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Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Yellow Sunnybell, Yellow Sunny-bell
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr
Bloom Notes: Blooms mid-March to mid-April in South and West. Blooms April to Mid-May in North.
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Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun
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Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern Whiteflower Penstemon, Eastern Whiteflower Beardtongue
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Base Flower Color: White , Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Flowers are greenish- or yellow-tinged creamy-white.
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Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
Synonym(s): Blue Phacelia, Wild Scorpion Weed
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom Notes: Since the clusters of flowers are composed of pale lavender to violet-blue individual flowers arranged in a coil that resembles a curled scorpion’s tail.
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Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Synonym(s): Showy Lady’s Slipper
Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul
Bloom Notes: This plant is a clonal plant that grows slowly, occasionally taking over 16 years to produce its first bloom; a single plant can live over fifty years.
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Synonym(s): Rape Mustard, Turnip, Bok Choy, Field Rape
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May
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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Scarlet Clover, Italian Clover, German Clover, French Clover, Carnation Clover, Incarnate Clover.
Base Flower Color: Red
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Crimson clover is commonly used as a winter or summer annual cover crop in rotation with vegetables or field crops.
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Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Synonym(s): Sand-dune Wallflower, Western Wallflower, Prairie Rocket
Base Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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