Early Summer Wildflowers Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden · · 2017-12-19Early Summer Wildflowers...

Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden

These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names

for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location

U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium U

Black Bugbane

Actaea racemosa(Cimicifuga racemosa)

W

Garlic Mustard

Alliaria petiolata B

Garlic Mustard

Leaves with heart-shapedbase, coarse teeth

B

Wild Leek

Allium tricoccum W

Wild Leek

Leaves disappear beforeflowers open

W

Canada Anemone

Anemone canadensis B

Canada Anemone

Upper stem leaves stalkless,basal look the same but long

stalks.

B

Spreading Dogbane

Apocynumandrosaemifolium

U

Spreading Dogbane

Leaves opposite, stems andstalks reddish in sun.

Flowers resemble a bell.

U

Indian Hemp

Apocynum cannabinum(AKA American Dogbane)

U

Indian Hemp

Flowers at top of tall stem,branching only at top

U

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa W

American Spikenard

Flowers whitish-green.Leaves are twice compound,

2+ feet long and wide.

W

American Spikenard

Leaflets oval, heart-shapebase, abrupt tip

W

Great Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum reniforme U

Great Indian Plantain

Leaves palmate, large lobes,stem angled & purplish

U

Poke Milkweed

Asclepias exaltata B

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata W

White False Indigo

Baptisia alba var.macrophylla

(AKA Wild White Indigo)

U

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Hoary Alyssum

Berteroa incana U

Smooth Rockcress

Boechera laevigata W

New Jersey Tea*

Ceanothus americanus U

Buttonbush*

Cephalanthus occidentalis W

Mouse-ear Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum ssp.vulgare

W

Chicory - White type

Cichorium intybus U

Enchanter’s Nightshade

Circaea lutetiana ssp.canadensis

(Broadleaf Enchanter’s N)

W

Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana(A sprawling vine)

U

Bastard Toadflax

Comandra umbellata U

Lily of Valley

Convallaria majalis W

Dogwood - Gray*

Cornus racemosa(Prefers less moist areas)

U

Dogwood - Red Osier*

Cornus sericea(Stems red Fall to Spring.)

W

White Prairie Clover

Dalea candida U

White Prairie Clover

Leaves pinnate, 5-9 shortleaflets, gland dots on

underside

U

Wild Yamroot

Dioscorea villosa(Very tiny flowers)

W

Fleabane - Annual Daisy

Erigeron annuus(AKA Eastern Daisy

Fleabane)

B


Leaf toothed, not clasping,stem hair standing out

B


Phyllaries in 2 to 3 series,sparsely hairy, sometimes

glandular

B

Fleabane - Philadelphia

Erigeron philadelphicus(AKA Common Fleabane)

B


Upper leaves clasping stem,stem hairy

B







Phyllaries - 2 to 3 series,with or without fine hair,

sometimes glandular

B

Fleabane - Lesser Daisy

Erigeron strigosus(AKA Prairie Fleabane)

U


Phyllaries in 2 to 4 serieswith or without fine hair

U


leaf- few teeth, not clasping,stem hair close to stem

U

Fringed Black Bindweed

Fallopia cilinodis(Polygonum cilinoide)

W

Fringed Black Bindweed

Leaf well spaced, heart-shape base, underside fine

hair, long slender stalk

W

Queen of the Meadow

Filipendula ulmaria W

Queen of the Meadow

Leaf - 2-4 pair of lateralleaflets, terminal leaflet has 3

-7 lobes

W

Strawberry - Woodland

Fragaria vesca W


Flower stalk above leaves.Leaflets often stalkless. Tip

tooth broad

W


Fragaria vesca(Seeds raised on the

surface)

W

Strawberry - Virginia

Fragaria virginiana U


Virginia: Flower stalk shorterthan leaves. Leaflets stalked.

Tip tooth shorter

U


Fragaria virginiana(Seeds embedded in pits)

U

Galax

Galax urceolata(AKA Beetleweed)

W

Cleavers

Galium aparine(AKA Stickywilly)

B

Cleavers

Weak stems, few branches,fine hooks, flowers in leafaxils. Leaves whorl of 6

B

Bedstraw - Rough

Galium asprellum W

Bedstraw - Rough

Stem prickly on angles.Leaves whorl of 6, rough.

Flw. cluster branched

W

Bedstraw - Northern

Galium boreale B






Bedstraw - Northern

Many branches, flowers inshowy branched terminal

cluster. Leaves whorls of 4

U

Bedstraw - Shining

Galium concinnum W

Bedstraw - Shining

Leaves whorls of 6, roughedged, sharply pointed,

many branches, sprawling

W

Bedstraw - Threepetal

Galium trifidum W

Bedstraw - Fragrant

Galium triflorum W

Bedstraw - Fragrant

Leaves whorls of 6, vanillaodor, 3-flowered clusters.

Stem nodes smooth

W

White Avens

Geum canadense W

White Avens

Lower leaf 3 to 5 toothedleaflets. Upper smaller, 3

leaflets or just 3 lobes

W

Cow Parsnip

Heracleum maximum W

Cow Parsnip

Leaf 3-parted, toothedleaflets, forming a sheath at

the base

W

Dame’s Rocket - White

Hesperis matronalis(AKA Sweet Rocket)

B

Winterberry*

Ilex verticillata(AKA Black Alder)

W

Cream Pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus U

Cream Pea

Leaf- 3 to 5+ pairs leaflets,tendril at tip, green before

flowering

U

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare U

Water Horehound

Lycopus americanus W

Bugleweed

Lycopus sp. W

Bugleweed

Top of Plant

White Sweet Clover

Melilotus alba B

White Sweet Clover

Plants can be 1 to 5 feet tall,much branched

B






Canada Moonseed

Menispermum canadense(AKA Common Moonseed)

U

Canada Moonseed

Leaf large, broad, ovate,shallowly lobed. Flowers

small, bell-shaped.

U

Wild Mint

Mentha arvensis W

Partridge Berry

Mitchella repens W

Partridge Berry

Mitchella repens(Low growing plant. White

flowers seldom seen)

W

Twoleaf Miterwort

Mitella diphylla(AKA Bishop's Cap)

W

Twoleaf Miterwort

Leaves mid-stem, 1 pair,almost stalkless, 3 to 5 lobes

W

Blunt-leaved Sandwort

Moehringia lateriflora U

Blunt-leaved Sandwort

Leaf - oblong, blunt tip, nostalk, < 1” long, fine hair

U

Glade Mallow

Napaea dioica U

Glade Mallow

Lower leaves have deeplycut lobes

U

Bland Sweet Cicely

Osmorhiza claytonii(AKA Hairy Sweet Cicely)

W

Bland Sweet Cicely

Leaf 2x divided, plant hairy,4-7 flowers per umbel, styles

shorter than petals

W

Anise Root

Osmorhiza longistylis(AKA Long-styled Sweet

Cicely)

W

Anise Root

Leaf 2x pinnately divided,minor hair, 6-16 flowers per

umbel, styles > petals

W

Grass of Parnassus

Parnassia glauca W

Grass of Parnassus

Leaves all basal. Petals withgreen veins, sepals small

and hidden

W

Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium(AKA American Feverfew)

U

Wild Quinine

Tall plant, leaves lance-shaped, flowers in flat-

topped clusters

U

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis(AKA Talus Slope

Penstemon)

U






Foxglove Beardtongue

Leaf lance-shaped, fineteeth, shiny, stalkless; outercorolla and calyx with hair.

U

Dotted Smartweed

Persicaria punctata(Polygonum punctatum)

W

Ninebark*

Physocarpus opulifolius(AKA Prairie Ninebark)

W

Ninebark*

Leaf resembles maple leaf;lower ones have 3-5 lobes,

upper more rounded

W

Virginia Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum U

Virginia Mountain Mint

Plant is 1 - 3 feet tall, smallopposite lance-shaped

leaves, sweetly aromatic

U

Allegheny Blackberry*

Rubus allegheniensis B

Allegheny Blackberry*

Lower leaves - 5 long-stalked leaflets. Glandularhair on leaf & flower stalks

B

Dewberry*

Rubus flagellaris(AKA Northern Dewberry)

short plant, upland

U

Black Raspberry*

Rubus occidentalis U

Black Raspberry*

Leaf 3-parted on floweringstems, 5-part on new canes.No glandular hair anywhere

U

Dwarf Red Raspberry

Rubus pubescens W

Dwarf Red Raspberry

Leaf with 3 parts, sharpteeth, long stalk. Short plant

in moist areas

W

Swamp Blackberry

Rubus semisetosus W

Canada Elderberry*

Sambucus nigra ssp.canadensis (AKA American

Black Elderberry)

B

Canada Elderberry*

Leaf - 5 to 9 leaflets, serrateedge; flower cluster flat-

topped

B

Bouncing Bet - White

Saponaria officinalis(AKA Soapwort)

U

Bouncing Bet

Leaves opposite, elongatedovals, smooth, wavy, 3-5

prominent veins

U

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum W

Black Nightshade

Leaves ovate to diamondshape, dull, a few teeth that

resemble lobes

W






Meadowsweet*

Spiraea alba(AKA Narrow-leafMeadowsweet)

W

Meadowsweet*

Top section of shrub, leaveslanceolate, toothed

W

Long-leaved Chickweed

Stellaria longifolia(AKA Water Chickweed)

B

Long-leaved Chickweed

Leaf and plant section B

Wolfberry*

Symphoricarposoccidentalis

W

Wolfberry*

Leaf smooth, wavy edge,short green stalk, underside

blue-green

W

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia(AKA Heartleaf Foamflower)

W

Foamflower

Leaves all basal, heart-shape base, 5 to 7 lobes,stalks have glandular hair

W

White Clover

Trifolium repens U

White Clover

Leaves 3-parted on longstalks. Light-color chevronmay not be always visible

U

Garden Valerian

Valeriana officinalis W

Garden Valerian

Leaves opposite, 7 to 25leaflets, aromatic

W

White Vervain

Verbena urticifolia W

White Vervain

Flowers tiny on spreadingbranches. Leaf lance-like,toothed, fine vein pattern

W

Culver's Root

Veronicastrum virginicum U

Culver's Root

Leaves in a whorl of 3 to 7,widely spaced, usually

hairless.

U

Southern Arrowwood*

Viburnum dentatum W

Southern Arrowwood*

Leaves opposite, sharpcoarse teeth, stalked, tips

pointed to rounded.

W

Swamp Beggartick

Bidens connata(AKA Purple-stem

Beggartick)

W

Swamp Beggartick

Leaf toothed, lance likesome with winged stalks;

lower may be 3-cleft

W






Devil’s Beggartick

Bidens frondosa W

Devil’s Beggartick

Leaf in 3 to 5 lance-likeleaflets, coarsely toothed;upper may be undivided

W

Stiff Tickseed

Coreopsis palmata(AKA Stiff Coreopsis)

U

Stiff Tickseed -leaf

Stem stiff; leaves opposite,stalkless, 3 elongated lobesthat divide above the base

U

Narrowleaf Hawksbeard

Crepis tectorum U

Narrowleaf Hawksbeard

Stems angled, leaves narrowwith auricles

U

Bush Honeysuckle*

Diervilla lonicera(AKA Northern Bush

Honeysuckle)

U

Yellow Avens

Geum aleppicum W

Yellow Avens

Lower leaf with 2-6 pairsleaflets, sparsely hairy;

upper smaller, fewer leaflets

W

Stiff Sunflower

Helianthus pauciflorus U

Stiff Sunflower

Leaves opposite, lanceolate,ascending, widely spaced on

stem. Disc florets reddish

U

Stiff Sunflower

Phyllaries 25-35, pointed, notspreading, margins with fine

hair

U

Smooth Oxeye

Heliopsis helianthoides var.scraba

U

Smooth Oxeye

Stalked flowers from axils ofstalked toothed leaves

having rough surface hair

U

Smooth Oxeye

Phyllaries - 2 series, outerlonger, inner broader, usually

with fine hair

U

Yellow Day Lily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus U

St. Johnswort - Common

Hypericum perforatum U

St. Johnswort - Common

Shrubby branching stems,narrow leaves with dots,

flower with 3 styles

U

St. Johnswort - Great

Hypericum pyramidatum U

St. Johnswort - Great

Erect, 2-5’ tall, flowers 1.5” to2.3” wide, long stalked and

usually solitary

U






Yellow Flag Iris

Iris pseudacorus(AKA Pale Yellow Iris)

W

Wild Lettuce

Lactuca canadensis U

Wild Lettuce

Leaves vary from entire,toothed, to pinnately divided,

but edges NOT spiny

U

Prickly Lettuce

Lactuca serriola U

Prickly Lettuce

Leaf -prickles on edge andunder on midrib, auricles

clasping to stem

U

Canada Lily

Lilium canadense U

Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata W

Fringed Loosestrife

Leaves opposite - not in awhorl, lanceolate, fine hair

on stem leaf node

W

Moneywort

Lysimachia nummularia(AKA Creeping Jenny)

W

Moneywort

Creeping plant. Flowerssolitary from leaf axil. Leaves

like twopence,

W

Whorled Loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia U

Whorled Loosestrife

Leaves in a whorl of 4 or 5.Fleshy red nectary in corolla

U

Swamp Candles

Lysmachia terrestis(AKA Yellow Loosestrife)

W

Swamp Candles

Leaf mostly stalkless,smooth, dotted

W

Tufted Loosestrife

Lysmachia thyrsiflora W

Tufted Loosestrife

Flowers in thyrses, leavesopposite, surfaces dotted.

Wetland plant.

W

Garden Loosestrife

Lysmachia vulgaris

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Yellow Sweet Clover

Meliotus officinalis B

Yellow Sweet Clover

Leaf 3 parted, middle leafleton longer stalk. Same leaf

as White Sweet Clover

B






Prairie Sundrops

Oenothera pilosella(AKA Meadow Evening

Primrose)

U

Prairie Sundrops

Leaves opposite, shortstalks, hairy both sides and

margins

U

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii W

Common Yellow Oxalis

Oxalis stricta W

Prairie Ragwort

Packera plattensis U

Clammy Ground Cherry

Physalis heterophylla U

Cinquefoil - Silver

Potentilla argentea B

Cinquefoil - Silver

Flower petals same size assepals. Leaf undersidesilvery from fine hairs.

B

Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited

Potentilla recta W

Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited

Base leaves of 5-7 leaflets,upper 3 leaflets

W

Cinquefoil - Common

Potentilla simplex B

Cinquefoil - Common

Basal leaf. Short plant, withdecumbent stems

B

Tall Buttercup

Ranunculus acris U

Tall Buttercup

Lower leaves divided into 3to 7 parts with deep clefts

U

Swamp Buttercup

Ranunculus hispidus var.nitidus

(AKA Hispid Buttercup)

W

Swamp Buttercup

Basal leaf the largest, 3parts, each part divided.

Upper leaves more simple

W

Long-headed Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera(AKA Prairie Coneflower)

U

Long-headed Coneflower

Leaves alternate, stalked, 3to 14 lobes, gland dotted.

Upper smaller.

U

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta U

Black-eyed Susan

Leaf linear to spatula shape,rough white bristly hair,

stalkless near top of stem

U






Black-eyed Susan

Phyllaries - 2 series, linear,quite long, very hairy, outer

ones reflex

U

Rosinweed

Silphium integrifolium(AKA Wholeleaf

Rosinweed)

U

Rosinweed

Leaves opposite, notsurrounding the stem, upper

& lower same size

U

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale U

Common Dandelion

Leaves all basal, long,pinnately divided, terminal

lobe larger, stalk with wings

U

Yellow Salsify

Tragopogon dubius U

Meadow Goatsbeard

The distinctive Tragopogonseed cluster

U

Meadow Goatsbeard

Tragopogon pratensis(Tragopogon lamottei)

(AKA Yellow Goatsbeard)

U

Common Mullein

Verbascum thapsus U

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea(AKA Golden Zizia)

U

Thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica(No secondary bracts on

flower stalk)

U

Thimbleweed

Both Thimbleweeds hassimilar basal and stem

leaves.

U

Thimbleweed -Tall

Anemone virginiana(Secondary bracts on flower

stalk)

U

Thimbleweed -Tall

Tall Thimbleweed hassecondary bracts midway up

on flower stalk

U

Wild Sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis W

Wild Sarsaparilla

Usually 3 leaves of 3-5leaflets each, flower stem

separate from base

W

Canadian Milk Vetch

Astragalus canadensis U

Canadian Milk Vetch

Leaf compound, 15-35leaflets, smooth edges,pointed tips on leaflets.

U

Climbing Bittersweet*

Celastrus scandens(AKA American Bittersweet)

U

Climbing Bittersweet*

Leaves oval, smooth, sharpteeth

U






Common Dodder

Cuscuta gronovii(Parasitic - no leaves)

U

Water Horsetail

Equisetum fluviatile W

Water Horsetail

Ancient plant - spore-producing strobilus atop an

unbranched stem

W

Leafy Spurge

Euphorbia esula U

Leafy Spurge

Leaves mostly linear tolanecolate; whorl of leaves

under flower head

U

Alumroot

Heuchera americana var.hirsuticaulius

U

Alumroot

Tall plant. Stalked basalleaves only. Garden plant isa cross with H. richardsonii.

U

Sumac - Fragrant*

Rhus aromatica U

Sumac - Fragrant*

Leaf has 3 stalked leaflets,variable in shape, aromatic

when crushed

U

Sumac - Smooth*

Rhus glabra U

Sumac - Smooth*

Twigs smooth & spotted.Leaf - 11 to 31 leaflets; leaf

rachis without hair

U

Sumac - Staghorn*

Rhus hirta U

Sumac - Staghorn*

Twigs with dense fine hair.Leaf - 9-29 leaflets, leaf

rachis with hair

U

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus(AKA Flowering Raspberry)

W

Thimbleberry

No prickles, leaves large andmaple-like

U

Tall Meadow Rue

Thalictrum dasycarpum(AKA Purple Meadow Rue)

U

Tall Meadow Rue

3 to 5’ tall, stem leavessparse, stalkless, hairy

beneath, longer than wide

U

Western Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron rydbergii(AKA Poison Ivy)

W

Western Poison Ivy

Leaf -3 leaflets, shiny darkgreen, bronze when new,

“leaves of 3, leave them be”

W

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum W






Wood Nettle

Laportea canadensis(AKA Canadian Wood

Nettle)

W

Wood Nettle

Leaf alternate, long stalk,oval, coarse teeth, uppersurface crinkled dark grn

W

Common Plantain

Plantago major U

Great Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum(AKA Smooth Solomon’s

Seal)

B

Great Solomon’s Seal

Stems arching, unbranched,flowers pendant, leaves

stalkless.

B

Curly Dock

Rumex crispus U

Curly Dock

Leaves lance-shape, curlybut smooth edge, dull green.

U

Broadleaf Burweed

Sparganium eurycarpum W

Hyssop - Blue Giant

Agastache foeniculum(AKA Anise Hyssop)

U

Hyssop - Blue Giant

Leaf opposite, triangular;upper leaves more narrow.Anise scent when crushed

U

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana(AKA Willow Amsonia)

U

Eastern Bluestar

Leaves narrow and pointed,deep green.

U

False Blue Indigo

Baptisia australis(AKA Blue Wild Indigo)

U

False Blue Indigo

Leaf tri-foliate, leaflets withblunt tip, smooth edges.

U

Bristly Bellflower

Campanula cervicaria(AKA Bristly Bluebells)

U

Bristly Bellflower

Flowers in separatedclusters, stem hairy; leaf

narrow, wavy, hairy

U

Tall Bellflower

Campanulastrumamericanum

(AKA American Bellflower)

W

Chicory - Blue Type

Cichorium intybus U

Virginia Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum(AKA Eastern Waterleaf)

B

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor W






Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis U

Wild Lupine

Leaves divided into 7 - 11leaflets, smooth edges, fine

hair

U

True Forget-me-not

Myosotis scorpioides W

Silvery Scurf Pea

Pediomelum argophyllum U

Silvery Scurf Pea

Leaf -3 to 5 leaflets withwhitish appressed hair

U

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata B

Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium reptans(AKA Greek Valerian)

B

Jacob's-ladder

Plant under 20 inches high,frequently reclining. Leaf: 7-17 leaflets, smooth edges

B

Marsh Skullcap

Scutellaria galericulata W

Marsh Skullcap

Flowers mostly solidary fromleaf axils. Leaves barely

stalked

W

Mad-dog Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora W

Bluejacket

Tradescantia ohiensis(AKA Ohio Spiderwort)

U

Bluejacket

Plant erect, usuallybranched, leaves flat, sheath

at stem

U

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata(AKA Swamp Vervain)

W

Blue Vervain

Leaf lance-like, coarse teeth,underside with hair; lower

have basal lobes

W

Prairie Birdsfoot Violet

Viola pedatifida U

Prairie Birdsfoot Violet

Leaf pinnately divided.Flower has white patch in

throat of lower petal

U

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens U

Downy Wood Mint

Blephilia cilata U

Downy Wood Mint

Leaf -upper lance-like, lowerovate, coarse teeth, hair on

edge & under, aromatic

U






Hairy Wood Mint

Blephilia hirsuta(AKA Hoary Wood Mint)

U

Hairy Wood Mint

Leaf - More egg-shaped, fewcoarse teeth, hairy, long hair

on stem

U

European Bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides(AKA Rampion Bellflower)

U

Northern Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum ssp.glandulosum

(American Willowherb)

W

Willowherb

Epilobium coloratum W

Climbing Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara(AKA Bittersweet

Nightshade)

B

Climbing Nightshade

Leaf: 1 large terminal lobeand 2 to 4 smaller lobes.Stalk forms a small wing

B

Wild Garlic

Allium canadense U

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense(AKA Canadian Wild Ginger)

W

Wild Ginger

Leaves - 2 per plant, up to 6”wide, hairy stalks and

underside; stem prostrate

W

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata W

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca U

Common Milkweed

Leaves opposite, ovate,hairy under, prominent

yellow center rib

U

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium U

Fireweed

Leaf -lateral veins join a loopvein on leaf margin

U

Thistle - Canada

Cirsium arvense(Flower head to 1/2” wide)

U

Thistle - Canada

Deep indentations on leaf,hard needle-like prickles on

margins

U

Showy Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium reginae W

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea U

Purple Prairie Clover

Leaves compound, odd # ofleaflets, 3 to 9, smooth,

gland dots.

U






Ticktrefoil-Point’d-leaved

Desmodium glutinosum U

Ticktrefoil-Point’d-leaved

Leaves basal , 3-parted,center leaflet with pointed tip

U

Grecian Foxglove

Digitalis lanata U

Eastern Wahoo*

Euonymus atropurpurea W

Eastern Wahoo*

Leggy shrub, flower clusterstiny, rising from the leaf axils;

leaf oblong, fine teeth

W

Queen of the Prairie

Filipendula rubra W

Queen of the Prairie

Up to 7 separated lobedleaflets, reddish stem, tip

leaflet with 7-9 lobes

W

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum(AKA Spotted Geranium)

W

Dame's Rocket -pink

Hesperis matronalis(AKA Sweet Rocket)

B

Veiny Pea

Lathyrus venosus(AKA Veiny Vetchling)

U

Veiny Pea

Leaf- 8-12 leaflets withtendril; 2-lobed arrow-

shaped stipule clasps stem

U

Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca W

Motherwort

Top section of plant, leaveslobed lower on plant

W

Wild Four O'clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea(AKA Heart-leaved Four

O'clock)

U

Wild Four O'clock

Leaves paired, oval, heart-shape base; flowers above a

star-shaped cup

U

Purple Bergamot

Monarda media U

Showy Beardtongue

Penstemon grandiflorus(AKA Large-flowered

Beardtongue)

U

Showy Beardtongue

Leaves opposite, stalkless toclasping, thick, fleshy, bluish-

green waxy look.

U

Downy Phlox

Phlox pilosa U

Downy Phlox

Leaves less than 1/2” wide,stems with fine whitish hair,flowers in branched clusters

U






Prickly Rose*

Rosa acicularlis U

Prickly Rose*

Stems branched, denselyprickled near base, leaflets 5

-9, flowers solitary

U

Prairie Wild Rose*

Rosa arkansana(Flower buds in clusters of 2

to 3)

U

Prairie Wild Rose*

9-11 leaflets, many lowerstem prickles, little branching

U

Smooth Rose*

Rosa blanda(Flower buds usually in

clusters)

U

Smooth Rose*

5-7 leaflets, few stemprickles, short plant,

branched

U

Pasture Rose*

Rosa carolina(AKA Carolina Rose)

U

Pasture Rose*

Glandular hair on sepals andflower stalks. Leaflets 5 to 7

(or 9), flowers solitary

U

Climbing Rose*

Rosa setigera(AKA Illinois Rose)

U

Climbing Rose*

Leaf of 3 leaflets, stemsarching, vine-like, flower

buds in clusters

U

Wood’s Rose*

Rosa woodsii(Flowers buds single or

cluster of up to 3)

U

Wood’s Rose*

Tallest wild rose, stemsreddish, curved prickles (not

dense), leaflets 5-9

U

Bouncing Bet - Pink

Saponaria officinalis(AKA Soapwort- Pink

Flower)

U

Bouncing Bet

Leaves opposite, elongatedovals, smooth, wavy, 3-5

prominent veins

U

Lanceleaf Figwort

Scrophularia lanceolata U

Lanceleaf Figwort

Stems with flat sides;stalked lance-shaped leaves,

double-tooth margins

U

Snowberry*

Symphoricarpos albus W

Snowberry*

Leaves opposite, simple,oval, blunt ends; flowers in

cluster at twig tip

W

Bracted Spiderwort

Tradescantia bracteata U

Bracted Spiderwort

2 long green leaf-like bractsspread horizontal under

flowers.

U






Red clover

Trifolium pratense U

Red clover

Leaf 3-parted, blunt ovalshape, hairy edges, lightercolor chevron, large stipule

U

Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta W

Hoary Vervain

Leaf: sharp coarse teeth,short stalk, underside with

fine whitish hair

W

American Vetch

Vicia americana B

American Vetch

Leaf: 8-16 leaflets, tendrils;stipule pairs pointed with 3

sharp teeth in middle of each

B

Peppermint

Mentha aquatica-spicata(Mentha x piperita L.)

W

Spotted Knapweed

Centaurea stoebe U

Bush Honeysuckle*

Diervilla lonicera(Pink flowers occassionally)

U

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis(AKA Red Columbine)

B

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum W

Wild Red Raspberry*(American Red Raspberry)

Leaf on new canes 5 - 7lobed, on old canes 3 - 5

lobes. New stems with fineglandular prickles.

W

Horse Gentian

Triosteum perfoliatum(AKA Late Horse Gentian)

U

Horse Gentian

Leaves egg shape, appearconnected at stem. Flowers

in leaf axils.

U

Orange Day Lily

Hemerocallis fulva U

Orange Hawkweed

Hieracium aurantiacum U

Orange Hawkweed

Leaves all basal, elongated,no lobes or teeth, very hairy.

U

Flame Azalea*

Rhododendroncalendulaceum

W


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