Some of the Plants in Michigan:
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Abies balsamea
Balsam Fir
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Acer spicatum
Mountain Maple
Agrimonia gryposepala
Tall Agrimony
Alnus rugosa
Tag Alder
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
Giant Ragweed
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Hog-Peanut
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Dogbane
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
Arethusa bulbosa
Dragon's Mouth
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Aronia prunifolia (melanocarpa)
Black Chokeberry
Asarum canadense
Wild-Ginger
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
Aster macrophyllus
Big-leaved Aster
Aster novae-angliae
New England Aster
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern
Berteroa incana
Hoary Alyssum
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch
Betula pumila
Bog Birch
Bromus inermis
Smooth Brome
Bulbostylis capillaris
Sedge
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue-joint Grass
Calopogon tuberosus
Grass-pink
Caltha palustris
Marsh-Marigold
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell
Cardamine bulbosa
Spring Cress
Carex gynandra
Nodding Sedge
Carya cordiformis
Bitternut Hickory
Centaurea maculosa
Spotted Knapweed
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Leatherleaf
Chimaphila umbellata
Pipsissewa
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-Nightshade
Cirsium muticum
Swamp-Thistle
Clematis virginiana
Virgin's Bower
Clintonia borealis
Bluebead-Lily
Comptonia pergrina
Sweet-fern
Coptis trifolia
Goldthread
Cornus alternifolia
Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus rugosa
Round-leaved Dogwood
Cypripedium acaule
Pink Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium calceolus
Yellow Lady's-slipper
Drosera intermedia
Spatula-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew
Echinocystis lobata
Wild Cucumber
Elaeagnus umbellata
Autumn Olive
Epilobium angustifolium
Fireweed
Equisetum arvense
Common Horsetail
Euonymus obovata
Running Strawberry Bush
Eupatorium maculatum
Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common Boneset
Eupatorium purpureum
Purple Joe-Pye Weed
Fragaria virginiana
Wild Strawberry
Fraxinus nigra
Black Ash
Gaultheria procumbens
Wintergreen
Gaylussacia baccata
Huckleberry
Geranium maculatum
Wild Geranium
Glechoma hederacea
Ground Ivy
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak Fern
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-Hazel
Hypericum mutilum
Weak St. John's-Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Common St. John's-Wort
Impatiens capensis
Spotted Touch-me-not
Iris versicolor
Wild Blue Flag
Larix laricina
Tamarack
Ledum groenlandicum
Labrador-Tea
Liatris spicata
Marsh Blazing Star
Linnaea borealis
Twinflower
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Tree
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia dortmanna
Water Lobelia
Lobelia kalmii
Bog Lobelia
Lonicera maackii
Amur Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculata
Birdfoot Trefoil
Lycopus americanus
Water Horehound
Lycopus uniflorus
Northern Bugle Weed
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Tufted Loosestrife
Maianthemum canadense
Canada Mayflower
Mitchella repens
Partridge Berry
Mitella nuda
Naked Miterwort
Monotropa hypopithys
Pinesap
Myrica gale
Sweet Gale
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Physocarpus opulifolius
Ninebark
Picea mariana
Black Spruce
Pinus strobus
White Pine
Podophyllum peltatum
May Apple
Polygala paucifolia
Gay-Wings
Polygonatum biflorum
Solomon-seal
Polygonum cilinode
Fringed False Buckwheat
Polygonum hydropiper
Common Smartweed
Polygonum hydropiperoides
Mild Water-Pepper
Polygonum scandens
False Buckwheat
Potentilla fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Potentilla palustris
Marsh Cinquefoil
Prenanthes alba
White Lettuce
Prunus serotina
Wild Black Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Choke Cherry
Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Fern
Quercus alba
White Oak
Ranunculus acris
Tall Buttercup
Rhamnus frangula
Glossy Buckthorn
Ribes americanum
Wild Black Currant
Rosa multiflora
Multiflora Rose
Rubus parviflorus
Thimbleberry
Rubus pubescens
Dwarf Raspberry
Rubus strigosus
Wild Red Raspberry
Sagittaria latifolia
Common Arrowhead
Salix bebbiana
Bebb's Willow
Salix candida
Hoary Willow
Sambucus racemosa
Red-berried Elder
Sanicula canadensis
Black Snakeroot
Saponaria officinalis
Bouncing Bet
Sarracenia purpurea
Pitcher-Plant
Scirpus americanus
Three Square
Scutellaria galericulata
Common Skullcap
Senecio aureus
Golden Ragwort
Shepherdia argentea
Buffalo-Berry
Sisyrinchium montanum
Mountain Blue-Eyed-Grass
Sium suave
Water-Parsnip
Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon-Seal
Smilacina stellata
Starry False Solomon-Seal
Solidago altissima
Tall Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Late Goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis
Missouri Goldenrod
Solidago riddellii
Riddell's Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Rough Goldenrod
Spiraea alba
Meadowsweet
Spiraea tomentosa
Hardhack/Steeplebush
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk-Cabbage
Thelpteris palustris
Marsh Fern
Thuja occidentalis
White-cedar
Tofieldia glutinosa
Sticky False Aspodel
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison-Ivy
Tragopogon dubius
Goat's Beard
Trientalis borealis
Starflower
Tsuga canadensis
Hemlock
Ulmus americana
American Elm
Vaccinium angustifolium
Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Smooth Highbush Blueberry
Viburnum cassinoides
Wild-Raisin
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Bog Violet
Viola striata
Cream Violiet
Vitis riparia
Riverbank Grape
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