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Bennett Spring State Park
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Wildflowers of Bennett Spring State Park

Pink

Common Name Scientific Name Blooming Dates Page No.
Henbit Lamium amplexicaule February-November
54
Redbud Cercis canadensis March-May
54
Rose verbena Glandularia canadensis March-November
55
Wild crab Malus ioensis April-May
55
Horsemint Monarda bradburiana April-June
56
Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia April-June
57
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum April-June
57
Violet wood sorrel Oxalis violacea April-June
58
Gill-over-the-ground Glechoma hederacea April-July
--
Wild garlic Allium canadense April-July
197
Dead nettle Lamium purpereum April-October
59
Four-leaved milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia May-June
59
Carolina crane's bill Geranium carolinianum May-June
234
Dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis May-June
--
Pasture rose Rosa carolina May-June
248
Mock pennyroyal Hedeoma hispids May-July
--
Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida May-July
60
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa May-August
62
Goat's rue Tephrosia virginiana May-August
64
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca May-August
64
Lespedezas Lespedeza spp. (9) May-September
65
Sensitive brier Schrankia nuttallii May-September
66
False dragonhead (Obedient plant) Phystostegia virginiana May-September
67
Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea May-October
68
Four-o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea May-October
69
Deptford pink Dianthus armeria May-October
69
Smartweed Polygonum spp. (10) May-October
70
Catnip Nepeta cataria June-September
--
Monkey flower Mimulus alatus June-September
--
Rose gentian Sabatia angularis June-September
70
Rough buttonweed Diodia teres June-October
--
False pimpernel Lindernia anagallidea June-October
--
Soapwort (Bouncing bet) Saponaria officinalis June-October
71
Milk pea Galactia volubilis July-September
--
Pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides July-September
--
Tick trefoil Desmodium spp. (10) July-September
72
Perennial phlox Phlox paniculata July-October
73
Blazing stars Liatris spp. (4) July-October
74
Wild onion Allium stellatum July-November
75
Gerardia Agalinis tenuifolia August-October
75

 

Blue and Purple
Common Name Scientific Name Blooming Dates Page No.
Corn speedwell Veronica arvensis February-April
--
Bluets Hedyotis crassifolia February-April
78
Bird's eye Veronica persica March-April
--
Johnny-jump-up Viola rafinesquii March-May
79
Common violet Viola sororia March-June
79
Bluebells Mertensia virginica March-June
80
Gill-over-the-ground, Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea March-July
--
Leather flower Clematis pitcheri April-May
--
Periwinkle Vinca minor April-May
--
Bluestar Amsonia illustris April-May
82
Iris Iris spp. April-June
--
Miami mist Phacelia giliodes April-June
235
Dwarf larkspur Delphininium tricorne April-June
83
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans April-June
83
Bird's foot violet Viola pedata April-June
84
Wild sweet william Phlox divaricata April-June
85
Prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre March-June
86
Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bermudiana March-June
196
Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum April-July
235
Venus' looking glass Triodanis perfoliata April-August
88
Hairy vetch Vicia villosa April-October
88
Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum May-June
89
Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens May-July
90
Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis May-July
90
Ohio horsemint Blephilia ciliata May-August
91
Lead plant Amorpha canescens May-August
92
Self-heal (Heal all) Prunella vulgaris May-September
93
Narrow-leaved vervain Verbena simplex May-September
94
Ironweeds Veronia spp. (2) May-September
94
Chicory Cichorium intybus May-October
96
Water willow Justica americana May-October
96
Dayflower Commelina communis May-October
97
Wild petunias Ruellia spp. (4) May-October
98
Skullcaps Scutellaria spp. (4) June-September
99
Germander Teucrium canadense June-September
99
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea June-September
100
Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare June-September
100
Blue hearts Buchnera americana June-September
--
Winged loosestrife Lythrum alatum June-September
101
Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata June-October
224
Musk thistle Carduus nutans June-October
102
Tall bellflower Campanula americana June-October
102
False pennyroyal Isanthus brachiatus July-October
--
Tall thistle Cirsium altissimum July-October
103
Blue waxweed Cuphea petiolata July-October
--
Mist flower Eupatorium coelestinum July-October
104
Oblong-leaf aster Aster oblongifolius July-November
104
Dittany (Wild oregano) Cunila origanoides July-November
105
Purple cudweed Gnalphalium purpureum August-September
--
Wild lettuce Lactuca spp. (4) August-October
105
Blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica August-October
106
New England aster Aster novae-angliae August-October
107
Downy gentian Gentiana puberula September-November
--
Beefsteak plant Perilla frutescens August-October
108