2008 Composite List of Wildlowers

This is a list of first reported flowering dates for wildflowers species in Glen Helen during 2008. To submit flowering sightings, send e-mail to the Glen Helen Wildflower List Mailbox. Please note the species name, date of observation, where in Glen Helen it was observed flowering, and the name of the observer.

Updated 5-2-08

Common-name	Scientific name	Date	Reported by	Locale
Harbinger of spring	Erigenia bulbosa	4-5-08	Alice McKinney	Talus Trail
Skunk cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	4-5-08	Alice McKinney	Inman Trail
Snow trillium	Trillium nivale	3-29-08	Inge Knowles	Talus Trail
Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	4-5-08	Alice McKinney	Talus Trail
Cut-leaved toothwort	Dentaria concatenatum
Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	4-5-08	Joan...	Talus Trail
Squirrel-corn	Dicentra canadensis
Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	4-12-08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail
Blue cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides
Purple cress	Cardamine douglassii	4-12-08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail
Wild columbine	Aquilegia canadensis
Common blue violet	Viola papilonacea	4-12-08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail
Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale
Sessile trillium (AKA Toad or Red Trillium	Trillium sessile
Wild ginger	Asarum canadense
Virgina bluebells	Mertensia virginica
Virgina spiderwort	Tradescantia virginiana
Jacob's ladder (Greek valerian)	Polemonium reptans
Spring beauty	Claytonia virginica	4-12-08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail
Dwarf larkspur	Delphinium tricorne
Twinleaf	Jefferson diphylla
Spring cress	Cardamine rhomboidea
Large-flowered trillium	Trilium grandiflorum
Nodding trillium	Trillium flexipes
Rue anemone	Anemonella thalictroides	4-12-08	Dan Pearson	Inman Trail
White baneberry	Actaea pachypoda
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana
Pale violet	Viola striata
Golden corydalis	Corydalis aurea
Trout lily	Erthronium americanum	4-12-08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail
Large-flowered bellwort	Uvularia grandif
Early meadow rue	Thalictrum dioicum
Kidney-leaf buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus
Yellow trillium	Trillium cuneatum
Marsh marigold	Caltha palustris
Swamp buttercup	Ranunculus septentrionalis
Small flowered crowfoot	Ranunculus abvus
Smooth yellow violet	Viola eriocarpa
Jack-in-the-pulpit	Arisaema atrorubens
Wild geranium	Geranium maculatum
Wild blue phlox	Phlox divaricata
Miterwort	Mitella diphylla
Golden ragwort	Senecio aureus
Wood betony	Pedicularis canadensis
Yellow star grass	Hypoxis hirsuta
Watercress	Nasturtium officinale
Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum
Green dragon	Arisaema dracontium
Hairy solomon's seal	Polygonatum pubenscens
Alumroot	Heuchera americana
Green violet	Hybanthus concolor
Fire pink	Silene virginica
Appendaged waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendioulatum
Blue-eyed grasses	Sisyrinchium spp.
Showy orchis	Orchis spectabilis
Wild stonecrop	Sedum ternatum
Garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata
False solomon's seal	Smilacina racemosa
Shooting star	Dodecatheon media
Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis
Corn salad	Valerianella olitoria
Yellow lady's slipper	Cypripedium caleolus
Golden alexander	Zizia aurea
Dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis
White avens	Geum canadense
Yellow wood-sorrel	Oxalis europaea
Lesser daisy fleabane	Erigeron stsus
Bedstraw	Gallium spp.
Downy woodmint	Blephilia ciliata
Slender ladies tresses	Spiranthes lacera
Common arrowhead	Triglochin spp.
Lesser celendine	Ranunculus ficaria	4-12-08	Kay West and Dan Pearson	Inman Trail
Hispid buttercup	Ranunculus hispidus
Smooth solomon's seal	Polygonaum biflorum
White violet	Viola striata
Blue cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides
Winter cress	Barbarea vulgaris
Sweet cicely	Osmorhiza claytonii
Swamp lousewort	Pedicularis lanceolata
Butterweed	Packera glabella
Moneywort (Creeping Jenny)	Lysimachia nummularia
Sanicle (Black snakeroot)	Sanicula marilandica
Gall-of-the-earth (Tall Rattlesnake-root)	Prenanthes trifoliolata
American columbo (Green gentian, Monument plant)	Swertia radiata
Pale touch-me-not (Pale jewelweed)	Impatiens pallida
Wild hydrangea	Hydrangea arborescens
Common Fleabane (Philadelphia Fleabane)	Erigeron philadelphicus
Honewort	Cryptotaenia canadensis
Bird's-eye Speedwell (Germander Speedwell)	Veronica chamaedrys
Water Speedwell	Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Daisy fleabane	Erigeron annus
Lopseed	Phryms leptostachya
Wild bergamot	Monarda fistulosa
Enchanter's nightshade	Circaea quadrisulcata
Great Indian plantain	Cacalia muhlenbergii
Stinging nettle	Urtica dioica
Ox eye	Heliopsis helianthoides
Queen-of-the-Prairie	Filipendula rubra
Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana
Clearweed	Pilea pumila
Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris
Skull cap	Sentellaria epilobiifolia
Burdock	Arctium minus
White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia
White Snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum
Agrimony	Agrimonia gryposepala
Eupatorium	Eupatorium spp. (5 whorled leaves)
Tick Trefoil	Desmodium sp.
Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea quadrisulcata
Tall Bellflower	Campanula americana
Wingstem	Actinomeris alterniflora
Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflaca
Mullien foxglove	Dasistoma macrophyla
Yellow passion flower	Passiflora lutea
Wound wort	Stachys palustris
Tall blue lettuce	Lactuca biennis
Velvet leaf	Abutilon theophrasti
Nut sedge	Cyperus spp.
Monkey Flower	Mimulus spp.
Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata
Flower of an Hour	Hibiscus trionum
Willow Herb	Epilobium spp.
Wild Cucumber	Echinocystis lobata
Woodland sunflower	Helianthus divaricatus
Rough bedstraw	Galium asprellum
Dodder	Cuscuta gronovii
Yellow Goatsbeard	Tragopogon pratensis
Wild Petunia	Ruellia spp.
Chicory	Cichorium intybus
Queen Ann’s Lace	Daucus carota
Elderberry	Sambucus spp.
Mullien	Verbascum thapsus
Ironweed	Veronica altissima
Figwort	Scrophularia spp.
Galinsoga	Galinsoga ciliata
Prostrate Knotweed	Polygonum sp.
Herb from stumps	Unk.
Amaranth	Amaranthus spp.
Periwinkle	Vinca minor	4-12-08	Cecil Ogg	Inman Trail
Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	4-12-08	Dan Pearson	Inman Trail
Chickweed	Stellaria media	4-12+08	Alice McKinney Group	Inman Trail