Category: Wildflowers

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Triosteum perfoliatum is a native herbaceous perennial known for its whorled leaves and clusters of small, tubular flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are whorled around the stem and have a coarse texture.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, tubular, yellowish-orange to reddish-brown flowers.

Fruit: It bears bright red, berry-like fruit.

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

Distribution: Wild coffee is native to eastern and central North America.

Occurrence
Found sporadically in grassy areas on the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Oenothera biennis is a biennial plant known for its tall, erect stems and yellow, four-petaled flowers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, four-petaled flowers that open in the evening.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open areas, roadsides, and disturbed habitats.

Distribution: Common evening primrose is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found spread through grassy areas on the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Onosmodium molle is an herbaceous perennial known for its rough, bristly leaves and small, tubular flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped, covered in bristly hairs, and arranged alternately along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces small, tubular, greenish-white flowers.

Fruits: It produces small, prickly fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open woodlands and meadows.

Distribution: False gromwell is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Few specimens found in Prairie section – may be naturally occurring or may have been seeded unknowingly.

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Artemisia ludoviciana is a herbaceous perennial known for its silvery-gray leaves and small, yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are silvery-gray, lance-shaped, and deeply lobed.

Flowers: The plant produces small, yellow flowers in clusters.

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

Distribution: White sagebrush is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the north west corner

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Thalictrum dioicum is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall, feathery clusters of flowers and finely divided leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are finely divided and typically arranged in a basal rosette.

Flowers: The plant produces feathery clusters of small, greenish-white to purplish flowers.

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

Distribution: Early meadow rue is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Hypericum pyramidatum is a herbaceous perennial known for its bright yellow, five-petaled flowers and opposite leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and often have translucent dots.

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens.

Fruits: It produces small, capsule-like fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open woodlands and meadows.

Distribution: Great St. John’s wort is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in the northwest corner

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Phryma leptostachya is a herbaceous perennial known for its spikes of pink to lavender flowers and opposite leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, serrated, and heart-shaped at the base.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to lavender flowers with two-lobed petals.

Fruits: It produces distinctive, seed-bearing structures that resemble “lop ears.”

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

Distribution: American lopseed is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Lilium michiganense is a native perennial lily known for its tall, graceful stems and showy orange to reddish-orange, Turk’s cap-shaped flowers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces large, nodding flowers with recurved petals and prominent stamens.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist meadows and prairies.

Distribution: Michigan lily is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Desmodium glutinosum is a herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves with three leaflets and spikes of small, pink to purplish flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with three pointed leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to purplish, pea-like flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, jointed seed pods that cling to fur or clothing, giving rise to the common name “tick trefoil.”

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

Distribution: Pointed-leaf tick trefoil is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Actaea rubra is a herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves and clusters of small, white to pinkish flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with deeply divided leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, white to pinkish, bottlebrush-like flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, bright red berries that are toxic.

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

Distribution: Red baneberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property