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Plants listed alphabetically by scientific name.
Thumbnail Common name,
link to Portrait		 Scientific name Native / Alien (1)
Everlasting Pea Everlasting Pea Lathyrus latifolius Alien
Liatris squarrulosa Southern Blazing Star Liatris squarrulosa Native
Grays Lily Grays Lily, Bell Lily Lilium grayi Native
Rare
Carolina Lily Michaux's Lily, Carolina Lily Lilium michauxii Native
Turks Cap Lily Turk's Cap Lily Lilium superbum Native
Large Twayblade Large Twayblade Liparis liliifolia Native
Rare
Fen Orchid Fen Orchid Liparis loeselii Native
Rare
Southern Twayblade Southern Twayblade Listera australis Native
Rare
Heart Leaved Twayblade Heart Leaved Twayblade Listera cordata Native
Rare
Kidney Leaf Twayblade Kidney Leaf Twayblade Listera smallii Native
Cardinal flower Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Native
Indian tobacco Indian Tobacco Lobelia inflata Native
Downy Lobelia Downy Lobelia Lobelia puberula Native
Great Blue Lobelia Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Native
Trumpet Honeysuckle Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Native
Lycopodium obscurum Tree Club Moss Lycopodium obscurum Native
Lycopodium tristachyum Running/Ground Cedar Lycopodium tristachyum Native
Whorled Loosestrife Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia Native

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