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  • Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

    Common Yarrow
    Achillea millefolium

  • White Baneberry
    Actea pachypoda

    White Baneberry
    Actea pachypoda

  • White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

    White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

  • Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

    Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

  • Juneberry
    Amelanchier arborea

    Juneberry
    Amelanchier arborea

  • Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis

    Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis

  • Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

    Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

  • Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

    Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.

    Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana L.

  • Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

    Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

  • Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

    Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

  • Panicled Aster
    Aster simplex

    Panicled Aster
    Aster simplex

  • Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

    Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

  • White Wild Indigo
    Baptisia alba

    White Wild Indigo
    Baptisia alba

  • Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

    Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

  • Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

  • Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

    Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

  • Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

    Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

  • Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

    Water Pygmyweed
    Crassula aquatica

  • Hawthorn
    Crataegus spp.

    Hawthorn
    Crataegus spp.

  • White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candidum

    White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candidum

  • Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

    Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

  • Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

  • Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

  • Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

    Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

  • Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

    Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

  • Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

  • Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

  • Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

    Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

    Sweet Everlasting
    Gnaphalium obtusifolium

  • Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

    Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

  • Sharp Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica acutiloba

    Sharp Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica acutiloba

  • Round Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica americana

    Round Lobed Hepatica
    Hepatica americana

  • Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

    Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

  • Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

    Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

  • Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

    Yellow Widelip Orchid
    Liparis loeselii

  • Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

    Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

  • Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

    Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

  • Water Minerslettuce
    Montia chamissoi

    Water Minerslettuce
    Montia chamissoi

  • Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

    Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

  • May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

    May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

  • Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

    Prairie Cinquefoil
    Potentilla arguta

  • Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

    Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

  • Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila

    Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila

  • Chokecherry
    Prunus virginiana

    Chokecherry
    Prunus virginiana

  • Pasque Flower
    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Pasque Flower
    Pulsatilla vulgaris

  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

  • Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

    Arrowhead
    Sagittaria latifolia

  • Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Starry False Solomon Seal
    Smilacina stellata

    Starry False Solomon Seal
    Smilacina stellata

  • White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

    White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

  • Meadowsweet
    Spirea alba

    Meadowsweet
    Spirea alba

  • Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

    Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

  • Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

    Rabbitfoot Clover
    Trifolium arvense

  • Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

    Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

  • Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

    Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

  • American High-Bush Cranberry
    Viburnum trilobum

    American High-Bush Cranberry
    Viburnum trilobum

  • Canada Violet
    Viola candensis

    Canada Violet
    Viola candensis
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
White Baneberry
Actea pachypoda
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Large-flowered Water Plantain
Alisma triviale
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Alisma triviale prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants. The oval basal leaves of Alisma trivale are about one-foot tall and form a rosette from which rises a whorled panicle of small white flowers, reaching a height of three feet during summer. This species prefers full or partial sun and mucky soil or shallow, slow-moving, even stagnant water. It withstands drought better than most aquatic plants.
Juneberry
Amelanchier arborea
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 15 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info There are 16 species of Amelanchier in the world, most are in North America. The fruit ripens in June, is edible and an important food source for wildlife. This large shrub is also called Down Serviceberry because of the whitish downy hairs on the undersides of the leaves. Long ago it was named a 'Serviceberry' because it flowers in spring signaling the ground was ready to be dug for burials in northern climates. Yellow to red fall color.
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 30 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info Allegheny Serviceberry is a native tree for all seasons. In April and May it has beautiful white flowers that are delicately scented and provide nectar for the season's early bees and butterflies. In mid summer its fruits ripen to brilliant violet pink, aging to deep blue purple when fully ripe. Its leaves play occasional host to the larvae of viceroy, striped hairstreak, and Canadian tiger swallowtail butterflies. And the grand finale comes in fall with brilliant oranges, yellows and reds as the leaves prepare to drop. Amelanchier laevis is found in moist woods and meadows, but tolerates most any garden situation. It will bloom more in full sun, but have a more open and graceful habit in shade. It is drought tolerant once established, but will grow taller and faster in consistently moist soils. Amelanchier can be grown as a small tree pruned to become a densely branched shrub. Fragrant spring flowers Easy to grow and widely adaptable Edible berries in summer Gorgeous fall color.
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Wet
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Showy white flowers highlight this plant in spring. This may be the only time of year when the extent of its spread is apparent! In garden settings, be prepared for it to spread quickly by underground roots. In restorations, it can help stabilize soil relatively quickly.
Thimble Flower
Anemone cylindrica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana L.
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Green, White, Brown
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info This perennial plant is about 1-2½' tall. The stems have scattered white hairs and there is little branching, except for the production of long stalks for the flowers. The leaves occur in 1 or 2 whorls along the stem, usually in groups of 2 or 3. They are up to 5 inches long and across, and have long petioles with scattered white hairs. Each major leaf is divided into 2 or 3 deep lobes, which are in turn divided into 2 or 3 shallower lobes. Because these divisions are rather sharp, the leaves are cleft. Furthermore, the margins are coarsely serrate or dentate. The leaves are often light green or yellowish green in bright sunlight.
Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 7 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info With impressive stature, leaves that can reach two feet wide and large umbrella-like flower structure, this species has an imposing presence. It's not surprising that it has a long history of reputed medicinal and magical properties. Stately sentinels along stream beds, Angelica plants reach heights of six or more feet with hollow, smooth purple stems from one to two inches round. Angelica is calcareous and therefore needs an alkaline soil with a pH of 7 to 8.
Pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Panicled Aster
Aster simplex
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Hairy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 12 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga racemosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana
Type:
Vine
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 to 20 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 12 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Water Pygmyweed
Crassula aquatica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Green
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Crassula aquatica is a small plant forming thin mats or small patches on mud and sand, and growing more erect when exposed to open air for longer periods. The flesh of the plant is greenish-yellow to bright red or purplish. The tiny fleshy pointed leaves are only a few millimeters long.A flower grows on a short stalk from the intersection of each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves. The flower is only about two millimeters long and wide. The fruit is a minute follicle containing several seeds. This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia.
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 15 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info There are 12 species of hawthorn native to Minnesota
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candidum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Prairie Larkspur
Delphinium virescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Shooting-Star
Dodecatheon meadia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Flat Topped Aster
Doellingeria umbellata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Cotton Grass
Eriophorum angustifolium
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Large Leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Cream Gentian
Gentiana flavida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Sweet Everlasting
Gnaphalium obtusifolium
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Longleaf Bluets
Hedyotis longifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sharp Lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Round Lobed Hepatica
Hepatica americana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Roundheaded Bushclover
Lespedeza capitata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Yelloweyed Grass
Lindernia dubia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Lindernia dubia is a species of flowering plant known by the common names yellowseed false pimpernel and moist bank pimpernel. It is a member of the 'new' plant family Linderniaceae, and it is sometimes treated as a member of the families Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae. It is native to much of the Americas from Canada to Chile, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It grows in wet habitat, such as riverbanks, pond margins, and meadows.
Yellow Widelip Orchid
Liparis loeselii
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
Green, White, Yellow
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info Liparis loeselii, common names fen orchid,yellow widelip orchid, or bog twayblade,is a species of orchid. It is native to Europe, northern Asia, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. It is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.
Waterhorehound
Lycopus americanus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info There are several Lycopus species in Minnesota, all with similar clusters of small, white, tubular flowers at the leaf axils, most growing in the same type of habitat at the same time, often next to each other. American Water Horehound is most easily distinguished by its deeply lobed lower leaves, which the others all lack.
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum canadense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Water Minerslettuce
Montia chamissoi
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info Montia chamissoi is a perennial herb in the Purslane (Portulacaceae) family. It is a native North American plant found in western North America, from Alaska to the southwestern and central United States as well as in British Colombia, where it favors favors wet meadows, boggy areas, and along streams. Flowering in June and August, Montia chamissoi has creeping or floating stems, sometimes with slender stolons bearing small bulblets.
Smooth Penstemon
Penstemon digitalis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla arguta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Rattlesnake Root
Prenanthes alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
White, Pink
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info White Rattlesnake-root is one of the few flowering plants seen in the woods towards the end of summer. It can also be found in smaller forms, typically with smaller, less variable leaves, in rock outcrops and on the rocky shore of Lake Superior. The flower shape is similar to other Prenanthes species, but P. alba is distinguished by its branching clusters of dangling white to pinkish flowers with hairless, purplish bracts, smooth stem and (typically) variable leaf shapes. In some references, P. alba is known by synonym Nabalus albus.
Eastern Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info Versatile plant, fruit has wildlife value.
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 25 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info Appears like a large shrub cover with flowers in the s[ring. Bitter redish-black berries in late summer. Entire plant except for fruit contains cyanide. Fruit eaten by wildlife. Fall color is yellow to red.
Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 to 12 inches
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 12 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
April, May, June
 USDA Info
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
April, May
 USDA Info
False Solomon's Seal
Smilacina racemosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June, July
 USDA Info
Starry False Solomon Seal
Smilacina stellata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
White Upland Aster
Solidago ptarmicoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Meadowsweet
Spirea alba
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Tall Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Rabbitfoot Clover
Trifolium arvense
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 to 16 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Pink
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info This wildflower is an annual (less often a biennial) about 4-16 inches tall, branching occasionally to abundantly. The erect to ascending stems are medium green, hairy, and terete. Alternate trifoliate leaves occur at intervals along these stems. These leaves have short hairy petioles. Individual leaflets are ½-1 inch long and about one-third as much across; they are elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or oblanceolate-oblong in shape. Leaflet margins are usually smooth and ciliate, although sometimes there are tiny teeth towards their tips. The upper leaflet surface is medium green and sparsely covered with appressed long hairs, while the lower surface is hairy. The leaflets are sessile or nearly so. At the base of the petiole of each compound leaf, there is a pair of stipules about ¼ inch long. The green body of each stipule usually adheres to the petiole, while its awn-like tip is detached from the petiole and it is either green or red.
Showy Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Edible Valerian
Valeriana edulis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 1 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info Edible Valerian is a threatened species and not to be confused with Valeriana officinalis, which is invasive.
Culvers Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 6 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
American High-Bush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 16 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Canada Violet
Viola candensis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
White
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
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