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Wild River State Park Plant List Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Acer ginnala amur maple Acer rubrum red maple Acer saccharinum silver maple Acer saccharum sugar maple Achillea millefolium common yarrow Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea rubra red baneberry Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Agalinis tenuifolia slender-leaved false foxglove Agastache foeniculum blue giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariaefolia purple giant hyssop Ageratina altissima white snakeroot Agrimonia gryposepala common agrimony Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Alisma subcordatum heart-leaved water plantain Alnus incana rugosa speckled alder Alopecurus aequalis short-awn foxtail Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Amelanchier arborea downy serviceberry Amelanchier interior inland juneberry Amelanchier laevis smooth juneberry Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone americana round-lobed hepatica Anemone canadensis canada anemone Anemone cylindrica long-headed thimbleweed Anemone quinquefolia quinquefolia wood anemone Anemone virginiana alba tall thimbleweed Angelica atropurpurea angelica Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Apocynum sibiricum clasping dogbane Aquilegia canadensis columbine Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa American spikenard Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Aristida tuberculosa seaside three-awn T Artemisia ludoviciana ludoviciana white sage Asarum canadense wild ginger © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Asclepias exaltata poke milkweed Asclepias incarnata incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asparagus officinalis asparagus Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Athyrium filix-femina angustum lady fern Barbarea vulgaris yellow rocket Berteroa incana hoary alyssum Besseya bullii kitten-tails T Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula pumila bog birch Bidens connata swamp beggarticks Bidens frondosa leafy beggarticks Bidens trichosperma showy beggarticks Boechera grahamii spreading rock cress Boehmeria cylindrica false nettle Boltonia asteroides recognita false aster Botrychium grapefern Botrychium dissectum dissected grapefern Botrychium simplex least moonwort SC Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama Brachyelytrum shorthusk Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus pubescens hairy brome Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calla palustris wild calla Callitriche palustris spring water starwort Caltha palustris common marsh marigold Campanula aparinoides aparinoides marsh bellflower Campanula aparinoides grandiflora marsh bellflower Campanula rotundifolia harebell Cardamine bulbosa spring cress Cardamine pensylvanica Pensylvania bitter cress Carex assiniboinensis assiniboine sedge Carex blanda charming sedge Carex bromoides brome-like sedge Carex bromoides bromoides brome-like sedge Carex cephaloidea cluster bracted sedge Carex comosa bristly sedge Carex cristatella crested sedge © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Carex disperma soft-leaved sedge Carex emoryi Emory's sedge Carex gracillima graceful sedge Carex grisea ambiguous sedge Carex hirtifolia hairy-leaved sedge Carex hystericina porcupine sedge Carex intumescens bladder sedge Carex lacustris lake sedge Carex leptalea bristle-stalked sedge Carex lupulina hop umbrella sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex prairea prairie sedge Carex projecta projecting sedge Carex pseudocyperus cyperus sedge Carex rosea starry sedge Carex siccata dry spike sedge Carex sparganioides bur-reed sedge Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex stipata awl-fruited sedge Carex stricta tussock sedge Carex utriculata beaked sedge Carpinus caroliniana blue beech Carpinus caroliniana virginiana blue beech Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Castilleja coccinea Indian paintbrush Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Ceanothus americanus pitcheri American New Jersey tea Celtis occidentalis hackberry Cerastium fontanum mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium nutans nodding chickweed Chelone glabra white turtlehead Chimaphila umbellata umbellata pipsissewa Cicuta bulbifera bulb-bearing water hemlock Cicuta maculata spotted water hemlock Cinna arundinacea stout woodreed Circaea alpina alpina alpine enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana canadensis common enchanter's nightshade Cirsium muticum swamp thistle Claytonia virginica Virginia spring beauty Clintonia borealis bluebead lily Coptis trifolia goldthread Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood Cornus amomum schuetzeana silky dogwood © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Cornus canadensis bunchberry Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus rugosa round-leaved dogwood Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Corylus cornuta cornuta beaked hazelnut Crataegus succulenta fleshy hawthorn Cryptotaenia canadensis honewort Cuscuta gronovii swamp dodder Cypripedium parviflorum yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae showy lady's slipper Cystopteris bulbifera bulblet fern Cystopteris tenuis Macay's brittle fern Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Dalea villosa villosa silky prairie clover Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hair grass Desmodium glutinosum pointed-leaved tick trefoil Dicentra cucullaria dutchman's breeches Dichanthelium acuminatum implicatum hairy panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum Scribner's panic grass Diervilla lonicera bush honeysuckle Dioscorea villosa wild yam Doellingeria umbellata pubens flat-topped aster Doellingeria umbellata umbellata flat-topped aster Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose shield fern Dryopteris cristata crested fern Echinochloa muricata muricata rough barnyard grass Echinochloa walteri Walter's barnyard grass Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber Eleocharis erythropoda bald spikerush Eleocharis intermedia intermediate spikerush Elymus canadensis nodding wild rye Elymus curvatus awnless wild rye Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye Enemion biternatum false rue anemone Epilobium coloratum purple-leaved willow herb Epilobium glandulosum northern willow herb Epilobium leptophyllum linear-leaved willow herb Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum fluviatile water horsetail © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Equisetum hyemale affine tall scouring rush Equisetum pratense meadow horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum woodland horsetail Eragrostis hypnoides creeping lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea tufted lovegrass Erechtites hieracifolius hieracifolius pilewort Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Erysimum cheiranthoides wormseed mustard Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset Euphorbia glyptosperma ridge-seeded spurge Eurybia macrophylla large-leaved aster Eutrochium maculatum spotted Joe pye weed Eutrochium maculatum maculatum spotted Joe pye weed Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Fragaria vesca americana wood strawberry Fragaria virginiana common strawberry Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus nigra black ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Galium asprellum rough bedstraw Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium concinnum shining bedstraw Galium triflorum sweet-scented bedstraw Gentiana andrewsii dakotica bottle gentian Geranium maculatum wild geranium Geum aleppicum yellow avens Geum canadense white avens Geum laciniatum rough avens W Geum rivale purple avens Glyceria canadensis rattlesnake grass Glyceria grandis tall manna grass Glyceria striata fowl manna grass Gnaphalium uliginosum low cudweed Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain Gratiola neglecta disk hyssop Hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel T Helenium autumnale autumn sneezeweed Heliopsis helianthoides scabra ox-eye Heracleum lanatum cow parsnip Hesperostipa spartea porcupine grass Heterotheca villosa ballardii hairy golden aster Hieracium longipilum long-bearded hawkweed W © 2013 MinnesotaSeasons.com. 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Herbarium Scientific Name Minnesota DNR Common Name Status Humulus lupulus lupuloides common hops Hydrocotyle americana American water-pennywort SC Hydrophyllum virginianum virginianum Virginia waterleaf Hypericum pyramidatum great St. John's-wort Ilex verticillata winterberry Ilex verticillata verticillata winterberry Impatiens capensis spotted touch-me-not Iris versicolor northern blue flag Juglans cinerea butternut E Juniperus communis depressa bush juniper Koeleria macrantha junegrass Lactuca biennis biennial blue lettuce Laportea canadensis woodnettle Larix laricina tamarack Lathyrus ochroleucus pale vetchling Leersia virginica white grass Lemna minor lesser duckweed Lemna trisulca star duckweed Lemna turionifera turion duckweed Leonurus cardiaca common motherwort Lepidium densiflorum green-flowered peppergrass Lilium michiganense Michigan lily Linaria canadensis old field toadflax SC Linaria vulgaris butter-and-eggs Linum sulcatum grooved yellow flax Lithospermum canescens hoary puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense croceum hairy puccoon Lobelia siphilitica great lobelia Lonicera caerulea mountain fly honeysuckle Lonicera dioica glaucescens wild honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Morrow's
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  • Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in Geum Urbanum (Rosaceae) and Their Transferability Within the Genus Geum

    Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in Geum Urbanum (Rosaceae) and Their Transferability Within the Genus Geum

    Molecular Ecology Notes (2004) 4, 209 –212 doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00619.x PRIMERBlackwell Publishing, Ltd. NOTE Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Geum urbanum (Rosaceae) and their transferability within the genus Geum P. ARENS,* W. DURKA,† J. H. WERNKE-LENTING* and M. J. M. SMULDERS* *Plant Research International, Wageningen UR, PO Box 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands, †UFZ-Environmental Research Centre Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Department of Community Ecology, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, D-06110 Halle, Germany Abstract Thirteen novel polymorphic microsatellite loci are presented for Geum urbanum (Rosaceae). The microsatellites will be useful tools to analyse the influence of landscape structure and land-use intensity in agricultural landscapes on genetic diversity within and among popu- lations of Geum urbanum. Transferability was tested in 19 other Geum species and two Waldsteinia species. In most species polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products of the expected range were obtained, therefore the markers reported here appear to be applicable across the whole genus. Keywords: fragmentation, Geum urbanum, landscape structure, microsatellite, population genetics Received 20 November 2003; revision received 16 January 2004; accepted 16 January 2004 Wood Avens (Geum urbanum L.) is a hexaploid (2n = 6x = 42) with the following modifications: genomic DNA of G. member of the Rosaceae, native to the Eurasian Temperate urbanum was digested with RsaI, AluI, MboI or TaqI and Zone. The species has a preferentially autogamous breeding size-fractionated using agarose gel electrophoresis. DNA system due to autodeposition of pollen (Taylor 1997). fragments between 300 and 1000 bp were recovered by Therefore, gene flow among sites will depend mainly on electro-elution, enriched by hybridization to synthetic seed dispersal.