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.

Spatterdock 1
Nuphar advena
Watershield 2
Brasenia schreberi
bird's-foot violet 3
Viola pedata
woolly blue violet 4
Viola sororia
Snow-on-the-Prairie 5
Euphorbia bicolor
golondrina
Euphorbia heterophylla
little brown jug 6
Hexastylis arifolia
lizard's tail 7
Saururus cernuus
American lotus 7
Nelumbo lutea
meadow holly 8
Ilex decidua
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Yaupon holly 9
Ilex vomitoria
anís estrella
Illicium floridanum
Watercress 7
Nasturtium officinale
Witchhazel 10
Hamamelis virginiana
Virginia Creeper 11
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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