How to Know the Wild Flowers

The book that taught America botany by color: find your flower under White, Yellow, Pink or Blue, and read its name, its haunts and its folklore — the first field guide organized the way people actually look.

Table of Contents

Introduction

"Most young people find botany a dull study. So it is, as taught from the text-books in the schools; but study it yourself in the fields…

Introductory Chapter

UNTIL a comparatively recent period the interest in plants centred largely in the medicinal properties, and sometimes in the supernatural…

Explanation of Terms

THE comprehension of the flower descriptions and of the opening chapters will be facilitated by the reading of the following explanation of…

Notable Plant Families

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I White

[White or occasionally White Flowers not described in White Section. Liverwort. Hepatica triloba. April and May.

Blood-Root

Sanguinaria Canadensis. Poppy Family.

Shad-Bush. June-Berry. Service-Berry

Amelanchier oblongifolia. Rose Family.

Wood Anemone. Wind-Flower

Anemone nemorosa. Crowfoot Family.

Rue Anemone

Anemonella thalictroides. Crowfoot Family.

Star-Flower

Trientalis Americana. Primrose Family.

Gold Thread

Coptis trifolia. Crowfoot Family.

Early Everlasting. Plantain-Leaved Ever-Lasting

Antennaria plantaginifolia. Composite Family.

Pyxie. Flowering-Moss

Pyxidanthera barbulata. Order Diapensiaceae.

Crinkle-Root. Toothwort. Pepper-Root

Dentaria diphylla. Mustard Family.

Toothwort

Dentaria laciniata. Mustard Family.

Spring-Cress

Cardamine rhomboidea. Mustard Family.

Whitlow-Grass

Draba verna. Mustard Family.

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella Bursa-pastoris. Mustard Family.

Rock Cress

Arabis hirsuta. Mustard Family.

May Apple. Mandrake

Podophyllum peltatum. Barberry Family.

Harbinger-Of-Spring. Pepper and Salt

Erigenia bulbosa. Parsley Family.

Spring Beauty

Claytonia Virginica. Purslane Family.

Dutchman's Breeches. White-Hearts

Dicentra Cucullaria. Fumitory Family.

Squirrel Corn

Dicentra Canadensis. Fumitory Family.

Early Saxifrage

Saxifraga Virginiensis. Saxifrage Family.

Indian Poke. False Hellebore

Veratrum viride. Lily Family.

Foam-Flower. False Mitre-Wort

Tiarella cordifolia. Saxifrage Family.

Mitre-Wort. Bishop's Cap

Mitella diphylla. Saxifrage Family.

Larger White Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum. Lily Family.

Twin-Leaf. Rheumatism-Root

Jeffersonia diphylla. Barberry Family.

Carrion-Flower. Cat-Brier

Smilax herbacea. Lily Family.

Wild Sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis. Ginseng Family.

Ground-Nut. Dwarf Ginseng

Aralia trifolia. Ginseng Family.

Ginseng

Aralia quinquefolia. Ginseng Family.

Spikenard

Aralia racemosa. Ginseng Family.

Choke-Berry

Pyrus arbutifolia. Rose Family.

Canada Violet

Viola Canadensis. Violet Family.

Creeping Snowberry

Chiogenes serpyllifolia. Heath Family.

False Solomon's Seal

Smilacina racemosa. Lily Family.

Black Haw

Viburnum prunifolium. Honeysuckle Family.

Hobble-Bush. American Wayfaring-Tree

Viburnum lantanoides. Honeysuckle Family.

Maple-Leaved Viburnum. Dockmackie

Viburnum acerifolium. Honeysuckle Family.

Arrow-Wood

Viburnum dentatum. Honeysuckle Family.

Round-Leaved Dogwood

Cornus circinata. Dogwood Family.

Alternate-Leaved Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia. Dogwood Family.

Panicled Dogwood

Cornus paniculata. Dogwood Family.

Red-Osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera. Dogwood Family.

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi. Heath Family.

Hawthorn. White-Thorn

Crataegus coccinea. Rose Family.

Cockspur Thorn

Crataegus Crus-galli. Rose Family.

Mountain Holly

Nemopanthes fascicularis. Holly Family.

Winterberry. Black Alder

Ilex verticillata. Holly Family.

White Baneberry

Actaea alba. Crowfoot Family.

Red-Berried Elder

Sambucus racemosa. Honeysuckle Family.

Bunch-Berry. Dwarf Cornel

Cornus Canadensis. Dogwood Family.

Buckbean

Menyanthes trifoliata. Gentian Family.

Wild Calla. Water Arum

Calla palustris. Arum Family.

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus. Pepper Family Stem.--Jointed; often tall. Leaves.--Alternate; heart-shaped. Flowers.--White; without calyx or corolla…

Moonseed

Menispermum Canadense. Moonseed Family.

Mountain Laurel. Spoonwood. Calico-Bush

Kalmia latifolia. Heath Family.

American Rhododendron. Great Laurel

Rhododendron maximum. Heath Family.

Wood Sorrel

Oxalis Acetosella. Geranium Family.

Sweet Cicely

Osmorrhiza longistylis. Parsley Family.

White Swamp Honeysuckle. Clammy Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum. Heath Family.

Sweet Bay. Laurel Magnolia

Magnolia glauca. Magnolia Family.

Poison Sumach

Rhus venenata. Cashew Family.

Staghorn Sumach

Rhus typhina. Cashew Family.

Poison Ivy

Rhus Toxicodendron. Cashew Family.

Virginia Creeper. American Ivy

Ampelopsis quinquefolia. Vine Family.

Dangleberry

Gaylussacia frondosa. Heath Family.

Common Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum. Heath Family.

Low Blueberries

Vaccinium. Heath Family.

Squaw Huckleberry

Vaccinium stamineum. Heath Family.

Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum. Heath Family.

Marsh Andromeda

Andromeda polifolia. Heath Family.

Stagger-Bush

Andromeda Mariana. Heath Family.

Leather-Leaf

Cassandra calyculata. Heath Family.

Labrador Tea

Ledum latifolium. Heath Family.

One-Flowered Pyrola

Moneses grandiflora. Heath Family.

Shin-Leaf

Pyrola elliptica. Heath Family.

Pipsissewa. Prince's Pine

Chimaphila umbellata. Health Family.

White Daisy. White-Weed. Ox-Eyed Daisy

Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Composite Family.

Daisy Fleabane. Sweet Scabious

Erigeron annuus. Composite Family.

Wintergreen. Checkerberry. Mountain Tea

Gaultheria procumbens. Heath Family.

Indian Pipe. Corpse-Plant. Ghost-Flower

Monotropa uniflora. Heath Family.

Mayweed. Chamomile

Anthemis Cotula. Composite Family.

New Jersey Tea. Red-Root

Ceanothus Americanus. Buckthorn Family.

Bastard Toadflax

Comandra umbellata. Sandalwood Family.

White Sweet Clover, White Melilot

Melilotus alba. Pulse Family.

Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum Virginicum. Waterleaf Family.

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea Lutetiana. Evening Primrose Family.

Thimble-Weed

Anemone Virginia. Crowfoot Family.

Long-Fruited Anemone

Anemone cylindrica. Crowfoot Family.

Cleavers. Goose-Grass. Bedstraw

Galium Aparine. Madder Family.

Small Bedstraw

Galium trifidum. Madder Family.

Rough Bedstraw

Galium asprellum. Madder Family.

Black Cohosh. Bugbane. Black Snakeroot

Cimicifuga racemosa. Crowfoot Family.

Culver's Root

Veronica Virginica. Figwort Family.

Partridge Vine

Mitchella repens. Madder Family.

Ragged Fringed Orchis

Habenaria lacera. Orchis Family.

Common Elder

Sambucus Canadensis. Honeysuckle Family.

Spurge

Euphorbia corollata. Spurge Family.

Button-Bush

Cephalanthus occidentalis. Madder Family.

Bitter-Sweet. Wax-Work

Celastrus scandens. Staff-tree Family.

Mild Water-Pepper

Polygonum hydropiperoides. Buckwheat Family.

Climbing False Buckwheat

Polygonum scandens. Buckwheat Family.

Arrow-Leaved Tear-Thumb

Polygonum sagittatum. Buckwheat Family.

Brook-Weed. Water Pimpernel

Samolus Valerandi. Primrose Family.

Starry Campion

Silene stellata. Pink Family.

Bladder Campion

Silene Cucubalus. Pink Family.

Tall Meadow Rue

Thalictrum polygamum. Crowfoot Family.

White Water-Lily

Nymphaea odorata. Water-lily Family.

Arrow-Head

Sagittaria variabilis. Water-plantain Family.

Water-Plantain

Alisma Plantago. Water-plantain Family.

Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia. Sundew Family.

Pokeweed. Garget. Pigeon-Berry

Phytolacca decandra, Pokeweed Family.

Meadow-Sweet

Spiraea salicifolia. Rose Family.

White Avens

Geum album. Rose Family.

Three-Toothed Cinquefoil

Potentilla tridentata. Rose Family.

Rattlesnake-Plantain

Goodyera pubescens. Orchis Family.

White Fringed Orchis

Habenaria blephariglottis. Orchis Family.

White Orchis

Habenaria dilatata. Orchis Family.

Sweet Pepperbush. White Alder

Clethra alnifolia. Heath Family.

Wild Balsam-Apple

Echinocystis lobata. Gourd Family.

Colic-Root. Star-Grass

Aletris farinosa. Bloodwort Family.

Common Yarrow. Milfoil

Achillea Millefolium. Composite Family.

Wild Carrot. Bird's Nest. Queen Anne's Lace

Daucus Corota. Parsley Family.

Water Hemlock. Spotted Cowbane

Cicuta maculata. Parsley Family.

Water-Parsnip

Sium cicutaefolium. Parsley Family.

Mock Bishop-Weed

Discopleura capillacea. Parsley Family.

Water Horehound

Lycopus sinuatus. Mint Family.

Bugle-Weed

Lycopus Virginicus. Mint Family.

White Vervain

Verbena urticaefolia. Verbena Family.

Traveller's Joy. Virgin's Bower

Clematis Virginiana. Crowfoot Family.

Ground Cherry

Physalis Virginiana. Nightshade Family.

Turtle-Head

Chelone glabra. Figwort Family.

Common Dodder. Love Vine

Cuscuta Gronovii. Convolvulus Family.

Thorn-Apple. Jamestown-Weed

Datura Stramonium. Nightshade Family.

White Asters

Aster, Composite Family.

Boneset. Thoroughwort

Eupatorium perfoliatum. Composite Family.

White Snakeroot

Eupatorium ageratoides. Composite Family.

Climbing Hemp-Weed

Mikania scandens. Composite Family.

Ladies' Tresses

Spiranthes cernua. Orchis Family.

Green-Flowered Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata. Milkweed Family.

Grass of Parnassus

Parnassia Caroliniana. Saxifrage Family.

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphilis margaritacea. Composite Family.

Fragrant Life-Everlasting

Gnaphalium polycephalum. Composite Family.

Yellow

[Yellow or occasionally Yellow Flowers not described in Yellow Section. Fragrant Woodbine. Lonicera grata. May.

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris. Crowfoot Family.

Spice-Bush. Benjamin-Bush. Fever-Bush

Lindera Benzoin. Laurel Family.

Yellow-Adders's Tongue. Dog's Tooth Violet

Erythronium Americanum. Lily Family.

Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum. Poppy Family.

Wood Betony. Lousewort

Pedicularis Canadensis. Figwort Family.

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum. Lily Family.

Early Crowfoot

Ranunculus septentrionalis. Crowfoot Family.

Bellwort

Oakesia sessilifolia. Lily Family.

Early Meadow Parsnip

Zizia aurea. Parsley Family.

Downy Yellow Violet

Viola pubescens. Violet Family.

Golden Club

Orontium aquaticum. Arum Family.

Celandine

Chelidonium majus. Poppy Family.

Golden Ragwort. Squaw-Weed

Senecio aureus. Composite Family.

Yellow Lady's Slipper. Whip-Poor-Will's Shoe

Cypripedium pubescens. Orchis Family.

Yellow Sweet Clover. Yellow Melilot

Melilotus officinalis. Pulse Family.

Indian Cucumber-Root

Medeola Virginica. Lily Family.

Common Cinquefoil. Five Finger

Potentilla Canadensis. Rose Family.

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra. Mustard Family.

Wild Radish

Raphanus Raphanistrum. Mustard Family.

Cynthia. Dwarf Dandelion

Krigia Virginica. Composite Family.

Rattlesnake-Weed. Hawkweed

Hieracium venosum. Composite Family.

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale. Composite Family.

Shrubby Cinquefoil. Five Finger

Potentilla fruticosa. Rose Family.

Silvery Cinquefoil

Potentilla argentea. Rose family.

Yellow Avens

Geum strictum. Rose Family.

Bush-Honeysuckle

Diervilla trifida. Honeysuckle Family.

Poverty-Grass

Hudsonia tomentosa. Rock-rose Family "Bushy, heath-like shrubs, seldom a foot high." (Gray.) Leaves.--Small; oval or narrowly oblong…

Rock-Rose. Frost-Weed

Helianthemum Canadense. Rock-rose family.

Four-Leaved Loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia. Primrose Family.

Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia stricta. Primrose Family.

Cow Wheat

Melampyrum Americanum. Figwort Family.

Spearwort

Ranunculus ambigens. Crowfoot Family.

Yellow Pond-Lily. Spatter Dock

Nuphar advena. Water-lily Family.

Prickly Pear. Indian Fig

Opuntia Rafinesquii. Cactus Family.

Common Barberry

Berberis vulgaris; Barberry Family.

Yellow Star-Grass

Hypoxis erecta. Amaryllis Family.

Wild Indigo

Baptisia tinctoria. Pulse Family.

Yellow Clover. Hop Clover

Trifolium agrarium. Pulse Family.

Sundrops

OEnothera fruticosa. Evening Primrose Family.

Meadow Lily. Wild Yellow Lily

Lilium Canadense. Lily Family.

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia Vulgaris. Bladderwort Family.

Butter-And-Eggs. Toadflax

Linaria Vulgaris. Figwort Family.

Dyer's Green-Weed. Woad-Waxen. New England Whin

Genista tinctoria. Pulse Family.

Rattlebox

Crotalaria Sagittalis. Pulse Family.

Common St. John's-Wort

Hypericum perforatum. St. John's-wort Family.

Smaller St. John's-Wort

St. John's-wort Family.

St. Andrew's Cross

Ascyrum Crux-Andreae. St. John's-wort Family. Stem.--Low; branched. Leaves.--Opposite; narrowly oblong; blackdotted. Flowers.--Light…

Common Mullein

Verbascum Thapsus. Figwort Family.

Moth Mullein

Verbascum Blattaria. Figwort Family.

Partridge-Pea

Cassia Chamoecrista. Pulse Family.

Wild Senna

Cassia Marilandica. Pulse Family.

Black-Eyed Susan. Cone-Flower

Rudbeckia hirta. Composite Family.

Agrimony

Agrimonia Eupatoria. Rose Family.

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Oxalis stricta. Geranium Family.

Jewel-Weed. Touch-Me-Not

Geranium Family.

Horse Balm. Rich-Weed. Stone-Root

Collinsonia Canadensis. Mint Family.

Yellow Fringed Orchis. Orange Orchis

Habenaria ciliaris. Orchis Family.

Evening Primrose

OEnothera biennis. Evening Primrose Family.

Elecampane

Inula Helenium. Composite Family.

Golden Aster

Chrysopsis Mariana. Composite Family.

Wild Sunflower

Helianthus giganteus. Composite Family.

Sneezeweed. Swamp Sunflower

Helenium autumnale. Composite Family.

Fall Dandelion

Leontodon autumnalis. Composite Family.

Stick-Tight. Bur-Marigold, Beggar-Ticks

Bidens frondosa. Composite Family.

Wild Lettuce

Lactuca Canadensis. Composite Family.

Yellow Thistle

Cnicus horridulus. Composite Family.

Golden-Rod

Solidago. Composite Family.

Smooth False Foxglove

Gerardia quercifolia. Figwort Family.

Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis Virginiana. Witch-hazel Family.

Trailing Arbutus. Mayflower, Ground Laurel

Epigaa repens. Heath Family.

Twin-Flower

Linnaa borealis. Honeysuckle Family.

Showy Orchis

Orchis spectabilis. Orchis Family.

Twisted Stalk

Streptopus roseus. Lily Family.

Pink Lady's Slipper. Moccason-Flower

Cypripedium acaule. Orchis Family.

Pale Corydalis

Corydalis glauca. Fumitory Family.

Calypso

Calypso borealis. Orchis Family.

Fringed Polygala

Polygala paucifolia. Milkwort Family.

Sheep Laurel. Lambkill

Kalmia angustifolia. Heath Family.

Showy Lady's Slipper

Cypripedinm spectabile. Orchis Family.

American Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon. Heath Family.

Adder's Mouth

Pogonia ophioglossoides. Orchis Family.

Spreading Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium. Dogbane Family.

Purple-Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus. Rose Family.

Deptford Pink

Dianthus Armeria. Pink Family.

Wild Morning-Glory. Hedge Bindweed

Convolvulus Americanus. Convolvulus Family.

Clammy Cuphea. Wax-Weed

Cuphea viscosissima. Loosestrife Family.

Hemp Nettle

Galeopsis Tetrahit. Mint Family.

Herb Robert

Geranium Robertianum. Geranium Family.

Common Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea. Milkwort Family.

Moss Polygala

Polygala cruciata. Milkwort Family.

Common Milkweed

Asclepias Cornuti. Milkweed Family.

Fireweed. Great Willow-Herb

Epilobium angustifolium. Evening Primrose Family.

Small Willow-Herb

Epilobium coloratum. Evening Primrose Family.

Hairy Willow-Herb

Epilobium hirsutum. Evening Primrose Family.

Steeple-Bush. Hardhack

Spiraea tomentosa. Rose Family.

Pink Knotweed

Polygonum Pennsylvanicum. Buckwheat Family.

Amphibious Knotweed

Polygonum amphibium. Buckwheat Family.

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum Salicaria. Loosestrife Family.

Meadow-Beauty Deer-Grass

Rhexia Virginica. Melastoma Family.

Lopseed

Phryma Leptostachya. Vervain Family.

Sea Pink

Sabbatia stellaris. Gentian Family.

Bush Clover

Lespedeza procumbens. Pulse Family.

Rose Mallow. Swamp Mallow

Hibiscus Moscheutos. Mallow Family.

Marsh St. John's-Wort

Elodes campanulata. St. John's-wort Family.

Tick-Trefoil

Desmodium nudiflorum. Pulse Family.

Bouncing Bet. Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis. Pink Family.

Purple Gerardia

Gerardia purpurea. Figwort Family.

Salt Marsh Fleabane

Pluchea camphorata. Composite Family.

False Dragon-Head

Physostegia Virginiana. Mint Family.

Sand Knotweed

Polygonella articulata. (Formerly Polygonum articulatum.) Buckwheat Family. Erect; branching; four to twelve inches high. Leaves.--Linear…

Joe-Pye-Weed. Trumpet-Weed

Eupatorium purpureum. Composite Family.

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia Canadensis. Crowfoot Family.

Wake Robin. Birthroot

Trillium erectum. Lily Family.

Painted Cup

Castilleia coccinea. Figwort Family.

Pitcher Plant. Side-Saddle Flower. Huntsman's Cup

Sarracenia purpurea. Pitcher-plant Family.

Wood Lily. Wild Red Lily

Lilium Philadelphicum. Lily Family.

Turk's Cap Lily

Lilium superbum. Lily Family.

Butterfly-Weed. Pleurisy-Root

Asclepias Cuberosa. Milkweed Family.

Oswego Tea. Bee Balm

Monarda didyma. Mint Family.

Hound's Tongue

Cynoglossum officinale. Borage Family.

Pimpernel. Poor-Man's-Weather-Glass

Anagallis arvensis. Primrose Family.

European Hawkweed. Devil's Paintbrush

Hieracium aurantiacum. Composite Family.

Cardinal-Flower

Lobelia cardinalis. Lobelia Family.

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens. Honeysuckle Family.

V Blue and Purple

[Blue or Purple or occasionally Blue or Purple Flowers not found in Blue and Purple Section.

Liverwort. Liver-Leaf

Hepatica triloba. Crowfoot Family.

Common Blue Violet

Viola palmata; var. cucullata. Violet Family.

Dog Violet

Viola canina; var. Muhlenbergii. Violet Family.

Bluets. Quaker Ladies

Houstonia caerulea. Madder Family.

Gill-Over-The-Ground. Ground Ivy

Nepeta Glechoma. Mint Family.

Larkspur

Delphinium. Crowfoot Family.

Robin's Plantain. Blue Spring-Daisy

Erigeron bellidifolius. Composite Family.

Wild Geranium. Wild Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum. Geranium Family.

Wild Phlox

Phlox divaricata. Polemonium Family.

Blue-Eyed Mary. Innocence

Collinsia verna. Figwort Family.

Bluebells. Virginian Cowslip. Lungwort

Mertensia Virginica. Borage Family.

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium. Iris Family.

One-Flowered Cancer-Root

Aphyllon uniflorum. Broom-Rape Family.

Violet Wood Sorrel

Oxalis violacca. Geranium Family.

Larger Blue-Flag. Fleur-De-Lis

Iris versicolor. Iris Family.

Skull-Cap

Scutellaria. Mint Family.

American Brooklime

Veronica Americana. Figwort Family.

Common Speedwell

Veronica officinalis. Figwort Family.

Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia. Figwort Family.

Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis. Pulse Family.

Forget-Me-Not

Mysotis laxa. Borage Family.

Purple Fringed Orchises

Orchis Family.

Self-Heal. Heal-All

Brunella vulgaris. Mint Family.

Beard-Tongue

Pentstemon pubescens. Figwort Family.

Arethusa

Arethusa bulbosa. Orchis Family.

Blue Vervain. Simpler's Joy

Verbena hastata. Vervain Family.

Monkey-Flower

Mimulus ringens. Figwort Family.

Corn Cockle

Lychnis Githago. Pink Family.

Beach Pea

Lathyrus maritimus. Pulse Family.

Blue Vetch

Vicia Cracca. Pulse Family.

Wild Mint

Mentha Canadensis. Mint Family.

Spearmint

Mentha viridis. Mint Family.

Peppermint

Mentha piperita. Mint Family.

Blueweed. Viper's Bugloss

Echium vulgare. Borage Family.

Venus's Looking Glass

Specularia perfoliata. Campanula Family.

Pickerel-Weed

Pontedaria cordata. Pickerel-weed Family.

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia. Campanula Family.

European Bellflower

Campanula rapunculoides. Campanula Family.

Nightshade

Solanum Dulcamara. Nightshade Family.

Common Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca. Mint Family.

Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflata. Lobelia Family.

Blue Lobelia

Lobelia Family.

American Pennyroyal

Hedeoma pulegioides. Mint Family.

Sea Lavender. Marsh Rosemary

Statice Caroliniana. Leadwort Family.

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa. Mint Family.

Day-Flower

Commelina Virginica. Spiderwort Family.

High Mallow

Malva Sylvestris. Mallow Family.

Hog Pea-Nut

Amphicarpaea monoica. Pulse Family.

Chickory. Succory

Cichorium Intybus. Composite Family. Stems.--Branching. Leaves.--The lower oblong or lance--shaped, partly clasping, sometimes sharply…

Purple Avens. Water Avens

Geum rivale. Rose Family.

Blue Linaria. Blue Toadflax

Linaria Canadensis. Figwort Family.

Great Lobelia

Lobelia syphilitica. Lobelia Family.

Blue and Purple Asters

Aster. Composite Family.

Iron-Weed

Vernonia Noveboracensis. Composite Family.

Spiderwort

Tradescantia Virginica. Spiderwort Family.

Blazing Star

Liatris scariosa. Composite Family.

Creeping Thyme

Thymus Serpyllum. Mint Family.

Blue Curls. Bastard Pennyroyal

Trichostema dichotomum. Mint Family.

Five-Flowered Gentian

Gentiana quinqueflora. Gentian Family.

Common Dittany

Cunila Mariana. Mint Family.

Closed Gentian

Gentiana Andrewsii. Gentian Family.

Fringed Gentian

Gentiana crinita. Gentian Family.

Skunk Cabbage. Swamp Cabbage

Symplocarpus faetidus. Arum Family.

Wild Ginger

Asarum Canadense. Birthwort Family.

Jack-In-The-Pulpit. Indian Turnip

Arisoema triphyllum. Arum Family.

Alum-Root

Heuchera Americana. Saxifrage Family.

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides. Barberry Family.

Early Meadow Rue

Thalictrum dioicum. Crowfoot Family.

Swamp Saxifrage

Saxifrage Pennsylvanica. Saxifrage Family.

Lily-Leaved Liparis

Liparis liliifolia. Orchis Family.

Beechdrops. Cancer-Root

Epiphegus Virginiana. Broom-rate Family.

Pine Sap. False Beechdrops

Monotropa Hypopitys. Heath Family.

Wild Bean. Ground-Nut

Apios tuberosa. Pulse Family.

Lion's Foot. Gall-Of-The-Earth

Prenanthes serpentaria. Composite Family.

Rattlesnake-Root

Prenanthes alba.

Coral-Root

Corallor hiza multiflora. Orchis Family.

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