Morristown National Historical Park - Check List of Wildflowers

Flowering Plants Species Family Common Name Abutilon theophrasti Malvaceae Velvet Leaf Achillea millefolium Asteraceae Common Yarrow Actaea alba Ranunculaceae Doll"s Eyes Actaea sp Ranunculaceae Baneberry Agrimonia grypsosepala Rosaceae Tall Hairy Agrimony Agrimonia sp Rosaceae Agrimony Ajuga reptans Lamiaceae Bugleweed Alliaria officinalis Brassicaceae Garlic Mustard Allium canadense Liliaceae Wild Garlic Allium tricoccum Liliaceae Wild Leek Allium vineale Liliaceae Field Garlic Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae Common Ragweed Amphicarpa bracteata Fabaceae Hog Peanut Anaphalis margaritacea Asteraceae Pearly Everlasting Anemone cinquefolia Ranunculaceae Wood Anemone Anemonella thalictroides Ranunculaceae Rue Anemone Antennaria neglecta Asteraceae Pussy Toes Antennaria sp Asteraceae Pussy Toes Apios americana Fabaceae Ground-nut Apocynum cannabinum Apocynaceae Indian Hemp Apocynum sibiricum Apocynaceae Clasping-leaved dogbane Arabis sp Brassicaceae Rock-cress Arctium sp Asteraceae Burdock Arisaema triphyllum Araceae Jack-in-the-Pulpit Asclepias tuberosa Asclepiadaceae Butterfly Weed Asclepias exaltata Asclepiadaceae Tall Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Asclepiadaceae Common Milkweed Asclepias variegata Asclepiadaceae White Milkweed Asclepias viridiflora Asclepiadaceae Green Milkweed Asparagus officinalis Liliaceae Garden Asparagus Aster divaricatus Asteraceae White Wood Aster Aster macrophyllus Asteraceae Large-leaved Aster Aster sp Asteraceae Aster Aster vimineus Asteraceae Small White Aster Athyrium filix-femina Aspleniaceae Athyrium thelypteroides Aspleniaceae Barbarea vulgaris Brassicaceae Common Winter Cress Blephilia sp Lamiaceae Tickseed Sunflower Boehmeria cylindrica Urticaceae Beggar-Ticks Botrychium sp Ophioglossaceae Wood Mint Botrychium virginianum Ophioglossaceae False-nettle Brassica kaber Brassicaceae Charlock Brassica nigra Brassicaceae Black Mustard Cardamine bulbosa Brassicaceae Bitter Cress Cardamine sp Brassicaceae Cress Carduus nutans Asteraceae Musk Thistle Carex blanda Cyperaceae Loose-flowered Sedge Carex cephalophora Cyperaceae Oval-headed Sedge Carex debilis Cyperaceae White-edged Sedge Carex digitalis Cyperaceae Slender Wood Sedge Carex intumescens Cyperaceae Bladder Sedge Carex laxiculmis Cyperaceae Spreading Sedge Carex lurida Cyperaceae Swallow Sedge Carex pensylvanica Cyperaceae Pennsylvania Sedge Carex spp Cyperaceae Sedge Carex swanii Cyperaceae Swan"s Sedge Cassia nictitans Fabaceae Wild Sensitive Plant Centaurea maculosa Asteraceae Spotted Knapweed Centaurea nigra Asteraceae Black Knapweed Cerastium sp Caryophyllaceae Chickweed Cerastium vulgatum Caryophyllaceae Common Mouse-Ear Chickweed Chelidonium majus Papaveraceae Celandine Chenopodium sp Chenopodiaceae Pigweed Chimaphila maculata Ericaceae Spotted Wintergreen Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Asteraceae Ox-Eye Daisy Cichorium intybus Asteraceae Chicory Circaea quadrisulcata Onagraceae Enchanter"s Nightshade Circium arvense Asteraceae Canada Thistle Circium discolor Asteraceae Field Thistle Circium sp Asteraceae Thistle Cirsium pumilum Asteraceae Pasture Thistle Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae Common Bull Thistle Claytonia virginica Portulacaceae Spring Beauty Clintonia borealis Liliaceae Corn Lily Commelina communis Commelinaceae Asiatic Dayflower Convolvulus arvensis Convolulaceae Field Bindweed Convolvulus sepium Convolulaceae Hedge Bindweed Conyza canadensis Asteraceae Horseweed Coronilla varia Fabaceae Crown Vetch Cryptotaenia canadensis Apiaceae Wild Chervil Datura stramonium Solanaceae Jimson Weed Daucus carota Apiaceae Queen Anne"s Lace Desmodium canadense Leguminaceae Showy Tick-Trefoil Desmodium paniculatum Fabaceae Panicled-Tick Trefoil Dianthus armeria Caryophyllaceae Deptford Pink Dioscorea villosa Dioscoreaceae Wild Yam Eleocharis sp Cyperaceae Spikerush Epifagus virginiana Orobanchaceae Beech Drops Epigaea repens Ericaceae Trailing Arbutus Epilobium ciliatum Onagraceae Northern Willow-herb Epipactus helleborine Orchidaceae Bastard Hellebore Erechtites hieracifolia Asteraceae Pilewort Erigeron annuus Asteraceae Daisy Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Asteraceae Philadelphia Fleabane Erythronium americanum Liliaceae Trout Lily Eupatorium rugosum Asteraceae White Snakeroot Eupatorium sp Asteraceae Boneset Euphorbia esula Euphorbiaceae Leafy Spurge Euphorbia sp Euphorbiaceae Spurge Fragaria sp Rosaceae Wild Strawberry Galinsoga ciliata Asteraceae Peruvian Daisy Galium aparine Rubiaceae Spring Cleavers Galium asprellum Rubiaceae Rough Bedstraw Galium boreale Rubiaceae Northern Bedstraw Galium circaezans Rubiaceae White Wild Licorice Galium mollugo Rubiaceae Wild Madder Galium palustre Rubiaceae Marsh Bedstraw Galium pilosum Rubiaceae Hairy Bedstraw Galium sp Rubiaceae Bedstraw Galium triflorum Rubiaceae Fragrant Bedstraw Galium verum Rubiaceae Yellow Bedstraw Gaultheria procumbens Ericaceae Teaberry Geranium maculatum Geraniaceae Wild Geranium Geranium sp Geraniaceae Geranium Geum canadense Rosaceae White Avens Glechoma hederacea Lamiaceae Gill-over-the-ground Goodyera pubescens Orchidaceae Downy Rattlesnake-plantain Goodyera repens Orchidaceae Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain Goodyera tesselata Orchidaceae Checkered Rattlesnake-plantain Habenaria lacera Orchidaceae Ragged Fringed Orchid Habenaria sp Orchidaceae Orchid Hackelia virginiana Boraginaceae Virginia Stickseed Helleborine sp Ranunculaceae Hellebore Hepatica americana Ranunculaceae Liverwort Hesperis matronalis Brassicaceae Dame"s Rocket Hieracium pratense Asteraceae Yellow Hawkweed Hieracium sp Asteraceae Hawkweed Hieracium vulgatum Asteraceae Hawkweed Hypericum mutilum Clusiaceae Small-flowered St. John"s-wort Hypericum perforatum Clusiaceae Dwarf St. John"s-wort Hypericum punctatum Clusiaceae Spotted St. John"s-wort Hypoxis hirsuta Amaryllidaceae Yellow Stargrass Impatiens capensis Balsaminiaceae Jewelweed Jeffersonia diphylla Berberidaceae Twinleaf Juncus effusus Juncaceae Bog Rush Juncus sp Juncaceae Rush Krigia biflora Asteraceae Virginia Goatbeard Lactuca canadensis Asteraceae Tall Wild Lettuce Lactuca sp Asteraceae Lettuce Lathyrus latifolius Fabaceae Everlasting Pea Lechea tenuifolia Cistaceae Narrow-leaved Pinweed Lespedeza virginica Fabaceae Slender Bush Cover Linaria vulgaris Scrophulariaceae Butter-and-eggs Lobelia inflata Campanulaceae Indian Tobacco Lobelia spicata Campanulaceae Pale-spiked Lobelia Luzula campestris Juncaceae Common Wood Rush Luzula sp Juncaceae Wood Rush Lychnis alba Caryophyllaceae White Campion Lysimachia ciliata Primulaceae Fringed Loosestrife Maianthemum canadense Liliaceae Canada Mayflower Malva moschata Malvaceae Musk Mallow Medeola virginiana Liliaceae Indian Cucumber Root Melampyrum lineare Scrophulariaceae Narrow-leaved Cow-wheat Melilotus alba Fabaceae White Sweet Clover Microstegium vimineum Poaceae Japanese Wiregrass Mimulus ringens Scrophulariaceae Common Monkey Flower Mitchella repens Rubiaceae Partridge Berry Mitella diphylla Saxifragaceae Two-leaved Mitrewort Monotropa uniflora Monotropaceae Indian Pipe Myosotis laxa Boraginaceae Small Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Boraginaceae True Forget-me-not Nasturtium officinale Brassicaceae Watercress Nepeta cataria Lamiaceae Catnip Oenothera biennis Onagraceae Evening Primrose Onoclea sensibilis Aspleniaceae Orchis spectabilis Orchidaceae Showy Orchid Origanum vulgare Lamiaceae Wild Marjoram Ornithogalum umbellatum Liliaceae Star-of-Bethlehem Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea Oxalidaceae Violet Wood Sorrel Panax cinquefolium Araliaceae Ginseng Panax trifolium Araliaceae Dwarf Ginseng Panicum clandestinum Poaceae Deer-tongue Grass Panicum sp Poaceae Panic Grass Penstemon digitalis Scrophulariaceae Foxglove Beard tongue Penstemon hirsutus Scrophulariaceae Hairy Beard Tongue Phlox divaicata Polemoniaceae Blue Phlox Physalis heterophylla Solanaceae Clammy Ground Cherry Phytolacca americana Phytolaccaceae Pokeweed Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae English Plantain Plantago major Plantaginaceae Common Plantain Plantago rugelii Plantaginaceae Pale Plantain Podophyllum peltatum Berberidaceae Mayapple Polygonatum biflorum Liliaceae Solomon"s Seal Polygonatum pubescens Liliaceae Downy Solomon"s Seal Polygonum arifolium Polygonaceae Halberd-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonaceae Japanese Knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium Polygonaceae Pale Smartweed Polygonum pennsylvanicum Polygonaceae Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum persicaria Polygonaceae Lady"s thumb Polygonum sagittatum Polygonaceae Arrow-leaved Tear Thumb Polygonum scandens Polygonaceae Climbing False Buckwheat Polygonum sp Polygonaceae Knotweed Polygonum virginiana Polygonaceae Virginia Knotweed Polypodium vulgare Polypodiaceae Golden Polypody Potentilla candensis Rosaceae Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Rosaceae Rough Fruited Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Rosaceae Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Rosaceae Old-field Cinqufoil Potentilla sp Rosaceae Cinquefoil Prunella vulgaris Lamiaceae Heal-all Pycnanthemum sp Lamiaceae Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Lamiaceae Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Lamiaceae Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint Pyrola elliptica Ericaceae Shinleaf Pyrola rotundifolia Ericaceae Round-leaved Wintergreen Pyrola sp Ericaceae Pyrola Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculaceae Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Ranunculaceae Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris Ranunculaceae Yellow Water Buttercup Ranunculus repens Ranunculaceae Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Ranunculaceae Celery Crowfoot Ranunculus septentrionalis Ranunculaceae Swamp Butterwort Ranunculus sp Ranunculaceae Buttercup Rorippa sylvestris Brassicaceae Creeping Yellow Cress Rudbeckia hirta Asteraceae Black-eyed Susan Rumex acetosella Polygonaceae Sheep Sorrel Rumex crispus Polygonaceae Curled Dock Rumex sp Polygonaceae Dock Sanguinaria canadensis Papaveraceae Bloodroot Sanicula canadensis Apiaceae Short-styled Snakeroot Sanicula marilandica Apiaceae Black Snakeroot Sanicula sp Apiaceae Snakerrot Satureja vulgaris Lamiaceae Wild Basil Saxifraga pensylvanica Saxifragaceae Swamp Saxifrage Saxifraga sp Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Schizachyrium scoparium Poaceae Little Bluestem Scilla non-scripta Liliaceae English Blue-bell Sedum sp Crassulaceae Stonecrop Senecio obovatus Asteraceae Round-leaved Ragwort Setaria sp Poaceae Foxtail Grass Silene cucubalus Caryophyllaceae Bladder Campion Silene latifolia Caryophyllaceae White Campion Sisymbrium officinale Brassicaceae Common Hedge Mustard Sisyrinchium angustifolium Iridaceae Northern Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum Iridaceae Coastal Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium montanum Iridaceae Strict Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium mucronatum Iridaceae Slender Blue-eyed Grass Smilacina racemosa Liliaceae False Solomon"s Seal Smilacina stellata Liliaceae Star-flowered Solomon"s Seal Solanum carolinense Solanaceae Horse-Nettle Solanum dulcamara Solanaceae Purple Nightshade Solanum nigrum Solanaceae Deadly Nightshade Solidago altissima Asteraceae Tall Goldenrod Solidago candensis Asteraceae Canada Goldenrod Sparganium americanum Sparganiaceae Nuttall"s Bur-reed Symplocarpus foetidus Araceae Skunk Cabbage Taraxacum officinale Asteraceae Common Dandelion Thalictrum dasycarpum Ranunculaceae Purple Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum Ranunculaceae Early Maedow Rue Thalictrum polygamum Ranunculaceae Tall Meadow Rue Thymus serphyllum Lamiaceae Wild Thyme Tragopogon pratensis Asteraceae Meadow Salsify Trifolium agrarium Fabaceae Hop Clover Trifolium dubium Fabaceae Least Hop Clover Trifolium hybridum Fabaceae Swedish Clover Trifolium pratense Fabaceae Red Clover Trifolium procumbens Fabaceae Low Hop Clover Trifolium repens Fabaceae White Clover Triodia flava Poaceae Tall Redtop Typha latifolia Typhaceae Common Cattail Urtica dioica Urticaceae Stinging Nettle Uvularia perfoliata Liliaceae Perfoliate Bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia Liliaceae Wild Oats Uvularia sp Liliaceae Bellwort Veratrum viride Liliaceae False Hellebore Verbascum blatteria Scrophulariaceae Moth Mullein Verbascum thapsus Scrophulariaceae Common Mullein Vernonia novaboracensis Asteraceae New York Ironweed Veronica arvensis Scrophulariaceae Corn Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Scrophulariaceae Bird"s-eye Speedwell Veronica officinalis Scrophulariaceae Common Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Scrophulariaceae Thyme-leaved Speedwell Vicia cracca Fabaceae Tufted vetch Vicia sativa Fabaceae Common vetch Vicia sp Fabaceae Vetch Vicia tetrasperma Fabaceae Slender vetch Vinca minor Apocynaceae Common Periwinkle Vincetoxicum nigrum Asclepiadaceae Black Swallow-wort Viola blanda Violaceae Sweet White Violet Viola conspersa Violaceae Early Blue Violet Viola cucullata Violaceae Bog Violet Viola papilionacea Violaceae Blue Meadow Violet Viola pedata Violaceae Bird"s Foot Violet Viola pubescens Violaceae Downy Yellow Violet Viola rafinesquii Violaceae Field Pansy Viola rotundifolia Violaceae Round-leaved Violet Viola sororia Violaceae Blue Woodland Violet Viola triloba Violaceae Three-lobed violet