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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

American silver Fir

Pinaceae 864 707 Observations

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 2,745 2,168 Observations

Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.

Rhombic copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 3 1 Observation

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly starbur

Asteraceae 92 66 Observations

Acer campestre L.

Field Maple

Sapindaceae 16,881 13,408 Observations

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Striped maple

Sapindaceae 748 653 Observations

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Sycamore maple

Sapindaceae 19,125 15,006 Observations

Acer rubrum L.

Red maple

Sapindaceae 5,432 4,516 Observations

Acer saccharinum L.

Silver maple

Sapindaceae 7,020 5,476 Observations

Acer saccharum Marshall

Sugar maple

Sapindaceae 1,531 1,145 Observations

Acer spicatum Lam.

Moose maple

Sapindaceae 356 308 Observations

Achillea alpina L.

Chinese yarrow

Asteraceae 13 8 Observations

Achillea distans Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Tall yarrow

Asteraceae 1,982 1,599 Observations

Achillea filipendulina Lam.

Fernleaf yarrow

Asteraceae 5,154 4,030 Observations

Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Asteraceae 24,498 20,501 Observations

Achillea pannonica Scheele

Yarrow

Asteraceae 17 12 Observations

Achillea ptarmica L.

Sneezewort

Asteraceae 3,095 2,401 Observations

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Nui Xi

Amaranthaceae 19 12 Observations

Aconitum × cammarum L.

Hybrid Monk's-hood

Ranunculaceae 1 1 Observation

Acorus calamus L.

Sweet-flag

Acoraceae 560 427 Observations

Actaea pachypoda Elliott

White baneberry

Ranunculaceae 757 637 Observations

Actaea racemosa L.

Black cohosh

Ranunculaceae 524 400 Observations

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Red baneberry

Ranunculaceae 684 577 Observations

Adenocaulon bicolor Hook.

Trailplant

Asteraceae 130 104 Observations

Adiantum pedatum L.

Northern maidenhair

Pteridaceae 508 453 Observations

Adlumia fungosa (Aiton) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Allegheny Vine

Papaveraceae 4 3 Observations

Adoxa moschatellina L.

Moschatel

Viburnaceae 632 464 Observations

Aegopodium podagraria L.

Ground Elder

Apiaceae 10,434 8,315 Observations

Aesculus glabra Willd.

Ohio buckeye

Sapindaceae 760 593 Observations

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Common Horse-chestnut

Sapindaceae 14,676 11,135 Observations

Aethusa cynapium L.

Fool's parsley

Apiaceae 1,629 1,109 Observations

Agalinis maritima (Raf.) Raf.

Saltmarsh False Foxglove

Orobanchaceae 6 6 Observations

Agalinis purpurea (L.) Pennell

Purple false foxglove

Orobanchaceae 140 123 Observations

Agalinis skinneriana (Alph.Wood ex A.Gray) Britton

Skinner's false foxglove

Orobanchaceae 8 8 Observations

Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf.

Slender false foxglove

Orobanchaceae 86 71 Observations

Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze

Anise hyssop

Lamiaceae 1,649 1,261 Observations

Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze

Yellow giant-hyssop

Lamiaceae 56 48 Observations

Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze

Purple giant-hyssop

Lamiaceae 18 12 Observations

Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

White Snakeroot

Asteraceae 933 722 Observations

Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene

Mountain agoseris

Asteraceae 46 44 Observations

Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf.

Prairie agoseris

Asteraceae 33 28 Observations

Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr.

Common agrimony

Rosaceae 263 201 Observations

Agrimonia pubescens Wallr.

Downy agrimony

Rosaceae 20 18 Observations

Agrimonia striata Michx.

Woodland Grooveburr

Rosaceae 17 15 Observations

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

Crested wheatgrass

Poaceae 106 88 Observations

Agrostemma githago L.

Common Corncockle

Caryophyllaceae 3,612 3,012 Observations

Agrostis canina L.

Velvet bent

Poaceae 47 29 Observations

Agrostis capillaris L.

Common Bent

Poaceae 1,482 1,129 Observations

Agrostis gigantea Roth

Redtop

Poaceae 132 87 Observations

Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Winter bentgrass

Poaceae 4 4 Observations

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