Antelope-Horn Milkweed (Asclepias viridis Walter)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)

Synonym(s): Antelope-horns, Spider Milkweed, Green-flowered Milkweed, Spider Antelope-horns.

Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug

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Roughleaf Dogwood (Cornus drummondii C. A. Mey)

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Synonym(s): Roughleaf Dogwood, Drummond’s Dogwood, Rough-leaf Dogwoodsier, Red-twig Dogwood

Base Flower Color: White, Green
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul

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Puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Adam And Eve

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Yellow, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom Notes: The leaf is usually gone by the time the plant blooms.

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Largeleaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt.)

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Synonym(s): Largeleaf Waterleaf, Large-leaved Waterleaf, Hairy Waterleaf

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug

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Narrowleaf Vervain (Verbena simplex Lehm.)

Verbenaceae (Vervain Family)

Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Vervain, Narrow-leaved Vervain

Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Larval Host: Common Buckeye

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Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel.)

Cabombaceae (Water-shield Family)

Synonym(s): Watershield

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct

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Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa Nutt.)

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups

Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Bloom Notes: In the southern parts of its range, blooms tend to be darker pink or rose and open in the morning. Each flower lasts only a single day.

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Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera Michx.)

Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)

Synonym(s): Buffalo Nut

Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
Plant Notes: It is a parasitic plant, specifically a hemiparasite which while still photosynthetic, will also parasitize the roots of other plants around it. It can parasitize many hosts.

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Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray)

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

Synonym(s): Devil’s Bit, Devil’s-bit, Fairy-wand, Blazing Star, Fairywand

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Bloom Notes: It has separate male and female plants with the male flowers being larger and the spike often curved downward from the tip.

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