Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
Synonym(s): Limestone Ruellia, Smooth Ruellia
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris, Colicroot, Loosescale Gayfeather
Base Flower Color: Purple
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Notes: This is one of the earliest Liatris species to bloom.
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Winged Loosestrife (Lythrum alatum Pursh)
Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family)
Synonym(s): Wing-angle Loosestrife, Winged Loosestrife, Northern Winged Lythrum
Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus L.)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Big Taper, Flannel Mullein, Flannel Plant, Great Mullein, Mullein, Velvet Dock, Velvet Plant, Woolly Mullein, Orange Mullein
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Notes: Native to Eurasia and Africa
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Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Base Flower Color: White, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: This may be var. strigosus or var. calcicola. The difference is var. calcicola has rhizomes that bear over wintering leaf tuffs and are only known in Decatur Co. while var. strigosus has no rhizomes and is common statewide.
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Purple Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera peramoena (A. Gray) A. Gray)
Southern Wild Senna (Senna marilandica (L.) Link)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Maryland Senna, Maryland Wild Senna, Southern Wild Senna, Wild Senna
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
Notes: Easily confused with the non-native and invasive Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia).
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Seaside Brookweed (Samolus valerandi L)
Primulaceae (Primrose Family)
Synonym(s): Water Pimpernel, Thin-leaf Brookweed, Limewater Brookweed, Chiricahuna Mountain Brookweed
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
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Narrowleaf White-Topped Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster, Flax-leaf Whitetop
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, July, Aug
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St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Bloom Notes: The four petals form a cross.
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