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Common Name Scientific Name Bloom Time*  
*Bloom time: For flowering plants, the approximate time for first blooms; for other plants - when first fully formed or in leaf. Some plants bloom for long periods. " Spring" = April to May 31; "Early Summer" = June 1 to July 15; "Late Summer" = July 16 to August 31; "Autumn" = Sept. 1 to Oct. 31.
Links on the Common name are to a page of photos and plant information.
Botanical classification: Over the last several years Botanists have reclassified many plants from previous classifications. In some cases consolidating species and varieties and in some cases reclassifying to a different genus. We use the USDA Plants Database which in early 2010 completed a major update of these botanical classifications. Reference books in print will not reflect these recent updates until revised editions are published. While many plants may be known by a previous botanical name and, in many cases by a variety of common names, we have updated the listings on this website to the newest nomenclature.
Agrimony Agrimonia pubescens Wallr. Late Summer Agrimony
Alternateleaf Dogwood (Pagoda Dogwood) Cornus alternifolia L. f. Spring
Alternateleaf Dogwood
American Alumroot Heuchera americana L. Early Summer Alum root
American Bellflower (Tall Bellflower Campanula americana L. Late Summer
Tall Bellflower
American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens L. Spring to Fall bittersweet
American Black Currant Ribes americanum Mill. Spring Thumbnail
American Black Elderberry (Canada Elderberry) Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli Early Summer
Canada elderberry
American Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia L. Spring - May Bladdernut
American Cranberrybush Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton. Old = Viburnum trilobum Spring - May Highbush Cranberry
American Germander (Wood Sage): See Canada Germander below    
American Feverfew: See Wild Quinine) Parthenium integrifolium L. Early to Late Summer Thumbnail
American Plum Prunus americana Marsh. Spring - Mid May American Plum
American Senna Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby Late Summer
Wild Senna
Arrowleaf Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum L. Late Summer to Autumn Thumbnail
Arrow-leaved Aster see White Arrowleaf Aster Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom (OLD - Aster sagittifolius) Autumn Arrow Leaved Aster
Autumn Onion Allium stellatum Fraser ex Ker Gawl. Late Summer Autumn Onion
Azure Aster (Sky-blue Aster)

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell)

(OLD - Aster azureus)

 Autumn Azure Aster
Baneberry Red and Baneberry Red - white berrry type Actaea rubra Willd. Spring Flower Red Baneberry
Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Spring Thumbnail
Big Blue Stem Andropogon gerardii Vitman Late Summer Big bluestem
Bittersweet - see American Bittersweet above      
Bittersweet Nightshade See Climbing Bittersweet Below      
Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter Early summer Thumbnail
Blackberry Lily Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. Late Summer Thumbnail
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta L. Early Summer Black-eyed susan
Black Bugbane Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa (Old Cimicifuga racemosa) Early Summer Bugbane
Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. Early summer Thumbnail
Blisterwort (Hooked Crowfoot) Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Early Summer
Blisterwort
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis L. Early Spring Bloodroot
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Spring - Mid May Blue cohosh
Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor L. Early Summer Blue Flag
Blue Giant Hyssop (Anise or Fragrant Giant Hyssop) Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze Early Summer Anise Hyssop
Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. Early Summer Wild Blue Indigo
Bluejacket (Spiderwort) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf Early Summer
Bluejacket
Bluntleaf Sandwort Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl (old=Arenaria lateriflora) Late Spring Thumbnail
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Late Summer Boneset
Bottle Gentian (Closed Gentian) Gentiana clausa Raf. and Gentiana andrewsii Late Summer Closed Gentian
Bouncing Bet (Soapwort) Saponaria officinalis L. Early Summer Soapwort
Bristly Buttercup (Swamp Buttercup) Ranunculus hispidus Michx. Spring
Bristly Buttercup
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis Early Summer Broadleaf Enchanters Nightshade
Buckthorn - Common Rhamnus cathartica L. Spring flowering, Late Summer Fruit Common buckthorn
Bugbane - see Black Bugbane above      
Bur Marigold (Beggar-ticks) Bidens cernua L. Late Summer-Autumn Bur Marigold
Bush Honeysuckle: See Northern Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera Mill. Early Summer Thumbnail
Butter and Eggs Linaria vulgaris Mill. Early Summer to Late Summer Butter and Eggs
Butterfly Weed Ascelepias tuberosa L. Late Summer - Autumn Butterflyweed
Buttonbush - see Common Buttonbush below      
Calico Aster (Side Flowering Aster) Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) [OLD - Aster lateriflorus] Late Summer to Autumn Thumbnail
California Nettle Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland. Late Summer California Nettle
     
Canada Elderberry - see American Elderberry above      
Canada Germander Teucrium canadense L. Late Summer
American Germander
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. Late Summer Canada Goldenrod
Canada Lily (Meadow Lily) (Wild Yellow Lily) Lilium canadense L. Early Summer Canada Lily
Canada Moonseed - see Common Moonseed below      
Canada Tick-Trefoil See - Showy Ticktrefoil Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. Late Summer Canada Tick-Trefoil
Canadian Anemone Anemone canadensis L. Late Spring - Early Summer
Canada Anemone
Canadian Clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) A.Gray Late Summer to Autumn Thumbnail
Canadian Hawkweed (Yellow Hawkweed) Hieracium kalmii L. var. fasciculatum (Pursh) Lepage [OLD - Hieracium canadense] Late Summer Canada Hawkweed
Canadian Milkvetch Astragalus canadensis L. Early Summer - Late Summer Canada Milkvetch
Canadian White Violet Viola canadensis L. Spring - Early May
Canada Violet
Canadian Wildginger Asarum canadense L. Spring
Canadian wildginger
Canadian Woodnettle Laportea canadensis L. Early to Late Summer Canadian Woodnettle
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis L. Late Summer Cardinal Flower
Cattails
Common Cattail
Narrow-leaf Cattail		 Cattails
Typha angustifolia L.
Typha latifolia L.		 Spring onwards Thumbnail
Celandine Poppy (Wood Poppy) Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt. Spring - Early to Mid May Wood Poppy
Chicory Cichorium intybus L. Late Summer Chicory
Clearweed - see Canadian Clearweed above      
Cleavers (see Stickywilly) Galium aparine L. Early Summer Cleavers
Climbing Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara L. Early to Late Summer Bittersweet Nightshade
Climbing Rose Rosa Setigera Michx. Early Summer Thumbnail
Closed Gentian see Bottle Gentian above      
Clustered Bellflower (Dane's Blood) Campanula gomerulata L. Early Summer Clustered Bellflower
Columbine (Red, Wild) Aquilegia canadensis L. Early Summer Thumbnail
Comfrey Symphytum officinale Comfrey
Common Blue Violet Viola sororia Willd. (OLD - Viola papilionacea) Spring - Mid May Common Blue Violet
Common Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Early Summer - Late Summer Buttonbush
Common Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Early Summer Common dogbane
Common Fleabane See: Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus L. Early Summer - Late Summer Common fleabane
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca L. Early summer Common Milkweed
Common Moonseed Menispermum canadense L. Early Summer Thumbnail
Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus L. Early to Late Summer Common Mullein
Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Early Summer Common Ninebark
Common Periwinkle (Running Myrtle) Vinca Minor L. Spring
Common Periwinkle
Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum L. Early Summer - Late summer St. Johnswort
Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum L. Late Summer Compass Plant
Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum Bartram Early Summer Cow Parsnip
Creeping Jenny (Moneywort) Lysimachia nummularia L. Early Summer
Creeping Jenny
Crinkleroot ( Toothwort) Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Alph. Wood Spring
Toothwort
Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. Early Summer - Late summer Culver's root
Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum L. Late Summer Cup Plant
Curly Dock Rumex crispus L. Early summer Curled Dock
Cut-leaved Toothwort Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) Old = Dentaria laciniata Spring - Early May Cut-leaf Toothwort
Daisy Fleabane - See: Eastern Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Early Summer to Fall Daisy Fleabane
Dame's Rocket (Sweet Rocket) (Dame's Violet) Hesperis matronalis L. Late Spring - Late May - Early June Dame's rocket
Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata Late Summer- Autumn
Dense Blazing Star
Dogtooth Violet (Yellow Trout-lily) Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. Spring
Dogtooth Violet
Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens Aiton Spring - Mid May Downey Yellow violet
Drooping Trillium (Nodding Wakerobin) Trillium flexipes Raf. Spring - May Drooping Trillium
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. Spring - Late April to Early May Dutchman's Breeches
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