Wildflowers - Common Names

A note about Common Names
Common names of plants vary widely from region to region, from person to person, and from book to book. The common names I have used for each species on this website are usually the ones from Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. There are some exceptions, however (for example, what I call Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) is not what is listed as "Heath Aster" in Newcomb's).

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A

• Aconite, Winter (Eranthis hyemalis)
• Adder's Mouth, Green (Malaxis unifolia)
• Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala)
• Agrimony, Small-flowered (Agrimonia parviflora)
• Alumroot (Heuchera americana)
• Anemone, Canada (Anemone canadensis)
• Anemone, Long-fruited (Anemone cylindrica)
• Anemone, Rue (Anemonella thalictroides)
• Anemone, Wood (Anemone quinquefolia)
• Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis)
• Apple-of-Peru (Nicandra physalodes)
• Arbutus, Trailing (Epigaea repens)
• Archangel, Yellow (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
• Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa)
• Arrowwood, Downy (Viburnum rafinesquianum)
• Arrowwood, Southern (Viburnum dentatum)
• Ash, Prickly (Zanthoxylum americanum)
• Aster, Amethyst (Aster x amethystinus)
• Aster, Arrow-leaved (Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
• Aster, Azure (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
• Aster, Bog (Oclemena nemoralis)
• Aster, Calico (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
• Aster, Flat-topped White (Doellingeria umbellata)
• Aster, Fringed Blue (Symphyotrichum ciliolatum)
• Aster, Frost (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
• Aster, Heart-leaved (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
• Aster, Heath (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
• Aster, Large-leaved (Eurybia macrophylla)
• Aster, New England (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
• Aster, Panicled (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
• Aster, Purple-stemmed (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
• Aster, Rush (Symphyotrichum boreale)
• Aster, Smooth (Symphyotrichum laeve)
• Aster, Upland White (Solidago ptarmicoides)
• Aster, Whorled (Oclemena acuminata)
• Avens, Catlings (Geum X catlingii)
• Avens, Drummond's Mountain (Dryas drummondii)
• Avens, Water (Geum rivale)
• Avens, White (Geum canadense)
• Avens, Wood (Geum urbanum)
• Avens, Yellow (Geum aleppicum)

B

• Baked-apple Berry (Rubus chamaemorus)
• Baneberry, Red (Actaea rubra)
• Baneberry, White (Actaea pachypoda)
• Barberry, European (Berberis vulgaris)
• Barberry, Japanese (Berberis thunbergii)
• Bean, Trailing Wild (Strophostyles helvola)
• Beardtongue, Foxglove (Penstemon digitalis)
• Beardtongue, Hairy (Penstemon hirsutus)
• Bellflower, Clustered (Campanula glomerata)
• Bellwort, Perfoliate (Uvularia perfoliata)
• Betony, Wood (Pedicularis canadensis)
• Bindweed, Black (Polygonum convolvulus)
• Bindweed, Field (Convolvulus arvensis)
• Bindweed, Hedge (Calystegia sepium)
• Bindweed, Upright (Calystegia spithamaea)
• Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
• Bladderwort, Common (Urticularia vulgaris)
• Bladderwort, Flat-leaved (Urticularia intermedia)
• Bladderwort, Horned (Urticularia cornuta)
• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
• Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)
• Blue-eyed Grass, Common (Sisyrinchium montanum)
• Blue-eyed Grass, Slender (Sisyrinchium mucronatum)
• Blue-eyed Grass, Stout (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
• Blue-eyed Grass, White (Sisyrinchium albidum)
• Blueberry, Velvetleaf (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
• Bluehearts (Buchnera americana)
• Bower, Virgin's (Clematis virginiana)
• Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
• Buckthorn, Alder-leaved (Rhamnus alnifolia)
• Buckthorn, Common (Rhamnus cathartica)
• Buckthorn, Glossy (Frangula alnus)
• Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
• Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)
• Buttercup, White Water (Ranunculus aquatilis)
• Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

C

• Cabbage, Skunk (Symplocarpus foetidus)
• Cactus, Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
• Calypso (Calypso bulbosa)
• Campion, Bladder (Silene vulgaris)
• Campion, Red (Lychnis dioica)
• Campion, White (Silene latifolia)
• Cancerroot, One-flowered (Orobanche uniflora)
• Cancerwort, Roundleaf (Kickxia spuria)
• Cancerwort, Sharpleaf (Kickxia elatine)
• Carrion Flower (Smilax lasioneura)
• Carrion Flower (Smilax herbacea)
• Carrion Flower, Illinois (Smilax illinoensis)
• Carrot, Wild (Daucus carota)
• Catchfly, Night-flowering (Silene noctiflora)
• Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• Cattail, Common (Typha latifolia)
• Cattail, Narrow-leaved (Typha angustifolia)
• Chervil, Wild (Anthriscus sylvestris)
• Chickweed, Field (Cerastium arvense)
• Chickweed, Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)
• Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
• Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
• Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
• Cicely, Sweet (Osmorhiza claytonii)
• Cinquefoil, Common (Potentilla simplex)
• Cinquefoil, Shrubby (Dasiphora floribunda)
• Cinquefoil, Three-toothed (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata)
• Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra)
• Clintonia, Yellow (Clintonia borealis)
• Clover, Purple Prairie (Dalea purpurea)
• Coffee, Wild (Triosteum perfoliatum)
• Cohosh, Blue (Caulophyllum giganteum)
• Cohosh, Blue (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
• Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
• Coltsfoot, Sweet (Petasites frigidus)
• Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)
• Coontail, Common (Ceratophyllum demersum)
• Coralroot, Early (Corallorhiza trifida)
• Coralroot, Spotted (Corallorhiza maculata)
• Coralroot, Striped (Corallorhiza striata)
• Corn, Squirrel (Dicentra canadensis)
• Corydalis, Golden (Corydalis aurea)
• Corydalis, Yellow (Corydalis flavula)
• Cowwheat (Melampyrum lineare)
• Cranberry, Large (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Cranberry, Small (Vaccinium oxyoccos)
• Creeper, Trumpet (Campsis radicans)
• Cress, Hairy Bitter (Cardamine hirsuta)
• Cress, Hairy Rock (Arabis hirsuta)
• Cress, Lyre-leaved Rock (Arabis lyrata)
• Cress, Mouse Ear (Arabidopsis thaliana)
• Cress, Smooth Rock (Arabis laevigata)
• Crowfoot, Bristly (Ranunculus pensylvanicus)
• Crowfoot, Cursed (Ranunculus sceleratus)
• Crowfoot, Hooked (Ranunculus recurvatus)
• Crowfoot, Small Yellow Water (Ranunculus gmelinii)
• Crowfoot, Small-flowered (Ranunculus abortivus)
• Cucumber Root, Indian (Medeola virginiana)
• Cucumber, Wild (Echinocystis lobata)
• Currant, Northern Wild Black (Ribes hudsonianum)
• Currant, Wild Black (Ribes americanum)

D

• Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
• Daisy, English (Bellis perennis)
• Daisy, Lakeside (Tetraneuris herbacea)
• Daisy, Oxeye (Leucanthemum vulgare)
• Devil's Bit (Chamaelirium luteum)
• Dock, Great Water (Rumex orbiculatus)
• Dock, Prairie (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
• Dogwood, Alternate-leaved (Cornus alternifolia)
• Dogwood, Red Osier (Cornus sericea)
• Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
• Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)

F

• Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)

G

• Gentian, Narrow-leaved (Gentiana linearis)
• Gentian, Orange-fruited Horse (Triosteum aurantiacum)
• Gentian, Smaller Fringed (Gentiana procera)
• Gentian, Spurred (Halenia deflexa)
• Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
• Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed (Solidago caesia)
• Goldenrod, Bog (Solidago uliginosa)
• Goldenrod, Canada (Solidago canadensis)
• Goldenrod, Early (Solidago juncea)
• Goldenrod, Grass-leaved (Euthamia graminifolia)
• Goldenrod, Gray (Solidago nemoralis)
• Goldenrod, Hairy (Solidago hispida)
• Goldenrod, Houghton's (Oligoneuron houghtonii)
• Goldenrod, Late (Solidago gigantea)
• Goldenrod, Ohio (Oligoneuron ohioense)
• Goldenrod, Rough-leaved (Solidago patula)
• Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed (Solidago rugosa)
• Goldenrod, Seaside (Solidago sempervirens)
• Goldenrod, Sharp-leaved (Solidago arguta)
• Goldenrod, Showy (Solidago speciosa)
• Goldenrod, Stiff-leaved (Solidago rigida)
• Goldenrod, Stout (Solidago squarrosa)
• Goldenrod, Tall (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
• Goldenrod, Zigzag (Solidago flexicaulis)
• Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
• Goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
• Gooseberry, Prickly (Ribes cynosbati)
• Gooseberry, Wild (Ribes hirtellum)
• Ground Cherry, Clammy (Physalis heterophylla)
• Ground Cherry, Smooth (Physalis subglabrata)

H

• Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa)
• Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
• Hazel, Witch (Hamamelis virginiana)
• Hedge Parsley, Japanese (Torilis japonica)
• Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
• Hemlock, Bulb-bearing Water (Cicuta bulbifera)
• Hemlock, Poison (Conium maculatum)
• Hemlock, Water (Cicuta maculata)
• Hercules' Club (Aralia elata)
• Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
• Holly, Mountain (Nemopanthus mucronata)
• Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
• Honeysuckle, American Fly (Lonicera canadensis)
• Honeysuckle, Bush (Diervilla lonicera)

I

• Indigo, False (Amorpha fruticosa)
• Iris, Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
• Iris, Dwarf Lake (Iris lacustris)
• Iris, Yellow (Iris pseudacorus)
• Ivy, Poison (Toxicodendron radicans)

J

• Joe Pye Weed, Sweet-scented (Eupatorium purpureum)
• Jointweed, Sand (Polygonella articulata)

L

• Ladies' Tresses, Great Plains (Spiranthes magnicamporum)
• Ladies' Tresses, Hooded (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)
• Ladies' Tresses, Nodding (Spiranthes cernua)
• Ladies' Tresses, Wide-leaved (Spiranthes lucida)
• Lady's Slipper, Hybrid (Cypripedium parviflorum X C. candidum)
• Lady's Slipper, Large Yellow (Cypripedium pubescens var. pubescens)
• Lady's Slipper, Pink (Cypripedium acaule)
• Lady's Slipper, Ram's Head (Cypripedium arietinum)
• Lady's Slipper, Showy (Cypripedium reginae)
• Lady's Slipper, Small White (Cypripedium candidum)
• Lady's Slipper, Small Yellow (Cypripedium parviflorum)
• Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album)
• Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
• Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)
• Leek, Wild (Allium tricoccum)
• Lilac, Common (Syringa vulgaris)
• Lily, Trout (Erythronium americanum)
• Lily, White Trout (Erythronium albidum)
• Lily, Wood (Lilium philadelphicum)
• Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus)
• Looking-glass, Venus's (Triodanis perfoliata)
• Loosestrife, Fringed (Lysimachia ciliata)
• Loosestrife, Prairie (Lysimachia quadriflora)
• Loosestrife, Purple (Lythrum salicaria)
• Loosestrife, Swamp (Decodon verticillatus)
• Loosestrife, Tufted (Lysimachia thrysiflora)
• Loosestrife, Whorled (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
• Loosestrife, Yellow (Lysimachia terrestris)
• Lopseed (Phryma leptostachya)
• Lungwort, Sea (Mertensia maritima)
• Lupine, Wild (Lupinus perennis)

M

• Mandarin, Yellow (Disporum lanuginosum)
• Marigold, Marsh (Caltha palustris)
• Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
• Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica)
• Medick, Black (Medicago lupulina)
• Mermaid, False (Floerkea proserpinacoides)
• Mignonette, Yellow Upright (Reseda lutea)
• Milkweed, Butterfly (Asclepias tuberosa)
• Milkweed, Common (Asclepias syriaca)
• Milkweed, Poke (Asclepias exaltata)
• Milkweed, Swamp (Asclepias incarnata)
• Milkweed, Whorled (Asclepias verticillata)
• Mint, Downy Wood (Blephilia ciliata)
• Moonseed, Canada (Menispermum canadense)
• Mullein, Common (Verbascum thapsus)
• Mullein, Dark (Verbascum nigrum)
• Mullein, Moth (Verbascum blattaria)

N

• Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
• Nightshade, Enchanter's (Circaea lutetiana)

O

• Orchid, Alaska (Piperia unalascensis)
• Orchid, Blunt Leaf Rein (Platanthera obtusata)
• Orchid, Club Spur (Platanthera clavellata)
• Orchid, Large Round Leaf (Platanthera macrophylla)
• Orchid, Prairie White Fringed (Platanthera leucophaea)
• Orchis, Northern Green (Platanthera hyperborea)
• Orchis, Ragged Fringed (Platanthera lacera)
• Orchis, Showy (Galearis spectabilis)
• Orchis, Smaller Purple Fringed (Platanthera psycodes)
• Orchis, White Bog (Platanthera dilatata)
• Orchis, White Fringed (Habenaria blephariglottis)

P

• Pansy, Field (Viola bicolor)
• Parsnip, Water (Sium suave)
• Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
• Pea, Beach (Lathyrus japonicus)
• Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
• Pimpernel, Yellow (Taenidia integerrima)
• Pink, Grass (Calopogon tuberosus)
• Pinweed, Hairy (Lechea mucronata)
• Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
• Pogonia, Rose (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
• Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
• Polygala, Fringed (Polygala paucifolia)
• Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
• Purslane, Milk (Chamaesyce maculata)
• Pyrola, One-Flowered (Moneses uniflora)

R

• Raisin, Wild (Viburnum nudum)
• Raspberry, Black (Rubus occidentalis)
• Raspberry, Wild Red (Rubus idaeus)
• Rattlesnake Plantain, Downy (Goodyera pubescens)
• Rattlesnake Plantain, Dwarf (Goodyera repens)
• Rattlesnake Plantain, Green-leaved (Goodyera oblongifolia)
• Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
• Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
• Rocket, Dame's (Hesperis matronalis)
• Rose, Prickly Wild (Rosa acicularis)

S

• Sandwort, Rock (Minuartia michauxii)
• Saxifrage, Golden (Chrysosplenium americanum)
• Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
• Silverrod (Solidago bicolor)
• Snakeroot, Seneca (Polygala senega)
• Snapdragon, Dwarf (Chaenorrhinum minus)
• Speedwell, Bird's-eye (Veronica chamaedrys)
• Speedwell, Common (Veronica officinalis)
• Speedwell, Marsh (Veronica scutellata)
• Speedwell, Persian (Veronica persica)
• Speedwell, Slender (Veronica filiformis)
• Speedwell, Thyme-leaved (Veronica serpyllifolia)
• Speedwell, Water (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
• Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
• Spirea, False (Sorbaria sorbifolia)
• Spring Beauty, Carolina (Claytonia caroliniana)
• Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved (Claytonia virginica)
• Squawroot (Conopholis americana)
• Stargrass, Yellow (Hypoxis hirsuta)
• Strawberry, Indian (Duchesnea indica)
• Sumac, Fragrant (Rhus aromatica)
• Sumac, Poison (Toxicodendron vernix)
• Sundew, Round-leaved (Drosera rotundifolia)
• Sundew, Spatulate-leaved (Drosera intermedia)
• Sunflower, Maximilian (Helianthus maximilianii)
• Swallowwort, Black (Cynanchum nigrum)
• Swallowwort, Pale (Cynanchum rossicum)
• Swallowwort, White (Cynanchum vincetoxicum)
• Sweetflag (Acorus calamus)

T

• Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
• Tearthumb, Arrow-leaved (Polygonum sagittatum)
• Tearthumb, Halberd-leaved (Polygonum arifolium)
• Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
• Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)
• Thistle, Bull (Cirsium vulgare)
• Thistle, Canada (Cirsium arvense)
• Thistle, Field (Cirsium discolor)
• Thistle, Globe (Echinops sphaerocephalus)
• Thistle, Hill's (Cirsium hillii)
• Thistle, Nodding (Carduus nutans)
• Thistle, Pitcher's (Cirsium pitcheri)
• Toadflax, Dalmation (Linaria dalmatica)
• Trillium, Nodding (Trillium cernuum)
• Trillium, Painted (Trillium undulatum)
• Trillium, Red (Trillium erectum)
• Trillium, White (Trillium grandiflorum)
• Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
• Twayblade, European Common (Listera ovata)
• Twayblade, Heart-leaved (Listera cordata)
• Twayblade, Loesel's (Liparis loeselii)
• Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)

V

• Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
• Vetchling, Marsh (Lathyrus palustris)
• Vetchling, Tuberous (Lathyrus tuberosus)
• Violet, Arrow-leaved (Viola sagittata)
• Violet, Birdfoot (Viola pedata)
• Violet, Canada (Viola canadensis)
• Violet, Dog (Viola conspersa)
• Violet, Green (Hybanthus concolor)
• Violet, Kidney-leaved (Viola renifolia)
• Violet, Labrador (Viola labradorica)
• Violet, Long-spurred (Viola rostrata)
• Violet, Marsh Blue (Viola cucullata)
• Violet, Northern Bog (Viola nephrophylla)
• Violet, Northern White (Viola macloskeyi)
• Violet, Pale (Viola striata)
• Violet, Palmate (Viola palmata)
• Violet, Round-leaved (Viola rotundifolia)
• Violet, Sand (Viola adunca)
• Violet, Sweet White (Viola blanda)

W

• Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi)
• Whitlow Grass, Carolina (Draba reptans)
• Whitlow Grass, Spring (Draba verna)
• Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
• Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
• Wintergreen, Striped (Chimaphila maculata)
• Woodruff, Sweet (Galium odoratum)

Y

• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
• Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)

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