Lyon Park

Inspired by Virginia's natural diversity, a native plant garden surrounds the Lyon Park Community Center in Arlington, Virginia's community-owned Lyon Park. Help us observe and document the birds, bugs and other wildlife that come here in search of food and shelter!
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swamp milkweed 1
Asclepias incarnata
obedient plant 2
Physostegia virginiana
butterfly milkweed 2
Asclepias tuberosa
common milkweed 3
Asclepias syriaca
Canadian wild ginger 4
Asarum canadense
blue wild indigo 5
Baptisia australis
white doll's-daisy 6
Boltonia asteroides
winecup mallow 7
Callirhoe involucrata
Campanula americana 8
Campanulastrum americanum
buttonbush 9
Cephalanthus occidentalis
white turtlehead 10
Chelone glabra
red turtlehead 8
Chelone obliqua
Green-and-gold 11
Chrysogonum virginianum
Maryland golden-aster 12
Chrysopsis mariana
Vase-vine Leatherflower 13
Clematis viorna
Sweet Pepperbush 14
Clethra alnifolia
Wild Basil 15
Clinopodium vulgare
blue mistflower 16
Conoclinium coelestinum
Lance-leaved Coreopsis 17
Coreopsis lanceolata
gray dogwood 18
Cornus racemosa
showy tick-trefoil 19
Desmodium canadense
purple coneflower 20
Echinacea purpurea
Eriogonum allenii
White Wood Aster 21
Eurybia divaricata
Hollow Joe-Pye Weed 22
Eutrochium fistulosum
wild geranium 23
Geranium maculatum
white avens 18
Geum canadense
narrowleaf sunflower 24
Helianthus angustifolius
woodland sunflower 18
Helianthus divaricatus
false sunflower 25
Heliopsis helianthoides
Scarlet Rosemallow 26
Hibiscus coccineus
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
shrubby St. John's-wort 27
Hypericum prolificum
gallberry 1
Ilex glabra
Virginia sweetspire 9
Itea virginica
northern spicebush 28
Lindera benzoin
cardinal flower 29
Lobelia cardinalis
great blue lobelia 30
Lobelia siphilitica
fringed loosestrife 31
Lysimachia ciliata
narrow-leaved loosestrife 6
Lysimachia quadriflora
Virginia saxifrage 27
Micranthes virginiensis
Scarlet Beebalm 32
Monarda didyma
spotted horse mint 6
Monarda punctata
Narrow-leaved Sundrops 14
Oenothera fruticosa
Pinkladies 33
Oenothera speciosa
roundleaf ragwort 11
Packera obovata
golden ragwort 34
Packera aurea
Long-sepal Beardtongue 35
Penstemon calycosus
foxglove beardtongue 36
Penstemon digitalis
American jumpseed 37
Persicaria virginiana
fall phlox
Phlox paniculata
moss phlox 38
Phlox subulata
red chokeberry 39
Photinia pyrifolia
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Clustered Mountainmint 40
Pycnanthemum muticum
swamp rose 24
Rosa palustris
Orange Coneflower 41
Rudbeckia fulgida
black-eyed Susan 42
Rudbeckia hirta
cutleaf coneflower 43
Rudbeckia laciniata
Brown-eyed Susan 44
Rudbeckia triloba
hairy petunia 45
Ruellia humilis
lyreleaf sage 46
Salvia lyrata
Downy Skullcap 47
Scutellaria incana
Heart-leaved Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata
Maryland senna 48
Senna marilandica
Starry rosinweed 47
Silphium asteriscus
field goldenrod 49
Solidago nemoralis
stiff-leaved goldenrod 50
Solidago rigida
Autumn Goldenrod
Solidago sphacelata
Steeplebush 51
Spiraea tomentosa
celandine poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
heartleaf foamflower 21
Tiarella cordifolia
Blue Curls 52
Trichostema dichotomum
clasping Venus's looking glass 53
Triodanis perfoliata
blue vervain 18
Verbena hastata
New York ironweed 21
Vernonia noveboracensis
Culver's root 54
Veronicastrum virginicum
common blue violet 25
Viola sororia
Confederate violet 55
Viola sororia priceana
cream violet 56
Viola striata
golden Alexander 30
Zizia aurea
heart-leaf golden Alexanders 18
Zizia aptera
Japanese aucuba 57
Aucuba japonica
Japanese privet 58
Ligustrum japonicum
Kurume Azalea 59
Rhododendron obtusum
white oak 60
Quercus alba
eastern redbud 61
Cercis canadensis
tulip tree 62
Liriodendron tulipifera
Black Tupelo 63
Nyssa sylvatica
river birch 64
Betula nigra
Japanese aucuba 57
Aucuba japonica
Japanese privet 58
Ligustrum japonicum

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