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Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s): Pinxterbloom Azalea, Pinxterflower
Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Bloom Notes: All parts are highly toxic. May be fatal if eaten.
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Similar Species: Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Merrybells, Sessile Bellwort
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Bloom Notes: Typically pale yellow in color
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Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun
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Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul
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Apiaceae (Carrot Family)
Synonym(s): Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip, Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Alexanders, Meadow Zizia, Zizia
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
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Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family)
Synonym(s): Common Dutchman’s Pipe
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Green
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Caterpillar Hosts: Pipevines (Aristolochia species)
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Similar Species: Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla Lam.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Solitary Pussytoes
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Similar Species: Plantain-Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Hook.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Synonym(s): Hairy Buttercup; Sardinian Buttercup, Hairy Crowfoot
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul
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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Slender Vetch, Smooth Tare, Sparrow Vetch, Four Seeded Vetch
Base Flower Color: White, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul
Bloom Notes: Four Seeded Vetch is native to Eurasia and invasive nearly everywhere else in the world. The minute corollas are in racemes of one to three, the usually four-seeded, as the name suggests.
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