Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Moccasin Flower, Pink Lady’s Slipper Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Category Archives: Families
Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum E. P. Bicknell)
Iridaceae (Iris Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus L. var. philadelphicus)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, White YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, JunBloom Notes: The name appears to be derived from a belief that the dried plants repelled fleas or that the plants were poisonous to fleas. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Round-Leaved Ragwort (Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W. A. Weber & A. Love)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis L.)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens L.)
Ericaceae (Heath Family) Synonym(s): Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower, Plymouth Mayflower Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia Willd.)
Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cut-Leaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) O. Schwarz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Cutleaf Toothwort, Pepper Root Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Blooms before deciduous trees have leafed out. Flowers are normally white tinged with pink or lavender. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Venus’s Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Synonym(s): Clasping Venus’s Looking-glass Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Crow Poison, Crowpoison, False Garlic Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, JunNotes: This plant is one of the first to bloom in the spring. It will often have a second blooming period in the fall. For more information about this plant, Click Here.