SUMMER WILDFLOWERS Late May, June, July, Early August (96 species)
Cat-tail Family (Typhaceae) ____ Yellow Sweet Clover ____ Cat-tail (Typha angustifolia) (Melilotus officinalis)* ____ Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)* Water-plaintain Family (Alismataceae) ____ Red Clover (T. pratense)* ____ Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum) ____ White Clover (T. repens)*
Arum Family (Araceae) Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) ___ Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema atrorubens) ____ Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) ___ Green Dragon (A. dracontium) Touch-me-not Family (Balsaminaceae) Spiderwort Family (Commelinaceae) ____ Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) ____ Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica) Mallow Family (Malvaceae) Rush Family (Juncaceae) ____ Common Mallow (Malva neglecta)* ____ Common Rush (Juncus effusus) St. John’s Wort Family (Clusiaceae) Lily Family (Liliaceae) ____ St. John’s Wort (Hypericum dolabriforme) ____ Nodding Wild Onion (Allium ceruum) ____ Field Garlic (A. stellatum) Parsley Family (Apiaceae) ____ Wild Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)* ____ Queen-Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)* ____ Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)* ____ False Solomon’s Seal Primrose Family (Primulaceae) (Smilacina acemosa) ____ Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)
Nettle Family (Urticaceae) Gentian Family (Gentianaceae) ____ Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) ____ Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis)
Knotweed Family (Polygonaceae) Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) ____ Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)* ____ Intermediate Dogbane (Apocynum medium) Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) ____ Myrtle (Vinca minor)* ____ Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria)* ____ Common Chickweed (Stellavia media)* Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae) ____ Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incartata) Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) ____ Common Milkweed (A.syriaca) ____ Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) ____ Butterfly Weed (A. tuberosa) ____ Cliff Meadow Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) ____ Whirled Milkweed (A. verticillata) ____ Tall Meadow Rue (T. polygamum) ____ Green Milkweed (A. viridiflora)
Mustard Family (Brassicaceaceae) Morning-glory Family (Convolvulaceae) ____ Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)* ____ Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Rose Family (Rosaceae) Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae) ____ Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) ____ Broad-leaf Waterleaf ____ Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina) (Hydrophyllum canadense)
Pea Family (Fabaceae) Borage Family (Boraginaceae) ____ Partridge-pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) ____ Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides)* ____ Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) Verbena Family (Verbenaceae) ____ Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)* ____ Narrow-leaved Vervain (Verbena simplex)
Mint Family (Lamiaceae) Composite Family (Asteraceae) ____ Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides) ____ Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) ____ Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata) ____ Great Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) ____ Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) ____ Mayweed Chamomile (Anthmis cotula)* ____ Spearmint (Mentha spicata)* ____ Small White Aster (Aster vimineus) ____ Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) ____ Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans)* ____ Hoary Mountain-Mint ____ Ox-eye Daisy (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides) (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)* ____ Slender Mountain-Mint (P. tenuifolium) ____ Chicory (Cichorium intybus)* ____ Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) ____ Lance-leaved Coreopsis ____ Clammy Goundcherry (Coreopsis lanceolata)* (Physalis heterophylla) ____ Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) ____ Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) ____ Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) ____ Eastern Black Nightshade ____ Lesser Quickweed (S. ptycanthum)* (Galinsoga parviflora)* ____ Ox-eye Sunflower Snapdragon Family (Scrophulariceae) (Heliopsis helianthoides) ____ Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)* ____ Field Hawkweed (Hieracium pratense)* ____ Sharp-winged Monkey Flower ____ Blue Lettuce (Latuca floridana) (Mimulus alatus) ____ Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) ____ Foxglove Beardtongue ____ Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hir (Penstemon digitalis) ____ Brown-eyed Susan (R. triloba) ____ Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria)* ____ Golden Ragwort (Senecio aureus) ____ Common Mullein (V. thapsus)* ____ Whorled Rosinweed (Silphium trifoliatum) ____ Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) Bignonia Family (Bignoniaceae) ____ Oyster Plant (Tragopogon porrifolius)* ____ Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) ____ Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) ____ Common Cocklebur Acanthus Family (Acanthaceae) (Xanthium strumerium) ____ Hairy Ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) ____ English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)* * Non-native, invasive species. ____ Common Plantain (P. major)* Compiled with Permission from the Madder Family (Rubiaceae) Kentucky State Nature preserves Commission.
____ Poorjoe (Diodia teres) ____ Shiny Bedstraw (Galium concinnum) ____ Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) ____ Glade Bluet (H. nigricans)
Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae) ____ Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)*
Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae) ____ Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata) ____ Pale-spiked Lobelia (L. spicata)