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Herbaceous Flowering Plants of Beaman Park by Blooming Date

This is a preliminary list based on informal field observations by a number of individuals.
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ThumbnailScientific NameCommon NameFamily NamePage Number in GuideStart BloomStop BloomOriginSynonyms
Muscari botryoidescommon grape hyacinthLiliaceae36534Eu
Jeffersonia diphyllatwinleafBerberidaceae453.14.2N*
Polemonium reptansJacob's ladderPolemoniaceae2063.15.2N*
Cardamine concatenatacutleaf toothwortBrassicaceae883.25NDentaria laciniata
Cardamine douglassiilimestone bittercressBrassicaceae873.25.3Npurple cress
Carex pictaBoott's sedgeCyperaceae03.24N
Hepatica nobilis var. acutasharp lobed hepaticaRanunculaceae393.24.3N* Hepatica acutiloba,sharplobe hepatica
Saxifraga virginiensisearly saxifrageSaxifragaceae1143.25.1N
Thalictrum thalictroidesrue anemoneRanunculaceae433.25.4N* Anemonella thalictroides
Claytonia virginicaspring beautyPortulacaceae533.35.2N
Obolaria virginicaVirginia pennywortGentianaceae1873.36.2
Trillium cuneatumtoadshade trilliumLiliaceae3723.35N
Trillium sessilesessile trilliumLiliaceae3753.34.4N
Viola sororiacommon blue violetViolaceae803.36N
Antennaria plantaginifoliaplantain leaf pussytoesAsteraceae2733.45.3Nwoman's tobacco
Antennaria solitariasinglehead pussytoesAsteraceae2743.44.4N* solitary pussytoes
Delphinium tricornedwarf larkspurRanunculaceae373.45.2N
Erythronium americanumtrout lilyLiliaceae3593.44.4Ndogtooth violet
Houstonia caeruleaazure bluetRubiaceae2623.45N
Pachysandra procumbenspachysandraBuxaceae1563.44N
Ranunculus hispidusbristly buttercupRanunculaceae413.45.2N*
Sanguinaria canadensisbloodrootPapaveraceae473.44.2N
Amsonia tabernaemontanablue starApocynaceae18845N
Carex albicanswhite tinted sedgeCyperaceae047NCarex artitecta,white tinge sedge
Hybanthus concolorgreen violetViolaceae7246N
Krigia virginicaVirginia dwarf dandelionAsteraceae31046N
Melica muticatwoflower melicPoaceae045Ntwoflower melic grass
Nasturtium officinalewatercressBrassicaceae96410Eu,AsRorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Osmorhiza claytoniiClayton's sweet cicelyApiaceae17946NClayton's sweetroot
Silene carolinianasticky catchflyCaryophyllaceae5645Nwild pink
Zizia aureagolden AlexandersApiaceae18246Ngolden zizia
Arabis laevigatasmooth rock cressBrassicaceae844.15.1Nsickle-pod mustard
Cardamine angustataslender toothwortBrassicaceae884.15NDentaria heterophylla
Lithospermum canescenshoary puccoonBoraginaceae2124.15N
Nothoscordum bivalvefalse garlicLiliaceae3654.15.2N
Oxalis violaceaviolet woodsorrelOxalidaceae1704.16N
Packera obovataround leaf ragwortAsteraceae3234.16NSenecio obovatus
Stellaria puberagiant chickweedCaryophyllaceae594.15.3Nstar chickweed
Trifolium repenswhite cloverFabaceae1434.17.4Eu,As
Trillium flexipeswhite trilliumLiliaceae3774.15.3N*
Actaea pachypodawhite baneberryRanunculaceae324.25.3Ndoll's eyes, Actaea alba
Arisaema triphyllumjack in the pulpitAraceae3384.25N
Asarum canadensewild gingerAristolochiaceae284.26.1N
Cammassia scilloideswild hyacinthLiliaceae3554.24.4N*
Conopholis americanussquawrootOrobanchaceae2504.26.1N*
Dodecatheon meadiashooting starPrimulaceae1044.26.1Npride of Ohio
Erigeron philadelphicusPhiladelphia fleabaneAsteraceae2934.26.1N
Euphorbia commutatatinted woodland spurgeEuphorbiaceae1584.25.3Nearly spurge
Galium aparinecleaversRubiaceae2614.26.3N
Geranium maculatumspotted geraniumGeraniaceae1704.25.3Nwild geranium
Houstonia purpurea var. purpureasummer bluetsRubiaceae2644.26.1N* Hedyotis purpurea, Houstonia purpurea,Venus' pride
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosumfalse Solomon's sealLiliaceae3674.25.4N* Smilacina racemosa,feathery false lily of the valley
Packera glabellabutterweedAsteraceae3234.27NEnecio glabellus,golden ragwort
Phacelia bipinnatifidapurple phaceliaHydrophyllaceae2084.25.2N
Phlox divaricatablue phloxPolemoniaceae2044.25.3N
Sedum ternatumwhite stonecropCrassulaceae1084.25.3Nrock cress sedum,woodland stonecrop, mountain stonecrop
Silene virginicafire pinkCaryophyllaceae584.26.2N
Synandra hispidulaGuyandotte beautyLamiaceae4.27.1*
Valerianella radiatabeaked corn saladValerianaceae2704.25N
Vicia carolinianawood vetchFabaceae1444.25.2Nwhite vetch, Carolina vetch
Cynoglossum virginianumwild comfreyBoraginaceae2104.35.4N
Erigeron pulchellusrobin's plantainAsteraceae2934.35.4N
Galearis spectabilisshowy orchisOrchidaceae3944.35N
Geum vernumspring avensRosaceae1174.35N
Iris cristatadwarf crested irisIridaceae3864.35.3N
Krigia bifloratwo flower dwarf dandelionAsteraceae3104.37.1Ntwo flowered cynthia,orange dwarf dandelion
Lonicera sempervirenscoral honeysuckleCaprifoliaceae2674.37Ntrumpet honeysuckle
Ornithogalum umbellatumstar of BethlehemLiliaceae3664.34.4Eu,G* sleepydick
Oxalis grandisgiant woodsorrelOxalidaceae1684.36.1Ngreat yellow woodsorrel
Phacelia purshiiMiami mistHydrophyllaceae2094.35.2N
Phlox amoenahairy phloxPolemoniaceae2034.36N
Podophyllum peltatummay appleBerberidaceae464.35.4N
Polygonatum biflorumsmooth Solomon's sealLiliaceae3664.35.4N*
Potentilla simplexcommon cinquefoilRosaceae1204.36.1N
Ranunculus recurvatusrecurved buttercupRanunculaceae424.35.2N* blisterwort
Salvia lyratalyre leaf sageLamiaceae2264.36.1N
Sisyrinchium albidumpale blue eyed grassIridaceae3884.35Nwhite blue eyed grass
Thalictrum dioicumearly meadow rueRanunculaceae424.35.1N*
Thaspium barbinodehairyjoint meadowparsnipApiaceae1824.36N
Uvularia grandifloralarge flowered bellwortLiliaceae3694.35.4N*
Uvularia perfoliataperfoliate bellwortLiliaceae4.35.4*
Asclepias quadrifoliafourleaf milkweedAsclepiadaceae1924.47.2N
Frasera caroliniensisAmerican columboGentianaceae1854.47.1N* Swertia caroliniensis
Heuchera americanacommon alumrootSaxifragaceae1094.47.1NAmAmerican alumroot
Iodanthus pinnatifiduspurple rocketBrassicaceae914.46.2N
Leucanthemum vulgareox eye daisyAsteraceae2824.410Eu,AsChrysanthemum leucanthemum
Sisyrinchium angustifoliumnarrow leaf blue eyed grassIridaceae3894.46.1Nstout blue eyed grass
Thaspium trifoliatumpurple meadowparsnipApiaceae1824.45N
Trifolium pratensered cloverFabaceae1434.48Eu
Viola palmatathree lobed violetViolaceae764.45.2N* Viola triloba
Zizia apterameadow ziziaApiaceae4.46.3N*
Aristolochia serpentariaVirginia snakerootAristolochiaceae2756Nserpent's birthwort
Brassica nigrablack mustardBrassicaceae8558Eu,As
Carex albursinawhite bear sedgeCyperaceae057N
Carex blandawoodland sedgeCyperaceae057N
Carex laxifloraloose flowered sedgeCyperaceae057N
Chamaelirium luteumfairywandLiliaceae35557Ndevil's bit
Cimicifuga racemosablack cohoshRanunculaceae3457N
Euphorbia maculataprostrate spurgeEuphorbiaceae0510N
Lithospermum tuberosumsouthern stoneseedBoraginaceae21256Ntuberous stoneseed
Ludwigia alternifoliaseedboxOnagraceae150510N
Penstemon calycosussmall beardtongueScrophulariaceae24556N
Penstemon canescenseastern gray beardtongueScrophulariaceae24556N
Polygonum pensylvanicumPennsylvania smartweedPolygonaceae60510N
Sanicula smalliiblack snakerootApiaceae056N
Thermopsis villosaAaron's rodFabaceae14156NBlue Ridge buckbean
Vitis aestivalissummer grapeVitaceae056N
Dioscorea villosawild yamDioscoreaceae3845.18NDioscorea quaternata,colic root
Packera aureagolden ragwortAsteraceae3235.18NSenecio aureus
Penstemon tenuifloruseastern white flower beardtongueScrophulariaceae2465.16.3Nslender flowered beardtongue
Sanicula canadensisCanada snakerootApiaceae5.18N
Valeriana paucifloralargeflower valerianValerianaceae5.16.2*
Blephilia ciliatadowny woodmintLamiaceae2175.27.3Ndowny pagoda plant
Calystegia sepiumhedge false bindweedConvolvulaceae1995.28Nlow bindweed, Convolvulus sepium
Cryptotaenia canadensisCanadian honewortApiaceae1765.27.3N
Erigeron strigosuslesser daisy fleabaneAsteraceae2935.28Nprairie fleabane
Luzula bulbosabulbous woodrushJuncaceae5.2N
Monarda bradburianaeastern beebalmLamiaceae2225.26N
Monarda russelianaredpurple beebalmLamiaceae5.26.2N*
Sanicula odorataclustered black snakerootApiaceae05.26.4N* Sanicula gregaria
Tradescantia virginianaVirginia spiderwortCommelinaceae45.27N
Erigeron annuuseastern daisy fleabaneAsteraceae2935.310.2N
Polymnia canadensispale flowered leafcupAsteraceae3175.310Nwhite bear's foot,white flower leafcup
Spigelia marilandicaIndian pinkLoganiaceae1845.36Nwoodland pinkroot
Tradescantia subasperawide leaved spiderwortCommelinaceae3435.39.2Nzigzag spiderwort,harsh spiderwort
Clematis viornavasevineRanunculaceae355.47Nleather flower
Coreopsis majorwhorled leaf coreopsisAsteraceae2875.47.4Ngreater tickseed,forest tickseed
Galium circaezanswild licoriceRubiaceae2615.47.4N
Heuchera villosahairy alumrootSaxifragaceae1095.47.2N*
Impatiens pallidayellow touch me notBalsaminaceae1725.48.3N
Monarda clinopodiawhite bergamotLamiaceae2225.47.4N*
Sorghum halepenseJohnson grassPoaceae3495.410EU
Boehmeria cylindricafalse nettleUrticaceae5068N
Bromus pubescenshairy woodland bromePoaceae067NBromus purgans,Canada bromegrass
Chasmanthium latifoliumriver oatsPoaceae347610NUniola latifolia,Indian wood oats,spangle grass
Circaea lutetianaenchanter's nightshadeOnagraceae14868N
Cocculus carolinusCarolina snailseedMenispermaceae068N
Croton monanthogynuslemon spurgeEuphorbiaceae157610Nprairie tea
Hypericum punctatumspotted St. John's wortClusiaceae6668N
Matelea gonocarposcommon anglepodAsclepiadaceae19567NMatelea gonocarpa,angular milkvine
Physalis heterophyllaclammy ground cherrySolanaceae19769N
Scirpus atrovirensblack bulrushCyperaceae068N
Tragia cordataheartleaf noseburnEuphorbiaceae068Nheart leaved tragia
Trautvetteria caroliniensisCarolina bugbaneRanunculaceae4367Nfalse bugbane
Allium vinealewild garlicLiliaceae3546.16Eufield garlic,crow garlic,scallions
Echinacea purpureaeastern purple coneflowerAsteraceae2906.110N
Anemone virginianathimbleweedRanunculaceae336.28.4N
Chimaphila maculatapipsissewa; spotted wintergreenPyrolaceae06.27.2N*
Rudbeckia hirtablack eyed SusanAsteraceae3206.29.2N
Scutellaria ellipticahairy skullcapLamiaceae2276.27.3N*
Monarda fistulosawild bergamotLamiaceae2236.39.2N
Parthenium integrifoliumwild quinineAsteraceae3166.39.2N
Cicuta maculataspotted water hemlockApiaceae6.48.3
Desmodium glutinosumpointed leaved tick trefoilFabaceae06.48.1N
Euphorbia corollataflowering spurgeEuphorbiaceae1586.49.2N
Geum canadensewhite avensRosaceae1176.48.4N
Lysimachia ciliatafringed loosestrifePrimulaceae6.47.3
Matelea carolinensismaroon Carolina milkvineAsclepiadaceae1956.47Nspiny-pod
Ruellia carolinensisCarolina wild petuniaAcanthaceae2526.49.2Nhairy ruellia
Agastache nepetoidesyellow giant hyssopLamiaceae21678N
Ageratina altissimawhite snakerootAsteraceae272710NEupatorium rugosum
Agrimonia parvifloraharvestliceRosaceae11578Nsmall flowered agrimony
Agrimonia pubescenssoft agrimonyRosaceae11578N
Allium cernuumnodding wild onionLiliaceae35379Nnodding onion
Cirsium discolorfield thistleAsteraceae284710N
Collinsonia canadensiscitronella; horse balmLamiaceae21879N
Conoclinium coelestinumblue mistflowerAsteraceae286710NEupatorium coelestinum,mistflower
Coreopsis tripteristall tickseedAsteraceae28879Ntall coreopsis
Diodia virginianabuttonweedRubiaceae26178N
Elymus villosusdowny wild ryePoaceae078N
Epifagus virginianabeech dropsOrobanchaceae250711N
Eupatorium fistulosumhollow joe-pye-weedAsteraceae29579Njoe pye weed
Lespedeza cuneataChinese lespedezaFabaceae079As
Lobelia cardinaliscardinal flowerCampanulaceae25779N
Mentha spicataspearmintLamiaceae0710Eu
Pilea pumilaclearweedUrticaceae0710N
Senna marilandicasouthern wild sennaFabacaeae13978NCassia marilandica
Solidago canadensisCanada goldenrodAsteraceae32979Ncommon goldenrod
Stenanthium gramineumeastern featherbellsLiliaceae36879N
Tipularia discolorcranefly orchidOrchidaceae40878N
Eryngium yuccifoliumbutton eryngoApiaceae7.18.1rattlesnake master
Pycnanthemum flexuosumAppalachian mountainmintLamiaceae7.18.3
Agrimonia rostellatawoodland agrimonyRosaceae7.29.3beaked agrimony
Asclepias verticillatawhorled milkweedAsclepiadaceae7.28.4
Desmodium nudiflorumnaked flowered tick trefoilFabaceae07.29.2N
Helianthus divaricatuswoodland sunflowerAsteraceae3027.29.2N
Liatris spicatadense blazing starAsteraceae3137.29N
Liatris squarrosascaly blazing starAsteraceae3147.210.2N
Lilium michiganenseMichigan lilyLiliaceae7.27.3
Lobelia inflataIndian tobaccoCampanulaceae2577.210.2N*
Campanulastrum americanumtall bellflowerCampanulaceae2557.310.2NCampanula americana
Heliopsis helianthoidessmooth oxeyeAsteraceae7.310.1
Laportea canadensiswood nettleUrticaceae507.38.4N
Pycnanthemum incanumhoary mountainmintLamiaceae7.39.2
Silene stellatastarry campionCaryophyllaceae577.39.1N
Smallanthus uvedaliusyellow leafcupAsteraceae3177.39NPolymnia uvedalia, hairy leafcup, large flowered leafcup, bear's foot
Verbesina virginicawhite crownbeardAsteraceae3337.310Nfrostweed
Agalinis tenuifoliaslenderleaf false foxgloveScrophulariaceae235810NGerardia tenuifolia
Andropogon virginicusbroomsedgePoaceae347810N
Cuscuta gronoviidodderCuscutaceae199810Nlove vine
Elephantopus carolinianusleafy elephant's footAsteraceae29289N
Eupatorium altissimumtall thoroughwortAsteraceae294810N
Eupatorium sessilifoliumupland bonesetAsteraceae29689N
Fleischmannia incarnatapink thoroughwortAsteraceae286810NEupatorium incarnatum
Helianthus decapetalusthinleaf sunflowerAsteraceae089N
Helianthus microcephalussmall headed sunflowerAsteraceae30389Nsmall woodland sunflower
Liatris asperatall blazing starAsteraceae312810Nrough blazing star
Oxypolis rigidiorstiff cowbaneApiaceae180810Nwater dropwort
Prenanthes altissimarattlesnake rootAsteraceae31889Ntall white lettuce
Solidago caesiawreath goldenrodAsteraceae327810Nblue stem,axillary goldenrod
Solidago erectaerect goldenrodAsteraceae327810N
Solidago patularoundleaf goldenrodAsteraceae0810Nrough goldenrod
Solidago sphacelataautumn goldenrodAsteraceae32989Nfalse goldenrod
Solidago ulmifoliaelm leaved goldenrodAsteraceae330810N
Tridens flavuspurpletopPoaceae0810NTriodia flava,tall redtop
Verbesina alternifoliayellow wingstemAsteraceae332810NActinomeris alternifolia
Vernonia giganteatall ironweedAsteraceae334810Ngiant ironweed
Gentiana saponariaharvestbellsGentianaceae185910Nsoapwort gentian
Lobelia siphiliticagreat blue lobeliaCampanulaceae2581011N