Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)
Synonym(s): Twoleaf Miterwort, Miterwort
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Synonym(s): Yellowroot, Shrub Yellowroot
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun
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Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia L.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Synonym(s): Wood Anemone, Nightcaps
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Bloom Notes: This plant has no petals, only showy petal-like sepals.
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Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C. B. Clarke)
Apiaceae (Carrot Family)
Synonym(s): Claytons Sweetroot, Sweet Cicely
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia (Ker Gawl.) Torr.)
Fumariaceae (Fumitory Family)
Synonym(s): Turkey Corn, Fringed Bleedinghearts, Wild Bleedingheart
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun
Bloom Notes: Color ranges from white to various shades of pink to purple. Can bloom from early spring to frost.
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Gaywings (Polygaloides paucifolia (Willd.) J. R. Abbott)
Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family)
Synonym(s): Gaywings, Fringed Polygala, Flowering Wintergreen
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
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Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum L. C. Beck)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Synonym(s): Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Bloody Butcher
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
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Large-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Synonym(s): White Wake-robin, White Trillium, Large-flower Wake-robin, Large-flower Trillium, Large-flowered Wake-robin, Large-flowered Trillium
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: April, May
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Spring Creek Bladderpod (Paysonia perforata (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Synonym(s): Spring Creek Bladderpod
Base Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr
Bloom Notes: Flower petals are white, butter-yellow proxima
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Similar Species: Stones River Bladderpod (Paysonia stonensis (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Heartleaf Nettle (Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh)
Urticaceae (Nettle Family)
Synonym(s): Dwarf Stinging Nettle; Heartleaf Nettle; Heart-leaf Stinging Nettle
Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Notes: Do not touch this plant. You will immediately be sorry. Its called “stinging” for a reason. Its not the thorns that get you, its the hairs on the leaves that do the real damage. Pain can last from a few minutes to a few days.
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