Prairie Purple Coneflower (Echinacea simulata McGregor)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink , PurpleReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Blue Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Indigo, Blue False Indigo Base Flower Color: Blue , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Yarrow, Milfoil (Achillea millefolium L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: White , PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , SepBloom Notes: Flowering late Apr to early Jul (South), mid Jul to mid Sep (North). For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Narrow-Leaf Vetch, Garden Vetch Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Large-Flowered Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora Michx.)

Valerianaceae (Valerian Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wood Spurge (Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A. Gray)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Synonym(s): Wood Spurge, Woodland Spurge, Tinted Woodland Spurge, Tinted Spurge Base Flower Color: Yellow , GreenReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , JunBloom Notes: Four greenish-yellow staminate glandular flowers lacking petals surround one pistillate flower. Flowers are subtended by a pair of connate or near-connate rounded, showy bracts. For more informationContinue reading “Wood Spurge (Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A. Gray)”

Glade Sandwort (Mononeuria patula (Michx.) Dillenb. & Kadereit)

Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Synonym(s): Pitcher’s Stitchwort, Slender Sandwort, Spreading Sandwort, Lime Barren Sandwort, Glade Sandwort Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis L.)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine Base Flower Color: RedReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Hedge Garlic, Mustard Root Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr ,MayNotes: According to Invasive.org, Garlic mustard has displaced vast areas occupied by native spring wildflowers like spring beauty (Claytonia virginica), wild ginger (Asarum canadense), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), trilliums (Trillium species) and toothworts (Cardamine). Three native butterfly species, the WestContinue reading “Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande)”

Southern Blackberry (Rubus argutus Link)

Rosaceae (Rose Family) Synonym(s): Sawtooth Blackberry Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.