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Identifying Wildflowers: Common Mullein (non-native)
Common Name: Great Mullein Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June to September Habitat: Fields, waste places and roadsides. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Wild Chives (native)
Common Name: Chives Scientific Name: Allium schoenoprasum Family: Amaryllidaceae Origins: North America, Europe and Asia (native) Flowering Time: June to August Habitat: Shallow bedrock soils and crevices. Along rivers and…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Cardinal Flower (native)
Common Name: Scarlet Lobeilia Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: July to September Habitat: Damp sites, especially along streams. Range: Found from Ontario…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Bull Thistle (non-native)
Common Name: Bank Thistle, Bell Thistle, Common Thistle, Plume Thistle, Spear Thistle, Scotch Thistle Scientific Name: Cirsium vulgare Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Origins: Eurasia Flowering Time: June to September Habitat: /roadsides,…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Coltsfoot (non-native)
Common Name: Coughwort, Tash Plant, Bull’s Foot, Farfara. Scientific Name: Tussilago farfara Family: Asteraceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: February to June Habitat: Roadsides and waste places. Range: Found from Ontario…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Bloodroot (native)
Common Name: Bloodwort, Redroot, Red Puccoon, Tetterwort Scientific Name: Sanguinaria canadensis Family: Papaveraceae Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: March to May Habitat: Rich woodlands and along streams Range: Found from…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Common St. John’s Wort (non-native)
Common Name: St. John’s Wort Scientific Name: Hypericum perforatum Family: Hypericaceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June – September Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and waste places. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Sticky False Asphodel (native)
Common Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, STicky Tofieldia Scientific Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, Narthecium glutinosum Family: Lilliaceae (Lily) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: June to July Habitat: Wet areas, bogs, fens…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Jack-in-the-Pulpit (native)
Common Name: Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip, Small Jack-in-the-Pulpit Scientific Name: Arum triphyllum Family: Arum Family (Araceae) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: April – June Habitat: Damp…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Canadian Bunchberry (native)
Common Name: Canadian Bunchberry, Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel Scientific Name: Cornus canadensis Family: Cornaceae (dogwood) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: May to July Habitat: Most forested areas and bogs. Range:…
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