Month: June 2022

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Polygala senega is a herbaceous perennial known for its slender stems and spikes of small, white to greenish-white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, narrow, and often have a single, wing-like appendage.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, white to greenish-white, pea-like flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open woods, meadows, and along roadsides.

Distribution: Seneca snakeroot is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Phlox divaricata is a herbaceous perennial known for its trailing stems and clusters of fragrant, blue to lavender flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and often have a glossy appearance.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of fragrant, blue to lavender, five-petaled flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, especially in moist, shaded areas.

Distribution: Wild blue phlox is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted in back 40 woods, fern area, and brush island

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Mertensia virginica is a herbaceous perennial known for its bell-shaped, sky-blue flowers and smooth, gray-green leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, lance-shaped, and have a smooth texture.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of pendulous, trumpet-shaped, sky-blue flowers that emerge from pinkish buds.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands and along stream banks.

Distribution: Virginia bluebells are native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted in fern area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Trillium nivale is a herbaceous perennial known for its three-petaled, white flowers and whorl of three leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are whorled in groups of three and are typically ovate in shape.

Flowers: The plant produces solitary, white, three-petaled flowers that appear above the leaves.

Habitat: It is commonly found in deciduous woodlands.

Distribution: Snow trillium is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted in fern area, back 40 and brush island

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Heracleum maximum is a large herbaceous perennial known for its tall, stout stems and large, compound umbels of white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are large, palmately lobed, and have toothed margins.

Flowers: The plant produces large, umbrella-like clusters (umbels) of tiny white flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open meadows, wetlands, and along stream banks.

Distribution: Cow parsnip is native to North America.

Occurrence
Seeded along the crick edge.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Angelica atropurpurea is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its purple stems and large, compound umbels of greenish-white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are large, pinnately compound, and often have serrated leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces large, umbrella-like clusters (umbels) of tiny greenish-white flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wet meadows and along stream banks.

Distribution: Purplestem angelica is native to North America.

Occurrence
Seeded along crick area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Lysimachia thyrsiflora is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall spikes of yellow, star-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are typically lance-shaped and arranged in whorls along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces tall spikes of bright yellow, star-shaped flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, along stream banks, and in moist meadows.

Distribution: Tufted loosestrife is native to North America.

Occurrence
On the perimeter of the back pond

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Lithospermum latifolium is a herbaceous perennial known for its showy, tubular, yellow to orange-yellow flowers and bristly leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and covered in bristly hairs.

Flowers: The plant produces tubular, yellow to orange-yellow flowers that are typically solitary.

Habitat: It is commonly found in dry, open woodlands and prairies.

Distribution: American gromwell is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in former pasture woods.