Synonym(s): American Fever-few Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Wild Quinine was used as a substitute for the bark of the Cinchona tree during World War I, when the supply of the latter was disrupted. This was an attempt to maintain the supply of quinine to treat malaria.Continue reading “Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium L. var. integrifolium)”
Category Archives: Families
Cut-Leaf Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. P. C. Barton)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): American Water Horehound, Water Horehound Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Coppery St. John’s-Wort (Hypericum denticulatum Walter)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Coastal False Asphodel (Triantha racemosa (Walter) Small)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Curtiss’ Milkwort (Polygala curtissii A. Gray)
Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Gromwell (Lithospermum molle Muhl.)
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Soft-hair Marbleseed, False Gromwell Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose, Glade Lily Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct Similar Species: Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.) For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Poor Man’s Pepper (Lepidium campestre (L.) W. T. Aiton)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Field Pepper; Field Pepperweed; Field Cress Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigo Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Corolla deep violet-purple, anthers orange, style purplish. For more information about this plant, Click Here.