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BREC's Wildflower Park Guide

Ever wonder what the name of that beautiful flower on the trail is? Use this guide to help you decipher the blues from the purples and yellows from the golds. Spring and early Fall are the best seasons to go wildflowers exploring in BREC's Conservation Areas.

Crane-Fly Orchid 1
Tipularia discolor
Virginia Creeper 2
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
purple passionflower 3
Passiflora incarnata
Prickly Pears 4
Opuntia
Opuntia lindheimeri 5
Yellow Passionflower 6
Passiflora lutea
Rhexia alifanus
Rhexia lutea
Beach evening primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Common Evening-Primrose 7
Oenothera biennis
Gaura lindheimeri
Pinkladies 8
Oenothera speciosa
devil's walkingstick 9
Aralia spinosa
Eryngium integrifolium
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Hydrocotyle umbellata 10
Poison Hemlock 11
Conium maculatum
rattlesnake master 12
Eryngium yuccifolium
Ptilimnium costatum
golden alexanders 13
Zizia aurea
Sweet Pepperbush 14
Clethra alnifolia
Flowering Dogwood 15
Cornus florida
dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
Indian Pipe 16
Monotropa uniflora
Fetterbush 17
Lyonia lucida
Oxydendrum arboreum 18
Mountain Laurel 19
Kalmia latifolia
Rhododendron canescens 3
Rhododendron austrinum
deerberry 20
Vaccinium stamineum
Yellow Bird's-Nest 21
Monotropa hypopitys
Sparkleberry 22
Vaccinium arboreum
Symplocos tinctoria
white fringetree 6
Chionanthus virginicus
snowbell 6
Styrax americanus
Halesia diptera
Forestiera acuminata 23
Yellow Jessamine 24
Gelsemium sempervirens
Indian pink 25
Spigelia marilandica
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
soapwort gentian 26
Gentiana saponaria
pennywort 27
Obolaria virginica
striped gentian 28
Gentiana villosa
Sabatia gentianoides 29
Sabatia macrophylla
rosepink 30
Sabatia angularis
water fringe 31
Nymphoides peltata
Nymphoides aquatica
narrowleaf rose-pink
Sabatia brachiata
Eastern Bluestar 32
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Asclepias lanceolata
Swamp Milkweed 12
Asclepias incarnata
Red milkweed 1
Asclepias rubra
Butterfly Milkweed 33
Asclepias tuberosa
white milkweed 34
Asclepias variegata
Asclepias viridiflora 13
Green Milkweed 35
Asclepias viridis
Dodder 28
Cuscuta gronovii
White Morning-glory 36
Ipomoea lacunosa
Wild Potato Vine 37
Ipomoea pandurata
Beach Morning Glory 38
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Hedge Bindweed 39
Calystegia sepium
Ipomoea sagittata
algodoncillo
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Ivy Morning-Glory 36
Ipomoea hederacea
Standing Cypress 40
Ipomopsis rubra
Blue Phlox 41
Phlox divaricata
Prairie Phlox 7
Phlox pilosa
Cypress Vine 42
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kosteletskya virginica
round-headed bush clover 43
Lespedeza capitata
Groundnut 44
Apios americana
Hairypod Cowpea 45
Vigna luteola
Butterfly Pea 46
Centrosema virginianum
Yellow Puff
Neptunia lutea
Illinois bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Sandy Land Bluebonnet
Lupinus subcarnosus
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Lupinus villosus
Powder Puff 47
Mimosa strigillosa
Mimosa quadrivalvis floridana
Sweet Acacia
Acacia farnesiana
Eastern Redbud 48
Cercis canadensis
Soxman's milkvetch
Astragalus soxmaniorum
Japanese Wisteria 49
Wisteria floribunda
American wisteria 50
Wisteria frutescens
Baptisia nuttalliana
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Rabbitfoot Clover 51
Trifolium arvense
alsike clover 52
Trifolium hybridum
crimson clover 53
Trifolium incarnatum
Red Clover 54
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium reflexum 55
White Clover 56
Trifolium repens
reversed clover 57
Trifolium resupinatum
purple vetch 58
Vicia benghalensis
Narrow-leaved Vetch 56
Vicia sativa nigra
Spotted Medick 59
Medicago arabica
Partridge pea 60
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Black Locust 61
Robinia pseudoacacia

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