Grasses, Sedges, Rushes - List of Species in
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

 
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16. Common Bladderwort (Urticularia vulgaris)
16. Flat-leaved Bladderwort (Urticularia intermedia)
16. Horned Bladderwort (Urticularia cornuta)
16. Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
16. Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa)
18. Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
18. Early Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)
18. Squawroot (Conopholis americana)
20. Blunt Leaf Rein Orchid (Platanthera obtusata)
20. Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus)
20. Calypso (Calypso bulbosa)
22. Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis)
22. Loesel's Twayblade (Liparis loeselii)
22. Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
22. Large Round Leaf Orchid (Platanthera macrophylla)
24. Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera repens)
24. Green-leaved Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)
24. Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
26. Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
26. Wide-leaved Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lucida)
26. Hooded Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)
28. Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda)
28. Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi)
28. Kidney-leaved Violet (Viola renifolia)
28. Round-leaved Violet (Viola rotundifolia)
30. Common Blue Violet (Viola papilionacea)
30. Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata)
32. Arrow-leaved Violet (Viola sagittata)
32. Palmate Violet (Viola palmata)
34. Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata)
34. Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
34. Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
36. Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
38. Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)
38. Small Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)
38. Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
38. Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens var. pubescens)
38. Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)
38. Small White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium candidum)
40. Green Violet (Hybanthus concolor)
40. Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
40. Dwarf Snapdragon (Chaenorrhinum minus)
42. Smaller Purple Fringed Orchis (Platanthera psycodes)
42. Ragged Fringed Orchis (Platanthera lacera)
42. White Fringed Orchis (Habenaria blephariglottis)
42. Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)
44. White Bog Orchis (Platanthera dilatata)
44. Northern Green Orchis (Platanthera hyperborea)
44. Club Spur Orchid (Platanthera clavellata)
46. Seneca Snakeroot (Polygala senega)
46. Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
48. Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
48. Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)
50. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
52. Great Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
52. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
54. Pale Touch-me-not (Impatiens pallida)
56. Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)
56. Field Pansy (Viola bicolor)
56. Pale Violet (Viola striata)
56. Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata)
56. Sand Violet (Viola adunca)
56. Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)
58. Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
62. Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
64. Round-headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)
66. Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
70. Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis flavula)
70. Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
70. Golden Corydalis (Corydalis aurea)
74. Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata)
74. Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
74. Heart-leaved Twayblade (Listera cordata)
76. Cowwheat (Melampyrum lineare)
76. Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)
78. Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum)
78. Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
84. Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata)
88. Lopseed (Phryma leptostachya)
88. Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
92. Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
94. Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
96. Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
96. Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica)
96. Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
96. Bird's-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
100. Carpenter's Square (Scrophularia marilandica)
100. Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens)
102. Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
102. Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
104. Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
106. False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)
110. Trailing Wild Bean (Strophostyles helvola)
114. Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
114. Marsh Vetchling (Lathyrus palustris)
116. Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)
116. Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
120. Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
120. Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
122. False Mermaid (Floerkea proserpinacoides)
124. Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
124. White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
124. Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum)
124. Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)
126. Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)
128. Spring Whitlow Grass (Draba verna)
128. Small Cranberry (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
128. Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
136. Smooth Rock Cress (Arabis laevigata)
136. Hairy Rock Cress (Arabis hirsuta)
138. Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
146. Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum)
146. Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra)
150. Lyre-leaved Rock Cress (Arabis lyrata)
152. Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
156. Smaller Fringed Gentian (Gentiana procera)
156. Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
158. Spurred Gentian (Halenia deflexa)
160. Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
160. Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
160. Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica)
162. Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium americanum)
164. Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
164. Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
166. Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
166. Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
168. Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
168. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
168. Mountain Holly (Nemopanthus mucronata)
170. Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata)
170. Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
170. Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
172. Giant Bird's Nest (Pterospora andromedea)
172. One-flowered Cancerroot (Orobanche uniflora)
172. Sand Jointweed (Polygonella articulata)
174. Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
174. Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)
180. Alumroot (Heuchera americana)
182. One-Flowered Pyrola (Moneses uniflora)
184. Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides)
184. Goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
184. Wood Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
184. Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
188. Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
188. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
196. Sea Lungwort (Mertensia maritima)
196. Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
198. Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)
198. Upright Bindweed (Calystegia spithamaea)
200. Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
202. Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)
204. Clammy Ground Cherry (Physalis heterophylla)
204. Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
204. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
204. Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)
204. Smooth Ground Cherry (Physalis subglabrata)
206. Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria)
208. Venus's Looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata)
208. Broad-leaved Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense)
208. Baked-apple Berry (Rubus chamaemorus)
210. Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
212. Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
216. Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana)
218. Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
220. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
220. Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
220. Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
222. Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
222. Bulb-bearing Water Hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera)
222. Water Parsnip (Sium suave)
224. Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
224. Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis)
224. Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
226. Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
226. Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
228. Water Avens (Geum rivale)
228. Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
228. Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)
230. Tall Cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta)
230. Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
232. Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
232. White Avens (Geum canadense)
232. Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
234. White Water Buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis)
236. Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora)
236. Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala)
238. Yellow Avens (Geum aleppicum)
240. Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)
240. Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)
244. Cursed Crowfoot (Ranunculus sceleratus)
244. Bristly Crowfoot (Ranunculus pensylvanicus)
244. Small-flowered Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus)
252. Narrow-leaved Gentian (Gentiana linearis)
256. Wild Coffee (Triosteum perfoliatum)
260. Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora)
260. Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)
260. Red Campion (Lychnis dioica)
260. White Campion (Silene latifolia)
262. Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus)
262. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
264. Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
264. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
264. Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
266. Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
266. Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia terrestris)
266. Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)
266. Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thrysiflora)
270. Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)
270. Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
272. Rock Sandwort (Minuartia michauxii)
274. Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)
274. Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
280. Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
280. Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)
282. Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
282. Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
284. Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
284. Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
284. Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)
286. Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
288. Long-fruited Anemone (Anemone cylindrica)
288. Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)
288. Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
292. Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
294. Kalm's St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum)
294. American Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
298. Velvetleaf Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
302. Downy Arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesquianum)
302. Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum)
302. Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
302. Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
302. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
304. Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
306. Wild Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum)
306. Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
306. Wild Black Currant (Ribes americanum)
308. Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
310. Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
312. Sand Cherry (Prunus pumila)
312. Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
314. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
314. Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
316. Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora floribunda)
316. Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
318. Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)
318. Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
320. Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)
322. Black Bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
322. Hercules' Club (Aralia elata)
324. Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
324. Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
326. Black Swallowwort (Cynanchum nigrum)
328. Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)
330. Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
332. White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
332. Slender Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum)
332. Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)
332. Stout Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
332. Common Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)
334. Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
336. Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta)
338. Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
338. White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum)
338. Yellow Clintonia (Clintonia borealis)
340. Yellow Mandarin (Disporum lanuginosum)
340. Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)
342. Great Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum canaliculatum)
346. Star-flowered Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)
346. Devil's Bit (Chamaelirium luteum)
346. False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
348. Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi)
348. Carrion Flower (Smilax herbacea)
351. Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
352. Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
352. Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
352. Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana)
354. European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
354. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
354. Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
354. Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
356. Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)
356. Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
358. Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
358. Sweet Coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus)
358. Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa)
362. Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
364. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
374. Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
374. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
376. Green-headed Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
380. Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
382. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
382. Silverrod (Solidago bicolor)
382. Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)
388. Tall Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)
388. Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus)
390. Oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides)
392. Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
394. Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
396. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
398. Sweetflag (Acorus calamus)
400. Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii)
400. Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)
402. Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus)
402. Halberd-leaved Tearthumb (Polygonum arifolium)
402. Arrow-leaved Tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum)
404. Great Water Dock (Rumex orbiculatus)
408. Hairy Pinweed (Lechea mucronata)
410. Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
410. Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia)
420. Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
422. Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album)
424. White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
424. Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
426. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
430. Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans)
430. Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
430. Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor)
430. Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
432. Milk Purslane (Chamaesyce maculata)
434. Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
436. Sweet-scented Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
436. Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
442. Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
442. Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
446. Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
446. Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)
446. Rough-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago patula)
446. Sharp-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago arguta)
446. Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
448. Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
448. Rough-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
448. Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
448. Tall Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
450. Grass-leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
450. Ohio Goldenrod (Oligoneuron ohioense)
450. Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
450. Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
450. Stiff-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
450. Hairy Goldenrod (Solidago hispida)
452. Bog Goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
452. Stout Goldenrod (Solidago squarrosa)
452. Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
454. Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
454. Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
454. Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)
456. Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
456. Whorled Aster (Oclemena acuminata)
456. Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
456. Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
458. Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
458. Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
458. Upland White Aster (Solidago ptarmicoides)
460. New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
460. Bog Aster (Oclemena nemoralis)
460. Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
460. Rush Aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
462. Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
  
     

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