Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Allegheny lackberry* Rubus allegheniensis Anise Root (Smooth Sweet Cicely) Osmorhiza longistylis Arrowwood* (Southern Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum astard Toadflax Comandra umbellata edstraw - Fragrant Galium triflorum edstraw - Fragrant -(leaf) edstraw - Rough edstraw - Rough -(stem) edstraw - Shining edstraw - Shining -(leaf) Leaves whorls of 6, vanilla odor, 3-flower clusters. Stem nodes smooth. Galium asprellum Many branches, stems prickly on the 4 angles, leaves whorl of 6 -rough. Galium concinnum Leaves whorls of 6, rough edged, sharply pointed, many branches, sprawling edstraw - Threepetal lack ugbane lack Nightshade lack Raspberry* lunt-leaved Sandwort Galium trifidum Actaea racemosa Solanum nigrum Rubus occidentalis Moehringia lateriflora ouncing et - hite Flower Type Saponaria officinalis uttonbush* Cephalanthus occidentalis Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis Canada Elderberry* (American lack Elderberry) Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Canada Moonseed (Common Moonseed) Menispermum canadense 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 1
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Chicory - hite Flower Type Cichorium intybus Cleavers (Stickywilly) Galium aparine Cleavers -leaf (Stickywilly) eak stems, few branches, fine clinging hooks, flowers in leaf axils. Leaves whorl 6 Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum Cow Parsnip -leaf 3-parted toothed leaflets, forming a sheath at the base Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum Daisy Fleabane (Eastern Daisy Fleabane) Erigeron annuus Daisy Fleabane (Eastern Daisy Fleabane) Leaf toothed, not claping, stem hair standing out Dewberry* (Northern Dewberry) Rubus flagellaris Dotted Smartweed Polygonum punctatum Dwarf Red Raspberry Rubus pubescens Enchanter s Nightshade (roadleaf Enc Nightshade) Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Foamflower (Heartleaf Foamflower) Tiarella cordifolia Foxglove eardtongue (Talus Slope Penstemon) Penstemon digitalis Fringed lack indweed Polygonum cilinode Galax (eetleweed) Galax urceolata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Gray Dogwood* (Graybark Dogwood) Cornus racemosa Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum Lesser Daisy Fleabane (Prairie Fleabane) Erigeron strigosus 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 2
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Lesser Daisy Fleabane (Prairie Fleabane) leaf- few teeth, not clasping, stem hair close to stem. Long-leaved Chickweed (ater Chickweed) Stellaria longifolia Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare New Jersey Tea* Ceanothus americanus Ninebark * (Prairie Ninebark) Physocarpus opulifolius Northern edstraw Northern edstraw -(leaf) Northern ugleweed Oxeye Daisy Pale Indian Plantain Galium boreale Many brances, flowers in showy branched terminal cluster. Leaves whorls of 4 Lycopus uniflorus Leucanthemum vulgare Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Partridge erry Mitchella repens Peppermint Mentha aquatica-spicata Philadelphia Fleabane (Common Fleabane) Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane -leaf (Common Fleabane) pper leaves clasping stem, stem hairy Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata Prairie Dogbane (Indianhemp) Apocynum cannabinum Queen of the Meadow Filipendula ulmaria Smooth Rockcress Arabis laevigata Spreading Dogbane (Common Dogbane) Apocynum androsaemifolium Star Chickweed Stellaria pubera 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 3
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Starflower Trientalis borealis Swamp lackberry Rubus semisetosus Twoleaf Miterwort (ishop's Cap) Mitella diphylla Twoleaf Miterwort (ishop's Cap) Single pair of almost stalkless 3 to 5 lobed leaves at mid stem Virgin's ower Clematis virginiana Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum ater Horehound Lycopus americanus hite Avens Geum canadense hite Clover Trifolium repens hite False Indigo (ild hite Indigo) aptisia alba var. macrophylla hite Prairie Clover Dalea candida hite Sweet Clover Melilotus alba hite Vervain Verbana urticifolia horled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata ild Leek (Ramp) Allium tricoccum ild Mint Mentha arvensis ild Quinine (American Feverfew) Parthenium integrifolium ild Yamroot Dioscorea villosa interberry* (lack Alder) Ilex verticillata olfberry* Symphoricarpos occidentalis 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 4
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Yarrow Achillea millefolium Plains ild Indigo (Cream ild Indigo) aptisia bracteata lack Medic Medicago lupulina lack-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Canada Lily Lilium canadense Cinquefoil - Common Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited Cinquefoil - Rough-fruited Cinquefoil - Silver Cinquefoil - Silver -leaf Potentilla simplex Potentilla recta Stem unbranched below flattened flower cluster. Leaves of 5-7 leaflets. Potentilla argentea Flower petals same size as sepals. Leaves under silvery from fine hairs. Clammy Ground Cherry Common Mullein Common Yellow Oxalis Devil s eggartick Fringed Loosestrife Physalis heterophylla Verbascum thapsus Oxalis stricta idens frondosa Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Loosestrife -leaf Leaves opposite - not in whorl Garden Loosestrife Lysmachia vulgaris Golden Alexanders (Golden Zizia) Zizia aurea Long-headed Coneflower (Prairie Coneflower) Ratibida columnifera Meadow Goatsbeard (Yellow Salsify) Tragopogon dubius 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 5
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Moneywort (Creeping Jenny) Lysimachia nummularia Narrowleaf Hawksbeard Crepis tectorum Northern ush Honeysuckle* Diervilla lonicera Prairie Ragwort Packera plattensis Prairie Sundrops (Meadow Evening Primrose) Oenothera pilosella Prickly Lettuce Smooth Oxeye Smooth Oxeye St. Johnswort - Common St. Johnswort - Great Lactuca serriola Heliopsis helianthoides Flowers from axils of stalked toothed leaves Hypericum perforatum Hypericum ascyron St. Johnswort - Great Erect, 2-5 tall, flowers 1.5 to 2.3 wide, long stalked and usually solitary. Stiff Tickseed (Stiff Coreopsis) Coreopsis palmata Stiff Tickseed -leaf (Stiff Coreopsis) Coreopsis palmata Swamp uttercup (ristly uttercup) Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus Swamp Candles (Yellow Loosestrife) Lysmachia terrestis Tall uttercup Ranunculus acris Tall uttercup Lower leaves divided into 3 to 7 parts with deep clefts. Tufted Loosestrife Lysmachia thyrsiflora holeleaf Rosinweed (Rosin-weed) Silphium integrifolium holeleaf Rosinweed -leaf (Rosin-weed) Leaves opposite, not surrounding the stem, upper & lower same size. 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 6
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas horled Loosestrife horled Loosestrife -leaf ild Lettuce ild Lettuce - leaf Yellow Day Lily Lysimachia quadrifolia Leaves in a whorl of 4 or 5 Lactuca canadensis Leaves vary from entire, toothed, to pinnately divided, but edges NOT spiny Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Yellow Flag Iris (Pale Yellow Iris) Iris pseudacorus Yellow Goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensis Yellow Goatsbeard The distinctive Tragopogon seed cluster Yellow Sweet Clover Meliotus officinalis Yellow ood Sorrel Oxalis dillenii American Alumroot Heuchera americana American Alumroot - plant Stalked basal leaves only. Canadian Milk Vetch Astragalus canadensis Climbing ittersweet* (American ittersweet) Celastrus scandens Common Dodder Cuscuta gronovii Early Meadow Rue Leafy Spurge Sumac - Fragrant* Sumac - Smooth* Sumac - Staghorn* Thalictrum dioicum Euphorbia esula Rhus aromatica Rhus glabra Rhus hirta 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 7
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Tall Meadow Rue (Purple Meadow Rue) Thalictrum dasycarpum Tall Meadow Rue (Purple Meadow Rue) 3 to 5 tall, stem leaves stalkless & hairy beneath & longer than wide. Thimbleberry (Flowering Raspberry) Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry -leaf (Flowering Raspberry) No prickles, leaves large and maple-like Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed -Tall ater Horsetail ild Sarsaparilla roadleaf urweed Curly Dock Anemone virginiana Equisetum fluviatile Aralia nudicaulis Sparganium eurycarpum Rumex crispus Eastern Swamp Saxifrage Saxifraga pensylvanica Great Solomon's Seal (Smooth Solomon's Seal) Polygonatum biflorum Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Missouri Gooseberry* fruit Ribes missouriense Arrowleaf Violet Viola sagittata lue Flag Iris Iris versicolor lue Vervain (Swamp Vervain) Verbena hastata luejacket (Ohio Spiderwort) Tradescantia ohiensis Chicory - lue Flower Type Cichorium intybus Clustered ellflower (Dane's lood) Campanula glomerata 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 8
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Eastern luestar (illow Amsonia) Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Red Cedar* Juniperus virginiana False lue Indigo (lue ild Indigo) aptisia australis Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta Hyssop - Giant (lue Giant Hyssop) Agastache foeniculum Jacob's-ladder (Greek Valerian) Polemonium reptans Mad-dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora Marsh Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap - leaf Flowers mostly solidary from leaf axils. Leaves barely stalked Prairie irdsfoot Violet Viola pedatifida Silvery Scurf Pea Pediomelum argophyllum Tall ellflower (American ellflower) Campanulastrum americanum True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Virginia aterleaf (Eastern aterleaf) Hydrophyllum virginianum ild lue Phlox Phlox divaricata ild Lupine Lupinus perennis Climbing Nightshade (ittersweet Nightshade) Solanum dulcamara Downy ood Mint lephilia cilata European ellflower (Rampion ellflower) Campanula rapunculoides Hairy ood Mint (Hoary ood Mint) lephilia hirsuta 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 9
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Leadplant Northern illowherb (American illowherb) illowherb Eastern ahoo* Eastern ahoo* - stem Amorpha canescens Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum Epilobium coloratum Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea Euonymus atropurpurea var. atropurpurea Purple ergamot Monarda media Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea Swamp eggartick (Purple-stem eggartick) idens connata ild Geranium (Spotted Geranium) Geranium maculatum American Vetch Vicia americana ouncing et - Pink Flower Type Saponaria officinalis racted Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Coralberry* Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Dame's Rocket (Sweet Rocket) Hesperis matronalis Downy Phlox Phlox pilosa Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium Grecian Foxglove Digitalis lanata Heart-leaved Four O'clock (ild Four O'clock) Mirabilis nyctaginea Pointed-leaved Tick trefoil Desmodium glutinosum 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 10
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Pointed-leaved Tick trefoil asal 3-part leaves, center leaflet with pointed tip Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra Red clover Trifolium pratense Showy eardtongue (Large-flowered Penstemon grandiflorus Showy Lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae Spotted Knapweed Centaurea stoebe Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Thistle - Canada Cirsium arvense Veiny Pea (Veiny Vetchling) Lathyrus venosus ild Garlic Allium canadense ild Ginger (Canadian ild Ginger) Asarum canadense ild Roses* 6 species - see information sheets for details Downy Juneberry* -fruit Amelanchier arborea Garden Currant* fruit Ribes rubrum Horse Gentian (Orangefruit Horse Gentian) Triosteum aurantiacum Running Strawberry ush fruit Euonymus obovata Strawberry - Common (Fruit) Fragaria virginiana ild Columbine (Red Columbine) Aquilegia canadensis Flame Azalea* Rhododendron calendulaceum Orange Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 11
Early Summer ildflowers Elosie utler ildflower Garden for plants are shown in ( ). oody plants have an *. = pland, = oodland, = oth areas Orange Hawkweed Turk's-cap Lily & Michigan Lily ood Lily Lanceleaf Figwort Lanceleaf Figwort -leaf Hieracium aurantiacum Lilium superbum and Lilium michiganense Lilium philadelphicum Scrophularia lanceolata Stems with flat sides. Stalked leaves. 2013 Friends of the ild Flower Garden, Inc. www.friendsofeloisebutler.org Page 12