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How it's named and classified:

Common Name:
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Plant Family:	Plant Type:
All Families Amaryllis Arum Bedstraw Birthwort Borage Buckthorn Buttercup Composite Dogbane Evening Primrose Fern Gentian Grass Iris Legume Lily Lobelia Loosestrife Mallow Milkweed Milkwort Mint Morning Glory Mustard Oak Orchid Parsley Phlox Poppy Primrose Purslane Rose Sandalwood Saxifrage Sedge Sedum Snapdragon Spiderwort Spurge Vervain Violet Wood Sorrel	all types fern forb grass sedge shrub woody tree

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How it looks and when it blooms:

Colors:

white tan yellow green blue orange pink red purple mixed

Height:

all heights low: under 15 cm (6 inches) short: 5.2 to 76.2 cm. (6 inches to 2 1/2 feet) medium: .762 to 1.2 meters (2.5 to 4 feet) tall: 1.22 meters (4 feet) or more climbing aquatic

Blooming Months:
January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

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Where, when and how often it grows and if it's native to Fermilab:

Growth Pattern:	How Common:	Native to Fermilab:
all patterns perennial annual biennial multiyear cycle	all abundant common uncommon rare	Yes No

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