Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium U
Black Bugbane
Actaea racemosa(Cimicifuga racemosa)
W
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata B
Garlic Mustard
Leaves with heart-shapedbase, coarse teeth
B
Wild Leek
Allium tricoccum W
Wild Leek
Leaves disappear beforeflowers open
W
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis B
Canada Anemone
Upper stem leaves stalkless,basal look the same but long
stalks.
B
Spreading Dogbane
Apocynumandrosaemifolium
U
Spreading Dogbane
Leaves opposite, stems andstalks reddish in sun.
Flowers resemble a bell.
U
Indian Hemp
Apocynum cannabinum(AKA American Dogbane)
U
Indian Hemp
Flowers at top of tall stem,branching only at top
U
American Spikenard
Aralia racemosa W
American Spikenard
Flowers whitish-green.Leaves are twice compound,
2+ feet long and wide.
W
American Spikenard
Leaflets oval, heart-shapebase, abrupt tip
W
Great Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum reniforme U
Great Indian Plantain
Leaves palmate, large lobes,stem angled & purplish
U
Poke Milkweed
Asclepias exaltata B
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata W
White False Indigo
Baptisia alba var.macrophylla
(AKA Wild White Indigo)
U
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Hoary Alyssum
Berteroa incana U
Smooth Rockcress
Boechera laevigata W
New Jersey Tea*
Ceanothus americanus U
Buttonbush*
Cephalanthus occidentalis W
Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium fontanum ssp.vulgare
W
Chicory - White type
Cichorium intybus U
Enchanter’s Nightshade
Circaea lutetiana ssp.canadensis
(Broadleaf Enchanter’s N)
W
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana(A sprawling vine)
U
Bastard Toadflax
Comandra umbellata U
Lily of Valley
Convallaria majalis W
Dogwood - Gray*
Cornus racemosa(Prefers less moist areas)
U
Dogwood - Red Osier*
Cornus sericea(Stems red Fall to Spring.)
W
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida U
White Prairie Clover
Leaves pinnate, 5-9 shortleaflets, gland dots on
underside
U
Wild Yamroot
Dioscorea villosa(Very tiny flowers)
W
Fleabane - Annual Daisy
Erigeron annuus(AKA Eastern Daisy
Fleabane)
B
Fleabane - Annual Daisy
Leaf toothed, not clasping,stem hair standing out
B
Fleabane - Annual Daisy
Phyllaries in 2 to 3 series,sparsely hairy, sometimes
glandular
B
Fleabane - Philadelphia
Erigeron philadelphicus(AKA Common Fleabane)
B
Fleabane - Philadelphia
Upper leaves clasping stem,stem hairy
B
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Fleabane - Philadelphia
Phyllaries - 2 to 3 series,with or without fine hair,
sometimes glandular
B
Fleabane - Lesser Daisy
Erigeron strigosus(AKA Prairie Fleabane)
U
Fleabane - Lesser Daisy
Phyllaries in 2 to 4 serieswith or without fine hair
U
Fleabane - Lesser Daisy
leaf- few teeth, not clasping,stem hair close to stem
U
Fringed Black Bindweed
Fallopia cilinodis(Polygonum cilinoide)
W
Fringed Black Bindweed
Leaf well spaced, heart-shape base, underside fine
hair, long slender stalk
W
Queen of the Meadow
Filipendula ulmaria W
Queen of the Meadow
Leaf - 2-4 pair of lateralleaflets, terminal leaflet has 3
-7 lobes
W
Strawberry - Woodland
Fragaria vesca W
Strawberry - Woodland
Flower stalk above leaves.Leaflets often stalkless. Tip
tooth broad
W
Strawberry - Woodland
Fragaria vesca(Seeds raised on the
surface)
W
Strawberry - Virginia
Fragaria virginiana U
Strawberry - Virginia
Virginia: Flower stalk shorterthan leaves. Leaflets stalked.
Tip tooth shorter
U
Strawberry - Virginia
Fragaria virginiana(Seeds embedded in pits)
U
Galax
Galax urceolata(AKA Beetleweed)
W
Cleavers
Galium aparine(AKA Stickywilly)
B
Cleavers
Weak stems, few branches,fine hooks, flowers in leafaxils. Leaves whorl of 6
B
Bedstraw - Rough
Galium asprellum W
Bedstraw - Rough
Stem prickly on angles.Leaves whorl of 6, rough.
Flw. cluster branched
W
Bedstraw - Northern
Galium boreale B
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Bedstraw - Northern
Many branches, flowers inshowy branched terminal
cluster. Leaves whorls of 4
U
Bedstraw - Shining
Galium concinnum W
Bedstraw - Shining
Leaves whorls of 6, roughedged, sharply pointed,
many branches, sprawling
W
Bedstraw - Threepetal
Galium trifidum W
Bedstraw - Fragrant
Galium triflorum W
Bedstraw - Fragrant
Leaves whorls of 6, vanillaodor, 3-flowered clusters.
Stem nodes smooth
W
White Avens
Geum canadense W
White Avens
Lower leaf 3 to 5 toothedleaflets. Upper smaller, 3
leaflets or just 3 lobes
W
Cow Parsnip
Heracleum maximum W
Cow Parsnip
Leaf 3-parted, toothedleaflets, forming a sheath at
the base
W
Dame’s Rocket - White
Hesperis matronalis(AKA Sweet Rocket)
B
Winterberry*
Ilex verticillata(AKA Black Alder)
W
Cream Pea
Lathyrus ochroleucus U
Cream Pea
Leaf- 3 to 5+ pairs leaflets,tendril at tip, green before
flowering
U
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare U
Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus W
Bugleweed
Lycopus sp. W
Bugleweed
Top of Plant
White Sweet Clover
Melilotus alba B
White Sweet Clover
Plants can be 1 to 5 feet tall,much branched
B
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Canada Moonseed
Menispermum canadense(AKA Common Moonseed)
U
Canada Moonseed
Leaf large, broad, ovate,shallowly lobed. Flowers
small, bell-shaped.
U
Wild Mint
Mentha arvensis W
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens W
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens(Low growing plant. White
flowers seldom seen)
W
Twoleaf Miterwort
Mitella diphylla(AKA Bishop's Cap)
W
Twoleaf Miterwort
Leaves mid-stem, 1 pair,almost stalkless, 3 to 5 lobes
W
Blunt-leaved Sandwort
Moehringia lateriflora U
Blunt-leaved Sandwort
Leaf - oblong, blunt tip, nostalk, < 1” long, fine hair
U
Glade Mallow
Napaea dioica U
Glade Mallow
Lower leaves have deeplycut lobes
U
Bland Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza claytonii(AKA Hairy Sweet Cicely)
W
Bland Sweet Cicely
Leaf 2x divided, plant hairy,4-7 flowers per umbel, styles
shorter than petals
W
Anise Root
Osmorhiza longistylis(AKA Long-styled Sweet
Cicely)
W
Anise Root
Leaf 2x pinnately divided,minor hair, 6-16 flowers per
umbel, styles > petals
W
Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca W
Grass of Parnassus
Leaves all basal. Petals withgreen veins, sepals small
and hidden
W
Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium(AKA American Feverfew)
U
Wild Quinine
Tall plant, leaves lance-shaped, flowers in flat-
topped clusters
U
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis(AKA Talus Slope
Penstemon)
U
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Foxglove Beardtongue
Leaf lance-shaped, fineteeth, shiny, stalkless; outercorolla and calyx with hair.
U
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata(Polygonum punctatum)
W
Ninebark*
Physocarpus opulifolius(AKA Prairie Ninebark)
W
Ninebark*
Leaf resembles maple leaf;lower ones have 3-5 lobes,
upper more rounded
W
Virginia Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum U
Virginia Mountain Mint
Plant is 1 - 3 feet tall, smallopposite lance-shaped
leaves, sweetly aromatic
U
Allegheny Blackberry*
Rubus allegheniensis B
Allegheny Blackberry*
Lower leaves - 5 long-stalked leaflets. Glandularhair on leaf & flower stalks
B
Dewberry*
Rubus flagellaris(AKA Northern Dewberry)
short plant, upland
U
Black Raspberry*
Rubus occidentalis U
Black Raspberry*
Leaf 3-parted on floweringstems, 5-part on new canes.No glandular hair anywhere
U
Dwarf Red Raspberry
Rubus pubescens W
Dwarf Red Raspberry
Leaf with 3 parts, sharpteeth, long stalk. Short plant
in moist areas
W
Swamp Blackberry
Rubus semisetosus W
Canada Elderberry*
Sambucus nigra ssp.canadensis (AKA American
Black Elderberry)
B
Canada Elderberry*
Leaf - 5 to 9 leaflets, serrateedge; flower cluster flat-
topped
B
Bouncing Bet - White
Saponaria officinalis(AKA Soapwort)
U
Bouncing Bet
Leaves opposite, elongatedovals, smooth, wavy, 3-5
prominent veins
U
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum W
Black Nightshade
Leaves ovate to diamondshape, dull, a few teeth that
resemble lobes
W
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Meadowsweet*
Spiraea alba(AKA Narrow-leafMeadowsweet)
W
Meadowsweet*
Top section of shrub, leaveslanceolate, toothed
W
Long-leaved Chickweed
Stellaria longifolia(AKA Water Chickweed)
B
Long-leaved Chickweed
Leaf and plant section B
Wolfberry*
Symphoricarposoccidentalis
W
Wolfberry*
Leaf smooth, wavy edge,short green stalk, underside
blue-green
W
Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia(AKA Heartleaf Foamflower)
W
Foamflower
Leaves all basal, heart-shape base, 5 to 7 lobes,stalks have glandular hair
W
White Clover
Trifolium repens U
White Clover
Leaves 3-parted on longstalks. Light-color chevronmay not be always visible
U
Garden Valerian
Valeriana officinalis W
Garden Valerian
Leaves opposite, 7 to 25leaflets, aromatic
W
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia W
White Vervain
Flowers tiny on spreadingbranches. Leaf lance-like,toothed, fine vein pattern
W
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum U
Culver's Root
Leaves in a whorl of 3 to 7,widely spaced, usually
hairless.
U
Southern Arrowwood*
Viburnum dentatum W
Southern Arrowwood*
Leaves opposite, sharpcoarse teeth, stalked, tips
pointed to rounded.
W
Swamp Beggartick
Bidens connata(AKA Purple-stem
Beggartick)
W
Swamp Beggartick
Leaf toothed, lance likesome with winged stalks;
lower may be 3-cleft
W
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Devil’s Beggartick
Bidens frondosa W
Devil’s Beggartick
Leaf in 3 to 5 lance-likeleaflets, coarsely toothed;upper may be undivided
W
Stiff Tickseed
Coreopsis palmata(AKA Stiff Coreopsis)
U
Stiff Tickseed -leaf
Stem stiff; leaves opposite,stalkless, 3 elongated lobesthat divide above the base
U
Narrowleaf Hawksbeard
Crepis tectorum U
Narrowleaf Hawksbeard
Stems angled, leaves narrowwith auricles
U
Bush Honeysuckle*
Diervilla lonicera(AKA Northern Bush
Honeysuckle)
U
Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum W
Yellow Avens
Lower leaf with 2-6 pairsleaflets, sparsely hairy;
upper smaller, fewer leaflets
W
Stiff Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus U
Stiff Sunflower
Leaves opposite, lanceolate,ascending, widely spaced on
stem. Disc florets reddish
U
Stiff Sunflower
Phyllaries 25-35, pointed, notspreading, margins with fine
hair
U
Smooth Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides var.scraba
U
Smooth Oxeye
Stalked flowers from axils ofstalked toothed leaves
having rough surface hair
U
Smooth Oxeye
Phyllaries - 2 series, outerlonger, inner broader, usually
with fine hair
U
Yellow Day Lily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus U
St. Johnswort - Common
Hypericum perforatum U
St. Johnswort - Common
Shrubby branching stems,narrow leaves with dots,
flower with 3 styles
U
St. Johnswort - Great
Hypericum pyramidatum U
St. Johnswort - Great
Erect, 2-5’ tall, flowers 1.5” to2.3” wide, long stalked and
usually solitary
U
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Yellow Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus(AKA Pale Yellow Iris)
W
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca canadensis U
Wild Lettuce
Leaves vary from entire,toothed, to pinnately divided,
but edges NOT spiny
U
Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca serriola U
Prickly Lettuce
Leaf -prickles on edge andunder on midrib, auricles
clasping to stem
U
Canada Lily
Lilium canadense U
Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata W
Fringed Loosestrife
Leaves opposite - not in awhorl, lanceolate, fine hair
on stem leaf node
W
Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia(AKA Creeping Jenny)
W
Moneywort
Creeping plant. Flowerssolitary from leaf axil. Leaves
like twopence,
W
Whorled Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia U
Whorled Loosestrife
Leaves in a whorl of 4 or 5.Fleshy red nectary in corolla
U
Swamp Candles
Lysmachia terrestis(AKA Yellow Loosestrife)
W
Swamp Candles
Leaf mostly stalkless,smooth, dotted
W
Tufted Loosestrife
Lysmachia thyrsiflora W
Tufted Loosestrife
Flowers in thyrses, leavesopposite, surfaces dotted.
Wetland plant.
W
Garden Loosestrife
Lysmachia vulgaris
Black Medic
Medicago lupulina
Yellow Sweet Clover
Meliotus officinalis B
Yellow Sweet Clover
Leaf 3 parted, middle leafleton longer stalk. Same leaf
as White Sweet Clover
B
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Prairie Sundrops
Oenothera pilosella(AKA Meadow Evening
Primrose)
U
Prairie Sundrops
Leaves opposite, shortstalks, hairy both sides and
margins
U
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Oxalis dillenii W
Common Yellow Oxalis
Oxalis stricta W
Prairie Ragwort
Packera plattensis U
Clammy Ground Cherry
Physalis heterophylla U
Cinquefoil - Silver
Potentilla argentea B
Cinquefoil - Silver
Flower petals same size assepals. Leaf undersidesilvery from fine hairs.
B
Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited
Potentilla recta W
Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited
Base leaves of 5-7 leaflets,upper 3 leaflets
W
Cinquefoil - Common
Potentilla simplex B
Cinquefoil - Common
Basal leaf. Short plant, withdecumbent stems
B
Tall Buttercup
Ranunculus acris U
Tall Buttercup
Lower leaves divided into 3to 7 parts with deep clefts
U
Swamp Buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus var.nitidus
(AKA Hispid Buttercup)
W
Swamp Buttercup
Basal leaf the largest, 3parts, each part divided.
Upper leaves more simple
W
Long-headed Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera(AKA Prairie Coneflower)
U
Long-headed Coneflower
Leaves alternate, stalked, 3to 14 lobes, gland dotted.
Upper smaller.
U
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta U
Black-eyed Susan
Leaf linear to spatula shape,rough white bristly hair,
stalkless near top of stem
U
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Black-eyed Susan
Phyllaries - 2 series, linear,quite long, very hairy, outer
ones reflex
U
Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium(AKA Wholeleaf
Rosinweed)
U
Rosinweed
Leaves opposite, notsurrounding the stem, upper
& lower same size
U
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale U
Common Dandelion
Leaves all basal, long,pinnately divided, terminal
lobe larger, stalk with wings
U
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius U
Meadow Goatsbeard
The distinctive Tragopogonseed cluster
U
Meadow Goatsbeard
Tragopogon pratensis(Tragopogon lamottei)
(AKA Yellow Goatsbeard)
U
Common Mullein
Verbascum thapsus U
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea(AKA Golden Zizia)
U
Thimbleweed
Anemone cylindrica(No secondary bracts on
flower stalk)
U
Thimbleweed
Both Thimbleweeds hassimilar basal and stem
leaves.
U
Thimbleweed -Tall
Anemone virginiana(Secondary bracts on flower
stalk)
U
Thimbleweed -Tall
Tall Thimbleweed hassecondary bracts midway up
on flower stalk
U
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis W
Wild Sarsaparilla
Usually 3 leaves of 3-5leaflets each, flower stem
separate from base
W
Canadian Milk Vetch
Astragalus canadensis U
Canadian Milk Vetch
Leaf compound, 15-35leaflets, smooth edges,pointed tips on leaflets.
U
Climbing Bittersweet*
Celastrus scandens(AKA American Bittersweet)
U
Climbing Bittersweet*
Leaves oval, smooth, sharpteeth
U
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Common Dodder
Cuscuta gronovii(Parasitic - no leaves)
U
Water Horsetail
Equisetum fluviatile W
Water Horsetail
Ancient plant - spore-producing strobilus atop an
unbranched stem
W
Leafy Spurge
Euphorbia esula U
Leafy Spurge
Leaves mostly linear tolanecolate; whorl of leaves
under flower head
U
Alumroot
Heuchera americana var.hirsuticaulius
U
Alumroot
Tall plant. Stalked basalleaves only. Garden plant isa cross with H. richardsonii.
U
Sumac - Fragrant*
Rhus aromatica U
Sumac - Fragrant*
Leaf has 3 stalked leaflets,variable in shape, aromatic
when crushed
U
Sumac - Smooth*
Rhus glabra U
Sumac - Smooth*
Twigs smooth & spotted.Leaf - 11 to 31 leaflets; leaf
rachis without hair
U
Sumac - Staghorn*
Rhus hirta U
Sumac - Staghorn*
Twigs with dense fine hair.Leaf - 9-29 leaflets, leaf
rachis with hair
U
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus(AKA Flowering Raspberry)
W
Thimbleberry
No prickles, leaves large andmaple-like
U
Tall Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum(AKA Purple Meadow Rue)
U
Tall Meadow Rue
3 to 5’ tall, stem leavessparse, stalkless, hairy
beneath, longer than wide
U
Western Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii(AKA Poison Ivy)
W
Western Poison Ivy
Leaf -3 leaflets, shiny darkgreen, bronze when new,
“leaves of 3, leave them be”
W
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum W
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Wood Nettle
Laportea canadensis(AKA Canadian Wood
Nettle)
W
Wood Nettle
Leaf alternate, long stalk,oval, coarse teeth, uppersurface crinkled dark grn
W
Common Plantain
Plantago major U
Great Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum biflorum(AKA Smooth Solomon’s
Seal)
B
Great Solomon’s Seal
Stems arching, unbranched,flowers pendant, leaves
stalkless.
B
Curly Dock
Rumex crispus U
Curly Dock
Leaves lance-shape, curlybut smooth edge, dull green.
U
Broadleaf Burweed
Sparganium eurycarpum W
Hyssop - Blue Giant
Agastache foeniculum(AKA Anise Hyssop)
U
Hyssop - Blue Giant
Leaf opposite, triangular;upper leaves more narrow.Anise scent when crushed
U
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana(AKA Willow Amsonia)
U
Eastern Bluestar
Leaves narrow and pointed,deep green.
U
False Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis(AKA Blue Wild Indigo)
U
False Blue Indigo
Leaf tri-foliate, leaflets withblunt tip, smooth edges.
U
Bristly Bellflower
Campanula cervicaria(AKA Bristly Bluebells)
U
Bristly Bellflower
Flowers in separatedclusters, stem hairy; leaf
narrow, wavy, hairy
U
Tall Bellflower
Campanulastrumamericanum
(AKA American Bellflower)
W
Chicory - Blue Type
Cichorium intybus U
Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum(AKA Eastern Waterleaf)
B
Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor W
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Early Summer WildflowersEloise Butler Wildflower Garden
These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis U
Wild Lupine
Leaves divided into 7 - 11leaflets, smooth edges, fine
hair
U
True Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides W
Silvery Scurf Pea
Pediomelum argophyllum U
Silvery Scurf Pea
Leaf -3 to 5 leaflets withwhitish appressed hair
U
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata B
Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium reptans(AKA Greek Valerian)
B
Jacob's-ladder
Plant under 20 inches high,frequently reclining. Leaf: 7-17 leaflets, smooth edges
B
Marsh Skullcap
Scutellaria galericulata W
Marsh Skullcap
Flowers mostly solidary fromleaf axils. Leaves barely
stalked
W
Mad-dog Skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora W
Bluejacket
Tradescantia ohiensis(AKA Ohio Spiderwort)
U
Bluejacket
Plant erect, usuallybranched, leaves flat, sheath
at stem
U
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata(AKA Swamp Vervain)
W
Blue Vervain
Leaf lance-like, coarse teeth,underside with hair; lower
have basal lobes
W
Prairie Birdsfoot Violet
Viola pedatifida U
Prairie Birdsfoot Violet
Leaf pinnately divided.Flower has white patch in
throat of lower petal
U
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens U
Downy Wood Mint
Blephilia cilata U
Downy Wood Mint
Leaf -upper lance-like, lowerovate, coarse teeth, hair on
edge & under, aromatic
U
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These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Hairy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta(AKA Hoary Wood Mint)
U
Hairy Wood Mint
Leaf - More egg-shaped, fewcoarse teeth, hairy, long hair
on stem
U
European Bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides(AKA Rampion Bellflower)
U
Northern Willowherb
Epilobium ciliatum ssp.glandulosum
(American Willowherb)
W
Willowherb
Epilobium coloratum W
Climbing Nightshade
Solanum dulcamara(AKA Bittersweet
Nightshade)
B
Climbing Nightshade
Leaf: 1 large terminal lobeand 2 to 4 smaller lobes.Stalk forms a small wing
B
Wild Garlic
Allium canadense U
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense(AKA Canadian Wild Ginger)
W
Wild Ginger
Leaves - 2 per plant, up to 6”wide, hairy stalks and
underside; stem prostrate
W
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata W
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca U
Common Milkweed
Leaves opposite, ovate,hairy under, prominent
yellow center rib
U
Fireweed
Chamerion angustifolium U
Fireweed
Leaf -lateral veins join a loopvein on leaf margin
U
Thistle - Canada
Cirsium arvense(Flower head to 1/2” wide)
U
Thistle - Canada
Deep indentations on leaf,hard needle-like prickles on
margins
U
Showy Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium reginae W
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea U
Purple Prairie Clover
Leaves compound, odd # ofleaflets, 3 to 9, smooth,
gland dots.
U
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These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Ticktrefoil-Point’d-leaved
Desmodium glutinosum U
Ticktrefoil-Point’d-leaved
Leaves basal , 3-parted,center leaflet with pointed tip
U
Grecian Foxglove
Digitalis lanata U
Eastern Wahoo*
Euonymus atropurpurea W
Eastern Wahoo*
Leggy shrub, flower clusterstiny, rising from the leaf axils;
leaf oblong, fine teeth
W
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra W
Queen of the Prairie
Up to 7 separated lobedleaflets, reddish stem, tip
leaflet with 7-9 lobes
W
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum(AKA Spotted Geranium)
W
Dame's Rocket -pink
Hesperis matronalis(AKA Sweet Rocket)
B
Veiny Pea
Lathyrus venosus(AKA Veiny Vetchling)
U
Veiny Pea
Leaf- 8-12 leaflets withtendril; 2-lobed arrow-
shaped stipule clasps stem
U
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca W
Motherwort
Top section of plant, leaveslobed lower on plant
W
Wild Four O'clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea(AKA Heart-leaved Four
O'clock)
U
Wild Four O'clock
Leaves paired, oval, heart-shape base; flowers above a
star-shaped cup
U
Purple Bergamot
Monarda media U
Showy Beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus(AKA Large-flowered
Beardtongue)
U
Showy Beardtongue
Leaves opposite, stalkless toclasping, thick, fleshy, bluish-
green waxy look.
U
Downy Phlox
Phlox pilosa U
Downy Phlox
Leaves less than 1/2” wide,stems with fine whitish hair,flowers in branched clusters
U
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These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Prickly Rose*
Rosa acicularlis U
Prickly Rose*
Stems branched, denselyprickled near base, leaflets 5
-9, flowers solitary
U
Prairie Wild Rose*
Rosa arkansana(Flower buds in clusters of 2
to 3)
U
Prairie Wild Rose*
9-11 leaflets, many lowerstem prickles, little branching
U
Smooth Rose*
Rosa blanda(Flower buds usually in
clusters)
U
Smooth Rose*
5-7 leaflets, few stemprickles, short plant,
branched
U
Pasture Rose*
Rosa carolina(AKA Carolina Rose)
U
Pasture Rose*
Glandular hair on sepals andflower stalks. Leaflets 5 to 7
(or 9), flowers solitary
U
Climbing Rose*
Rosa setigera(AKA Illinois Rose)
U
Climbing Rose*
Leaf of 3 leaflets, stemsarching, vine-like, flower
buds in clusters
U
Wood’s Rose*
Rosa woodsii(Flowers buds single or
cluster of up to 3)
U
Wood’s Rose*
Tallest wild rose, stemsreddish, curved prickles (not
dense), leaflets 5-9
U
Bouncing Bet - Pink
Saponaria officinalis(AKA Soapwort- Pink
Flower)
U
Bouncing Bet
Leaves opposite, elongatedovals, smooth, wavy, 3-5
prominent veins
U
Lanceleaf Figwort
Scrophularia lanceolata U
Lanceleaf Figwort
Stems with flat sides;stalked lance-shaped leaves,
double-tooth margins
U
Snowberry*
Symphoricarpos albus W
Snowberry*
Leaves opposite, simple,oval, blunt ends; flowers in
cluster at twig tip
W
Bracted Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata U
Bracted Spiderwort
2 long green leaf-like bractsspread horizontal under
flowers.
U
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These are summer flowering plants that you mayencounter on a visit between June 1st and mid-July. Not all bloom at same time. Alternate common names
for plants are shown in ( ). Woody plants have an *. After the scientific name is a code for Garden Location
U = Upland, W = Woodland, B = Both areas
Red clover
Trifolium pratense U
Red clover
Leaf 3-parted, blunt ovalshape, hairy edges, lightercolor chevron, large stipule
U
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta W
Hoary Vervain
Leaf: sharp coarse teeth,short stalk, underside with
fine whitish hair
W
American Vetch
Vicia americana B
American Vetch
Leaf: 8-16 leaflets, tendrils;stipule pairs pointed with 3
sharp teeth in middle of each
B
Peppermint
Mentha aquatica-spicata(Mentha x piperita L.)
W
Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea stoebe U
Bush Honeysuckle*
Diervilla lonicera(Pink flowers occassionally)
U
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis(AKA Red Columbine)
B
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum W
Wild Red Raspberry*(American Red Raspberry)
Leaf on new canes 5 - 7lobed, on old canes 3 - 5
lobes. New stems with fineglandular prickles.
W
Horse Gentian
Triosteum perfoliatum(AKA Late Horse Gentian)
U
Horse Gentian
Leaves egg shape, appearconnected at stem. Flowers
in leaf axils.
U
Orange Day Lily
Hemerocallis fulva U
Orange Hawkweed
Hieracium aurantiacum U
Orange Hawkweed
Leaves all basal, elongated,no lobes or teeth, very hairy.
U
Flame Azalea*
Rhododendroncalendulaceum
W
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