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Common Names

Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa) C, E, AM, O

Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis) C, E, AM, WM

Ashy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)

Basil Balm (Monarda clinopodia) E, AM

Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) P, E, WM, O

Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) P, AM, WM

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) C, AM, O

Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) C, E, M, O

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) P, AM, WM, O

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) P, AM, WM, O

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) P, AM, WM, O

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) C, E, AM, WM

Chufa Flatsedge (Cyperus esculentus) E, AM, AYM, O

Cleavers (Galium Aparine) C, E, AM, WM, O

Clustered Snakeroot (Sanicula gregaria) AM, WM

Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) C, E, AM, WM

Common Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) E, AM, WM

Common Blue Violet (Viola papilionacea) C, E, AM, O

Common Burdock (Arctium minus) C, E, AM, O

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) E, AM, WM

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) C, E, AM, WM, O

Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) E, AM, WM, O

Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) C, AM, O

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) C, E, AM, WM, O

Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) C, E, AM, WM, O

Common Plantain (Plantago major) E, AM, WM, O

Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) C, AM, WM, O

Common Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) C, E, AM, WM

Crown Vetch (Securigera varia) C, AM

Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) AM, WM

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) C, E, AM, O

Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) E, O

Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) C, E, CM, O

Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) C, AM, WM

False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina racemosa) C, E, AM, O

Field Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) C, WM

Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) E, AM, WM

Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) C, E, AM

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) C, E, WM, O

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) C, E, AM, WM, O

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) C, E, AM, WM

Great Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) C, E, AM, WM, O

Great Burdock (Arctium lappa) C, E, AM, WM ,O

Great Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) C, AM, WM

Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) C, E, AM, WM

Hairy Jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) AM

Hairy Ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)

Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) E, AM

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) E

Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) P, AM, WM, O

Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) P, AM, WM, O

Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) C, E, M

Lamb’s Quarter (Chenopodium album) E, AM, WM, O

Large-Flowered Bellwort (Uvular grandiflora) E, AM, WM

Large-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) C, E, AM, WM, O

Large-Leaved Aster (Aster macrophyllus) E, AM

Low Hop Clover (Trifolium procumbens) E

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) P, E, AM, WM, O

Narrow-Leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia) C, E, AM, WM, O

New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) AM, WM

Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) E, AM

One-Seeded Bur Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) C, AM

Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) C, E, AM, WM, O

Pale Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) C, E, AM, WM

Pale Violet (Viola striata) C, E, AM

Panicled Aster (Aster simplex)

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) C, E, AM, WM

Pineapple Weed (Matricaria matricarioides) C, E, AM, O

Pink Knotweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) C, AM

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) P, AM, WM

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) P, AM, WM, O

Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) P, E, AM, WM, O

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) C, AM, WM

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) C, AM, WM

Purple Cress (Cardamine douglassii) AM

Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) E, WM

Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) C, E, AM, WM, O

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) C, E, AM, WM

Round-Leaved Ragwort (Pachera obovatus) P, AM, WM

Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) E, AM, WM

Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) C, E, AM, WM

Smooth Ruellia (Ruellia strepens)

Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) C, E, AM, WM, O

Softstem Bulrush (Scirpus validus) E, AM,O

Spiny-Leaved Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper) E, AM, WM

Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) C, E, AM, WM, O

Spring Beauty (Claytonis virginica) C, E, AM

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) P, E, AM, WM

Sulphur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) E, AM, WM

Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus septentrionalis) P, AM

Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) C, E, AM, WM,O

Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) AM

Tall Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) E, AM, WM

Tall Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) E, AM, O

Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) P, AM, WM

Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) C, AM, WM, O

Toadshade (Trillium sessile) C, E, AM

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) C

Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana) P, AM, WM

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) AM

White False Indigo (Baptisia alba macrophylla) P, E, AM, WM, O

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) P, AM

White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum) C, E, AM, WM, O

White Vervain (Verbena urticifolia) C, AM, WM

Wild Balsam Apple (Echinocystis lobata) C, AM, O

Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) AM

Wild Garlic (Allium canadense) E, AM, WM

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) C, E, AM, WM, O

Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) E, AM

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) C, E, AM

Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis) C, E, AM, WM, O

Wood Sage (Teucrium canadense) WM

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) C, E, AM, WM, O

Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) P, AM, WM, O

Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis) C, E, AM, WM, O

Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) C, E, AM, WM, O

Plant List Abbreviations: C=Caution; P=Poison; E=Edible; AM=American Indian Medicinal Use; WM=Western Medicine; O=Other Uses; AYM=Ayurvedic Medicine; CM=Chinese Medicine

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