NOTE : TREES AND SHRUBS IN 2ND LIST BELOW
DATE NOTED IN BLOOM 2012
COMMON name
KAY ID NUMBER - number used in Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers, Kay Yatskievych, 2000 SCIENTIFIC name
JAN 2012 Common dandelion 1309 Taraxacum officinale - C
FEB 19 Harbinger of Spring 682 Erigenia bulbosa - C
FEB 19 Birdseye Speedwell 941 Veronica persica. I
FEB 19 Hairy Bittercress 366 Cardamine hirsuta L F
FEB 19 Purple Dead Nettle 894 Lamium purpureum
FEB 20 Myrtle (Periwinkle) 738 Vinca minor F
FEB 26 False-Rue-Anemone 37 Enemion biternaturm F
MAR 01 Snow Trillium 1489 Trillium nivale - F
MAR 01 Sharp-Lobed Hepatica 30 Hepatica nobilis - F
MAR 06 Spring Beauty 129 Claytonia virginica F
MAR 06 Cut-leaved Toothwort 358 Cardamine concatenata F
MAR 11 Strawberry, Indian. 440 Duchesnea indica.
MAR 14 Heart-Leaved Golden ragwort 1222 Packera aurea F
MAR 14 Gill-Over-The-Ground 922 Glechoma hederacea F
MAR 14 Henbit 893 Lamium amplexicaule F
MAR 16 Violet, Common Blue. 277 Viola sororia F
MAR 16 Rue-anemone 38 Thalictrum thalictroides F
MAR 16 Trout-lily,Yellow. 1441 Erythronium americanum O
MAR 16 Squirrel corn. 72 Dicentra canadensis F
MAR 16 Bluebells,Virginia. 824 Mertensia virginica O,F
MAR 16 Bloodroot 62 Sanguinaria canadensis O
MAR 16 Bluets (Quaker Ladies) 1059 Houstonia Caerulea S
MAR 16 Buttercup Kidney-leaved. 23 Ranunculus abortivus C
MAR 16-24 ? TWINLEAF. 61 Jeffersonia diphylla
MAR 18 CLOVER, ALSIKE. 506 Trifolium hybridum. C
MAR 24 Shootingstar, Eastern. 394 Dodecatheon meadia F
MAR 24 Large-Flowered Bellwort 1474 Uvularia grandiflora O
MAR 24 Poppy, Wood. 66 Stylophorum diphyllum F
MAR 24 Phlox, Blue. 804 Phlox divaricata C
MAR 24 Violet,Yellow. 286 Viola pubescens I
MAR 24 Firepink. 136 Silene virginica O
MAR 24 Bishop's Cap (Mitrewort) 425 Mitella Diphylla I
MAR 24 Jack-In-The-Pulpit. 1401 Arisaema triphyllum F
MAR 24 Geranium, Wild. 660 Geranium maculatum F
MAR 24 Ginger, Wild. 2 Asarum canadense F
MAR 24 Meadowrue,Early. 42 Thalictrum dioicum F
MAR 24 Short-spurred Corydalis.68 Corydalis flavula S
MAR 24 Trillium, Prairie. 1483 Trillium recurvatum F
MAR 24 Pussytoes, Large Plantain-Leaved. 1153 Antennaria parlinii O
MAR 24 Chickweed,Star 153 Stellaria pubera O
MAR 24 Violet,Striped White (Pale) 285 Viola striata O
MAR 24 Pennywort. 727 Obolaria virginica S
MAR 24 Rockcress, Smooth. 373 Arabis laevigata O
MAR 24 Butterweed. 1221 Packera glabella F
MAR 24 Buttercup,Rough (Swamp,Hispid) 13 Ranunculus hispidus
MAR 25 Squirrel corn. 72 Dicentra canadensis F
MAR 25 Trout-Lily,Mottle-Leaved White 1442 Erythronium albidum R
MAR 25 Mermaid, False. 669 Floerkea proserpinacoides I
MAR 25 Larkspur, Dwarf. 54 Delphinium tricorne I
MAR 25 Chervil, Spreading ( Wild.) 691 Chaerophyllum procumbens O
MAR 25 Toothed Rockcress.376 Arabis shorti S
MAR 25 Phacelia, Loose-Flowered. 819 Phacelia bipinnatifida O
MAR 26 WoodBetony 999 Pedicularis Canadensis O
MAR 28 MUSTARD, GARLIC. 356 Alliaria petiolata. I
MAR 28 AVENS, SPRING. 454 Geum vernum F
MAR 29 TRILLIUM, DROOPING. 1486 Trillium flexipes.F
MAR 29 Trillium, Prairie.YELLOW 1483 Trillium recurvatum - Var.Luteum R
MAR 29 CLEAVERS. 1046 Galium aparine
MAR 29 Yellow Pimpernel . 714 Taenidia integerrima I
MAR 29 HORSE-GENTIAN, EARLY. 1064 Triosteum aurantiacum S
MAR 29 BUGLE, CARPET. 923 Ajuga reptans
MAR 29 VIOLET, THREE-LOBED. 273 Viola palmata.I
MAR 29 BANEBERRY, WHITE. 48 Actaea pachypoda O
MAR 29 BUTTERCUP, HOOKED. 20 Ranunculus recurvatus F
APR 02 CLOVER, RED. 507 Trifolium pratense. F
APR 03 WOODSORREL, VIOLET. 659 Oxalis violacea. F
APR 03 BITTERCRESS, PENNSYLVANIA. 364 Cardamine pensylvanica O
APR 03 BLACK-SNAKEROOT, CLUSTERED. 715 Sanicula odorata. C
APR 03 BLUETS, SMALL. 1060 Houstonia pusilla. VR
APR 03 GOLDENSEAL. 44 Hydrastis canadensis. I
APR 03 JACOB’S-LADDER, SPREADING. 813 Polemonium reptans I
APR 03 MAY-APPLE. 60 Podophyllum peltatum C
APR 03 PANSY, FIELD. 289 Viola bicolor R
APR 03 SOLOMON’S-SEAL, HAIRY. 1478 Polygonatum pubescens. C
APR 03 WATERLEAF, APPENDAGED. 815 Hydrophyllum appendiculatum. F
APR 05 ANISEROOT. 684 Osmorhiza longistylis F
APR 05 WINTERCRESS, BITTER. 328 Barbarea vulgaris I
APR 06 SOLOMON’S-SEAL, FEATHERY. 1480 Maianthemum racemosa. F
APR 06 STRAWBERRY-BUSH, RUNNING. 609 Euonymus obovatus I
APR 07 SPIDERWORT, VIRGINIA. 1425 Tradescantia virginiana O
APR 08 GOLDEN-ALEXANDERS. 710 Zizia aurea O
APR 08 HYACINTH, EARLY-BLOOMING WILD. 1468 Camassia scilloides VR
APR 08 ALUMROOT, COMMON. 421 Heuchera americana F
APR 09 WOODSORREL, UPRIGHT YELLOW. 654 Oxalis stricta O
APR 13 CINQUEFOIL, OLD-FIELD. 441 Potentilla simplex F
APR 13 Large-Flowered Valerian . 1066 Valeriana pauciflora I
APR 13 STONECROP, WILD. 414 Sedum ternatum I
APR 13 GREEN-DRAGON. 1400 Arisaema dracontium. S
APR 16 DAME’S-ROCKET. 354 Hesperis matronalis
APR 21-22 BLUETS, LONG-LEAVED. 1055 Houstonia longifolia I
SQUAWROOT. 1001 Conopholis americana. O
Upright Carrion Flower 1501 Smilax ecirrata I
Miami Mist 821 Phacellia purshii
APR 26 SYNANDRA. 872 Synandra hispidula
APR 28 Clover, Red. 507 Trifolium pratense
English Plantain 930 Plantago lancedlate
Daisy, Ox-Eye.1307 Leucanthemum vulgare
Putty-Root. 1529 Aplectrum hyemale
Yellow Sweet Clover.513 Melilotus officinalis
Cynthia ,Two - Flowered .1314 Krigia Biflora
HOP-CLOVER, PINNATE. 509 Trifolium campestre
COMFREY, WILD. 828 Cynoglossum virginianum
Puttyroot Orchid Aplectrum hyemale
Queen Anne's Lace . 696 Daucus carota
MAY BLUE-EYED-GRASS, STOUT. 1513 Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Rocket, Purple. 352 Iodanthus pinnatifidus
Five leaf Aralia --- Acanthopanax sieboldianus VR
Crownvetch. 499 Coronilla varia C
Prickly Pear Eastern . 89 Opuntia humifusa
Big yellow wood-sorrel. 657 Oxalis grandis F
MAY 15 Chicory. 1337 Cichorium intybus
Black-Eyed Susan . 1149 Rudbeckia hirta
TREES / SHRUBS
MAR 16 Northern spice bush --- Lindera benzoin F
MAR 18 Serviceberry Downy, --- Amelanchier Arborea I
MAR 24 American Bladdernut.--- Staphylea trifolia O
MAR 24 Paw Paw,common. ---- Asimina triloba F
MAR 24 Redbud---Cercis canadensis C
MAR 25 Buckeye, Ohio.--- Aesculus glabra I
MAR 29 Hobblebush ---- Viburnum alnifolium R
APR 02 AUTUMN-OLIVE. Elaeagnus umbellata F
APR 02 SASSAFRAS. Sassafras albidum. C
APR 02 DOGWOOD, FLOWERING. Cornus florida C
APR 02 GOOSEBERRY, EASTERN PRICKLY. Ribes cynosbati I
APR 03 HONEYSUCKLE, AMUR. Lonicera maackii F
APR 09 LOCUST, BLACK. Robinia pseudoacacia O
APR 21- 22 TULIP-TREE. Liriodendron tulipifera C
Maple - leaved Viburnum. Viburnum acerifolium O
Common Blackberry Rubus Alleghenieniensis C
Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora C
MAY Pineapple Weed. 1265 Matricaria matricioides
BLACKHAW, SMOOTH. Viburnum prunifolium I
Common Privet Ligustrum vulgare
HONEYSUCKLE, JAPANESE. Lonicera japonica.
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
* - REPORTED TO THIS WEB PAGE
Abundance- APPLIES TO McCORMICK'S CREEK ONLY
C = Common—characteristic and dominant
F = Frequent—generally encountered
O = Occasional—well distributed
I = Infrequent—scattered locales throughout park
S = Scarce—several locales or scattered small populations
R = Rare—l or 2 locales
VR =Very rare—single locale
