Snowy Orchid (Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Snowy Orchid, Frog Spear, Bog Torch, White Frog Arrow, White Rein Orchid Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Great Plains Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Great Plains Ladies’-tresses, Great Plains Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra L.)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: Genus name comes from the Greek word chelone meaning tortoise in reference to the turtlehead shape of the flowers. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii Pursh)

Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata L.)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)

False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Common Boneset Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Northern Spiderlily (Hymenocallis occidentalis (LeConte) Kunth. var. occidentalis)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Carolina Spiderlily Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

Knotweed family (Polygonaceae) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: The seeds are an attractive source of food to various upland gamebirds, graminivorous songbirds, and small mammals, including squirrels. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Wild Leek, Ramp Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Two long, glossy, oval leaves appear in early spring and wither away before the smooth, 6-10 in. flowering stalk matures. Small white flowers occur in a hemispherical, terminal cluster of creamy-white flowers. For more information about this plant, ClickContinue reading “Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)”

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.)