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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Yellow Jessamine ¹
Gelsemium sempervirens

Indian pink ²
Spigelia marilandica

Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum

soapwort gentian ³
Gentiana saponaria

pennywort ⁴
Obolaria virginica

striped gentian ⁵
Gentiana villosa

Sabatia gentianoides ⁶

Sabatia macrophylla

rosepink ⁷
Sabatia angularis

narrowleaf rose-pink
Sabatia brachiata

Eastern Bluestar ⁸
Amsonia tabernaemontana

Asclepias lanceolata

Swamp Milkweed ⁹
Asclepias incarnata

Red milkweed ¹⁰
Asclepias rubra

Butterfly Milkweed ¹¹
Asclepias tuberosa

white milkweed ¹²
Asclepias variegata

Asclepias viridiflora ¹³

Green Milkweed ¹⁴
Asclepias viridis

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