Wildflowers - List of Species in
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

 
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16. Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
16. Horned Bladderwort (Urticularia cornuta)
16. Flat-leaved Bladderwort (Urticularia intermedia)
16. Common Bladderwort (Urticularia vulgaris)
16. Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa)
18. Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)
18. Early Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)
18. Squawroot (Conopholis americana)
20. Blunt Leaf Rein Orchid (Platanthera obtusata)
20. Calypso (Calypso bulbosa)
20. Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus)
22. Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
22. Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis)
22. Large Round Leaf Orchid (Platanthera macrophylla)
22. Loesel's Twayblade (Liparis loeselii)
24. Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
24. Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera repens)
24. Green-leaved Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)
26. Hooded Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)
26. Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
26. Wide-leaved Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lucida)
28. Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda)
28. Round-leaved Violet (Viola rotundifolia)
28. Kidney-leaved Violet (Viola renifolia)
28. Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi)
30. Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata)
32. Arrow-leaved Violet (Viola sagittata)
32. Palmate Violet (Viola palmata)
34. Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
34. Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
34. Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata)
38. Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
38. Small White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium candidum)
38. Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens var. pubescens)
38. Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)
38. Small Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)
38. Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)
40. Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)
40. Dwarf Snapdragon (Chaenorrhinum minus)
40. Green Violet (Hybanthus concolor)
42. Smaller Purple Fringed Orchis (Platanthera psycodes)
42. Ragged Fringed Orchis (Platanthera lacera)
42. White Fringed Orchis (Habenaria blephariglottis)
42. Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)
44. Northern Green Orchis (Platanthera hyperborea)
44. Club Spur Orchid (Platanthera clavellata)
44. White Bog Orchis (Platanthera dilatata)
46. Seneca Snakeroot (Polygala senega)
46. Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
48. Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)
48. Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
50. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
56. Field Pansy (Viola bicolor)
56. Sand Violet (Viola adunca)
56. Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)
56. Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata)
56. Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)
56. Pale Violet (Viola striata)
58. Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
66. Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
70. Golden Corydalis (Corydalis aurea)
70. Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis flavula)
70. Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
74. Heart-leaved Twayblade (Listera cordata)
74. Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata)
74. Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
76. Cowwheat (Melampyrum lineare)
76. Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)
78. Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum)
84. Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata)
88. Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
88. Lopseed (Phryma leptostachya)
94. Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
96. Bird's-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
96. Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
96. Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica)
96. Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
102. Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
102. Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
104. Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
106. False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)
110. Trailing Wild Bean (Strophostyles helvola)
114. Marsh Vetchling (Lathyrus palustris)
114. Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
116. Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)
120. Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
120. Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
122. False Mermaid (Floerkea proserpinacoides)
124. White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
124. Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
124. Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum)
124. Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)
126. Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)
128. Small Cranberry (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
128. Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
128. Spring Whitlow Grass (Draba verna)
136. Smooth Rock Cress (Arabis laevigata)
136. Hairy Rock Cress (Arabis hirsuta)
138. Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
146. Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra)
150. Lyre-leaved Rock Cress (Arabis lyrata)
152. Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
156. Smaller Fringed Gentian (Gentiana procera)
156. Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
158. Spurred Gentian (Halenia deflexa)
160. Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
160. Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica)
162. Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium americanum)
164. Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
164. Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
166. Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
166. Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
168. Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
168. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
168. Mountain Holly (Nemopanthus mucronata)
170. Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
170. Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
172. One-flowered Cancerroot (Orobanche uniflora)
172. Sand Jointweed (Polygonella articulata)
174. Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
174. Spatulate-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)
180. Alumroot (Heuchera americana)
182. One-Flowered Pyrola (Moneses uniflora)
184. Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
184. Goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
188. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
188. Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
196. Sea Lungwort (Mertensia maritima)
196. Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
198. Upright Bindweed (Calystegia spithamaea)
198. Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)
200. Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
204. Clammy Ground Cherry (Physalis heterophylla)
204. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
204. Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus)
204. Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
204. Smooth Ground Cherry (Physalis subglabrata)
206. Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria)
208. Baked-apple Berry (Rubus chamaemorus)
208. Venus's Looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata)
212. Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
218. Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
220. Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
220. Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
220. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
222. Water Parsnip (Sium suave)
222. Bulb-bearing Water Hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera)
222. Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
224. Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
224. Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis)
224. Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
226. Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
228. Water Avens (Geum rivale)
230. Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
232. White Avens (Geum canadense)
232. Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
232. Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
234. White Water Buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis)
236. Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora)
236. Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala)
238. Yellow Avens (Geum aleppicum)
240. Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)
240. Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)
244. Small-flowered Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus)
244. Bristly Crowfoot (Ranunculus pensylvanicus)
244. Cursed Crowfoot (Ranunculus sceleratus)
252. Narrow-leaved Gentian (Gentiana linearis)
256. Wild Coffee (Triosteum perfoliatum)
260. White Campion (Silene latifolia)
260. Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)
260. Red Campion (Lychnis dioica)
260. Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora)
262. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
262. Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus)
264. Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
264. Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
264. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
266. Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
266. Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)
266. Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia terrestris)
266. Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thrysiflora)
270. Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)
270. Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana)
272. Rock Sandwort (Minuartia michauxii)
274. Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
274. Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)
280. Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)
284. Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
284. Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
284. Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)
286. Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
288. Long-fruited Anemone (Anemone cylindrica)
288. Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)
288. Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)
292. Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
294. American Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
298. Velvetleaf Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
302. Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
302. Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum)
302. Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
302. Downy Arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesquianum)
302. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
304. Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
306. Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
306. Wild Black Currant (Ribes americanum)
306. Wild Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum)
310. Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia)
312. Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
314. Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
314. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
316. Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora floribunda)
318. Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
318. Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)
320. Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)
322. Hercules' Club (Aralia elata)
322. Black Bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
324. Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
324. Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
326. Black Swallowwort (Cynanchum nigrum)
328. Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)
330. Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
332. Common Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)
332. White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
332. Slender Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum)
332. Stout Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
332. Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)
334. Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
336. Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta)
338. Yellow Clintonia (Clintonia borealis)
338. White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum)
338. Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
340. Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)
340. Yellow Mandarin (Disporum lanuginosum)
346. Devil's Bit (Chamaelirium luteum)
348. Carrion Flower (Smilax herbacea)
348. Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi)
351. Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
352. Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
352. Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana)
354. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
354. Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
354. European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
354. Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
356. Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
356. Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)
358. Sweet Coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus)
358. Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
358. Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa)
362. Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
364. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
380. Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
382. Silverrod (Solidago bicolor)
392. Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
396. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
398. Sweetflag (Acorus calamus)
402. Arrow-leaved Tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum)
402. Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus)
402. Halberd-leaved Tearthumb (Polygonum arifolium)
404. Great Water Dock (Rumex orbiculatus)
408. Hairy Pinweed (Lechea mucronata)
410. Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia)
410. Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
420. Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
422. Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album)
424. White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
424. Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
426. Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
430. Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans)
430. Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
430. Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
430. Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor)
432. Milk Purslane (Chamaesyce maculata)
436. Sweet-scented Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
442. Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
442. Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
446. Rough-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago patula)
446. Sharp-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago arguta)
446. Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
446. Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)
446. Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
448. Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
448. Tall Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
448. Rough-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
448. Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
450. Grass-leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
450. Stiff-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
450. Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
450. Hairy Goldenrod (Solidago hispida)
450. Ohio Goldenrod (Oligoneuron ohioense)
450. Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
452. Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
452. Stout Goldenrod (Solidago squarrosa)
452. Bog Goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
454. Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
454. Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
454. Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)
456. Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
456. Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
456. Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
456. Whorled Aster (Oclemena acuminata)
458. Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
458. Upland White Aster (Solidago ptarmicoides)
458. Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
460. New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
460. Bog Aster (Oclemena nemoralis)
460. Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
460. Rush Aster (Symphyotrichum boreale)
462. Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
  
 

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