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. 2013 Aug 2;3(9):3125–3140. doi: 10.1002/ece3.703

Table 1.

List of twenty-five native perennial plant species used in this study, sorted by family

Species binomial Common name
Asclepidaceae
Asclepias tuberosa L. Butterfly milkweed
Asteraceae
Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. Blue mistflower
Coreopsis tripteris L. Tall tickseed
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench Eastern purple coneflower
Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Common boneset
Eupatorium purpureum L. Sweetscented joy pye weed
Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. Bigleaf aster
Liatris pycnostachya Michx. Prairie blazing star
Solidago rugosa Mill. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) GL. Nesom New England aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) GL. Nesom New York aster
Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. Giant ironweed
Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifolia L. Bluebell bellflower
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Ohio spiderwort
Fabaceae
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. Showy ticktrefoil
Lespedeza capitata Michx. Roundhead lespedeza
Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin and Barneby American senna
Lamiaceae
Monarda fistulosa L. Wild bergamot
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad. Narrowleaf mountainmint
Polemoniacae
Phlox divaricata L. Wild blue phlox
Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Whorled yellow loosestrife
Ranunculaceae
Actaea racemosa L. Black bugbane
Aquilegia canadensis L. Red columbine
Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims Talus slope penstemon
Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. Culver's root