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Sycamore Land Trust: Powell Nature Preserve
Paul Rothrock
Species Count: 210
Acanthaceae
Ruellia strepens
Amaryllidaceae
Allium
Allium burdickii
Allium tricoccum
Allium vineale
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron radicans
Annonaceae
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Daucus carota
Osmorhiza claytonii
Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula odorata
Thaspium trifoliatum
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Arisaema triphyllum
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Asplenium platyneuron
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Achillea millefolium
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium discolor
Coreopsis lanceolata
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium fistulosum
Lactuca
Leucanthemum vulgare
Nabalus altissimus
Packera aurea
Packera glabella
Packera obovata
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia laciniata
Solidago caesia
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia gigantea
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum peltatum
Betulaceae
Betula nigra
Carpinus caroliniana
Ostrya virginiana
Bignoniaceae
Campsis radicans
Boraginaceae
Hydrophyllum
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Barbarea vulgaris
Borodinia laevigata
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine hirsuta
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica
Lonicera maackii
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Valerianella radiata
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria
Silene virginica
Stellaria media
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia
Cornaceae
Cornus drummondii
Cyperaceae
Carex aggregata
Carex albicans
Carex albursina
Carex amphibola
Carex blanda
Carex communis
Carex comosa
Carex conjuncta
Carex cristatella
Carex davisii
Carex frankii
Carex granularis
Carex grayi
Carex hirsutella
Carex jamesii
Carex laxiculmis
Carex laxiflora
Carex leavenworthii
Carex lurida
Carex molesta
Carex normalis
Carex radiata
Carex rosea
Carex shortiana
Carex tribuloides
Carex vulpinoidea
Eleocharis erythropoda
Scirpus georgianus
Scirpus pendulus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris protrusa
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
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Cercis canadensis
Desmodium paniculatum
Gleditsia triacanthos
Lespedeza cuneata
Medicago lupulina
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Fagaceae
Fagus grandifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus rubra
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cynosbati
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea arborescens
Juglandaceae
Carya glabra
Juglans nigra
Juncaceae
Juncus effusus
Juncus tenuis
Luzula echinata
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Blephilia
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium purpureum
Monarda fistulosa
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Lauraceae
Lindera benzoin
Sassafras albidum
Liliaceae
Erythronium americanum
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipifera
Melanthiaceae
Trillium recurvatum
Menispermaceae
Menispermum canadense
Montiaceae
Claytonia virginica
Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana
Onagraceae
Circaea canadensis
Oenothera pilosella
Ophioglossaceae
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Papaveraceae
Dicentra cucullaria
Phrymaceae
Mimulus ringens
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolacca americana
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon digitalis
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago rugelii
Veronica arvensis
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
Poaceae
Andropogon gerardi
Bromus commutatus
Cinna arundinacea
Dactylis glomerata
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Festuca subverticillata
Glyceria striata
Leersia virginica
Microstegium vimineum
Phleum pratense
Poa pratensis
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata
Polygonaceae
Persicaria longiseta
Persicaria maculosa
Persicaria virginiana
Rumex crispus
Primulaceae
Lysimachia ciliata
Lysimachia nummularia
Samolus parviflorus
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Caltha palustris
Enemion biternatum
Ranunculus
Ranunculus abortivus
Thalictrum thalictroides
Rosaceae
Agrimonia parviflora
Geum laciniatum
Prunus serotina
Rosa multiflora
Rubus flagellaris
Rubus occidentalis
Rubus pensilvanicus
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium circaezans
Galium triflorum
Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum americanum
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides
Salix nigra
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Aesculus glabra
Smilacaceae
Smilax tamnoides
Solanaceae
Solanum carolinense
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Boehmeria cylindrica
Laportea canadensis
Pilea pumila
Verbenaceae
Verbena hastata
Verbena urticifolia
Viburnaceae
Viburnum prunifolium
Violaceae
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis aestivalis