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STEELE CREEK PARK FLOWERS AND FERNS

wildflowers
 

BUTTERCUPS, POPPIES and RELATIVES

Pipe Vine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

Apr – Jun

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Apr – May

Little Brown Jug (Hexastylis arifolia ruthii)

Mar – May

Heartleaf ? (H. virginica or heterophylla)

Apr – Jun

Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)

Mar - May

Mountain Anemone? (A. lancifolia)

Mar - May

Thimbleweed (A. virginiana)

May Jul

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)

May – Jul

Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana)

Jul - Sep

Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)

Mar – May

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)

Feb – Apr

Round-Lobed Hepatica (H. Americana)

Feb – Apr

Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

Jun - Aug

Kidneyleaf Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)

Mar – Jun

Bulbous Buttercup (R. bulbosus)

Apr – Jun

Hispid Buttercup (R. hispidus hispidus)

Mar – Jun

Swamp Buttercup (R hispidus nitidus)

Apr – Jun

Hooked Buttercup (R. recurvatus)

Apr – Jun

Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum diocium)

Mar – Apr

Cliff Meadow Rue (T.clavatum)

May - Jul

Rue Anemone (T thalictroides)

Mar – May

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)

Apr – May

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Apr – May

Common Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

Jun – Aug

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis)

Mar - Apr

 

NETTLES, PINKS and RELATIVES

Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

May - Sep

Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)

Mar – May

Virginia Spring Beauty (C. virginica)

Feb – Apr

Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria)

May – Aug

BouncingBet (Saponaria officinalis)

Jun - Sep

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

Apr - Jun

Smooth Forked Nailwort ? (Paronychia canadesis)

Jun – Oct

Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Apr - May

Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum; fontanum)

Mar – Jun

Arrow-leaved Tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum)

Jun – Oct

Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)

Apr – Aug

Curly Dock (R. crispus)

Mar – May

 

SAINT JOHNSWORTS, MALLOWS and SUNDEWS

St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides),Jun

 Aug

Common St. Johnswort (H. perforatum),Jun

 Sep

 

VIOLETS and RELATIVES

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)

Apr – Jul

Haberdleaf Yellow Violet (V. hastate)

Apr - May

Yellow Woodland Violet (V. pubescens)

Apr – May

Field Pansy (V. rafinesquii)

Mar – Apr

Long-Spurred Violet (V. rostrata)

Apr - Jun

Common Blue Violet (V. sororia sororia)

Apr – Jun

Pale Violet (V. striata)

Apr – Jun

Wood Violet (V. triloba)

Apr - May

 

MUSTARDS

Smooth Rock Cress (Arabis laevigata)

Apr – May

Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris)

Apr – Jun

Pennsylvania Bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica)

Apr - Jun

Spring Cress (C. rhomboidea)

Apr – Jun

Crinkleroot            (Dentaria diphylla)

Apr – May

Slender Toothwort (D. heterophylla)

Mar - May

Ctleaf Toothwort (D. laciniata)

Mar – May

Field Peppergrass (Lepidium campestre)

May – Sep

Poor-Man’s Pepper (L. virginicum)

Apr - Sep

 

HEATHS and RELATIVES

Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculate)

Jun – Jul

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

July

Pinesap (Monotropa hypopithys)

May – Sep

Indian Pipe (M. uniflora)

Jun - Sep

 

PRIMROSES and RELATIVES

Galax (Galax urceolata)

May – Jul

Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)

Jun – Aug

Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)

May - Jul

 

SEDUMS, SAXIFRAGES and ROSES

Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)

Apr – May

False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata)

May – Jul

Common Alumroot (Heuchera Americana)

Apr – Jun

Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

May – Jul

Bishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla)

Apr – Jun

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Apr – Jun

Agrimony (Agrimonia pubescens)

Jul – Aug

Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)

May - Jun

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Apr – May

White Avens (Geum canadense)

May – Jul

Pale Avens (G. Virginianum)

Jun – Jul

Bowman’s Root (Porteranthus trifoliatus)

May – Jun

Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla Canadensis)

Mar – May

Sulphur Cinquefoil (P. recta)

May – Jul

Carolina Rose (Rosa Carolina)

May – Jun

Swamp Rose (R. Palustris)

Jun - Aug

 

BEANS or PEAS

Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum)

Jul – Aug

Panicled Tick Trefoil (D. paniculatum)

Jul – Aug

Veiny Pea (Lathyrus venosus)

Jun – Jul

Hairy Bush Clover (Lespedeza hirta)

Jul - Oct

White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus)

Apr – Oct

Yellow Sweet Clover (M. officinalis)

Apr – Oct

Goat’s Rue (Tephrosia virginiana)

Jun – Jul

Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre)

Apr – Oct

Red Clover (T. pretense)

May – Aug

White Clover (T. repens)

Apr – Sep

Wood Vetch (Vicia caroliniana)

Apr - May

 

EVENING PRIMROSES and RELATIVES

Enchanter’s Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana canadensis)

Jun – Aug

Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)

Jun - Oct               

 

SPURGES and RELATIVES

Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)

Jul – Sep

 

SUMAC

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

May - Jul

 

MILKWORTS and RELATIVES

Virginia Yellow Flax (Linum virginianum),Jun

 Sep

Seneca Snakeroot (Polygala senega),May

 Jun

 

GERANIUMS and RELATIVES

Creeping Wood Sorrel ? (Oxalis corniculata)

Apr - Oct

Large Yellow Wood Sorrel (O. grandis)

May - Jun

Common Yellow Wood Sorrel (O. Stricta)

Apr – Sep

Violet Wood Sorrel (O. violacea)

Apr – Jun

Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum)

May – Aug

Cutleaf Geranium ? (G. dissectum)

Apr – Jun

Wild Geranium (G. maculatum)       

Apr – Jun

Roundleaf Geranium ? (G. rotundifolium)

?

Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens capensis)

May - frost

Pale Touch-Me-Not (I. pallida)

Jul - Sep

 

GINSENGS and CARROTS

American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

May – Jul

Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculate)

May – Aug

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)

Jun – Sep

Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

May – Sep

Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonia)

Apr – Jun

Sweet Anise (O. longistylis)

Apr – Jun

Short-styled Snakeroot ? (Sanicula canadensis)

Apr - May               

Clustered Snakeroot ? (S. gregaria)

May – Jun

Long-fruited Snakeroot ? (S. trifoliate)

May

Mountain Golden Alexanders ? (Zizia trifoliate)

May - Jun

 

GENTIANS, MILKWEEDS and RELATIVES

Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)

May – Jun

Pennywort (Obolaria virginica)

Mar – Apr

Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)

May – Aug

Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)

Jun - Jul

Swamp Milkweed (A. incarnate)

Jun – Aug

Fourleaf Milkweed (A. quadrifolia)

May – Jun

Common Milkweed (A. syriaca)

Jun – Aug

Butterfly Weed (A. tuberose)

Jun – Aug

White Milkweed (A. variegate)

May - Jun

 

MORNING GLORIES and RELATIVES

Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense)

May – Sep

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

May – Aug

Dodder (Cuscuta sp.)

?

Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata)

May – Jul

Common Morning Glory (I. Purpurea)

Jul - Oct

Largeleaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum)

May – Jun

Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida)

Apr - May

 

MINTS and RELATIVES

Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum)

Apr – Jun

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

Jun - Sep               

Wild Basil (Satureja vulgaris)

Jul – Sep

Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Apr – Jun

Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)

Apr – Jun

Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica)

May – Jun

Showy Skullcap (S. serrata)

May – Jun

English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

May – Oct

American Plantain (P. rugelii)

May - Oct

 

FIGWORTS and RELATIVES

Downy False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica)

Jun – Sep

White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Jul – Sep

False Pimpernel (Lindernia anagallidea)

Jun - Sep

Wood Betony (Pedicularis Canadensis)

Apr – Jun

Smooth Beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus)

May – Jun

Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Jun - Sep

Corn Speedwell (Veronica arvensis)

Mar – Jun

Common Speedwell (V. officinalis)

Apr – Jul

Thyme-leaved Speedwell (V. serpyllifolia)

Apr – Jun

Squaw Root (Conopholis americana)

Apr – Jun

Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana)

Sep - Nov

One-Flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora)

Apr – May

Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata)

Apr - Jun

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)

Jun - Sep

 

BELLFLOWERS and MADDERS

Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana)

Jul – frost

Southern Harebell (C. divaricata)

Jul – Sep

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Jul - Sep

Indian Tobacco (L.inflata)

Jul – Oct

Great Blue Lobelia (L. siphilitica)

Aug - Sep

Venus’s Lokking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata)

May – Aug

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Jun – Aug

Virginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana)

Jun – Aug

Cleavers (Galium aparine)

Apr - May

Fragrant Bedstraw (G. triflorum)

Jun – Aug

Longleaf Bluet (Houstonia longifolia)

Jun – Aug

Venus’s Pride (H. purpurea)

Apr – Jul

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

May - Jun

 

HONEYSUCKLES and RELATIVES

 

ASTERS or SUNFLOWERS

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

May – Nov

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

Jul - Oct

Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemissiifolia)

Aug – Oct

Great Ragweed (A. trifida)

Jul - Oct

Plantainleaf Pussytoes ? (Antennaria plantaginifolia)

Apr – Jun

Solitary Pussytoes (A. solitaria)

Apr – May

White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus)

Jul – Oct

Largeleaf Aster (A. macrophyllus)

Aug – Sep

New England Aster (A. novae-angliae)

Aug - Oct

Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

May – Oct

Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Jun – Oct

Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Jun - Oct               

Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis major)

Jun – Jul

Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

May – Oct

Common Fleabane (E. philadelphicus)

Apr – Jul

Robin’s Plantain (E. pulchellus)      

Apr – Jun

Hollow Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum)

Jul – Sep

Boneset (E. perfoliatum)

Aug – Oct

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed (E. purpureum)

Jul - Sep

Peruvian Daisy (Galinsoga quadriradiata)

May – frost

Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus)

Jul - Sep

Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower (H. strumosus)

Jul - Aug

King Devil (Hieracium caespitosum)

May – Sep

Rattlesnake Weed (H. venosum)

May – Jul

Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia sp.)

?

Wild Lettuce (Lactuca Canadensis)

Jul - Sep

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Jul – Aug

Golden Ragwort (Senecio aureus)

Apr – Aug

Roundleaf Ragwort (S. obovatus)

Apr – Jun

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Apr – Dec

White Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica)

Aug – Oct

Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantean)

Aug – Nov

New York Ironweed (V. noveboracensis)

Aug - Sep

 

WATER PLANTAINS and ARUMS

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Apr - May

 

SPIDERWORTS and RELATIVES

 

SEDGES, GRASSES and RELATIVES

 

LILIES, IRISES and RELATIVES

Colicroot (Aletris farinose)

Apr – Jun

Wild Garlic (Allium canadense)

Apr – May

Speckled Wood Lily (Clintonia umbellulata)

Apr – May

Yellow Mandarin (Disporum lanuginosum)

Apr – May

Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

Apr – Jun

Solomon’s Plume (Smilacina racemosa)

Apr – Jun

Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)

Apr - May

Sweet White Trillium (T. simile)

Mar – Apr

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Apr – May

Perfoliate Bellwort (U. perfoliata)

Apr - May

Catbrier (S. glauca)

May - Jun

Roundleaf Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)

May – Jun

Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata)

Apr – May

Stout Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

May - Jul

 

ORCHIDS

Puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale)

May – Jun

Spring Coralroot (Corallorhiza wisteriana)

Apr - May

Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Apr – May

Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper (C. pubescens)

Apr – May

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis)

Apr – May

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

Jul - Aug

Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor)

Jul – Aug

 

FERNS AND ALLIES

 Christmas Fern

 Oblique Grape Fern

 Maidenhair Fern

 Hay Scented Fern

 Marinal Fern

 Brown-Stemmed Spleenwort

 S. Beech Fern

 Ebony Spleenwort

 Sensitive Fern

 Spike-Moss

 Rattlesnake Fern

 Bracken