Field Pansy (Viola bicolor Pursh)

Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Field Pansy, Wild Pansy Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Petals violet-blue to light lavender-blue or whitish, paler, and at least the lower ones darkly veined toward the base, the lowest one more or less yellow toward the center and base (or rarely the lower petals wholly dark-colored).Continue reading “Field Pansy (Viola bicolor Pursh)”

Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum Raf.)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Betsy, Little Sweet Betsy Base Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown (incl. Maroon), BronzeReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. ssp. americanum)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Trout-lily, American Trout-lily, Eastern Trout-lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Adder’s Tongue Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.

White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum Nutt.)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): White Troutlily, White Dogtooth-violet, White Fawnlily, Adder’s-tongue Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Smooth Rock Cress (Boechera laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Al-Shehbaz)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small)

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Synonym(s): Early Saxifrage Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor L.)

Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunBloom Description: Blue, Purple 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.

Southern Stoneseed (Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex DC.)

Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Tuberous Stoneseed, Southern Stoneseed, Tuberous Gromwell Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Early Buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis Muhl. ex Bigelow)

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.