Perplexed Ticktrefoil (Desmodium perplexum B. G. Schub.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Perplexed Ticktrefoil, Perplexing Tick Trefoil Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Groundnut (Apios americana Medik.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Groundnut, Wild Potato, Indian Potato, American Potatobean Base Flower Color: Red, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis Walter)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott)

Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Loosestrife, Swamp-loosestrife, Water Willow Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera Michx.)

Rosaceae (Rose Family) Synonym(s): Climbing Prairie Rose, Climbing Rose, Prairie Rose Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, JunNotes: Many birds relish the showy, red fruit. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

American Germander (Teucrium canadense L. var. canadense)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Canada germander, American Germander, Canadian germander, Germander, Hairy germander, Wood Sage Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: This herb is sometimes sold commercially as Pink Skullcap. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Purple Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea L.)

Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Synonym(s): Blood Milkwort Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Underground root gives off wintergreen odor when crushed. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Broadleaf Barbara’s Buttons (Marshallia trinervia (Walter) Trel.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Broadleaf Barbara’s Buttons, Colonial Barbara’s Buttons, Southern Barbara’s Buttons Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Caley Pea (Lathyrus hirsutus L.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Singletary Pea, Hairy Vetchling, Austrian Winter Pea, Rough Pea Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Adam And Eve Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Yellow, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: The leaf is usually gone by the time the plant blooms. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.