Come on a wildflower hike with me at the Standing Stone State Park Annual Spring Nature Rally. April 10 and 11, 2026. If hiking for wildflowers is not your thing, there will be many more events for everyone. For more information, Click Here. For a daily event schedule, Click Here.
Tuberculed Orchid (Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.var flava)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Synonym(s): Southern Rein Orchid, Southern Gypsy-spike, Palegreen Orchid, Northern Tuberculed Bog Orchid
Base Flower Color: Green, White, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Notes: There are two varieties of this plant. The other is var. herbiola, where most bracts of the inflorescence exceed the flowers.
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Happy Trails… George!
Price’s Aster (Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (Britton) Medley)
Symphyotrichum (American Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Miss Price’s Aster, Sadie’s Aster
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Yellow – rarely White
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
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Stiff Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
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Purplestem Beggarticks (Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct
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False Daisy Eclipta prostrata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Eclipta, Pie-plant, Botoncillo, Botón Blanco, Clavel de Pozo, Yerba de Tajo
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Notes: This plant is listed as invasive
Japanese Clover (Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Common Lespedeza, Lespedeza
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom Notes: The prickly fruit of Bidens species are known as beggars’-ticks, the very common, 2-pronged “stickers” that cling to one’s clothing during autumn walks.
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Inland Water Hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J. D. Sauer)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family)
Synonym(s): Roughfruit Amaranth
Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family)
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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