Wildlowers and other Herbaceous Plants

Composite List -- Flowering dates for wildlflowers seen in 2009

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69 species of wildlowers found in Glen Helen

Organized by bloom date

Common-name	Scientific name	Plant family	Dates	Flower color
Harbinger of spring	Erigenia bulbosa	Umbelliferae	Feb-Apr	White
Skunk cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Araceae	Feb-May	Green-Brown
Snow trillium	Trillium nivale	Liliaceae	Mar	White
Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	Ranunculaceae	Mar-Apr	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Cut-leaved toothwort	Dentaria concatenatum	Cruciferae	Mar-Apr	White
Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Fumariaceae	Mar-Apr	White
Squirrel-corn	Dicentra canadensis	Fumariaceae	Mar-Apr	White
Bloodroot	Sanguinaria cnadensis	Papaveracea	Mar-Apr	White
Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	Ranunculaceae	Mar-Apr	White
Purple cress	Cardamine douglassii	Cruciferae	Mar-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Wild columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	Ranunculaceae	Mar-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Common blue violet	Viola papilonacea	Violaceae	Mar-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Compositae	Mar-Dec	Yellow and Orange
Toad trillium	Trillium sessile	Liliaceae	Apr	Green-Brown
Wild ginger	Asarum canadense	Aristolochiaceae	Apr-May	Green-Brown
Blue cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	Berberidaceae	Apr-May	Green-Brown
Early meadow rue	Thalictrum diocum	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Green-Brown
Virgina bluebells	Mertensia virginica	Boraginaceae	Apr-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Virgina spiderwort	Tradescantia virginiana	Commelinaceae	Apr-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Greek valerian	Polemonium reptans	Polemoniaceae	Apr-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Spring beauty	Claytonia virginica	Portulacaceae	Apr-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Dwarf larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Twinleaf	Jefferson diphylla	Berberidaceae	Apr-May	White
Spring cress	Cardamine rhomboidea	Cruciferae	Apr-May	White
Large-flowered trillium	Trilium grandiflorum	Liliaceae	Apr-May	White
Nodding trillium	Trillium flexipes	Liliaceae	Apr-May	White
Rue anemone	Anemonella thalictroides	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	White
White baneberry	Actaea pachypoda	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	White
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	Rosaceae	Apr-May	White
Pale violet	Viola striata	Violaceae	Apr-May	White
Golden corydalis	Corydalis aurea	Fumariaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Trout lily	Erthronium americanum	Liliaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Large-flowered bellwort	Uvularia grandif	Liliaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Early meadow rue	Thalictrum dioicum	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Marsh marigold	Caltha palustris	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Swamp buttercup	Ranunculus septentrionalis	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Small flowered crowfoot	Ranunculus abvus	Ranunculaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Smooth yellow violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violaceae	Apr-May	Yellow and Orange
Jack-in-the-pulpit	Arisaema atrorubens	Araceae	Apr-June	Green-Brown
Wild geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geraniaceae	Apr-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Wild blue phlox	Phlox divaricata	Polemoniaceae	Apr-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	Saxifragaceae	Apr-June	White
Golden ragwort	Senecio aureus	Compositae	Apr-June	Yellow and Orange
Wood betony	Pedicularis canadensis	Scrophulariaceae	Apr-June	Yellow and Orange
Yellow star grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Amaryllidaceae	Apr-July	Yellow and Orange
Watercress	Nasturtium officinale	Cruciferae	Apr-Oct	White
Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	Berberidaceae	May	White
Green dragon	Arisaema dracontium	Araceae	May-June	Green-Brown
Hairy solomon's seal	Polygonatum pubenscens	Liliaceae	May-June	Green-Brown
Alumroot	Heuchera americana	Saxifragaceae	May-June	Green-Brown
Green violet	Hybanthus concolor	Violaceae	May-June	Green-Brown
Fire pink	Silene virginica	Caryophyllaceae	May-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Appendaged waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendioulatum	Hydrophyllaceae	May-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Blue-eyed grasses	Sisyrinchium spp.	Iridaceae	May-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Showy orchis	Orchis spectabilis	Orchidaceae	May-June	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
Wild stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	Crassulaceae	May-June	White
Garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Cruciferae	May-June	White
False solomon's seal	Smilacina racemosa	Liliaceae	May-June	White
Shooting star	Dodecatheon media	Primulaceae	May-June	White
Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis	Umbilliferae	May-June	White
Corn salad	Valerianella olitoria	Valerianaceae	May-June	White
Yellow lady's slipper	Cypripedium caleolus	Orchidaceae	May-June	Yellow and Orange
Golden alexanders	Zizia aurea	Umbelliferae	May-June	Yellow and Orange
Dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis	Cruciferae	May-Aug	Red-Pink-Blue-Violet
White avens	Geum canadense	Rosaceae	May-Aug	White
Yellow wood-sorrel	Oxalis europaea	Oxalidaceae	May-Oct	Yellow and Orange
Lesser daisy fleabane	Erigeron stsus	Compositae	June-Aug	White
Bedstraw	Gallium spp.	Rubiaceae	June-Aug	White
Downy woodmint	Blephilia ciliata	Labiatae	June-Aug	White
Slender ladies tresses	Spiranthes lacera	Orchidaceae	Aug-Sep	White
Common arrowhead	Triglochin spp.	Scheuchzeriaceae		White
Lesser celendine	Ranunculus ficaria	Ranunculaceae		Yellow and Orange