Category: Wildflowers

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Nuphar variegata is an aquatic plant known for its floating leaves and yellow, globe-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are round and floating on the water’s surface.

Flowers: The plant produces globular, yellow, six-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears round, greenish-yellow fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in ponds and slow-moving streams.

Distribution: Variegated yellow pond lily is native to North America.

Occurrence
Growing in the back 40 ponds

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Persicaria amphibia is a herbaceous perennial known for its lance-shaped leaves and spikes of pink to white flowers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to white, tubular flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including marshes and along stream banks.

Distribution: Amphibious bistort is native to North America.

Occurrence
In back 40 ponds and around crick

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Thalictrum dasycarpum is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its finely divided leaves and clusters of small, purplish-white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are finely divided and feathery in appearance.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, purplish-white flowers with numerous stamens.

Fruit: It bears small, dry, and hairy fruits.

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

Distribution: Purple meadow rue is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in along road near crick

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Fragaria virginiana is a low-growing perennial herb known for its trifoliate leaves and small, sweet strawberries.

Leaves: The leaves are trifoliate, with three toothed leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces small, white flowers with five petals.

Fruit: It bears small, red strawberries that are edible and sweet.

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

Distribution: Virginia strawberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widespread – mostly in the field area rather than the woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Penstemon digitalis is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall spikes of tubular, white to pale pink flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and arranged in a basal rosette.

Flowers: The plant produces tall spikes of tubular, white to pale pink, five-petaled flowers.

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

Distribution: Foxglove beardtongue is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in prairie forb area next to field road

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Mimulus guttatus is a herbaceous perennial known for its bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and often have toothed margins.

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with red spots on the lower lip.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including seeps, streambanks, and marshes.

Distribution: Seep monkeyflower is native to North America.

Occurrence
Planted in back 40 wet area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Geranium bicknellii is a herbaceous perennial known for its lobed leaves and pink to lavender flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are deeply lobed and palmate in shape.

Flowers: The plant produces pink to lavender, five-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears slender, beak-like fruits.

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

Distribution: Bicknell’s crane’s-bill is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in back 40 field

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Potentilla argentea is a low-growing perennial herb known for its pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with silvery-gray, hairy undersides.

Flowers: The plant produces small, yellow, five-petaled flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open, rocky areas.

Distribution: Silvery cinquefoil is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found field where grass is shorter

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Myosotis scorpioides is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial known for its small, sky-blue flowers with yellow centers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces tiny, five-petaled, sky-blue flowers with yellow centers, often arranged in clusters.

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

Distribution: True forget-me-not is native to Europe but has become naturalized in North America.

Occurrence
Found in back 40 low area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens is a terrestrial orchid known for its distinctive yellow, slipper-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The plant has two basal, elliptical leaves.

Flowers: The plant produces large, yellow, slipper-shaped flowers with intricately twisted petals.

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

Distribution: Yellow lady’s slipper is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in fern area and near original prairie section