Native Perennials

Common Name, Scientific Name
 

Anemone, Canada, Anemone canadensis

Aster
Big leaved aster, Aster macrophyllus
New England aster, Aster novae-angliae
Smooth aster, Aster laevis

Baneberry
Doll’s-eyes (red), Actaea rubra
Doll’s-eyes (white), Actaea pachypoda

Beebalm (Bergamot), Monarda fistulosa

Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Blazing star
Dwarf blazing star, Liatris cylindracea
Rough blazing star, Liatris aspera

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis

Blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium albidum

Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum

Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis

Cohosh, Blue, Caulophyllum thalictroides

Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis

Coneflower, Yellow, Ratibida pinnata

Culver’s root, Veronicastrum virginicum

Dutchman’s breeches, Dicentra cucullaria

False dragonhead, Physostegia virginiana

Foam flower, Tiarella cordifolia

Geranium, Wild, Geranium maculatum

Ginger, Wild, Asarum canadense

Golden alexander, Zizia aurea

Golden ragwort, Senecio aureus

Goldenrods
Bluestem goldenrod, Solidago caesia
Showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa
Stiff goldenrod, Solidago rigida

Hepatica, Round-lobed, Hepatica americana

Hairy beard tongue, Penstemon hirsutus

Ironweed, Vernonia missurica

Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum

Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum

Leek, Wild, Allium tricoccum

Lily, Michigan, Lilium michiganense

Lobelia, Blue, Lobelia siphilitica

Marsh marigold, Caltha palustris

Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum

Meadow rue
Early meadow rue, Thalictrum dioicum
Tall meadow rue, Thalictrum dasycarpum

Milkweed
Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata

Miterwort (Bishop’s Cap), Mitella diphylla

Mountain-mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum 

Onion, Nodding wild, Allium cernuum

Phlox, Woodland, Phlox divaricata

Prairie dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum

Rue anemone, Anemonella thalictroides

Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale

Solomon’s seal
False Solomon’s seal, Smilacina racemosa
Starry false Solomon's seal, Smilacina stellata
True Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum biflorum

Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis

Spring beauty, Claytonia virginica

Steeple bush, Spiraea tomentosa

Strawberry, Wild, Fragaria virginiana

Sunflower
Rough sunflower, Helianthus strumosus 
Woodland sunflower, Helianthus divaricatus

Sweet black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia laciniata

Thimbleweed, Anemone cylindrica

Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum

Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Vervain
Blue vervain, Verbena hastata
Hoary vervain, Verbena stricta
White vervain, Verbena urticifolia

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