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Bennett Spring State Park
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Wildflowers of Bennett Spring State Park

Green

Common Name Scientific Name Blooming Dates Page No.
Early meadow rue Thalictrum dioicum April-May
247
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium vacillans April-May
162
Wild gooseberry Ribes missouriense April-May
163
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra April-May
164
Alum root Heuchera richarsonii April-June
164
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum April-June
165
Green dragon Arisaema dracontium April-June
166
Green violet Hybanthus concolor April-June
167
Grapes Vitis spp. (3) April-July
167
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans May-July
168
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra May-July
170
Winged sumac (Dwarf) Rhus copallina May-September
198
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana May-October
171
Stinging nettle Laportea canadensis June-August
171
Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium July-August
173
Giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida July-September
173
Climbing false buckwheat Polygonum scandens July-November
174

 

Brown and Maroon

Common Name Scientific Name Blooming Dates Page No.
Pawpaw Asimina triloba March-May
176
Wild ginger Asarum canadense April-May
177
Trillium (Wake robin) Trillium sessile April-June
178
Climbing milkweed Matelea decipiens May-June
178
Large twayblade Liparis lilifolia May-June
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Horse gentian Triosteum perfoliatum May-July
180
Carpenter's square (Figwort) Scrophularia marilandica July-October
180