Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Synonym(s): Dwarf Larkspur, Spring Larkspur
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
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Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida Michx.)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
Synonym(s): Fernleaf Phacelia, Fernleaf Scorpion Weed, Spotted Phacelia, Loose-flowered Phacelia
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun
Bloom Notes: The color is usually described as violet-blue. A biennial that blooms early to mid-spring of its second year.
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Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. ssp. americanum)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Yellow Trout-lily, American Trout-lily, Eastern Trout-lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Adder’s Tongue
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr
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White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum Nutt.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): White Troutlily, White Dogtooth-violet, White Fawnlily, Adder’s-tongue
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
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Oceanblue Phacelia (Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
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False Rue Anemone (Enemion biternatum Raf.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern False Rue Anemone, Isopyrum
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Notes: This flower has no petals rather 5 white showy sepals.
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Sessile Trillium (Trillium sessile L.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family)
Synonym(s): Toadshade, Red Trillium, Red Wake-robin, Sessile Trillium, Sessile Wake-robin, Yellow Trillium, Yellow Wake-robin.
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr
Notice the pointed stamens sometimes referred to as a beak. The stamens on Trillium cuneatum are rounded.
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Quaker Ladies (Houstonia caerulea L.)
Rubiaceae (Madder Family)
Synonym(s): Azure Bluet, Quaker Ladies, Bluets
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
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Smooth Rock Cress (Boechera laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Al-Shehbaz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
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Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)
Synonym(s): Early Saxifrage
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun
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