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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.

kudzu vine 1
Pueraria lobata
Mexican Palo Verde 2
Parkinsonia aculeata
Rhynchosia latifolia
Least Snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima
Rattlebush 3
Sesbania drummondii
goat's rue 4
Tephrosia virginiana
Stylosanthes biflora
Cherokee bean 5
Erythrina herbacea
Shrubby Indigo 6
Indigofera suffruticosa
Polygala cruciata
Polygala incarnata
Orange Milkwort 7
Polygala lutea
Candyroot
Polygala nana
Polygala ramosa
Itea virginica 8
red chokeberry 9
Aronia arbutifolia
Prunus angustifolia
Carolina laurelcherry 8
Prunus caroliniana
Rum Cherry 10
Prunus serotina
coastal-plain dewberry 4
Rubus trivialis
shadblow 11
Amelanchier arborea
mountain strawberry 12
Fragaria virginiana
Crataegus opaca
Rosa bracteata
Cherokee rose 13
Rosa laevigata
Malus angustifolia 14
New Jersey Tea 15
Ceanothus americanus
Carolina buckthorn 16
Frangula caroliniana
Red Mulberry 17
Morus rubra
heartleaf nettle 18
Urtica chamaedryoides
winged elm 19
Ulmus alata
Spotted Touch-me-not 4
Impatiens capensis
Pale Pitcher Plant 20
Sarracenia alata
Parrot Pitcher Plant 11
Sarracenia psittacina
Purple Pitcher Plant 21
Sarracenia purpurea
Cyrilla racemiflora
Cliftonia monophylla
Symplocos tinctoria
Stewartia malacodendron 22
Witchhazel 23
Hamamelis virginiana
Loblolly bay 24
Gordonia lasianthus
water tupelo 25
Nyssa aquatica
Decumaria barbara
oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Polygonum punctatum punctatum
fire pink 26
Silene virginica
Sea purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
French tamarisk 27
Tamarix gallica
Small Sundew 28
Drosera brevifolia
Thread-leaved Sundew 29
Drosera filiformis
Spoonleaf Sundew 30
Drosera intermedia
slender amaranth 31
Amaranthus viridis
Bursting-Heart 32
Euonymus americanus
Santa Maria Feverfew 33
Parthenium hysterophorus
Straggler daisy 34
Calyptocarpus vialis
Carolina Cranesbill 35
Geranium carolinianum
Yellow Woodsorrel 4
Oxalis stricta
Violet Woodsorrel 36
Oxalis violacea
windowbox wood-sorrel
Oxalis articulata rubra
Atlantic poison oak 37
Toxicodendron pubescens
poison sumac 38
Toxicodendron vernix
Eastern Poison-ivy 39
Toxicodendron radicans radicans
Acer rubrum drummondii
Red Buckeye 40
Aesculus pavia
Water Oak 41
Quercus nigra
American Beech 42
Fagus grandifolia
American hophornbeam 15
Ostrya virginiana
Tropical sage 8
Salvia coccinea
Henbit Deadnettle 43
Lamium amplexicaule
American Beautyberry 44
Callicarpa americana
Spanish Flag 45
Lantana camara
golden corydalis 46
Corydalis micrantha
Argemone albiflora
RANFAS
Ranunculus fascicularis
Rough-fruited Buttercup 13
Ranunculus muricatus
Wild Blue Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
Clematis crispa
virgin's bower 47
Clematis virginiana
Anemone caroliniana
Mayapple 48
Podophyllum peltatum
Carolina snailseed 49
Cocculus carolinus
Elderberry 50
Sambucus nigra
American Elder 51
Sambucus nigra canadensis
arrowwood 52
Viburnum dentatum
devil's walkingstick 52
Aralia spinosa
Okra 53
Abelmoschus esculentus
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
Sweetbay magnolia 11
Magnolia virginiana
Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
American White Waterlily 62
Nymphaea odorata

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