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Indian cucumber-root
This plant has a fleshy, white rhizome. Its stem is 30 to 90 cm tall. It bears whorls of leaves at two points on the stem. The pendant yellow flowers form just below the upper leaves.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyLiliaceae -
Interrupted fern, Clayton's fern
This tall (1.25 m) fern forms dense but usually small colonies. Its fronds grow in crowns.
Plant formFernFamilyOsmundaceae -
Jack pine
This 10 to 20 m tall tree varies quite widely in form. Its pointed and slightly twisted needles are 2 to 5 cm long. They are a light yellowish-green, in bundles of two, and spread apart.
Plant formConiferFamilyPinaceae -
Jack-in-the-pulpit
This rhizomatous plant grows 20 to 100 cm tall and generally bears two leaves divided into 3 leaflets.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAraceae -
Jamaican pepper
This shrub or small tree grows 3 to 6 m tall. Its leaves are 8 to 20 cm long. Its small flowers are bunched together in a single spike.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyPiperaceae -
Kapok tree
This massive tree can grow 50 m tall. Its long, thin, greenish trunk has branches near the top. To stabilize its balance in shallow soil, the tree develops buttress roots.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyMalvaceae -
Labrador tea
This average-sized shrub (30 to 120 cm) can be recognized in spring by its clusters of white flowers borne at the end of the stems, which are very woolly.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilyEricaceae -
Lance-leaved goldenrod
The stem of this plant can reach 60 cm to 1.2 m tall and is usually ramified. The species is the only goldenrod whose rough, narrow leaves are edged with short, fine, soft hairs.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAsteraceae (Compositae) -
Large-flowered bellwort
This yellowish-green plant grows up to 75 cm tall. Its stem is ramified near the top. It is also arched, giving the plant a wilted look.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyColchicaceae -
Large-flowered trillium, white trillium
This rhizomatous plant grows 20 to 45 cm tall. Its leaves and the different parts of its flower are grouped in threes. Its large, solitary flower is bright white. It turns pinkish with age.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyMelanthiaceae -
Large-leaved aster, bigleaf aster
The stem of this plant grows 60 to 100 cm tall. It has 3 or 4 large leaves at its base. They are thick and heart-shaped. They also form numerous sterile tufts.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAsteraceae (Compositae) -
Large-leaved goldenrod
The 35 to 120 cm tall stem of this plant is sturdy and ridged, with fine, short hairs near the top. The oval, irregularly toothed leaves are narrow and arranged all along the stem.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAsteraceae (Compositae)