Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Running Glade Clover
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul
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Gattinger’s Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. tabernaemontana)
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern Bluestar, Gattinger’s Bluestar
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr
Bloom Notes: Flowers pale blue, occasionally white. Leaves are a lot thinner than Amsonia tabernaemontana (Pursh) Woodson var. salicifolia.
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Similar Species: Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana (Pursh) Woodson var. salicifolia)
Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana (Pursh) Woodson var. salicifolia)
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane, Willow Amsonia, Woodland Bluestar
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom Notes: Anthers yellow-orange. Flowers often partially hidden by uppermost leaves.
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Similar Species: Gattinger’s Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. tabernaemontana)
One-flower Cancer Root (Aphyllon uniflora (L.) A.Gray)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family)
Synonym(s): One-flowered Broomrape, One-flower Cancer Root, Squawdrops
Base Flower Color: White, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun
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Copper Iris (Iris fulva Ker Gawl.)
Iridaceae (Iris Family)
Synonym(s): Copper Iris, Red Iris
Base Flower Color: Red
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom Notes: Usually brick red to orange, occasionally yellow
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Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum Willd.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Synonym(s): Painted Trillium, Painted Wakerobin
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
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Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata Aiton)
Iridaceae (Iris Family)
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
Bloom Notes: Colors range through various shades of blue through purple to white.
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Vernal Iris (Iris verna Fernald ex M.E. Edwards var. smalliana)
Iridaceae (Iris Family)
Synonym(s): Dwarf Violet Iris, Vernal Iris, Dwarf Iris, Upland Dwarf Iris
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
Bloom Notes: Intensely fragrant. Blooms appear in early spring before leaf growth starts.
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Witch Hobble (Viburnum lantanoides Michx.)
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)
Synonym(s): Hobblebush
Base Flower Color: White, Green
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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