blackberry Lily Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.

Blackberries and Raspberries -See:
- Allegheny Blackberry
- Black Raspberry
- Dewberry
- Dwarf Red Raspberry
- Swamp Blackberry
- Thimbleberry
- Wild Red Raspberry

 
Bladdernut see American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia L.

Blazing Stars -see:
- Dense Blazing Star (Spiked Blazing Star)
- Large-headed Blazing Star (Rocky Mountain Blazing Star)
- Northern Blazing Star (New England Blazing Star)
- Ontario Blazing Star (Cylindrical Blazing Star)
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Rough Blazing Star (Rough Gayfeather)
- Shaggy Blazing Star

Blisterwort -see- Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Blue Cardinal Flower -See- Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica L.
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor L.
Blue Giant Hyssop (Giant Hyssop) Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Oatgrass Helictotrichon sempervirens (Vill.) Pilg.
Blue Squill Scilla siberica Haw.
Blue Vervain (Swamp Vervain) Verbena hastata L.
Blue Wild Indigo - see - False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.
Bluejacket (Ohio Spiderwort) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Blunt-leaved Sandwort Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl [old=Arenaria lateriflora]
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
Bottle Gentian (Closed Gentian) Gentiana clausa Raf. and Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
Bouncing Bet (Soapwort) Saponaria officinalis L.
Bracted Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata Small
Bridewort: See Queen of the Meadow Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
Bristly Buttercup: See Swamp buttercup Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var nitidus
Bristly Greenbrier (Catbrier) Smilax tamnoides L.
Broad-leaf Cattail Typha latifolia L.
Broadlleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Broadleaf Burweed Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade -see- Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis
Brown-eyed Susan (Thin-leaved Coneflower) Rudbeckia triloba L.
Buckthorn - Common Rhamnus cathartica L.
Bugbane see Black Bugbane Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa (old- Cimicifuga racemosa)
Bulrush - Dark Green Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
Bur Marigold (Beggar-ticks) Bidens cernua L.
Burdock
- Common (Lesser)
- Great
Listed together
- Arctium minus Bernh.
- Arctium lappa L.
Burnweed Erechtites hieracifolia E.h (L.) Raf ex DC
Bush Honeysuckle: See Northern Bush Honeysuckle) Diervilla lonicera Mill.
Butter and Eggs Linaria vulgaris Mill.
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa L.

Buttercups - See:
Hooked Buttercup (Hooked Crowfoot)
Kidneyleaf Buttercup (Littleleaf Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup)
Swamp Buttercup (Hispid Buttercup, Rough Buttercup, Bristly Buttercup)
Tall Buttercup

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Calico Aster -see- Side Flowering Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. Love & D. Love [old- Aster lateriflorus]
California Nettle - see- Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.
Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis L.
Canada Bluegrass Poa Compressa L.
Canada Elderberry (American Black Elderberry) Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
Canada Germander Teucrium canadense L.
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis (L.) var. scabra Torr. & Gray
Canada Lily (Meadow Lily) (Wild Yellow Lily) Lilium canadense L.
Canada Moonseed Menispermum canadense L.
Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Canada Tick-trefoil: See Showy Tick-trefoil Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Canada Violet Viola canadensis L.
Canada Wild-rye Elymus canadensis L.
Canadian Hawkweed (Yellow Hawkweed) Hieracium canadense var. canadense Michx.
Canadian Milk Vetch Astragalus canadensis L.
Canadian Clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) A.Gray
Canadian White Violet -see- Canada Violet Viola canadensis L.
Canadian Wild Ginger -see- Wild Ginger Asarum canadense L.
Canadian Wood Nettle -see- Wood Nettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis L.
Carolina Rose see- Wild Roses Rosa carolina L.
Carrion Flower Smilax herbacea L.
Catbrier (Bristly Greenbrier) Smilax tamnoides L.

Cattails - see:
- Common Cattail (Broad-leaf)
- Narrow-leaved Cattail

Typha latifolia L. and Typha angustifolia L.
Celandine Poppy -see- Wood Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt.

Cherries -see:
- Black Cherry
- Chokecherry
- Pin Cherry

 

Chickweeds - see:
- Long-leaved Chickweed
- Mouse-ear Chickweed
- Star Chickweed

 
Chicory Cichorium intybus L.

Chokeberry: See-
- Black Chokeberry
- Red Chokeberry

 
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana L.
Clammy Ground Cherry Physalis heterophylla Nees
Clearweed see - Canadian Clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) A.Gray
Cleavers (Stickywilly) Galium aparine L.
Climbing Bittersweet Celastrus scandens L.
Climbing Honeysuckle (Limber Honeysuckle) Lonicera dioica L.
Climbing Nightshade Solanum dulcamara L.
Climbing Rose see - Wild Roses Rosa setigera Michx.

Cinquefoils -see:
- Common Cinquefoil
- Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
- Silver Cinquefoil

 
Closed Gentian: See Bottle Gentian Gentiana clausa Raf. and Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.
Clustered Bellflower (Dane's Blood) Campanula glomerata L.
Columbine (Red or Wild Columbine) Aquilegia canadensis L.
Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Common Blue Violet Viola sororia Willd. (Viola papilionacea)
Common Blue Wood Aster -see: Heart-leaved Aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom
Common Burdock Arctium minus Bernh.
Common Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Common Cattail Typha latifolia L.
Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Michx.
Common Dogbane -see- Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis L.
Common Fleabane see Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Moonseed -see- Canada Moonseed Menispermum canadense L.
Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Ninebark - see- Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
Common Periwinkle Vinca minor L.
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum L.
Common Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Common Yellow Oxalis Oxalis stricta L.
Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum L.

Coneflowers - see:
- Black-eyed Susan
- Green-headed Coneflower (Goldenglow)
- Gray-headed Coneflower
- Long-headed Coneflower (Prairie Coneflower)
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- Purple Coneflower (Eastern Purple)
- Thin-leaved Coneflower (Brown-eyed Susan)
- White Prairie Clover

Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench
Cow Parsnip
Heracleum maximum Bartram
Crabgrass (Hairy Crabgrass) Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.

Cranberry - see
-European Cranberrybush
-Highbush Cranberry (American Cranberrybush)

Creeping Jenny - see - Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia L.
Crinkleroot see Two-leaved Toothwort Cardamine diphylla (Michx) Alph. Wood
Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum(L.) Farw.
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum L.
Curly Dock Rumex crispus L.
Cut-leaved Toothwort Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) Small
Cutgrass (Whitegrass) Leersia virginica Willd.
Cylindrical Blazing Star -see: Ontario Blazing Star Liatris cylindracea Michx.
Daisy Fleabane see Eastern Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Dame's Rocket (Sweet Rocket) (Dame's Violet) Hesperis matronalis L.
Dane's Blood -see- Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata L.
Dark Green Bulrush Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
Darkthroat Shooting Star Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum

Day Lily - see
- Orange Day Lily
- Yellow Day Lily

 
Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Devil's Beggartick Bidens frondosa L.
Devil's Darning Needles: See Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana L.
Dewberry (Northern Dewberry) Rubus flagellaris Willd.
Dodder - Common Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex. Schult
Dogtooth Violet -see- Yellow Trout Lily Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.

Dogwoods - See
- Gray Dogwood
- Pagoda (Alternate-leaf Dogwood)
- Pale Dogwood (Silky Dogwood)
- Red Osier Dogwood

 
Dotted Smartweed Polygonum punctatum Elliot Trel.
Downy Gentian Gentiana puberulenta J. S. Pringle
Downy Juneberry Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Downy Phlox (Prairie Phlox) Phlox pilosa L.
Downy Wood Mint Blephilia cilata (L.) Benth.
Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens Aiton
Drooping Trillium (Nodding Wakerobin) Trillium flexipes Raf.
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.
Dwarf Red Raspberry Rubus pubescens Raf.
Early Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum L.
Earlyleaf Brome (grass) Bromus latiglumis (Shear) Hitchc.
Eastern Bluestar (Willow Amsonia) Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt.
Eastern Bottlebrush Grass Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
Eastern Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
Eastern False Rue Anemone -see- False Rue Anemone Enemion biternatum Raf. (former Isopyrum biternatum)
Eastern Hophornbeam - see Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Koch
Eastern Leatherwood Dirca palustris L.
Eastern Prickly Gooseberry Ribes cynosbati L.
Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana L.
Eastern Swamp Saxifrage Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. var. atropurpurea
Eastern Waterleaf -see- Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum L.

Elderberries -see:
Canada Elderberry
Red Elderberry

 
Elm-leaved Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis (L.) Asch. & Magnus
European Bellflower (Rampion Bellflower) Campanula rapunculoides L.
European Cranberrybush Viburnum opulus L. var. opulus
Evening Primrose - Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis L.
False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.
False White Indigo see White False Indigo Baptisia alba (L) Vent. var. macrophylla
False Dragonhead see -Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.
False Rue Anemone (Eastern False Rue Anemone) Enemion biternatum Raf. (former Isopyrum biternatum)
False Solomon's-seal (Feathery False Lily of the Valley) Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Old=Smilacina racemosa
Field Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Greene
Field Thistle Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
Fireberry Hawthorn (Red Hawthorn) Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe
Fireweed (Great Willow Herb) Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub [former - Epilobium angustifolium]
Flame Azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr.
Flat-topped Aster Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) var. pubens [former - Aster umbellatus]

Fleabanes - see:
- Common Fleabane (Philadelphia)
- Daisy Fleabane
- Lesser Daisy Fleabane
- Philadelphia -(Common)
- Prairie - see Lesser

 
Flowering Raspberry (Thimbleberry) Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
Flowering Spurge Euphorbia corollata L.
Foamflower (Heartleaf Foamflower) Tiarella cordifolia L.
Forget-me-not -see - True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides L.
Four o'clock see Heart-leaved Four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea(Michx.) MacMill.
Fowl Mannagrass Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc.
Foxglove -see- Grecian Foxglove Digitalis lanata Ehrh.
Foxglove Beardtongue (Talus Slope Penstemon) Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims
Fragrant Bedstraw (Sweet-scented Bedstraw) Galium triflorum Michx.
Fragrant Giant Hyssop - see Blue Giant Hyssop  
Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica Aiton
Fringed Black Bindweed Polygonum cilinode Michx.
Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata L.
Fumewort (Spring Fumewort) Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv.
Galax (Beetleweed) Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt
Garden Currant Ribes rubrum L.
Garden Loosestrife Lysmachia vulgaris L.
Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata L.
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

Gentians - see:
Bottle (Closed) Gentian
Plain Gentian (Pale, Yellow, Cream Gentian)

Giant Goldenrod -see: Late Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Aiton

Goatsbeards -see:
- Meadow Goatsbeard (Yellow Salsify)
- Yellow Goatsbeard

Golden Alexanders (Golden Zizia) Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch
Golden Ragwort Packera aurea (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve [old- Senecio aureus]
Goldenglow - see Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia lanciniata L.

Goldenrods -see:
- Canada Goldenrod
- Elm-leaved Goldenrod
- Grass-leaved Goldenrod
- Gray Goldenrod (Old Field)
- Late Goldenrod (Giant)
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod (Hard-leaved)
- Zigzag Goldenrod

 
Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis L.
Grass-leaved Goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. var. graminifolia. [Older - Solidago graminifolia]
Grasses of the Garden A separate page for all the Garden grasses
Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa Lam.
Gray Goldenrod (Old Field Goldenrod) Solidago nemoralis Aiton.
Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart
Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Burdock Arctium lappa L.
Great Indian Plantain Arnoglossum reniforme (Hook.) H. Rob.
Great Solomon's Seal (Smooth Solomon's Seal) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott var. commutatum
Great St. Johnswort Hypericum ascyron L.
Great Willow Herb: See Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium L. [old - Epilobium angustifolium]
Greater Yellow Lady's-slipper Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight (older -Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens)
Grecian Foxglove Digitalis lanata Ehrh.
Green-headed Coneflower (Goldenglow) Rudbeckia laciniata L.
Greek Valerian -see- Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans L.
Groundnut (Wild Bean) Apios americana Medik.
Grove Sandwort: See Bluntleaf Sandwort Moehringia lateriflora L. [old=Arenaria lateriflora]

Hawkweeds - see:
- Canadian Hawkweed (Yellow Hawkweed)
- Orange Hawkweed

Hairy Bead Grass (Paspalum) Paspalum setaceum Michx.
Hairy Sunflower -see- Stiff-haired Sunflower Helianthus hirsutus Raf.
Hairy Wood Mint Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.
Hairy Woodland Brome (grass) Bromus pubescens L.
Hawthorn see Fireberry Hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe
Hazelnut - see American Hazelnut Corylus americana Walter
Heal-all (Self Heal) Prunella vulgaris L.
Heartleaf Foamflower - see- Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L.
Large-leaved Aster (Common Blue Wood Aster) Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom
Heart-leaved Four-o'clock (Wild Four-o'clock) Mirabilis nyctaginea(Michx.) MacMill.
Hedge Bindweed (Wild Morning Glory) Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br.
Helleborine (Broad-leaved Helleborine) Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz
Hepatica (Round-lobed and Sharp-lobed) Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm. and Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm.
Hermit of the Bog - See Skunk Cabbage  
Highbush Cranberry (American Cranberrybush) Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton. [Old = Viburnum trilobum]
Hispid Buttercup: See Swamp Buttercup Ranunculus hispidus Michx.
Hoary Wood Mint (Hairy Wood Mint) Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta L.
Hog Peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald.
Hooked Crowfoot (Blisterwort) Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.

Honeysuckle -see:
- Climbing Honeysuckle (Limber)
- Northern Bush Honeysuckle
- Tatarian Honeysuckle

 
Hophornbeam (Ironwood) Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Koch
Horse Gentian (Orangefruit Horse Gentian) Triosteum aurantiacum E.P. Bicknell
Horsemint - see Spotted Bee-balm Monarda punctata L. (Historical Garden Plant - not extant.
Indian Cup: See Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum L.
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Indianhemp -see- Prairie Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum L.
Indian Turnip: See Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana L.
Ironweed (Prairie Ironweed) Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
Ironwood See Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Koch
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Indian Turnip) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jacob's-ladder (Greek Valerian) Polemonium reptans L.
Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus L.

Jewelweeds see:
Pale Touch-me-not)
Spotted Touch-me-not (Jewelweed)

Jewelweeds:
Impatiens pallida
Nutt.
Impatiens capensis
Meerb. (I. biflora)

Joe-Pye Weeds see
-Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
-Sweet Scented Joe-Pye Weed

 
Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis L.
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
Kidneyleaf Buttercup (Littleleaf Buttercup) Ranunculus abortivus L.
King of the Meadow -see- Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum pubescens Pursh

Lady's-slipperssee:
- Showy Lady's-slipper
- Greater Yellow Lady's-slipper
- Lesser Yellow Lady's-slipper

 
Lanceleaf Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh.
Larch See: Tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Large-flowered Beardtongue -see: Showy Beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
Large-flowered Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora Sm.
Large-flowered Trillium (White Trillium) Trillium grandiflorum (Michx) Salisb.
Large-headed Blazing Star (Rocky Mountain Blazing Star) Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nels) K. Schum.
Large-leaved Aster (Bigleaf Aster) Eurybia macrophylla L. Cass. [Old name = Aster macrophyllus]
Late Goldenrod (Giant Goldenrod) Solidago gigantea Aiton
Leadplant Amorpha canescens Pursh
Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula L.
Leatherwood: See Eastern Leatherwood Dirca palustris L.
Leopard Flower - see Blackberry Lily Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Daisy Fleabane Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid historical plant (not extant) Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Lesser Yellow Lady's-slipper historical plant (not extant) Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. makasin

Lilies - see:
- Blackberry Lily (Leopard Flower)
- Canada Lily (Meadow - Wild Yellow Lily)
- Michigan Lily
- Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily
- Orange Day Lily
- Turk's Cap Lily
- Yellow Day Lily
- Yellow Trout Lily
- White Trout Lily

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium
Littleleaf Buttercup - see: Kidneyleaf Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus L.
Live Forever (Witch's Moneybags) Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba. [old - Sedum telephium]
Long-headed Coneflower (Prairie Coneflower) Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Long-leaved Chickweed (Water Chickweed) Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.

Loosestrifes -see:
- Fringed Loosestrife
- Garden Loosestrife
- Purple Loosestrife
- Swamp Candles (Yellow Loosestrife)
- Whorled Loosestrife

Lopseed Phryma leptostachya L.
Mad-dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora L.
Maidenhair Fern see Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum L.
Maltese Cross Historical plant -not extant Lychnis chalcedonica L.
Many-flowered Aster -see - White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides L. [old- Aster ericoides]

Maple, Mountain Acer spicatum Lam.
Maple, Striped Acer pensylvanicum L.
Marsh Marigold (Cowslip) Caltha palustris L.
Marsh Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Marsh Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata L.
May Apple Podophyllum peltatum L.
Meadow Evening Primrose -see- Prairie Sundrops Oenothera pilosella Raf.
Meadow Goatsbeard (Yellow Salsify) Tragopogon dubius Scop.
Meadow sweet: See Queen of the Meadow Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
Mexican Muhly (Satin Grass) Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.
Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense L.

Milkweeds - see
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Polk Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Whorled Miklweed

 
Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily Erythronium propullans A. Gray
Missouri Gooseberry Ribes missouriense Nutt.
Miterwort see: Twoleaf Miterwort Mitella diphylla L.
Mock Orange Philadelphus sp.
Moneywort (Creeping Jenny) Lysimachia nummularia L.
Moonseed: See Common Moonseed Menispermum canadense L.
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca L.
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Maple Acer spicatum Lam.
Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum emend Jalas ssp. vulgare
Muhly Grass (Marsh Muhly) Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Mullein (Common) Verbascum thapsus L.
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago L.

Nettles - see
- Canadian Clearweed
- Stinging Nettle (California Nettle)
- Wood Nettle (Canadian Wood Nettle)

Narrow-leaved Cattail Typha angustifolia L.
Narrowleaf Hawksbeard Crepis tectorum L.
New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) Nesom [old- Aster novae-angliae]
New England Blazing Star see- Northern Blazing Star Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell
Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus L.
Nodding Trillium Trillium cernuum L.
Nodding Wakerobin -see- Drooping Trillium Trillium flexipes Raf.
Nodding Wild Onion Allium cernuum Roth.
Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale L.
Northern Blazing Star (New England Blazing Star) Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell
Northern Bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus Michx.
Northern Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera Mill.
Northern Green Orchid (historical plant - not extant) Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum L.
Northern Willowherb (American Willowherb) Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. glandulosum (Lehm.)
Norway Spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst.
Obedient Plant -(False Dragonhead) Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.
Ohio Buckeye (American Horsechestnut) Aesculus glabra Willd.
Ohio Spiderwort (Bluejacket) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Old Man's Beard: See Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana L.
Old Man's Whiskers -see- Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum Pursh
Ontario Blazing Star (Cylindrical Blazing Star) Liatris cylindracea Michx.
Orange Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva L.
Orange Hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum L.
Orangefruit Horse Gentian -see- Horse Gentian Triosteum aurantiacum E.P. Bicknell
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam (Older - Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Pagoda Dogwood (Alternate-leaf Dogwood) Cornus alternifolia L. f.
Pale Corydalis (historical Garden plant - not extant) Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.
Pale Dogwood (Silky Dogwood) Cornus obliqua Raf.
Pale Indian Plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H. Rob.
Pale Jewelweed -see- Pale Touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Pale Touch-me-not (Pale Jewelweed) Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus L.
Pale Yellow Iris -see- Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus L.
Panicgrass (Scribner's Panicgrass)

Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould var. scribnerianum (Nash) Gould

Panicled Aster -see White Panicle Aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (Willd.) Nesom
Partridge Berry Mitchella repens L.
Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
Paspalum (Hairy Bead Grass) Paspalum setaceum Michx.
Pennsylvania Sedge -see Yellow Sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam.
Pepper Grass Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
Peppermint Mentha x piperita L. (Prosp.) [aquatica-spicata]
Pepperroot: See Cut-leaved Toothwort Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) (old- Dentaria laciniata)
Philadelphia Fleabane (Common fleabane) Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Phlox - Garden Phlox paniculata L.
Phlox - Wild Blue Phlox divaricata L.
Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica L.f.
Pinkshell Azalea Rhododendron vaseyi A. Gray
Plain Gentian (Yellowish Gentian) Gentiana alba Muhl. ex Nutt. (old Gentiana flavida)
Plains Wild Indigo Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot
Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.)
Polk Milkweed Asclepias exaltata L.
Porcupine Grass Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth
Prairie Birdsfoot Violet Viola pedatifida G. Don
Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Prairie Coneflower -see- Long-headed Coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc. ex Link.
Prairie Dock (Prairie Rosinweed) Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.
Prairie Dogbane (Indian Hemp) Apocynum cannabinum L.
Prairie Ironweed -see Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Michx.
Prairie Phlox - see Downy Phlox Phlox pilosa L.
Prairie Rosinweed - see - Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.
Prairie Sage -see- White Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Prairie Shooting Star -See- Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia L. ssp. meadia
Prairie Smoke (Old Man's Whiskers) Geum triflorum Pursh
Prairie Sundrops (Meadow Evening Primrose) Oenothera pilosella Raf.
Prairie Trillium Trillium recurvatum Beck
Prairie Wild Rose -see Wild Roses Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Green) Cockerell
Prairie Willow Salix humilis Marshall
Prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Prickly Gooseberry - See Eastern Prickly Gooseberry Ribes cynosbati L.
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola L.
Prickly Rose -see Wild Roses Rosa acicularlis Lindl.
Pride of Ohio -see- Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia L.

Primroses, see:
-Evening Primrose
-Prairie Sundrops (Meadow Evening Primrose)

Purple Bergamot Monarda media Willd.
Purple Coneflower see - Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Purple Giant Hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze.
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L.
Purple Meadow Rue -see- Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch & Ave-Lall. (Older - Thalictrum polygamum)
Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea Vent. (old - Petalostemum purpureum)
Purplestem Aster Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve var. puniceum
Purple Trillium Trillium erectum L.
Pussy Willow Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussytoes - Field Antennaria neglecta Greene
Quackgrass Elymus repens (L.) Gould
Queen of the Meadow Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra (Hill)
Ragweed - see- Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Ragwort, Golden Packera aurea L. [old- Senecio aureus]
Ramp - see Wild Leek Allium tricoccum Sol.
Rampion Bellflower- see- European Bellflower Campanula rapunculoides L.

Raspberries and Blackberries -See:
- Allegheny Blackberry
- Black Raspberry
- Dewberry
- Dwarf Red Raspberry
- Swamp Blackberry
- Thimbleberry
- Wild Red Raspberry

 
Rattlesnake-master Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
Rattlesnake Root see White Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes alba L.
Red Baneberry - red berry form Actaea rubra Willd.
Red Baneberry - white berry form Actaea rubra Willd.
Red Chokeberry (not extant) Photinia pyrifolia Lam.
Red Clover Trifolium pratense L.
Red Columbine -see- Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Elderberry (Elderberry) (Common Elderberry) Sambucus racemosa L.
Red Juniper: See Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana L.
Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea L.
Red Puccoon: See Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Red Trillium Trillium sulcatum Patrick
Red Turtlehead Chelone obliqua L.
Red-top Grass Agrostis gigantea Roth
Redstem Aster Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve [old- Aster puniceus]
Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea L.
Rice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
Rocky Mountain Blazing Star -see: Large-headed Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nels) K. Schum.
Rosin-weed see Wholeleaf Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium Michx.
Rough Bedstraw Galium asprellum Michx.
Rough Blazing Star Liatris aspera Michx.
Rough Buttercup -see- Swamp buttercup Ranunculus hispidus Michx.
Rough Fruited Cinquefoil Potentilla recta L.
Round-headed Bushclover Lespedeza capitata Michx.
Round-lobed Hepatica Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm.
Rue Anemone Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & B. Boivin
Running Myrtle see Common Periwinkle Vinca minor L.
Running Strawberry Bush Euonymus obovata Nutt.
St. Johnswort, common Hypericum perforatum L.
Sandwort, Blunt-leaf Moehringia lateriflora L. [old- Arenaria lateriflora]
Saskatoon Service-Berry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Roemer
Satin Grass (Mexican Muhly) Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.
Scarlet Lychnis - Historical plant - not extant Lychnis chalcedonica L.
Self-Heal see- Heal-all  
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis L.
Shaggy Blazing Star Liatris pilosa var pilosa (Aiton) Willd.
Sharp-lobed Hepatica Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm.
Shining Bedstraw Galium concinnum Torr. & A. Gray
Shooting Star (Pride of Ohio) Dodecatheon meadia L.
Showy Beardtongue (Large-flowered Beardtongue) Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Nutt.
Showy Lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae Walter
Showy Tick-trefoil (Canada Tick-trefoil) Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.
Side-flowering Aster (Calico Aster) Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. Love & D. Love [old- Aster lateriflorus]
Sideoats Grama (grass) Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Silky Aster see Western Silver Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L. Nesom
Silky Dogwood -see- Pale Dogwood Cornus obliqua Raf.
Silver Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea L.
Silvery Scurf Pea Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
Sissileleaf Bellwort -see- Wild Oats Uvularia sessilifolia L.

Skullcaps -See:
- Mad-dog Skullcap
- Marsh Skullcap

 
Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L. Nesom var. oolentangiense [old - Aster azureus]
Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve [old- Aster laevis]
Smooth Brome (grass) Bromus inermis Leyss.
Smooth Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides (L) Sweet
Smooth Rockcress Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.)
Smooth Rose (Wild Rose) Rosa blanda Aiton
Smooth Solomon's Seal (Great Solomon's Seal) Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott var. commutatum
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sweet Cicely see- Anise Root  
Snow Trillium Trillium nivale Riddell
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
Soapwort see - Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis L.
Spiderwort - See Ohio Spiderwort (Bluejacket) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Spiderwort - (bracted Spiderwort) Tradescantia bracteata Small
Spiked Blazing Star see Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Spotted Bee-balm (Horsemint) Monarda punctata L. (Historical Garden Plant - not extant.
Spotted Geranium -see- Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum L.
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (L.) King & H. Rob. (old- Eupatorium maculatum)
Spotted Knapweed Centaurea biebersteinii L.
Spotted Touch-me-not (Jewelweed) Impatiens capensis Meerb. ( old - I. biflora)
Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Staghorn Sumac Rhus hirta (L.) Sudworth [Rhus typhina L. ]
Star Chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx.
Starflower Trientalis borealis Raf.
Stary False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
Starry Campion (Widowsfrill) Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton (Historical Garden Plant - not extant.
Stickywilly -see- Cleavers Galium aparine L.
Stiff Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata Nutt.
Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum [old- Solidago rigida]
Stiff-haired Sunflower Helianthus hirsutus Raf.
Stiff Tickseed - see Stiff Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata Nutt.

Yellow Sunflower types - see:
- Compass Plant
- Cup Plant
- Stiff-haired Sunflower (Woodland Sunflower, Hairy Sunflower)
- Paleleaf Sunflower
- Prairie Dock (Prairie Rosinweed)
- Rosinweed
- Smooth Oxeye

Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica L.

Strawberries -See:
- Common Strawberry
- Woodland Strawberry

 
Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum L.

Sumacs -see:
- Fragrant Sumac
- Smooth Sumac
- Staghorn Sumac

 
Swamp Beggartick (Purple-stem Beggartick) Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.
Swamp Blackberry Rubus semisetosus Blanch.
Swamp Buttercup (Bristly Buttercup) Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var nitidus
Swamp Candles (Yellow Loosestrife) Lysmachia terrestis (L.) B.S.P.
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata L.
Swamp Saxifrage - Eastern Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
Swamp Vervain (Blue Vervain) Verbena hastata L.
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Willd.
Sweet Betsy Trillium cuneatumRaf.
Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult
Sweet-scented Bedstraw -see Fragrant Bedstraw  
Sweet Scented Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum L.
Sweet Rocket - see Dame's Rocket  
Sweet Viburnum: See Nannyberry Viburnum lentago L.
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum L.
Tall Bellflower (American Bellflower) Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small
Tall Buttercup Ranunculus acris L.
Tall Meadow Rue (Purple Meadow Rue) Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch & Ave-Lall.
Tall Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana L.
Talus Slope Penstemon -see- Foxglove Beardtongue) Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims
Tamarack (Larch) Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tatarian Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica L.
Thimbleberry (Flowering Raspberry) Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica L.
Thin-leaved Coneflower Rudbeckia triloba L.
Thistles - Field and Canada

Cirsium discolor & Cirsium arvense

Threepetal Bedstraw Galium trifidum L.

Tick Trefoils - see:
- Canada Tick-trefoil (Showy Tick-trefoil)
- Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil

Timothy Phleum pratense L.
Toadflax, Bastard Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
Toadshade (Sessile Trillium) Trillium sessile L.

Trilliums - see:
- Drooping Trillium (Nodding Wakerobin or Declining Trillium)
- Large-flowered Trillium (White Trillium)
- Prairie Trillium
- Purple Trillium
- Red Trillium
- Snow Trillium
- Sweet Betsy
- Toadshade (Sessile Trillium)
- Yellow Trillium (Yellow Wakerobin)

Toothworts -see:
- Cut-leaved Toothwort
- Two-leaved Toothwort

 

Touch-me-nots -see:
- Pale Touch-me-not (a Jewelweed)
- Spotted Touch-me-not (a Jewelweed)

Trailing Wild Bean (Amberique Bean) Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliott
Tufted Loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.
True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides L.
Turk's-cap Lily & Michigan Lily Lilium superbum L. and Lilium michiganense L.
Turtlehead (White Turtlehead) Chelone glabra L.
Twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Two-leaved toothwort Cardamine diphylla (Michx) Alph. Wood [former - Dentaria diphylla]
Twoleaf Miterwort (Bishop's Cap) Mitella diphylla L.
Upright Prairie Coneflower -see- Long-headed Coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Veiny Pea (Veiny Vetchling) Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.

Violets - see:
- Arrowleaf Violet
- Canada Violet
- Common Blue Violet, (Wooly Blue Violet)
- Downy Yellow Violet
- Prairie Birdsfoot Violet

Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana L.
Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D.Jackson ex B.L. Robins & Fernald.
Virginia Stickseed (Beggar's Lice) Hackelia virginiana (L.) I. M. Johnst.
Virginia Waterleaf (Eastern Waterleaf) Hydrophyllum virginianum L.
Wahoo - see Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpurea Jacq. var. atropurpurea
Water Arum -see- Wild Calla Calla palustris L.
Water Chickweed -see - Long-leaved Chickweed Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
Water Horehound Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile L.
Western Mugwort -see- White Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Western Panicgrass Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann
Western Silver Aster (Silky Aster) Symphyotrichum sericeum (Vent.) G.L. Nesom
White Arrowleaf Aster (Arrow-leaved Aster) Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
White Avens Geum canadense Jacq.
White Baneberry Actaea pachypoda Elliot
White False Indigo Baptisia alba (L) Vent. var. macrophylla
White Fawn Lily -see- White Trout lily Erythronium albidum Nutt.
White Heath Aster (Many-flowered Aster) Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G. L. Nesom [old- Aster ericoides]
White Panicle Aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (Willd.) Nesom
White Prairie Clover Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd
White Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes alba L.
White Sagebrush (Prairie Sage) Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima L. [old- Eupatorium rugosum]
White Sweet Clover Melilotus alba Medikus
White Trillium -see- Large Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum (Michx) Salisb.
White Trout-lily (White Fawn Lily) Erythronium albidum Nutt.
White Turtlehead - see Turtlehead  
White Vervain Verbena urticifolia L.
White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata (L.) G. L. Nesom
Wholeleaf Rosinweed (Rosinweed) Silphium integrifolium Michx.
Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata L.
Widowsfrill - see Starry Campion Silene stellata (L.) W.T. Aiton
Wild Anise - see Blue Giant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Wild Bean -see- Groundnut Apios americana Medik.
Wild Bergamont Monarda fistulosa L.
Wild Black Currant -see- American Black Currant Ribes americanum Mill.
Wild Blue Indigo - see False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.
Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata L.
Wild Calla (Water Arum) Calla palustris L.
Wild Columbine (Red Columbine) Aquilegia canadensis L.
Wild Cucumber (not extant) Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
Wild Four-o clock: See Heart-leaved Four O'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea(Michx.) MacMill.
Wild Garlic Allium canadense L.
Wild Geranium (Spotted Geranium) Geranium maculatum L.
Wild Ginger (Canadian Wild Ginger) Asarum canadense L.
Wild Leek (Ramp) Allium tricoccum Sol.
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis L.
Wild Mint Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis
Wild Morning Glory: See Hedge Bindweed) Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. (old - Convolvulus sepium)
Wild Oats (Sissileleaf Bellwort) Uvularia sessilifolia L.
Wild Onion (Autumn Onion) Allium stellatum Fraser ex Ker Gawl.
Wild Pea - see Veiny Pea Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
Wild Plum (American Plum) Prunus americana Marsh.
Wild Poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Murray
Wild Quinine (American Feverfew) Parthenium integrifolium L.
Wild Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus L.
Wild Roses Rosa blanda Aiton & Rosa arkansana Porter
Wild Rye Elymus sp.
Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis L.
Wild White Indigo - see White False Indigo Baptisia alba (L) Vent. var. macrophylla
Wild Yamroot Dioscorea villosa L.
Wilowherb Epilobium coloratum Biehler
Winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
Wintergreen (Eastern Teaberry) Gaultheria procumbens L.
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana L.
Witch's Moneybags - see- Live Forever Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba. [old- Sedum telephium]
Wolfberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.
Wood Anemone Anemone quinquefolia L.
Wood Lily Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Nettle (Canadian Wood Nettle) Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell
Wood Poppy (Celandine Poppy) Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt.
Wood Sage - see Canada Germander Teucrium canadense L.
Woods' Rose -see Wild Roses Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca L.
Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricatus L.
Yarrow Achillea millefolium L.
Yellow Day Lily Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L. (Old H. flava)
Yellow Flag Iris (Pale Yellow Iris) Iris pseudacorus L.
Yellow Foxtail (grass) Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila
Yellow Goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensis L. [Old - Tragopogon lamottei Rouy]
Yellow Hawkweed see Canadian Hawkweed Hieracium canadense var. canadense Michx.
Yellow Lady's-slipper (Greater) Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight (older -Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens)
Yellow Marsh Marigold -see- Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris L.
Yellow Ox-eye - see Smooth Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides (L) Sweet
Yellow Oxalis -see Common Yellow Oxalis  
Yellow Salsify -see Meadow Goatsbeard  
Yellow Sedge (Pennsylvania Sedge) Carex pensylvanica Lam.
Yellow Sweet Clover Meliotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Yellow Trillium (Yellow wakerobin) Trillium luteum (Muhl.) Harbison
Yellow Trout-lily (Dogtooth Violet) Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.
Yellow Violet -see- Downey Yellow Violet Viola pubescens Aiton
Yellow Wakerobin -see- Yellow Trillium Trillium luteum (Muhl.) Harbison
Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis dilenii Jacq.
Zigzag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis L.
   
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