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armed
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blade division
all simple
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flowering season - upper Midwest
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principal flower color
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Hackett, RA; Pogue, CD; Karbowski, HM; Zionce, R; Peters, S; Monfils, AK;
Species Count: 358
Acoraceae
Alismataceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Balsaminaceae
Berberidaceae
Betulaceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Campanulaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caryophyllaceae
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Dioscoreaceae
Droseraceae
Dryopteridaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Equisetaceae
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Fagaceae
Gentianaceae
Geraniaceae
Grossulariaceae
Haloragaceae
Hypericaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Iridaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Lamiaceae
Lauraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Liliaceae
Lythraceae
Melanthiaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Onagraceae
Onocleaceae
Orchidaceae
Orobanchaceae
Osmundaceae
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Plantaginaceae
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Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Pontederiaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Primulaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Salicaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Saxifragaceae
Solanaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Tofieldiaceae
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Viburnaceae
Violaceae
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