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.

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sweet clover ¹
Melilotus indicus

Desert False Indigo ²
Amorpha fruticosa

kudzu vine ³
Pueraria lobata

Mexican Palo Verde ⁴
Parkinsonia aculeata

Rhynchosia latifolia

Least Snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima

Rattlebush ⁵
Sesbania drummondii

goat's rue ⁶
Tephrosia virginiana

Stylosanthes biflora

Cherokee bean ⁷
Erythrina herbacea

Shrubby Indigo ⁸
Indigofera suffruticosa

Polygala cruciata

Polygala incarnata

Orange Milkwort ⁹
Polygala lutea

Candyroot
Polygala nana

Polygala ramosa

Itea virginica ¹⁰

red chokeberry ¹¹
Aronia arbutifolia

Prunus angustifolia

Carolina laurelcherry ¹⁰
Prunus caroliniana

Rum Cherry ¹²
Prunus serotina

coastal-plain dewberry ⁶
Rubus trivialis

shadblow ¹³
Amelanchier arborea

mountain strawberry ¹⁴
Fragaria virginiana

Crataegus opaca

Rosa bracteata

Cherokee rose ¹
Rosa laevigata

Malus angustifolia ¹⁵

New Jersey Tea ¹⁶
Ceanothus americanus

Carolina buckthorn ¹⁷
Frangula caroliniana

Red Mulberry ¹⁸
Morus rubra

heartleaf nettle ¹⁹
Urtica chamaedryoides

winged elm ²⁰
Ulmus alata

Spotted Touch-me-not ⁶
Impatiens capensis

Pale Pitcher Plant ²¹
Sarracenia alata

Parrot Pitcher Plant ¹³
Sarracenia psittacina

Purple Pitcher Plant ²²
Sarracenia purpurea

Cyrilla racemiflora

Cliftonia monophylla

Symplocos tinctoria

Stewartia malacodendron ²³

Witchhazel ²⁴
Hamamelis virginiana

Loblolly bay ²⁵
Gordonia lasianthus

water tupelo ²⁶
Nyssa aquatica

Decumaria barbara

oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia

Polygonum punctatum punctatum

fire pink ²⁷
Silene virginica

Sea purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum

French tamarisk ²⁸
Tamarix gallica

Small Sundew ²⁹
Drosera brevifolia

Thread-leaved Sundew ³⁰
Drosera filiformis

Spoonleaf Sundew ³¹
Drosera intermedia

slender amaranth ³²
Amaranthus viridis

Bursting-Heart ³³
Euonymus americanus

Santa Maria Feverfew ³⁴
Parthenium hysterophorus

Straggler daisy ³⁵
Calyptocarpus vialis

Carolina Cranesbill ³⁶
Geranium carolinianum

Yellow Woodsorrel ⁶
Oxalis stricta

Violet Woodsorrel ³⁷
Oxalis violacea

windowbox wood-sorrel
Oxalis articulata rubra

Atlantic poison oak ³⁸
Toxicodendron pubescens

poison sumac ³⁹
Toxicodendron vernix

Eastern Poison-ivy ⁴⁰
Toxicodendron radicans radicans

Acer rubrum drummondii

Red Buckeye ⁴¹
Aesculus pavia

Water Oak ⁴²
Quercus nigra

American Beech ⁴³
Fagus grandifolia

American hophornbeam ¹⁶
Ostrya virginiana

Tropical sage ¹⁰
Salvia coccinea

Henbit Deadnettle ⁴⁴
Lamium amplexicaule

American Beautyberry ⁴⁵
Callicarpa americana

Spanish Flag ⁴⁶
Lantana camara

golden corydalis ⁴⁷
Corydalis micrantha

Argemone albiflora

RANFAS
Ranunculus fascicularis

Rough-fruited Buttercup ¹
Ranunculus muricatus

Wild Blue Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum

Clematis crispa

virgin's bower ⁴⁸
Clematis virginiana

Anemone caroliniana

Mayapple ⁴⁹
Podophyllum peltatum

Carolina snailseed ⁵⁰
Cocculus carolinus

Elderberry ⁵¹
Sambucus nigra

American Elder ²
Sambucus nigra canadensis

arrowwood ⁵²
Viburnum dentatum

devil's walkingstick ⁵²
Aralia spinosa

Okra ⁵³
Abelmoschus esculentus

Rose Pogonia ²²
Pogonia ophioglossoides

Pineland Hibiscus ⁵⁴
Hibiscus aculeatus

Halberd-leaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis

woolly rose-mallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos occidentalis

Callirhoe papaver

modiola ⁵⁵
Modiola caroliniana

Leafy Mistletoe ⁵⁶
Phoradendron tomentosum

Common Pawpaw ⁵⁷
Asimina triloba

Tulip Tree ⁵⁸
Liriodendron tulipifera

Cucumber-tree ⁵⁹
Magnolia acuminata

Southern Magnolia ⁶⁰
Magnolia grandiflora

bigleaf magnolia ⁶¹
Magnolia macrophylla

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BREC's Wildflower Park Guide

sweet clover 1 Melilotus indicus

Desert False Indigo 2 Amorpha fruticosa

kudzu vine 3 Pueraria lobata

Mexican Palo Verde 4 Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Snoutbean Rhynchosia minima

Rattlebush 5 Sesbania drummondii

goat's rue 6 Tephrosia virginiana

Cherokee bean 7 Erythrina herbacea

Shrubby Indigo 8 Indigofera suffruticosa

Orange Milkwort 9 Polygala lutea

Candyroot Polygala nana

red chokeberry 11 Aronia arbutifolia

Carolina laurelcherry 10 Prunus caroliniana

Rum Cherry 12 Prunus serotina

coastal-plain dewberry 6 Rubus trivialis

shadblow 13 Amelanchier arborea

mountain strawberry 14 Fragaria virginiana

Cherokee rose 1 Rosa laevigata

New Jersey Tea 16 Ceanothus americanus

Carolina buckthorn 17 Frangula caroliniana

Red Mulberry 18 Morus rubra

heartleaf nettle 19 Urtica chamaedryoides

winged elm 20 Ulmus alata

Spotted Touch-me-not 6 Impatiens capensis

Pale Pitcher Plant 21 Sarracenia alata

Parrot Pitcher Plant 13 Sarracenia psittacina

Purple Pitcher Plant 22 Sarracenia purpurea

Witchhazel 24 Hamamelis virginiana

Loblolly bay 25 Gordonia lasianthus

water tupelo 26 Nyssa aquatica

oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia

fire pink 27 Silene virginica

Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum

French tamarisk 28 Tamarix gallica

Small Sundew 29 Drosera brevifolia

Thread-leaved Sundew 30 Drosera filiformis

Spoonleaf Sundew 31 Drosera intermedia

slender amaranth 32 Amaranthus viridis

Bursting-Heart 33 Euonymus americanus

Santa Maria Feverfew 34 Parthenium hysterophorus

Straggler daisy 35 Calyptocarpus vialis

Carolina Cranesbill 36 Geranium carolinianum

Yellow Woodsorrel 6 Oxalis stricta

Violet Woodsorrel 37 Oxalis violacea

windowbox wood-sorrel Oxalis articulata rubra

Atlantic poison oak 38 Toxicodendron pubescens

poison sumac 39 Toxicodendron vernix

Eastern Poison-ivy 40 Toxicodendron radicans radicans

Red Buckeye 41 Aesculus pavia

Water Oak 42 Quercus nigra

American Beech 43 Fagus grandifolia

American hophornbeam 16 Ostrya virginiana

Tropical sage 10 Salvia coccinea

Henbit Deadnettle 44 Lamium amplexicaule

American Beautyberry 45 Callicarpa americana

Spanish Flag 46 Lantana camara

golden corydalis 47 Corydalis micrantha

RANFAS Ranunculus fascicularis

Rough-fruited Buttercup 1 Ranunculus muricatus

Wild Blue Larkspur Delphinium carolinianum

virgin's bower 48 Clematis virginiana

Mayapple 49 Podophyllum peltatum

Carolina snailseed 50 Cocculus carolinus

Elderberry 51 Sambucus nigra

American Elder 2 Sambucus nigra canadensis

arrowwood 52 Viburnum dentatum

devil's walkingstick 52 Aralia spinosa

Okra 53 Abelmoschus esculentus

Rose Pogonia 22 Pogonia ophioglossoides

Pineland Hibiscus 54 Hibiscus aculeatus

Halberd-leaf Rosemallow Hibiscus laevis

woolly rose-mallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos occidentalis

modiola 55 Modiola caroliniana

Leafy Mistletoe 56 Phoradendron tomentosum

Common Pawpaw 57 Asimina triloba

Tulip Tree 58 Liriodendron tulipifera

Cucumber-tree 59 Magnolia acuminata

Southern Magnolia 60 Magnolia grandiflora

bigleaf magnolia 61 Magnolia macrophylla