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Mixed Sun and Shade

  • Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

    Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea
  • Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum

    Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum
  • Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

    Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra
  • Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

    Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum
  • White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

    White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima
  • Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum

    Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum
  • Wild Onion
    Allium stellatum

    Wild Onion
    Allium stellatum
  • Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana

    Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana
  • Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis

    Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis
  • Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

    Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens
  • False Indigo
    Amorpha fruticosa

    False Indigo
    Amorpha fruticosa
  • Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii

    Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii
  • Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

    Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis
  • Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

    Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica
  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.

    Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.
  • Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

    Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea
  • Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

    Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta
  • Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis
  • Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium

    Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium
  • Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum
  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa
  • Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

    Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense
  • Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata
  • Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa
  • Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

    Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron
  • Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis

    Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis
  • Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

    Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides
  • Purple-stemmed Aster
    Aster puniceus

    Purple-stemmed Aster
    Aster puniceus
  • Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

    Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis
  • Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

    Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus
  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina
  • Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon

    Narrow Leaved Spleenwort
    Athyrium pycnocarpon
  • Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

    Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata
  • Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

    Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta
  • Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis

    Oklahoma Grasspink
    Calopogon oklahomensis
  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris
  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

    Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana
  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita
  • Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

    Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris
  • Sand Sedge
    Carex muhlenbergii

    Sand Sedge
    Carex muhlenbergii
  • Pennsylvania sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Pennsylvania sedge
    Carex pensylvanica
  • Long Beaked Sedge
    Carex sprengelii

    Long Beaked Sedge
    Carex sprengelii
  • Fox Sedge
    Carex vulpinoidea

    Fox Sedge
    Carex vulpinoidea
  • Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus
  • Hackberry
    Celtis occidentalis

    Hackberry
    Celtis occidentalis
  • Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis
  • Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata
  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra
  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa
  • Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana

    Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana
  • Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica
  • Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

    Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana
  • Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

    Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea
  • Hazelnut
    Corylus americana

    Hazelnut
    Corylus americana
  • Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

    Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica
  • Hawthorn
    Crataegus spp.

    Hawthorn
    Crataegus spp.
  • Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula

    Hay Scented Fern
    Dennstasdtia punctilobula
  • Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense

    Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense
  • Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

    Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera
  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris
  • Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia
  • Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

    Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata
  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis
  • Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

    Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia
  • Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida

    Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida
  • Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea
  • Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

    Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis
  • Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix

    Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix
  • Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

    Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus
  • Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

    Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus
  • Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium

    Fire Weed
    Epilobium angustifolium
  • Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium
  • Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpurea

    Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpurea
  • Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

    Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum
  • Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum
  • Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

    Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum
  • Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata
  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana
  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii
  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum
  • Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

    Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum
  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale
  • Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

    Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis
  • Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides
  • Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera

    Mud Plantain
    Heteranthera
  • Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

    Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii
  • Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata

    Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata
  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum
  • Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

    Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata
  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor
  • Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus

    Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus
  • Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

    Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata
  • Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

    Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera
  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis
  • Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

    Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia
  • Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

    Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii
  • Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis
  • Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica
  • Snowy Wood Rush
    Luzula nivea

    Snowy Wood Rush
    Luzula nivea
  • Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

    Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus
  • Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

    Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense
  • Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica

    Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa
  • American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

    American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis
  • Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

    Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

    Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis
  • Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana

    Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana
  • Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

    Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis
  • Scribner's Panicgrass
    Panicum oligosanthes

    Scribner's Panicgrass
    Panicum oligosanthes
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum
  • Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

    Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis
  • Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

    Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis
  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata
  • Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa
  • Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

    Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana
  • Black Spruce
    Picea mariana

    Black Spruce
    Picea mariana
  • Sandberg Bluegrass
    Poa secunda J. Presl

    Sandberg Bluegrass
    Poa secunda J. Presl
  • May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

    May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum
  • Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans

    Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans
  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides
  • Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides

    Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides
  • Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremula

    Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremula
  • Variableleaf Pondweed
    Potamogeton gramineus

    Variableleaf Pondweed
    Potamogeton gramineus
  • Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

    Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta
  • Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila

    Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila
  • Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina

    Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina
  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum
  • Swamp White Oak
    Quercus bicolor

    Swamp White Oak
    Quercus bicolor
  • Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa

    Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa
  • Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris

    Yellow Water Buttercup
    Ranunculus flabellaris
  • Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii

    Macoun's Buttercup
    Ranunculus macounii
  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata
  • Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata
  • Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

    Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa
  • Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba
  • Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

    Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia
  • Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa
  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

    Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium
  • River Bulrush
    Scirpus fluviatilis

    River Bulrush
    Scirpus fluviatilis
  • Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

    Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens
  • Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia

    Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia
  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa
  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis
  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida
  • Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

    Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans
  • Broadfruit Bur-Reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum

    Broadfruit Bur-Reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum
  • Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata

    Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata
  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa
  • Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis

    Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis
  • Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium
  • Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

    Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides
  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum
  • Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

    Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata
  • Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

    Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense
  • Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

    Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis
  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata
  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum
  • American High-Bush Cranberry
    Viburnum trilobum

    American High-Bush Cranberry
    Viburnum trilobum
  • Canada Violet
    Viola candensis

    Canada Violet
    Viola candensis
  • Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

    Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis
  • Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

    Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens
  • Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea

    Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea
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