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Plants marked with an * are more tolerant of very wet or periodically flooded conditions. When selecting plants using this list, remember that a number of factors determine the suitability of a plant for a particular location. In addition to adaptability to moisture, also consider light requirements, soil type, hardiness and heat tolerance, and other factors.
Tall Deciduous Trees
50 Feet or More In Height at maturity
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Acer rubrum |
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*Carya illinoinensis |
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*Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
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*Liquidambar styraciflua |
Sweet Gum |
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*Platanus occidentalis |
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*Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
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*Quercus nigra |
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*Quercus phellos |
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*Salix species |
Willows |
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*Taxodium ascendens |
Pond Cypress |
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*Taxodium distichum |
Bald Cypress |
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Catalpa species |
Catalpa |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
Dawn Redwood |
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Quercus palustris |
Medium Deciduous Trees
30 to 50 feet in height at maturity
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Betula nigra |
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*Carpinus caroliniana |
Ironwood |
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*Diospyros virginiana |
Persimmon |
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*Nyssa aquatica |
Water Tupelo |
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*Nyssa sylvatica |
Black Gum |
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*Quercus laurifolia |
Laurel Oak |
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Asimina triloba |
Pawpaw |
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Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honey Locust |
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Magnolia macrophylla |
Small Deciduous Trees
Under 30 feet in height at maturity
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Amelanchier arborea |
Juneberry |
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Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringetree |
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Cornus alternifolia |
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Halesia carolina |
Carolina Silverbell |
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Hamamelis virginiana |
Witch Hazel |
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Magnolia tripetala |
Umbrella Magnolia |
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Ostrya virginiana |
Hop Hornbeam |
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Styrax americanus |
American Snowbell |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Chamaecyparis thyoides |
White Cedar |
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*Gordonia lasianthus |
Loblolly Bay |
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*Magnolia virginiana |
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*Pinus elliotti |
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*Pinus taeda |
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Ilex cassine |
Dahoon |
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Ilex opaca |
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Magnolia grandiflora |
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Sabal palmetto |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Ilex glabra |
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Agarista populifolia |
Florida Leucothoe |
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Cyrilla racemiflora |
Leatherwood |
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Fatsia japonica |
Japanese Fatsia |
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Ilex verticillata |
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Ilex vomitoria |
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Illicium floridanum |
Florida Anise |
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Leucothoe axillaris |
Coastal Leucothoe |
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Myrica cerifera |
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Osmanthus americanus |
Devilwood |
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Sabal minor |
Deciduous Shrubs
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
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*Clethra alnifolia |
Summersweet |
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*Cornus sericea |
Redtwig Dogwood |
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*Ilex decidua |
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*Itea virginica |
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*Lindera species |
Spicebush |
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Aesculus parviflora |
Bottlebrush Buckeye |
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Aronia arbutifolia |
Red Chokeberry |
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Baccharis halimifolis |
Groundsel Tree |
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Callicarpa americana |
American Beautyberry |
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Calycanthus floridus |
Sweetshrub |
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Chimonanthus praecox |
Wintersweet |
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Forsythia species |
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Fothergilla species |
Fothergilla |
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Rhododendron atlanticum |
Coast Azalea |
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Rhododendron viscosum |
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Rhodotypos scandens |
Jetbead |
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Rosa carolina |
Carolina Rose |
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Rosa palustris |
Swamp Rose |
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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis |
American Elderberry |
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Spiraea x vanhouttei |
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Thuja occidentalis |
American Arborvitae |
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Vaccinium arboreum |
Farkleberry |
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Viburnum opulus |
Cranberry Viburnum |
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Xanthorhiza simplicissima |
Yellowroot |
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Zenobia pulverulenta |
Dusty Zenobia |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Ajuga species |
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Aspidistra elatior |
Cast Iron Plant |
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Bignonia capreolata |
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Campsis radicans |
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Convallaria majalis |
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Decumaria barbara |
Wild Climbing Hydrangea |
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Gelsemium sempervirens |
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Hydrangea anomola petiolaris |
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Liriope spicata |
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Lonicera sempervirens |
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Smilax smallii |
Jackson Vine |
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Wisteria frutescens |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Osmunda regalis |
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Athyrium filix-femina |
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Athyrium nipponicum |
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Cyrtomium falcatum |
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Dryopteris erythrosora |
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Dryopteris filix-mas |
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Matteuccia pennsylvanica |
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Onoclea sensibilis |
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Osmunda cinnamonea |
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Thelypteris palustris |
Marsh Fern |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Arundo donax |
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*Carex species |
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Chasmanthium latifolium |
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Schizachyrium scoparium |
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Sorghastrum nutans |
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Spartina pectinata |
Cordgrass |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Acorus calamus |
Sweet Flag |
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*Acorus gramineus |
Dwarf Sweet Flag |
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*Alocasia macrorrhiza |
Giant Alocasia |
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*Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
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*Canna species |
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*Colocasia esculenta |
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*Crinum americanum |
Swamp Lily |
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*Filipendula species |
Meadow Sweet |
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*Helianthus angustifolius |
Swamp Sunflower |
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*Hibiscus coccineus |
Scarlet Swamp Hibiscus |
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*Hymenocallis |
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*Iris ensata |
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*Iris hybrids |
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*Iris laevigata |
Rabbitear Iris |
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*Iris pseudacorus |
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*Iris virginica |
Southern Blue Flag |
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*Leucojum aestivum |
Summer Snowflake |
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*Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
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*Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue Cardinal Flower |
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*Lysimachia clethroides |
Gooseneck Loosestrife |
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*Lysimachia punctata |
Yellow Loosestrife |
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*Rhexia virginica |
Meadow Beauty |
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*Xanthosoma atrovirens |
Taro |
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*Zantedeschia aethopica |
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Arisaema triphyllum |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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Aspidistra elatior |
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Aster novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
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Astilbe x arendsii |
Astilbe |
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Chelone species |
Turtlehead |
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Cimicifuga species |
Bugbane |
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Convallaria majalis |
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Crinum species |
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Eupatorium purpureum |
Joe-Pye Weed |
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Galium odoratum |
Sweet Woodruff |
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Hedychium species |
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Hemerocallis hybrids and species |
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Hibiscus species |
Rose Mallow |
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Houttuynia cordata |
Houttuynia |
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Iris sibirica |
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Ligularia species |
Ligularia |
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Malvaviscus arboreus |
Turks Cap |
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Mentha species |
Mints |
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Mertensia virginica |
Virginia Bluebell |
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Monarda species |
Bee Balm |
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Myosotis scorpioides |
Forget-Me-Not |
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Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient Plant |
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Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon’s Seal |
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Tiarella cordifolia |
Foam Flower |
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Tradescantia virginiana |
Spiderwort |
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Tricyrtis formosana |
Toad Lily |
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Vernonia noveboracensis |
Ironweed |
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Zephyranthes atamasca |
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Zephyranthes candida |
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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*Mimulus alatus |
Monkey Flower |
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Asperula orientalis |
Blue Woodruff |
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Solenostemon cultivars |
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Impatiens varieties |
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Viola cultivars |
Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Information Specialist, Clemson University
This information is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service is implied. All recommendations are for South Carolina conditions and may not apply to other areas. All recommendations for pesticide use are for South Carolina only and were legal at the time of publication, but the status of registration and use patterns are subject to change by action of state and federal regulatory agencies. Follow all directions, precautions and restrictions that are listed. (New 11/04)
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