Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Early Buttercup, Tufted Buttercup, Prairie Buttercup Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta L.)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Hoary Bittercress Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cedar Gladecress (Leavenworthia stylosa A. Gray
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Cedar Gladecress, Long-styled Gladecress Base Flower Color: White , Yellow, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , MayBloom Notes: Flower petals are white with orange basal stripes or yellow with orange basal stripes. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Frostweed, White Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug , Sep , Oct , NovNotes: When winter weather brings ice, the stems exude water that freezes into fascinating shapes, hence its common name Frostweed. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis occidentalis (Leconte) Kunth var. occidentalis)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Reproductive Phenology: July , August , SeptBloom Description: White For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius L.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Perennial Pea Base Flower Color: Pink , WhiteReproductive Phenology: June to September For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Smooth False Foxglove (Aureolaria levigata (Raf.) Raf.)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Entireleaf Yellow False Foxglove, Smooth False Foxglove Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Orange , YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul , Aug , Sep For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Prairie Mimosa (Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Illinois Bundleflower, Bundleflower, Prairie Bundle Flower, Prickleweed, Illinois Desmanthus, Prairie Mimosa Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep For more information about this plant, Click Here.
English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Synonym(s): Narrow Leaf Plantain Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Spring to Summer For more information about this plant, Click Here.