Field Mint (Mentha arvensis) and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Ravine Forbs & Shrubs
Family Name Specific Name Bloom
Bean American vetch Vicia americana May-Jun
Black medick, Alfalfa Medicago lupulina Apr-Nov
Breadroot scurfpea Psoralea esculenta May-Jul
False indigo Amorpha fruticosa May-Jun
Golden prairie clover Dalea aurea Jun-Sep
Ground-plum Astragalus crassicarpus Aug-Oct
Lupine, Bluebonnet Lupinus argenteus Jun-Aug
Missouri milkvetch Astragalus missouriensis Mar-Jul
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea Jun-Aug
Wild licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota May-Aug
Bellflower Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Jun-Sep
Borage Lanceleaf bluebells Mertensia lanceolata Apr-Jun
Buttercup Early wood buttercup Ranunculus abortivus Apr-Jun
Cashew Poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii May-Sep
Skunkbush Rhus aromatica Apr-May
Cattail Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia May-Jul
Currant Golden currant Ribes odoratum Apr-May
Evening Primrose Common evening primrose Oenothera villosa Jul-Oct
Pale evening primrose Oenothera albicaulis Apr-Aug
Yellow primrose Calylophus serrulatus May-Sep
Figwort Downy paintbrush Castilleja sessiliflora Apr-Jun
Monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus May-Jul
Goosefoot Poverty weed Monolepsis nuttalliana Apr-Sep
Grape Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia May-Jul
Woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea May-Jul
Honeysuckle Stinking elderberry Sambucus racemosa May-Jun
Western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Jun-Aug
Iris Western blueflag Iris missouriensis Jun-Jul
Lily Spikenard Smilacina stellata May-Jun
Wild onion Allium geyeri Jun-Jul
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum Jul-Aug
Madder Sweetscented bedstraw Galium triflorum May-Sep
Milkweed Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa May-Aug
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Jun-Sep
Mint Catnip Nepeta cataria Jun-Oct
Field mint Mentha arvensis Jul-Sep
Hedgenettle Stachys palustris Jun-Sep
Marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Jun-Aug
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris May-Oct
Mustard Bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica Apr-Jun
Western wallflower Erysimum asperum Apr-Jul
Nightshade Buffalo bur Solanum rostratum May-Oct
Common groundcherry Physalis longifolia May-Sep
Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana May-Sep
Oleaster Rabbitberry Shepherdia canadensis May-Jun
Parsley Cow parsnip Heracleum sphondylium May-Jul
Cymopterus Cymopterus montanus Mar-May
Poison hemlock Conium maculatum May-Jul
Pigweed Prostrate pigweed Amaranthus graecizans Jul-Aug
Rough pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus Jul-Oct
Rose
Red raspberry Rubus idaeus May-Jul
White avens Geum canadense May-Oct
Rush Wiregrass Juncus dudleyi May-Sep
Sedge Soft-stem bulrush Scirpus validus unknown
Spiderwort Common spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata May-Aug
Spurge Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula May-Sep
Toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata May-Oct
Sunflower Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta May-Sep
Burdock Arctium minus Jul-Sep
Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis July-Sep
Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus May-Jul
Spotted joe-pye weed Eupatorium maculatum Jul-Sep
Siskiyou aster Aster hesperius Aug-Oct
Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron glabellus May-Jul
Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola Jun-Sep
Sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus July-Oct
Smooth feabane Erigeron glabellus Jun-Jul
Spreading fleabane Conyza ramosissima Jun-Sep
Verbena Blue verbain Verbena hastata Jun-Oct
Lopseed Phryma leptostachya Jun-Sep
Violet Downy yellow violet Viola pubescens Mar-Jun
Yellow prairie violet Viola nuttallii May-Jun

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Web Author: Jim Pisarowicz