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	Acer saccharinum Silver Maple, Soft Maple, White Maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye, Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Allium canadense Meadow Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Amelanchier arborea Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amorpha canescens Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Amorpha nana Dwarf False Indigo, Fragrant Indigo-bush, Fragrant False Indigo, Dwarf Wild Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon hallii Sand Bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water:
	Anemone canadensis Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Canada Anemone, Windflower, Meadow Anemone	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Anemone cylindrica Candle Anemone, Long-headed Thimbleweed, Longhead Thimbleweed, Thimbleweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Arisaema triphyllum Jack In The Pulpit, Indian Jack In The Pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Athyrium filix-femina Common Lady Fern, Subarctic Lady Fern, Lady Fern, Ladyfern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo, White Baptisia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea Longbract Wild Indigo, Cream False Indigo, Plains Wild Indigo, Cream Wild Indigo, Large-bracted Wild Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell Of Scotland, Bluebell, Harebell, Witches' Thimble	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Campanulastrum americanum American Bellflower, Tall Bellflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Carex stipata Awlfruit Sedge, Awl-fruited Sedge, Stalk-grain Sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry, Northern Hackberry, American Hackberry, Nettle Tree, Beaverwood, False Elm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive Plant	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cornus obliqua Silky Dogwood, Pale Dogwood, Swamp Dogwood, Kinnikinnik	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood, Red Osier, Red-twig Dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Corylus americana American Hazelnut, American Filbert	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Crataegus mollis Downy Hawthorn, White Thorn, Whitethorn, Scarlet Hawthorn, Scarlet Haw, Red Haw, Downy Thorn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Dryopteris cristata Crested Woodfern, Crested Wood Fern, Buckler Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Echinacea angustifolia Black Samson, Black Samson Echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Euthamia graminifolia Flat-top Goldentop, Grass-leaved Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Eutrochium purpureum Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fragaria virginiana Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash, Red Ash, Swamp Ash, River Ash, Water Ash, Darlington Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Gaillardia aristata Common Gaillardia, Great Blanketflower, Blanketflower, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Gentiana andrewsii Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Geranium maculatum Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree, Stump Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed, Fall Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Heliopsis helianthoides Smooth Oxeye, Oxeye Sunflower, False Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's Alumroot, Prairie Alumroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia Waterleaf, Eastern Waterleaf, Shawnee Salad	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Iris virginica var. shrevei Shreve's Iris, Virginia Iris, Southern Blue Flag, Blue Flag	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Juniperus communis var. depressa Common Juniper, Old Field Juniper, Prostrate Juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper, Creeping Savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass, Junegrass, Prairie Koeler's Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lespedeza capitata Roundhead Lespedeza, Roundhead Bush-clover, Round-headed Lespedeza, Round-headed Bush-clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Liatris aspera Tall Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather, Tall Liatris, Rough Blazing Star, Rough Gayfeather, Rough Liatris, Button Snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily, Turk's Cap Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Malus ioensis Prairie Crabapple, Iowa Crabapple, Western Crabapple, Prairie Crab, Iowa Crab, Western Crab	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Oenothera biennis Common Evening-primrose, King's Cure-all, Common Evening Primrose	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera rhombipetala Fourpoint Evening-primrose, Four-point Evening Primrose, Diamond Petal Primrose, Greater Four-point Evening-primrose	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Opuntia macrorhiza Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's Sweetroot, Hairy Sweet-cicely, Sweet Jarvil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Ostrya virginiana Eastern Hop-hornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam, Woolly Hop-hornbean, Eastern Ironwood, Roughbark Ironwood, Ironwood, Deerwood, Leverwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pascopyrum smithii Western Wheatgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Penstemon grandiflorus Large Penstemon, Large Beardtongue, Large-flower Penstemon, Large-flower Beardtongue, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Peritoma lutea Yellow Bee-plant, Yellow Spiderflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Peritoma serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii Lapham's Phlox, Blue Phlox, Sweet William	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Physostegia virginiana Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal, Great Solomon's-seal, Sealwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen, Golden Aspen, Trembling Aspen, Mountain Aspen, Aspen, Trembling Poplar, Alamo Blanco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Prunus americana American Plum, Wild Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Ratibida pinnata Grayhead Coneflower, Gray-headed Coneflower, Grayhead Mexican Hat, Gray-headed Mexican Hat, Pinnate Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rosa blanda Smooth Rose, Early Wild Rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rosa setigera var. tomentosa Climbing Rose, Illinois Rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry, Buffaloberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Silphium integrifolium Wholeleaf Rosinweed, Entire-leaf Rosinweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Silphium laciniatum Compassplant, Compass Plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant, Indian Cup	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Sisyrinchium campestre Prairie Blue-eyed Grass, White-eyed Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod, Noble Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Solidago ulmifolia Elmleaf Goldenrod, Elm-leaved Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Symphyotrichum ericoides White Heath Aster, Heath Aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow-rue, Tall Meadow-rue, Meadow Rue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Typha latifolia Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Verbena hastata Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler's Joy	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Vernonia fasciculata Prairie Ironweed, Common Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Viburnum lentago Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viola sororia Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Zizia aurea Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

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