Deer-proof Plants? - Herbaceous
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Species
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Common name
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Source
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Degree
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Is it true?
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Aconitum uncinatum *
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Monkshood
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1,6,8,9,10
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Actaea spp *
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Baneberry
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6,10
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Agastache spp. *
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Giant Hyssop
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10
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Allium cernuum *
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Nodding Wild Onion
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1,2,3,4,6,8
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Allium stellatum *
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Prairie Onion
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1,2,3,4,6,8
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Amsonia spp. *
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Bluestar
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3,6,8,10
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Angelica atropurpurea *
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Great Angelica
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4,8,11
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Angelica venenosa
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Hairy Angelica
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4,8,11
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Aquilegia spp *
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Columbine
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1,3,6,10
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Arisaema draconitum *
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Green Dragon
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6,10
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Arisaema triphyllum *
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
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6,10
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Aruncus dioicus *
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Goat’s Beard
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6,10
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Asarum canadense *
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Wild Ginger
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3,4
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Asclepias spp. *
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Milkweed
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3,6,8,10
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Aster spp. *
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Aster
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6
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Astilbe biternata
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False Goat’s Beard
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3,6,8
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Astragalus spp.
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Milkvetch
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6
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Baptisia spp. *
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Wild Indigo
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3,6,8,10,11
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Boltonia spp. *
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False Aster
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3
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Campanula rotudifolia *
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Round-leaved Bluebell
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1,3,4,6
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Caulophyllum thalictroides *
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Blue Cohosh
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6
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Chelone spp. *
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Turtlehead
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3,6,8
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Chimaphila maculata
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Pipsissewa
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6
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Cimicifuga spp. *
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Bugbane
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3,9,10
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Convallaria montana *
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Lily of the Valley
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8,9,11
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Coreopsis spp. *
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Coreopsis
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3,6,8,10,11
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Delphinium exaltatum *
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Tall Larkspur
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1,4,6,9
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Delphinium tricorne *
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Dwarf Larkspur
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1,4,6,9
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Dicentra spp. *
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Bleeding Heart
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3,6,8,10,11
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Echinacea spp. *
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Coneflower
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6
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Echinocereus spp
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Hedgehog Cactus
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Eryngium yuccifolium *
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Rattlesnake Master
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6
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Eupatorium spp. *
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Joe-Pye-Weed
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3,6
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Euphorbia corollata
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Flowering Spurge
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6
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Fragaria vesca
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Wood Strawberry
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4
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Geranium maculatum *
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Wild Geranium
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1,6,8,10
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Helenium autumnale *
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Helen’s Flower
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10
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Helianthus divaricatus *
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Woodland Sunflower
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4
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Helianthus decapetalus *
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Thin-leaved Sunflower
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4
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Helianthus maximilliani *
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Maximillian Sunflower
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4
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Helianthus salicifolius *
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Willow-leaved Sunflower
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4
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Helianthus tuberosus
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Jerusalem Artichoke
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2,4
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Heuchera spp. *
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Alumroot
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3,8
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Hexastylis arifolia *
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Arrow-leaved Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis heterophylla
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Evergreen Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis lewisii
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Creeping Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis naniflorum
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Cyclamen-leaved Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis shuttleworthii
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Mottled Wild Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis speciosa
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Showy Ginger
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4
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Hexastylis virginica
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Virginia Wild Ginger
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4
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Hibiscus moscheutos *
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Swamp Rosemallow
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10
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Iris spp. *
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Iris
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1,8,9,10
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Jeffersonia diphylla *
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Twinleaf
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6,10
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Liatris spp *
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Blazing Stars
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8,9
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Lobelia cardinalis *
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Cardinal Flower
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4,6
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Lobelia siphilitica *
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Great Blue Lobelia
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4,6
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Lupinus spp *
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Lupines
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1,6,8,11
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Maianthemum canadense *
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Canada Mayflower
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6
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Mimulus ringens *
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Allegheny Monkeyflower
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4,6
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Monarda spp. *
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Beebalm
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6,8,10,11
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Oenothera spp. *
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Sundrops, Evening Primrose
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3,6,8
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Opuntia spp. *
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Prickly Pear
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6
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Oxytropis spp.
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Locoweed
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6
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Pachysandra procumbens *
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Allegheny Pachysandra
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4,9
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Persicaria virginiana *
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Virginia Knotweed
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4
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Petalostemum spp. *
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Prairie Clover
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6
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Phlox divaricata *
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Woodland Phlox
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10
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Phlox stolonifera *
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Creeping Phlox
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10
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Podophyllum peltatum *
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Mayapple
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6,11
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Polemonium spp. *
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Jacob’s Ladder
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3,8,10
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Pycnanthemum spp. *
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Mountain Mint
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6
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Rudbeckia spp. *
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Black-eyed Susan
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6,10
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Salvia spp. *
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Sage
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6,8
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Sanguinaria canadensis *
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Bloodroot
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6
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Sanguisorba canadensis *
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Canadian Burnet
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4
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Scutellaria incana *
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Skullcap
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10
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Sedum telephoides
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Wild Live-forever
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4,9
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Sedum ternatum *
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Wild Stonecrop
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4,9
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Sedum nevii *
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Nevy's Sedum
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4,9
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Sidalcea spp. *
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Prairie Mallow
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3
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Smilacina spp. *
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False Solomon’s Seal
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6
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Solidago spp. *
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Goldenrod
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3,6,10
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Spigelia marilandica *
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Indian Pink
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6
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Spiranthes odorata *
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Lady’s Tresses
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11
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Stenanthium gramineum
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Featherfleece
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6
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Stylophorum diphyllum *
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Wood Poppy
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6
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Symplocaropus foetidus *
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Skunk Cabbage
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6,10
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