Lanceleaf Gumweed (Grindelia lanceolata Nutt.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Crown Vetch (Securigera varia (L.) Lassen)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Purple Crownvetch, Crownvetch, Trailing Crown Vetch Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , July , Aug , SeptBloom Notes: Was planted by many highway departments around bridges to prevent soil erosion. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Boykin’s Milkwort (Polygala boykinii Nutt.)

Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Synonym(s): Boykin’s Milkwort Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here

Prairie Purple Coneflower (Echinacea simulata McGregor)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink , PurpleReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Blue Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Indigo, Blue False Indigo Base Flower Color: Blue , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Yarrow, Milfoil (Achillea millefolium L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: White , PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , SepBloom Notes: Flowering late Apr to early Jul (South), mid Jul to mid Sep (North). For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Narrow-Leaf Vetch, Garden Vetch Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Large-Flowered Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora Michx.)

Valerianaceae (Valerian Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wood Spurge (Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A. Gray)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Synonym(s): Wood Spurge, Woodland Spurge, Tinted Woodland Spurge, Tinted Spurge Base Flower Color: Yellow , GreenReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , JunBloom Notes: Four greenish-yellow staminate glandular flowers lacking petals surround one pistillate flower. Flowers are subtended by a pair of connate or near-connate rounded, showy bracts. For more informationContinue reading “Wood Spurge (Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A. Gray)”

Glade Sandwort (Mononeuria patula (Michx.) Dillenb. & Kadereit)

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Synonym(s): Pitcher’s Stitchwort, Slender Sandwort, Spreading Sandwort, Lime Barren Sandwort, Glade Sandwort Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.