Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens (Britton) Britton)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Gray Beardtongue Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulNotes: This plant is the host plant for the Buckeye butterfly. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulNotes: Wineberry forms dense shady thickets that displace native plants and significantly alter habitat structure. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Field Chamomile can be distinguished from other mayweeds by its flat leaf-segments (rather than rounded leaf-segments), and by the woolly pubescence of its foliage. It does not possess the unpleasant odor of Dog Fennel (A. cotula). For more information about this plant,Continue reading “Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)”
Two-Flowered Cynthia (Krigia biflora (Walter) S. F. Blake var. biflora)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Dwarf Dandelion Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Bastard Toadflax (Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. umbellata)
Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Slender Vetch, Smooth Tare, Sparrow Vetch, Four Seeded Vetch Base Flower Color: White, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom 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. ForContinue reading “Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)”
Narrowleaf Cowwheat (Melampyrum lineare W. P. C. Barton var. latifolium)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Cow-wheat, Narrow-leaved Cow-wheat, Cow Wheat Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii Pursh)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra L.)