Barberry; Pepperidge-bush
Berberis vulgaris
Flowers–Yellow, small, odor disagreeable, 6-parted, borne in drooping, many-flowered racemes from the leaf axils along arching twigs. Stem: A much-branched, smooth, gray shrub, 5 to 8 ft. tall, armed with sharp
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Pokeweed; Scoke; Pigeon-berry; Ink-berry; Garget
Phytolacca decandra
Flowers–White, with a green centre, pink tinted outside, about 1/4 in. across, in bracted racemes 2 to 8 in. long. Calyx of 4 or 5 rounded persistent
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Common Persicaria, Pink Knotweed, or Jointweed; Smartweed
Polygonum pennsylvanicum
Flowers–Very small, pink, collected in terminal, dense, narrow obtuse spikes, 1 to 2 in. long. Calyx pink or greenish, 5-parted, like petals; no corolla; stamens
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Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me
Myosotis scorpioides (M. palustris)
Flowers–Pure blue, pinkish, or white, with yellow eye; flat, 5-lobed, borne in many-flowered, long, often 1-sided racemes. Calyx 5-cleft; the lobes narrow,
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