Herbaceous Flowering Plants at Radnor Lake

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Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family Name	Page Number in Guide	Start Bloom	Stop Bloom	Origin	Synonyms
	Acalypha rhomboidea	common three seeded mercury	Euphorbiaceae	0	6	10	N	rhomboid three seeded mercury
	Achillea millefolium	common yarrow	Asteraceae	271	5.2	8.1	Eu
	Actaea pachypoda	white baneberry	Ranunculaceae	32	4.2	5.3	N	doll's eyes, Actaea alba
	Agastache nepetoides	yellow giant hyssop	Lamiaceae	216	7	8	N
	Agrimonia gryposepala	tall hairy agrimony	Rosaceae	0	6	8	N	tall agrimony
	Agrostemma githago	common corncockle	Caryophyllaceae	54	7	9
	Allium canadense	meadow garlic	Liliaceae	353	5.4	7.1	N	* Canada garlic,wild garlic
	Allium stellatum	autumn onion	Liliaceae	353	7	9	N	wild onion
	Amaranthus hybridus	pigweed	Amaranthaceae	0	8	10	Tr	slim amaranth
	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	common ragweed	Asteraceae	273	8	10	N	annual ragweed
	Ambrosia trifida	great ragweed	Asteraceae	273	8	10	N
	Anemone virginiana	thimbleweed	Ranunculaceae	33	6.4	8.4	N
	Antennaria plantaginifolia	plantain leaf pussytoes	Asteraceae	273	3.4	5.3	N	woman's tobacco
	Anthemis cotula	dogfennel	Asteraceae	234	5	8	Eu	mayweed
	Aplectrum hyemale	putty root	Orchidaceae	389	5.1	5.2	N	*
	Apocynum cannabinum	Indian hemp	Apocynaceae	188	6.1	7	N	hemp dogbane
	Aquilegia canadensis	red columbine	Ranunculaceae	33	4.2	6.3	N
	Arabis canadensis	sicklepod	Brassicaceae	84	5.3	7.2	N	*
	Arabis laevigata	smooth rock cress	Brassicaceae	84	4.1	5.1	N	sickle-pod mustard
	Arisaema dracontium	green dragon	Araceae	338	5.2	6.4	N
	Arisaema triphyllum	jack in the pulpit	Araceae	338	4.2	5	N
	Asarum canadense	wild ginger	Aristolochiaceae	28	4.2	6.1	N
	Asclepias quadrifolia	fourleaf milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	192	4.4	7.2	N
	Asclepias syriaca	common milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	192	6.1	7.4	N
	Asclepias tuberosa	butterflyweed	Asclepiadaceae	193	5.4	8.3	N
	Aureolaria flava	false foxglove	Scrophulariaceae	236	8	9	N
	Bidens bipinnata	Spanish needles	Asteraceae	278	7	10	N
	Bidens frondosa	devil's beggartick	Asteraceae	0	8	10	N
	Blephilia ciliata	downy woodmint	Lamiaceae	217	5.2	7.3	N	downy pagoda plant
	Boehmeria cylindrica	false nettle	Urticaceae	50	6	8	N
	Buglossoides arvensis	corn gromwell	Boraginaceae	212	4	7	Eu,As	Lithospermum arvense
	Cammassia scilloides	wild hyacinth	Liliaceae	355	4.2	4.4	N	*
	Campanulastrum americanum	tall bellflower	Campanulaceae	255	7.3	10.2	N	Campanula americana
	Campsis radicans	trumpet creeper	Bignoniaceae	253	6.4	8.1	N	trumpet vine
	Capsella bursa-pastoris	shepherd's purse	Brassicaceae	86	3.3	11	Eu
	Cardamine douglassii	limestone bittercress	Brassicaceae	87	3.2	5.3	N	purple cress
	Carduus nutans	nodding thistle	Asteraceae	281	4.4	7.4	Eu	nodding plumeless thistle
	Cerastium vulgatum	mouse-eared chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	0	4	11	Eu,As
	Chenopodium album	lamb's quarters	Chenopodiaceae	51	8	10	Eu,As
	Chimaphila maculata	pipsissewa; spotted wintergreen	Pyrolaceae	0	6.2	7.2	N	*
	Cichorium intybus	chicory	Asteraceae	283	5.3	9.4	Eu, A
	Circaea lutetiana	enchanter's nightshade	Onagraceae	148	6	8	N
	Cirsium vulgare	bull thistle	Asteraceae	286	6.1	10	Eu,As
	Claytonia virginica	spring beauty	Portulacaceae	53	3.3	5.2	N
	Clematis viorna	vasevine	Ranunculaceae	35	5.4	7	N	leather flower
	Clematis virginiana	virgin's bower	Ranunculaceae	36	7	9	N
	Cocculus carolinus	Carolina snailseed	Menispermaceae	0	6	8	N
	Commelina communis	Asiatic dayflower	Commelinaceae	341	7.2	9.4	As	common dayflower
	Conopholis americanus	squawroot	Orobanchaceae	250	4.2	6.1	N	*
	Coreopsis major	whorled leaf coreopsis	Asteraceae	287	5.4	7.4	N	greater tickseed,forest tickseed
	Coronilla varia	purple crown vetch	Fabaceae	130	5.2	8.4	Eu
	Corydalis flavula	yellow corydalis	Fumariaceae	48	3.4	4.4	N
	Cynoglossum virginianum	wild comfrey	Boraginaceae	210	4.3	5.4	N
	Datura stramonium	jimson weed	Solanaceae	196	6.1	8	N
	Delphinium tricorne	dwarf larkspur	Ranunculaceae	37	3.4	5.2	N
	Desmodium cuspidatum	largebract tick trefoil	Fabaceae	0	8	9	N
	Desmodium paniculatum	panicled leaf tick trefoil	Fabaceae	133	7	8	N
	Desmodium perplexum	perplexed tick trefoil	Fabaceae	0	6	9	N	sticktights
	Dianthus armeria	Deptford pink	Caryophyllaceae	55	6.3	7.4	Eu	*
	Dicentra cucullaria	dutchman's breeches	Fumariaceae	49	3.3	4	N
	Diodia virginiana	buttonweed	Rubiaceae	261	7	8	N
	Dodecatheon meadia	shooting star	Primulaceae	104	4.2	6.1	N	pride of Ohio
	Duchesnea indica	Indian strawberry	Rosaceae	116	3.3	10	As
	Erechtites hieraciifolia	pilewort	Asteraceae	292	8	9	N	Erechtites hieracifolia,fireweed,American burnweed
	Erigeron philadelphicus	Philadelphia fleabane	Asteraceae	293	4.2	6.1	N
	Erigeron strigosus	lesser daisy fleabane	Asteraceae	293	5.2	8	N	prairie fleabane
	Erythronium americanum	trout lily	Liliaceae	359	3.4	4.4	N	dogtooth violet
	Eupatorium fistulosum	hollow joe-pye-weed	Asteraceae	295	7	9	N	joe pye weed
	Eupatorium maculatum	spotted joe pye weed	Asteraceae	295	7	9	N
	Eupatorium sessilifolium	upland boneset	Asteraceae	296	8	9	N
	Euphorbia corollata	flowering spurge	Euphorbiaceae	158	6.4	9.2	N
	Fragaria virginiana	wild strawberry	Rosaceae	117	4.2	5	N
	Galium aparine	cleavers	Rubiaceae	261	4.2	6.3	N
	Galium asprellum	rough bedstraw	Rubiaceae	0	6	8	NAm
	Geranium carolinianum	pink Carolina cranesbill	Geraniaceae	170	4.3	8	N	Carolina geranium
	Geranium maculatum	spotted geranium	Geraniaceae	170	4.2	5.3	N	wild geranium
	Geranium molle	dove's foot cranesbill	Geraniaceae	171	4.3	9	N	dovefoot geranium
	Geranium pusillum	small geranium	Geraniaceae	0	5	9	Eu	small-flowered cranesbill
	Geum canadense	white avens	Rosaceae	117	6.4	8.4	N
	Geum vernum	spring avens	Rosaceae	117	4.3	5	N
	Glechoma hederacea	ground ivy	Lamiaceae	220	3.4	5.4	Eu,As
	Hedera helix	English ivy	Araliaceae		7.2	9	Eu
	Helianthus decapetalus	thinleaf sunflower	Asteraceae	0	8	9	N
	Helianthus microcephalus	small headed sunflower	Asteraceae	303	8	9	N	small woodland sunflower
	Hemerocallis fulva	day lily	Liliaceae	360	5.4	7.2	C,G
	Heuchera americana	common alumroot	Saxifragaceae	109	4.4	7.1	NAm	American alumroot
	Heuchera villosa	hairy alumroot	Saxifragaceae	109	5.4	7.2	N	*
	Hieracium scabrum	rough hawkweed	Asteraceae	0	7	9	N
	Houstonia caerulea	azure bluet	Rubiaceae	262	3.4	5	N
	Houstonia pusilla	least bluet	Rubiaceae	262	3.4	4	N	Hedyotis crassifolia,tiny bluet,Houstonia patens
	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	great waterleaf	Hydrophyllaceae	206	4.4	6	N	appendaged waterleaf
	Hydrophyllum canadense	bluntleaf waterleaf	Hydrophyllaceae	206	6.4	8.3	N	Canada waterleaf
	Hypericum sphaerocarpum	rough fruited St. John's wort	Clusiaceae	66	6	8	N	roundseed St. John's wort
	Impatiens capensis	orange spotted touch me not	Balsaminaceae	171	5.4	9	N
	Impatiens pallida	yellow touch me not	Balsaminaceae	172	5.4	8.3	N
	Iodanthus pinnatifidus	purple rocket	Brassicaceae	91	4.4	6.2	N
	Ipomoea hederacea	ivy leaved morning glory	Convolvulaceae	200	6	10	Tr
	Ipomoea lacunosa	small white morning glory	Convolvulaceae	201	8	10	Tr
	Ipomoea pandurata	wild potato vine	Convolvulaceae	201	5.4	8.4	N	*
	Justicia americana	American water willow	Acanthaceae	251	6	9	N	swamp loosestrife
	Krigia virginica	Virginia dwarf dandelion	Asteraceae	310	4	6	N
	Lactuca floridana	tall blue lettuce	Asteraceae	311	6	9	N	woodland lettuce,Florida blue lettuce
	Lactuca serriola	prickly lettuce	Asteraceae	311	6.1	9	Eu
	Lamium amplexicaule	henbit	Lamiaceae	220	2.4	11	Eu,As
	Lamium purpureum	red dead nettle	Lamiaceae	221	3.4	5.1	Eu,As
	Laportea canadensis	wood nettle	Urticaceae	50	7.3	8.4	N
	Lemna minor	common duckweed	Lemnaceae				N	lesser duckweed
	Lemna perpusilla	duckweed	Lemnaceae				N
	Leonurus cardiaca	common motherwort	Lamiaceae	0	6	9	Eu
	Lespedeza cuneata	Chinese lespedeza	Fabaceae	0	7	9	As
	Lespedeza virginica	slender bush clover	Fabaceae	135	8	9	N
	Lobelia cardinalis	cardinal flower	Campanulaceae	257	7	9	N
	Lonicera sempervirens	coral honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	267	4.3	7	N	trumpet honeysuckle
	Lotus corniculatus	birdfoot deervetch	Fabaceae	136	6	8	Eu	birdsfoot trefoil
	Lysimachia quadrifolia	whorled yellow loosestrife	Primulaceae	106	5.4	6.4	N
	Matelea carolinensis	maroon Carolina milkvine	Asclepiadaceae	195	6.4	7	N	spiny-pod
	Melilotus alba	white sweet clover	Fabaceae		5.4	8.4	Eu
	Melilotus officinalis	yellow sweet clover	Fabaceae	137	5.4	10	Eu
	Menispermum canadense	Canada moonseed	Menispermaceae		5.2	7	N
	Mentha longifolia	field mint	Lamiaceae	0	7	10	Eu,As
	Mertensia virginica	Virginia bluebells	Boraginaceae	213	3.4	5.1	N
	Monarda fistulosa	wild bergamot	Lamiaceae	223	6.3	9.2	N
	Monarda russeliana	redpurple beebalm	Lamiaceae		5.2	6.2	N	*
	Myosotis macrosperma	forget me not	Boraginaceae	0	4	5	N
	Nothoscordum bivalve	false garlic	Liliaceae	365	4.1	5.2	N
	Opuntia humifusa	devil's tongue	Cactaceae	51	5.3	7.2	N	prickly-pear,Opuntia compressa
	Ornithogalum umbellatum	star of Bethlehem	Liliaceae	366	4.3	4.4	Eu,G	* sleepydick
	Oxalis grandis	giant woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	168	4.3	6.1	N	great yellow woodsorrel
	Oxalis stricta	yellow woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	169	4.3	6.4	N	common yellow oxalis,Oxalis cymosa, Oxalis dillenii
	Oxalis violacea	violet woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	170	4.1	6	N
	Panax quinquefolius	American ginseng	Araliaceae	172	5	7	N
	Passiflora incarnata	purple passion flower	Passifloraceae	82	6.3	9	N	maypops
	Passiflora lutea	yellow passion flower	Passifloraceae	82	6	9	N
	Pedicularis canadensis	wood betony	Scrophulariaceae	244	4.2	5.3	N
	Penstemon canescens	eastern gray beardtongue	Scrophulariaceae	245	5	6	N
	Penstemon hirsutus	hairy beardtongue	Scrophulariaceae	246	5	7	N
	Phacelia bipinnatifida	purple phacelia	Hydrophyllaceae	208	4.2	5.2	N
	Phacelia purshii	Miami mist	Hydrophyllaceae	209	4.3	5.2	N
	Phlox divaricata	blue phlox	Polemoniaceae	204	4.2	5.3	N
	Phlox paniculata	garden phlox	Polemoniaceae	204	7.3	9.3	N
	Physalis virginiana	Virginia ground cherry	Solanaceae	197	5.4	10.1	N	*
	Phytolacca americana	pokeweed	Phytolaccaceae	50	6.1	9	N
	Pilea pumila	clearweed	Urticaceae	0	7	10	N
	Plantago lanceolata	English plantain	Plantaginaceae	234	4.3	10	Eu,As
	Plantago major	common plantain	Plantaginaceae	0	5	9	Eu,As
	Podophyllum peltatum	may apple	Berberidaceae	46	4.3	5.4	N
	Polygonatum biflorum	smooth Solomon's seal	Liliaceae	366	4.3	5.4	N	*
	Polygonum caespitosum	long bristled smartweed	Polygonaceae				As	Polygonum cespitosum,oriental ladysthumb
	Polygonum lapathifolium	curlytop knotweed	Polygonaceae	0	6	11	N
	Polygonum pensylvanicum	Pennsylvania smartweed	Polygonaceae	60	5	10	N
	Polygonum persicaria	lady's thumb	Polygonaceae	0	6	10	Eu
	Polygonum scandens	false buckwheat	Polygonaceae	61	7	10	N
	Potentilla canadensis	dwarf cinquefoil	Rosaceae	119	3	5	N	dwarf cinquefoil
	Potentilla recta	sulfur cinquefoil	Rosaceae	119	5.1	7	Eu	rough fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil
	Potentilla simplex	common cinquefoil	Rosaceae	120	4.3	6.1	N
	Prunella vulgaris	common self heal	Lamiaceae	224	5.3	10.4	Eu	heal all
	Pycnanthemum flexuosum	Appalachian mountainmint	Lamiaceae		7.1	8.3
	Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides	southern mountain mint	Lamiaceae	225	7.3	9	N	Pycnanthemum incanum ssp. pycnanthemoides
	Ranunculus abortivus	kidney leaf buttercup	Ranunculaceae	40	4.2	5.2	N	* littleleaf buttercup
	Ranunculus bulbosus	bulbosus buttercup	Ranunculaceae	41	3.4	6	Eu
	Ranunculus longirostris	longbeak buttercup	Ranunculaceae	0	5	7	N	white water buttercup
	Ranunculus recurvatus	recurved buttercup	Ranunculaceae	42	4.3	5.2	N	* blisterwort
	Rosa carolina	Carolina rose	Rosaceae	121	5.3	7.1	N	pasture rose
	Rudbeckia hirta	black eyed Susan	Asteraceae	320	6.2	9.2	N
	Rudbeckia triloba	brown eyed Susan	Asteraceae	321	6	10	N	thin-leaf coneflower
	Ruellia carolinensis	Carolina wild petunia	Acanthaceae	252	6.4	9.2	N	hairy ruellia
	Ruellia strepens	limestone wild petunia	Acanthaceae	252	5.4	6.4	N	smooth ruellia
	Rumex acetosella	sheep sorrel	Polygonaceae	62	4.3	7	Eu, A
	Rumex crispus	curly dock	Polygonaceae	62	4.3	5	Eu
	Rumex obtusifolius	broadleaf dock	Polygonaceae		5.4	6	Eu
	Salvia lyrata	lyre leaf sage	Lamiaceae	226	4.3	6.1	N
	Sambucus canadensis	elderberry	Caprifoliaceae	268	5.4	8	N
	Sanguinaria canadensis	bloodroot	Papaveraceae	47	3.4	4.2	N
	Saponaria officinalis	bouncing bet	Caryophyllaceae	56	6	9	Eu
	Saxifraga virginiensis	early saxifrage	Saxifragaceae	114	3.2	5.1	N
	Scutellaria lateriflora	mad dog skullcap	Lamiaceae	229	7	9	N
	Sedum ternatum	white stonecrop	Crassulaceae	108	4.2	5.3	N	rock cress sedum,woodland stonecrop, mountain stonecrop
	Sicyos angulatus	oneseed burr cucumber	Cucurbitaceae	0	6	9	N
	Silene stellata	starry campion	Caryophyllaceae	57	7.3	9.1	N
	Silene virginica	fire pink	Caryophyllaceae	58	4.2	6.2	N
	Silphium trifoliatum	whorled rosinweed	Asteraceae	326	7.3	9.3	N
	Sisymbrium altissimum	tall tumble mustard	Brassicaceae	0	5	8	Eu
	Solanum carolinense	horse nettle	Solanaceae	198	6.1	9.1	N	Carolina horsenettle
	Solidago canadensis	Canada goldenrod	Asteraceae	329	7	9	N	common goldenrod
	Solidago erecta	erect goldenrod	Asteraceae	327	8	10	N
	Solidago squarrosa	stout goldenrod	Asteraceae	0	8	10	N
	Solidago ulmifolia	elm leaved goldenrod	Asteraceae	330	8	10	N
	Stellaria media	common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	59	3.2	4.4	Eu	*
	Stellaria pubera	giant chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	59	4.1	5.3	N	star chickweed
	Stylophorum diphyllum	celandine poppy	Papaveraceae	47	3.4	5.2	N
	Tiarella cordifolia	heart leaf foam flower	Saxifragaceae	115	4.4	6.1	N
	Tradescantia subaspera	wide leaved spiderwort	Commelinaceae	343	5.3	9.2	N	zigzag spiderwort,harsh spiderwort
	Tradescantia virginiana	Virginia spiderwort	Commelinaceae	4	5.2	7	N
	Tragopogon dubius	yellow goatsbeard	Asteraceae	331	4.3	7	Eu	yellow salsify
	Trifolium incarnatum	crimson clover	Fabaceae	142	5	8	Eu
	Trifolium pratense	red clover	Fabaceae	143	4.4	8	Eu
	Trillium cuneatum	toadshade trillium	Liliaceae	372	3.3	5	N
	Trillium luteum	yellow wakerobin	Liliaceae	374	4	5	N	yellow trillium
	Trillium sessile	sessile trillium	Liliaceae	375	3.3	4.4	N
	Typha latifolia	common cattail	Typhaceae	350	5.4	5	N	broadleaf cattail
	Urtica dioica	stinging nettle	Urticaceae	50	5	6	N
	Verbascum blattaria	moth mullein	Scrophulariaceae	247	5.2	7.4	Eu
	Verbascum thapsus	common mullein	Scrophulariaceae	248	5.4	8.4	Eu
	Verbena simplex	narrow leaf vervain	Verbenaceae	215	5.2	8.3	N	narrow leaved vervain
	Verbena urticifolia	white vervain	Verbenaceae	215	7.2	8.4	N	*
	Verbesina occidentalis	yellow crownbeard	Asteraceae	333	8	10	N
	Veronica serpyllifolia	thyme leaved speedwell	Scrophulariaceae	0	4	7	Eu
	Vicia sativa ssp. nigra	purple vetch	Fabaceae	144	4.2	6	N	Vicia angustifolia, garden vetch
	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	smooth vetch	Fabaceae	144	4.3	8	Eu	winter vetch
	Vinca minor	common periwinkle	Apocynaceae	189	3.3	5.4	Eu	vinca,periwinkle, myrtle
	Viola hastata	halberdleaf yellow violet	Violaceae	75	4	5	N
	Viola pedata	bird's foot violet	Violaceae	77	4.4	5.2	N	*