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Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Fewleaf Sunflower, Western Sunflower
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: The majority of the leaves are basal. There are a few small stem leaves.
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Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s): Meadowsweet, Hardhac
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Hypoxidaceae (Star-Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun
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Violaceae (Violet Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern Greenviolet, Green Violet
Base Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
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Smilacaceae (Catbrier Family)
Synonym(s): Upright Carrionflower
Base Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Notes: As the name implies, the flowers have an unpleasant odor that resembles decaying carrion. The stinky flowers are cross-pollinated by various kinds of flies.
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Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)
Synonym(s): American Alumroot, Alumroot
Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Bloom Notes: Pale greenish yellow or pale purple, so pale they almost appear white. Delicate and misty looking.
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Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)
Synonym(s): Hairy Alumroot
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul
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Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)
Base Flower Color: Red
Reproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun
Notes: The noun “pink” is first recorded in 1566, but not as the name for a color. “Pink” was the name for a flower, Dianthus plumarius after which the pinking shears were named. Cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on as in “I pinked the edge of the fabric”.
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Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
Synonym(s): Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers are typically blue to lavender but occasionally white.
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Lauraceae (Laurel Family)
Base Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
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