Smilacaceae (Catbrier Family) Synonym(s): Sawbriar, Saw Greenbriar, Catbriar, Bullbriar, Stretchberry Vine Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, MayBloom Notes: My fellow hikers can attest to just how horrible a plant this is. I will carry scars for life! For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Hunger’s Carrion Flower (Smilax hugeri (Small) J. B. Norton ex Pennell)
Smilacaceae (Catbrier Family) Base Flower Color: Green, Yellow Reproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Flowers Mar-May. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Shooting Star (Primula meadia (L.) A. R. Mast & Reveal)
Primulaceae (Pimrose Family) Synonym(s): Common Shooting-star, Prairie Shooting star, Pride of Ohio, Pride-of-Ohio Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata L. var. cordata)
Pontederiaceae (Pickerelweed Family) Synonym(s): Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt.)
Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Synonym(s): Celandine Poppy, Yellow Wood Poppy Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Usually yellow but can be more of an orange. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Illinois Wood Sorrel (Oxalis illinoensis Schwegman)
Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) Synonym(s): Illinois Wood-sorrel, Illinois Woodsorrel Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Yellow with prominent red lines proximally. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pink Wood Sorrel (Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa)
Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) Oxalis violacea (Violet Wood Sorrel) is the native species and Oxalis debilis (Pink Wood Sorrel) is an escaped ornamental plant that is native to tropical America. Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Great Yellow Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis grandis Small)
Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) Synonym(s): Great Yellow Woodsorrel, Large Yellow Wood Sorrel Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Squaw Root (Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family) Synonym(s): American Cancer-root, Squawroot Base Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.)
Ophioglossaceae (Adders-Tongue Family) Base Flower Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Spores Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.