See ferns and allies
See trees, shrubs and woody vines
Wildflowers
Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife | |
L. nummularia | Moneywort, Creeping Jenny | |
L. quadrifolia | Whorled Loosestrife | |
L. tonsa | Southern Yellow Loosestrife | |
Malaxis unifolia | Green Adder's Mouth | |
Marshallia obovata
![]() | Barbara's Buttons | A spring blooming composite of roadsides and open areas, frequently overlooked because other species are profusely blooming at the same time. |
Matelea carolinensis | Carolina Milkvine | |
M. decipiens | Glade Milkvine | |
M. gonocarpa | Angle-pod | |
Mecardonia acuminata | Axilflower | |
Medeola virginiana | Indian Cucumber-root | |
Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | |
Melilotus albus | White Sweet Clover | |
M. officinalis | Yellow Sweet Clover | |
Melothria pendula | Guadalupe cucumber | |
Menispermum canadense | Moonseed | |
Mikania scandens | Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Boneset | |
Mimulus alatus | Sharp Wing Monkey-flower | |
M. ringens | Allegheny Monkey-flower | |
Mitchella repens | Partridge Berry | |
Mollugo verticilata | Carpet-weed | |
Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | Pine-sap |
M. uniflora
![]() | Indian Pipe | This plant pops up overnight. Pale and shiny and without chlorophyll, it also merits its name of Corpse Plant. |
Monotropsis odorata | Sweet Pine-sap | |
Muscari racemosa | Grape Hyacinth | |
Mysotis scorpioides | True Forget-me-not | |
M. verna | Spring Forget-me-not | |
Myosurus minimus | Mousetail | |
Nasturtium officinale | Water Cress | |
Nemophila microcalyx | Baby Blue-eyes | |
Nuphar luteum | Spatter-dock, Yellow Pond-hly | |
Obolaria virginica | Pennywort | |
Oenothera biennis | Evening Primrose | |
O. fruticosa | Narrow Leaf Evening Primrose, Sundrops | A common and underappreciated summer wildflower of fields, pastures and roadsides. |
O. laciniata | Cutleaf Evening Primrose | |
O. speciosa | Pink Ladies | |
Orchis spectabilis
![]() | Showy Orchis | Look for this unusual low growing orchid in low wet areas near streams in rich hardwood forests. |
Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star Of Bethlehem | |
Orobanche uniflora | Broomrape, Cancer-root | |
Orontium aquaticum
![]() | Golden Club | A waxy-leaved aquatic whose common name literally describes the bloom spike. The starchy roots were used by the natives for food. |
Osmorhiza longistylis | Sweet Chervi, Licorice Rootl | |
Oxalis stricta | Yellow Wood Sorrel | |
O. violacea | Violet Wood Sorrel | |
Panax quinquefolium | Ginseng, Sang | |
Paronychia fastigiata | Hairy Forked Nail Wort | |
Parthenium integrifolium
![]() | Wild Quinine | Common name is derived from its use as a substitute for quinine in the treatment of urinary tract inflammations. |
P. integrifolium auriculatum | Glade Wild Quinine | |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypops, Purple Passion-flower | |
P. lutea | Maypops, Yellow Passion-flower | |
Pedicularis Canadensis | Wood-betony, Lousewort | |