Wildflower List

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Number of results: 181

Common Name(s)	Scientific Name	Family	Flower Color
Absinthium, a.k.a. Absinth Wormwood	Artemisia absinthium	Aster	yellow
Allegheny Monkey Flower, a.k.a. Monkey-flower	Mimulus ringens	Figwort	purple
American Bellflower, a.k.a. Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	Bellflower	blue
American Hog Peanut, a.k.a. Hog Peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Pea	purple
American Vetch, a.k.a. Purple Vetch	Vicia americana	Pea	purple
American Water Horehound, a.k.a. American Bugleweed	Lycopus americanus	Mint	white
Aniseroot, a.k.a. Long-style Sweetroot, Smoother Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza longistylis	Carrot	white
Aromatic Aster, a.k.a. Fall Aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aster oblongifolius)	Aster	purple
Azure Aster, a.k.a. Sky-blue Aster	Symphyotrichum oolentangiense	Aster	blue
Big-bract Verbena, a.k.a. Prostrate Vervain, Bracted Vervain	Verbena bracteata	Verbena	blue
Birds-foot Trefoil, a.k.a. Birdfoot deervetch	Lotus corniculatus	Pea	yellow
Bittersweet Nightshade, a.k.a. Climbing Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet	Solanum dulcamara	Potato	purple
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Aster	yellow
Blood Milkwort, a.k.a. Purple Milkwort, Field Milkwort	Polygala sanguinea	Milkwort	purple
Blue Giant Hyssop, a.k.a. Lavender Hyssop	Agastache foeniculum	Mint	blue
Blue Lobelia, a.k.a. Great Lobelia, Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower	Lobelia siphilitica	Bellflower	blue
Blue Vervain, a.k.a. Swamp Verbena	Verbena hastata	Verbena	blue
Bluntleaf Sandwort, a.k.a. Grove Sandwort	Moehringia lateriflora (Arenaria lateriflora)	Pink	white
Boneset, a.k.a. Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Aster	white
Bottle Gentian, a.k.a. Closed Bottle Gentian, Andrew's Gentian, Prairie Gentian	Gentiana andrewsii	Gentian	blue
Bouncing Bet, a.k.a. Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	Pink	pink
Broad-leaf Cat-tail, a.k.a. Common Cattail	Typha latifolia	Cat-tail	other
Bulblet-bearing Water Hemlock, a.k.a. Bulb-bearing Water Hemlock	Cicuta bulbifera	Carrot	white
Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Aster	purple
Bur Cucumber, a.k.a. Oneseed Burr Cucumber	Sicyos angulatus	Cucumber	white
Butter and Eggs, a.k.a. Yellow Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Figwort	yellow
Butterfly-weed, a.k.a. Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Milkweed	orange
Canada Anemone	Anemone canadensis	Buttercup	white
Canada Goldenrod, a.k.a. Tall Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	Aster	yellow
Canada Milkvetch, a.k.a. Canadian Milkvetch	Astragalus canadensis	Pea	yellow
Canada Thistle, a.k.a. Field Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Aster	purple
Canadian Horseweed, a.k.a. Canada Fleabane	Conyza canadensis	Aster	white
Canadian Wood Nettle	Laportea canadensis	Nettle	green
Carolina Larkspur, a.k.a. Prairie Larkspur	Delphinium carolinianum	Buttercup	white
Catnip, a.k.a. Cat mint	Nepeta cataria	Mint	white
Cheerful Sunflower, a.k.a. Showy Sunflower, Stiff Sunflower, Prairie Sunflower	Helianthus laetiflorus	Aster	yellow
Common Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	Evening Primrose	yellow
Common Milkweed, a.k.a. Silkweed, Milkplant	Asclepias syriaca	Milkweed	pink
Common Mullein, a.k.a. Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	Figwort	yellow
Common Ragweed, a.k.a. Annual Ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Aster	green
Common St. Johnswort, a.k.a. St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. Johnswort	yellow
Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Aster	white
Creeping Bellflower, a.k.a. European Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower	Campanula rapunculoides	Bellflower	blue
Crown Vetch, a.k.a. Purple Crownvetch	Coronilla varia	Pea	pink
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	Figwort	white
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	Aster	yellow
Curly Dock, a.k.a. Curled Dock, Yellow Dock	Rumex crispus	Buckwheat	green
Cut-leaf Coneflower, a.k.a. Green-headed Coneflower, Tall Coneflower, Golden Glow	Rudbeckia laciniata	Aster	yellow
Day Lily, a.k.a. Orange Daylily	Hemerocallis fulva	Lily	orange
Downy Yellow Violet, a.k.a. Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola pubescens	Violet	yellow
Dutchman's Breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Fumitory	white
Dwarf Trout Lily, a.k.a. Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily, Minnesota Fawnlily, Minnesota Adder's-tongue	Erythronium propullans	Lily	white
Enchanter's Nightshade, a.k.a. Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea lutetiana	Evening Primrose	white
European Lily-of-the-valley, a.k.a. Lily of the Valley	Convallaria majalis	Lily	white
False Solomon's Seal, a.k.a. Solomon's Plume, Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley	Maianthemum racemosum	Lily	white
Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	Morning Glory	white
Field Sagewort, a.k.a. Western Sagewort, Tall Wormwood	Artemisia campestris	Aster	green
Flat-topped White Aster, a.k.a. Flat-top Aster, Parasol Whitetop	Doellingeria umbellata	Aster	white
Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge	white
Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	Primrose	yellow
Garden Yellow Rocket, a.k.a. Winter Cress, Yellow-rocket	Barbarea vulgaris	Mustard	yellow
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Mustard	white
Germander, a.k.a. Canada Germander, American Germander, Wood Sage	Teucrium canadense	Mint	pink
Giant Chickweed	Myosoton aquaticum	Pink	white
Giant Ragweed, a.k.a. Great Ragweed, Horseweed	Ambrosia trifida	Aster	green
Giant Sunflower, a.k.a. Tall Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower	Helianthus giganteus	Aster	yellow
Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	Carrot	yellow
Gray Goldenrod, a.k.a. Field Goldenrod, Old-field Goldenrod	Solidago nemoralis	Aster	yellow
Gray-headed Coneflower, a.k.a. Pinnate Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	Aster	yellow
Green Milkweed, a.k.a. Green Comet Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Milkweed	green
Ground Ivy, a.k.a. Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-the-Ground	Glechoma hederacea	Mint	blue
Groundnut, a.k.a. American Potato-bean, Indian Potato	Apios americana	Pea	pink
Gumweed, a.k.a. Curlycup Gumweed, Curly-top Gumweed	Grindelia squarrosa	Aster	yellow
Hairy False Goldenaster, a.k.a. Hairy Golden-aster	Heterotheca villosa	Aster	yellow
Hairy Hawkweed, a.k.a. Long-bearded Hawkweed	Hieracium longipilum	Aster	yellow
Hairy Puccoon, a.k.a. Carolina Puccoon, Carolina Gromwell	Lithospermum caroliniense	Borage	orange
Hairy Sunflower, a.k.a. Hispid Sunflower, Stiff-haired Sunflower	Helianthus hirsutus	Aster	yellow
Hedge Bindweed, a.k.a. Hedge False Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	Morning Glory	white
Hedge Nettle, a.k.a. Marsh Hedgenettle	Stachys palustris	Mint	pink
Hemp, a.k.a. Ditchweed	Cannabis sativa	Hemp	other
Hoary Alyssum, a.k.a. Hoary False Madwort	Berteroa incana	Mustard	white
Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	Borage	orange
Hoary Vervain, a.k.a. Hoary Verbena	Verbena stricta	Verbena	purple
Hooked Buttercup, a.k.a. Blisterwort, Hooked Crowfoot	Ranunculus recurvatus	Buttercup	yellow
Indian Hemp, a.k.a. Prairie Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane	white
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, a.k.a. Indian Turnip	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum	green
Jerusalem Artichoke	Helianthus tuberosus	Aster	yellow
Jumpseed	Polygonum virginianum	Buckwheat	white
Lance-leaf Figwort, a.k.a. Early Figwort, Hare Figwort	Scrophularia lanceolata	Figwort	other
Lance-leaf Fog Fruit, a.k.a. Northern Fog Fruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena	white
Large Beardtongue, a.k.a. Large-flowered Beardtongue, Large-flowered Penstemon	Penstemon grandiflorus	Figwort	purple
Large-flowered Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Lily	yellow
Large-flowered Trillium, a.k.a. White Trillium, Snow Trillium, White Wake Robin	Trillium grandiflorum	Lily	white
Large-leaved Aster, a.k.a. Big-leaf Aster	Aster macrophyllus	Aster	blue
Lead Plant, a.k.a. Shoestrings	Amorpha canescens	Pea	purple
Leafy Spurge	Euphorbia esula	Spurge	green
Little-leaf Buttercup, a.k.a. Kidney-leaf Buttercup, Small-flower Crowfoot	Ranunculus abortivus	Buttercup	yellow
Marsh Marigold, a.k.a. Yellow Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	Buttercup	yellow
Marsh Vetchling, a.k.a. Marsh Pea, Wild Pea	Lathyrus palustris	Pea	purple
Michigan Lily	Lilium michiganense	Lily	orange
Motherwort, a.k.a. Common Motherwort	Leonurus cardiaca	Mint	pink
Musk Mallow	Malva moschata	Mallow	pink
Narrow-leaf Puccoon, a.k.a. Narrowleaf Stoneseed, Fringed Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon, Narrow-leaf Gromwell	Lithospermum incisum	Borage	yellow
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Aster	purple
Nodding Bur-Marigold, a.k.a. Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Aster	yellow
Nodding Thistle, a.k.a. Nodding Plumeless Thistle, Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Aster	purple
Nodding Trillium, a.k.a. Whip-poor-will Flower	Trillium cernuum	Lily	white
Northern Bugleweed	Lycopus uniflorus	Mint	white
Obedient Plant, a.k.a. False Dragonhead	Physostegia virginiana	Mint	purple
Orange Hawkweed, a.k.a. Devil's Paintbrush	Hieracium aurantiacum	Aster	orange
Pale-yellow Iris, a.k.a. Yellow Flag	Iris pseudacorus	Iris	yellow
Pasture Thistle, a.k.a. Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Aster	pink
Philadelphia Fleabane, a.k.a. Common Fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Aster	pink
Poke Milkweed, a.k.a. Tall Milkweed	Asclepias exaltata	Milkweed	white
Prairie Alumroot, a.k.a. Richardson's Alumroot	Heuchera richardsonii	Saxifrage	green
Prairie Blue-eyed Grass, a.k.a. White-eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium campestre	Iris	blue
Prairie Coneflower, a.k.a. Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Aster	yellow
Prairie Coreopsis, a.k.a. Stiff Tickseed, Finger Coreopsis	Coreopsis palmata	Aster	yellow
Prairie Onion, a.k.a. Autumn Onion, Pink Wild Onion, Prairie Wild Onion	Allium stellatum	Lily	pink
Prairie Rose, a.k.a. Wild Rose, Prairie Wild Rose	Rosa arkansana	Rose	pink
Prairie Smoke, a.k.a. Old Man's Whiskers	Geum triflorum	Rose	red
Prairie Sunflower, a.k.a. Plains Sunflower	Helianthus petiolaris	Aster	yellow
Purple Giant Hyssop	Agastache scrophulariifolia	Mint	purple
Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	Loosestrife	purple
Purple Prairie Clover	Dalea purpurea	Pea	purple
Red Baneberry	Actaea rubra	Buttercup	white
Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Pea	red
Red Columbine, a.k.a. Wild Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	Buttercup	red
Red-whisker Clammyweed	Polanisia dodecandra	Caper	white
Rough Blazing Star, a.k.a. Tall Blazing Star, Gayfeather	Liatris aspera	Aster	purple
Round-headed Bush Clover, a.k.a. Rabbit foot, Roundhead Lespedeza	Lespedeza capitata	Pea	white
Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	Buttercup	white
Self-heal, a.k.a. Common Self-heal, Heal-all	Prunella vulgaris	Mint	blue
Sessile-leaf Bellwort, a.k.a. Sessile-leaved Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats	Uvularia sessilifolia	Lily	yellow
Showy Goldenrod	Solidago speciosa	Aster	yellow
Silky Aster, a.k.a. Western Silver Aster	Symphyotrichum sericeum (Aster sericeus)	Aster	purple
Silky Prairie Clover	Dalea villosa	Pea	purple
Slender Beardtongue, a.k.a. Lilac Penstemon, Slender Penstemon, Slender Beard-tongue	Penstemon gracilis	Figwort	purple
Smooth Solomon's Seal, a.k.a. Small Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum	Lily	green
Sneezeweed, a.k.a. Common Sneezeweed, Sneezewort, Swamp Sunflower	Helenium autumnale	Aster	yellow
Spiderwort, a.k.a. Prairie Spiderwort	Tradescantia occidentalis	Spiderwort	blue
Spotted Joe-pye Weed, a.k.a. Purple Boneset	Eupatorium maculatum	Aster	pink
Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea biebersteinii	Aster	purple
Spotted Touch-me-not, a.k.a. Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	Touch-me-not	orange
Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane	pink
Starry Solomon's Plume, a.k.a. Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry False Lily-of-the-Valley	Maianthemum stellatum	Lily	white
Sticky-willy, a.k.a. Cleavers, Catchweed Bedstraw, Goose-grass	Galium aparine	Madder	white
Stiff Goldenrod	Solidago rigida	Aster	yellow
Stinging Nettle	Urtica dioica	Nettle	green
Swamp Candles, a.k.a. Swamp Loosestrife, Earth Loosestrife	Lysimachia terrestris	Primrose	yellow
Swamp Milkweed, a.k.a. Swamp Silkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Milkweed	pink
Swamp Smartweed, a.k.a. Longroot Smartweed	Polygonum amphibium (Persicaria coccinea)	Buckwheat	pink
Tall Boneset, a.k.a. Tall Thoroughwort	Eupatorium altissimum	Aster	white
Tall Meadow Rue, a.k.a. Purple Meadow Rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum	Buttercup	white
Thyme-leaf Speedwell, a.k.a. Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia	Figwort	white
Two-leaf Miterwort, a.k.a. Bishop's Cap	Mitella diphylla	Saxifrage	white
Virginia Spring Beauty, a.k.a. Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica	Purslane	pink
Virginia Waterleaf, a.k.a. Eastern Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum	Waterleaf	purple
Water Hemlock, a.k.a. Spotted Water Hemlock, Spotted Cowbane	Cicuta maculata	Carrot	white
Western Ironweed, a.k.a. Prairie Ironweed, Smooth Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	Aster	purple
Western Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron rydbergii	Sumac	green
White Avens	Geum canadense	Rose	white
White Prairie Clover	Dalea candida	Pea	white
White Sage, a.k.a. White Sagebrush, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana	Aster	green
White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Aster	white
White Trout Lily, a.k.a. White Fawn Lily, White Dog-tooth Violet, White Adder's Tongue	Erythronium albidum	Lily	white
White Vervain, a.k.a. Nettle-leaf Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena	white
Wild Bergamot, a.k.a. Horsemint, Bee Balm	Monarda fistulosa	Mint	purple
Wild Blue Phlox, a.k.a. Woodland Phlox	Phlox divaricata	Phlox	blue
Wild Cucumber	Echinocystis lobata	Cucumber	white
Wild Four O'Clock, a.k.a. Heart-leaf Four O'Clock	Mirabilis nyctaginea	Four O'Clock	pink
Wild Geranium, a.k.a. Spotted Geranium, Spotted Cranebill, Wild Cranebill Alumroot	Geranium maculatum	Geranium	pink
Wild Lettuce, a.k.a. Canadian Lettuce	Lactuca canadensis	Aster	yellow
Wild Licorice, a.k.a. American Licorice	Glycyrrhiza lepidota	Pea	white
Wild Lupine, a.k.a. Sundial Lupine	Lupinus perennis	Pea	blue
Wild Mint, a.k.a. Field Mint	Mentha arvensis	Mint	pink
Wild Sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	Ginseng	white
Wood Anemone, a.k.a. Nightcaps	Anemone quinquefolia	Buttercup	white
Yellow Goat's Beard, a.k.a. Yellow Salsify	Tragopogon dubius	Aster	yellow
Yellow Sweet Clover, a.k.a. White Sweet Clover	Melilotus officinalis	Pea	yellow
Zigzag Goldenrod, a.k.a. Broad-leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Aster	yellow