Fraser’s Sedge (Carex fraseriana Ker Gawl.)

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Synonym(s): Fraser’s Cymophyllus

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Green
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul

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Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC.)

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

Synonym(s): Longstyle Sweetroot, Aniseroot, Sweet-cicely, Wild Licorice

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

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Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra Willd. var. glabra)

Hippocastanaceae (Horse-Chestnut Family)

Synonym(s): Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May
Notes: All parts of this tree are poisonous if taken internally.

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Guyandotte (Synandra hispidula (Michx.) Baill.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Synonym(s): Synandra, Wyandotte, Hairy Synandra

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

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Long-Bracted Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) A.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M. Chase)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Long Bracted Green Orchid

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

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Widow’s Cross (Sedum pulchellum Michx.)

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family)

Synonym(s): Widowscross

Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun

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Nashville Breadroot (Pediomelum subacaule (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Synonym(s): Nashville Breadroot, Whiterim Scurfpea, Whiterim Indian Breadroot, Glade Potato

Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
Notes: Rarely white.

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Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea L.)

Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family)

Synonym(s): Violet Woodsorrel, Violet Wood-sorrel

Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul

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Western Daisy (Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Synonym(s): Entireleaf Western Daisy

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

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Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa L.)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Synonym(s): Curly Clematis, Blue-jasmine, Curlflower, Curly Virgin’s Bower, Marsh Clematis

Base Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Bloom Notes: Normally blooms mid-spring and again in early fall, but may bloom lightly through the summer as well. Color ranges from blue to pink to lavender to white. It is distinguished by the four widely flaring lobes with crinkled edges, a characteristic that gives it the scientific name crispa which means crinkled.

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