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*Leaves are fern like | *Leaves are fern like | ||
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File:yarrow.jpg | Yarrow | File:yarrow.jpg | Yarrow | ||
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*Berries were used for ink making | *Berries were used for ink making | ||
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File:pokeweed.jpg | Pokeweed | File:pokeweed.jpg | Pokeweed | ||
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*Berry fruit becomes red and translucent when ripe | *Berry fruit becomes red and translucent when ripe | ||
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File:canada_mayflower.jpg | Canada Mayflower | File:canada_mayflower.jpg | Canada Mayflower | ||
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*Round fruit turns red when ripe | *Round fruit turns red when ripe | ||
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File:false_solomon_seal.jpg | False Solomon Seal | File:false_solomon_seal.jpg | False Solomon Seal | ||
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*Flowers are white, pink or lavender and have yellow disk | *Flowers are white, pink or lavender and have yellow disk | ||
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File:daisy_fleabane.jpg | Daisy Fleabane | File:daisy_fleabane.jpg | Daisy Fleabane | ||
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*Touching plant hairs produces burning sensation | *Touching plant hairs produces burning sensation | ||
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File:stinging_nettle.jpg | Stinging Nettle | File:stinging_nettle.jpg | Stinging Nettle | ||
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*Curving hood ("Pulpit") covers over fingerlike central stem ("Jack") | *Curving hood ("Pulpit") covers over fingerlike central stem ("Jack") | ||
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File:jack_in_the_pulpit.jpg | Jack in the Pulpit | File:jack_in_the_pulpit.jpg | Jack in the Pulpit | ||
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*Perennial | *Perennial | ||
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File:starflower.jpg | Starflower | File:starflower.jpg | Starflower | ||
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*Produces golden yellow dye | *Produces golden yellow dye | ||
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File:goldenrod.jpg | Goldenrod | File:goldenrod.jpg | Goldenrod | ||
File:goldenrod_flower.jpg | Goldenrod Flower | File:goldenrod_flower.jpg | Goldenrod Flower | ||
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*Long leaves alternating along central stem and side branches which are covered with short white hairs | *Long leaves alternating along central stem and side branches which are covered with short white hairs | ||
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File:new_england_aster.jpg | New England Aster | File:new_england_aster.jpg | New England Aster | ||
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*Grows in large colonies | *Grows in large colonies | ||
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File:bracken_fern.jpg | Bracken Fern | File:bracken_fern.jpg | Bracken Fern | ||
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*Spreads by spores made on smaller cinnamon-colored frods | *Spreads by spores made on smaller cinnamon-colored frods | ||
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File:cinnamon_fern.jpg | Cinnamon Fern | File:cinnamon_fern.jpg | Cinnamon Fern | ||
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*Stem and leaves produce a white latex when broken | *Stem and leaves produce a white latex when broken | ||
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File:common_milkweed.jpg | Common Milkweed | File:common_milkweed.jpg | Common Milkweed | ||
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*Was used by New England healer Joe Pye to treat a variety of ailments, therefore the name | *Was used by New England healer Joe Pye to treat a variety of ailments, therefore the name | ||
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File:joe_pye_weed.jpg | Joe-Pye Weed | File:joe_pye_weed.jpg | Joe-Pye Weed | ||
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*Juice from stems can be used as rubbing treatment for skin that had poison ivy contact | *Juice from stems can be used as rubbing treatment for skin that had poison ivy contact | ||
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File:jewelweed.jpg | Jewelweed | File:jewelweed.jpg | Jewelweed | ||
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*Prefers wetlands, river banks | *Prefers wetlands, river banks | ||
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File:skunk_cabbage.jpg | Skunk Cabbage Flowers | File:skunk_cabbage.jpg | Skunk Cabbage Flowers | ||
File:skunk_cabbage_leaves.jpg | Skunk Cabbage Leaves | File:skunk_cabbage_leaves.jpg | Skunk Cabbage Leaves | ||
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*Wetland plant | *Wetland plant | ||
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File:cattail.jpg | Cattail | File:cattail.jpg | Cattail | ||
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Yarrow
- Achillea millefolium
- To 40 in. (1 m)
- Flowers are white to pink
- Leaves are fern like
Yarrow
Pokeweed
- Achillea millefolium
- To 10 ft (3 m)
- Grows in fields and waste areas
- Berries are toxic when raw but cooked juice is edible. The seeds remain toxic after cooking.
- Berries were used for ink making
Pokeweed
Canada Mayflower
- Maianthemum canadense
- To 6 in (15 cm)
- Perennial
- Has 1 to 3 leaves
- Cluster of white flowers held above the leaves
- Berry fruit becomes red and translucent when ripe
Canada Mayflower
False Solomon Seal
- Maianthemum racemosum
- To 2 ft (60 cm)
- Perennial
- Leaves elongated and alternating
- Round fruit turns red when ripe
False Solomon Seal
Daisy Fleabane
- Erigeron strigosus
- To 5 ft (1.5 m)
- May be annual or biennial
- Name derived from the belief that the dried plants repelled fleas
- Flowers are white, pink or lavender and have yellow disk
Daisy Fleabane
Stinging Nettle
- Urtica dioica
- To 4 ft (1.2 m)
- Touching plant hairs produces burning sensation
Stinging Nettle
Jack in the Pulpit
- Arisaema triphyllum
- To 3 ft (90 cm)
- Herbaceous perennial plant
- Curving hood ("Pulpit") covers over fingerlike central stem ("Jack")
Jack in the Pulpit
Starflower
- Trientalis borealis
- To 8 in (20 cm)
- Perennial
Starflower
Goldenrod
- Solidago genus
- To 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Perennial
- Large clusters of small yellow flowers that appear from the end of summer until frost
- Grows in open meadows, on the side of the road, in garbage areas
- Produces golden yellow dye
Goldenrod
Goldenrod Flower
New England Aster
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae)
- To 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Perennial
- Gold disk florets at tip of stems, surrounded by 30 or more ray florets that are purple, lavender, or light pink
- Long leaves alternating along central stem and side branches which are covered with short white hairs
New England Aster
Bracken Fern
- Pteridium aquilinum
- To 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Perennial
- Instead of leaves, ferns have what are called fronds, subdivided in leaflets with small pinnae.
- Bracken fronds are shaped like triangles
- Grows in large colonies
Bracken Fern
Cinnamon Fern
- Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
- To 3 ft (90 cm)
- Likes moist and marshy soil
- Spreads by spores made on smaller cinnamon-colored frods
Cinnamon Fern
Common Milkweed
- Asclepias syriaca
- To 6 ft (1.8 m)
- Stem and leaves produce a white latex when broken
Common Milkweed
Joe-Pye Weed
- Eutrochium genus
- To 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Occurs naturally in moist and very wet soils, but also tolerates garden soil that is not too dry
- Was used by New England healer Joe Pye to treat a variety of ailments, therefore the name
Joe-Pye Weed
Jewelweed
- Impatiens capensis
- To 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Juice from stems can be used as rubbing treatment for skin that had poison ivy contact
Jewelweed
Skunk Cabbage
- Symplocarpus foetidus
- To 2 ft (60 cm)
- Huge leaves rise directly from ground
- Foul smelling flower attracts insects
- Prefers wetlands, river banks
Skunk Cabbage Flowers
Skunk Cabbage Leaves
Cattail
- Typha latifolia
- To 10 ft (3 m)
- Wetland plant
Cattail
