Tag Archives: April

Four Leafed Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa L.)

Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family) Synonym(s): Fourleaf Yam Base Flower Color: White, GreenReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum Michx.)

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Synonym(s): Woodland Stonecrop, Wild Stonecrop, Mountain Stonecrop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus L.)

Calycanthaceae (Stawberry-Shrub Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Sweet Shrub Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Allegheny-spurge (Pachysandra procumbens Michx.)

Buxaceae (Boxwood Family) Synonym(s): Allegheny Spurge, Mountain Spurge Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Color white or pale pink, fragrant, often appearing before new leaves emerge in early spring. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)

Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Synonym(s): Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, AprBloom Notes: Flowers usually white, but some populations display pinkish, rosy, or purplish flowers. Pink/rose/purple-flowered plants are sometimes referred to as a separate form of this species: Podophyllum peltatum f. deamii.Only plants with aContinue reading “Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)”

Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.)

Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense L.)

Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family) Synonym(s): Canadian Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Little Brown (incl. Maroon) Jug (Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. arifolia)

Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family) Synonym(s): Little Brown (incl. Maroon) Jug, Heartleaf, Evergreen Wild Ginger Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Maroon/brown, inconspicuous For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott)

Araceae (Arum Family) Synonym(s): Jack In The Pulpit, Indian Jack In The Pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.