Category: Wildflowers

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.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Tiarella cordifolia is a herbaceous perennial known for its low, spreading growth habit and spikes of small, white to pale pink flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are deeply lobed and often have a distinctive reddish-brown pattern.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, white to pale pink, star-shaped flowers.

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

Distribution: Foamflower is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted in the fern area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Podophyllum peltatum is a herbaceous perennial known for its large, umbrella-like leaves and single, nodding white flower.

Leaves: The leaves are deeply lobed, resembling a closed umbrella.

Flowers: The plant produces a single, nodding white flower with six petals.

Habitat: It is commonly found in rich, moist woodlands.

Distribution: Mayapple is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted throughout all the wooded areas.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Claytonia virginica is a herbaceous perennial known for its delicate, pink to white, star-shaped flowers and linear leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and emerge from a basal rosette.

Flowers: The plant produces small, pink to white, five-petaled flowers with pink stripes.

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

Distribution: Virginia springbeauty is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Planted in back 40 and in the fern area and the large brush island

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Lobelia siphilitica is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall spikes of bright blue, tubular flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and arranged alternately along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces tall spikes of bright blue, tubular flowers with a distinctive lower lip.

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

Distribution: Great blue lobelia is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found near the lower wetter areas around the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Aralia racemosa is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound, with multiple leaflets arranged along a central stem.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, white, five-petaled flowers in terminal panicles.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands and shaded areas.

Distribution: American spikenard is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in the wooded areas – particularly the large brush island

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Sisyrinchium campestre is a small, herbaceous perennial known for its slender stems and small, blue to purple, star-like flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are grass-like and typically shorter than the flowering stems.

Flowers: The plant produces small, blue to purple, star-shaped flowers with a yellow or white center.

Habitat: It is commonly found in grasslands, meadows, and open areas.

Distribution: Blue-eyed grass is native to North America.

Occurrence
Sparsely found in former field area and prairie section