Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Green-flowered Milkweed, Green Milkweed, Wand Milkweed, Green Comet Milkweed Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum ssp. obliqua (Raf.) J.S. Wilson)
Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) Synonym(s): Kinnikinnik, Pale Dogwood, Red Willow, Silky Cornel, Swamp Dogwood Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Loesel’s Twayblade (Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Widelip Orchid Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: State listed as EndangeredPlease excuse the picture quality, this plant had just survived a flood! For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Large Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Large Whorled Pogonia, Purple Fiveleaf Orchid Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Green, Pink, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): Wintercreeper, Climbing Euonymus, Fortune’s Spindle Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: This plant can either be a liana (i.e., a woody plant with a vine-like growth form) or a shrub (i.e., a woody plant with several stems growing from the base). This is the shrub version. I doContinue reading “Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)”
Green Violet (Cubelium concolor (T. F. Forst.) Raf.)
Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Greenviolet, Green Violet Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Upright Carrion Flower (Smilax ecirrata S. Watson)
Smilacaceae (Catbrier Family) Synonym(s): Upright Carrionflower Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, JunNotes: 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. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Alumroot (Heuchera americana L.)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Synonym(s): American Alumroot, Alumroot Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: Pale greenish yellow or pale purple, so pale they almost appear white. Delicate and misty looking. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees)
Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Heartleaf Nettle (Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh)
Urticaceae (Nettle Family) Synonym(s): Dwarf Stinging Nettle; Heartleaf Nettle; Heart-leaf Stinging Nettle Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayNotes: Do not touch this plant. You will immediately be sorry. Its called “stinging” for a reason. Its not the thorns that get you, its the hairs on the leaves that do the real damage. PainContinue reading “Heartleaf Nettle (Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh)”