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Photo of lotus in pool at Duck Creek CA

American Lotus

Nelumbo lutea

Edible

Photo of bloodroot plant with flower

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Photo of blue phlox (wild sweet William) plant with flowers

Blue Phlox (Wild Sweet William)

Phlox divaricata

Photo of celandine poppy plant and flowers

Celandine Poppy (Wood Poppy)

Stylophorum diphyllum

Photo of cleavers flower cluster with developing fruits

Cleavers (Bedstraw; Goose Grass)

Galium aparine

Photo of common evening primrose, closeup of flowers.

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Edible

Photo of common golden Alexanders plant with flowers

Common Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo of copper iris plants with flowers

Copper Iris

Iris fulva

Photo of early buttercup plant with flower

Early Buttercup (Prairie Buttercup)

Ranunculus fascicularis

Photo of a false loosestrife flower closeup

False Loosestrife

Ludwigia alternifolia

Photo of false rue anemone plant and flower

False Rue Anemone

Isopyrum biternatum

Photo of fire pink flowers

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Photo of hairy rose mallow flower

Hairy Rose Mallow

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

Photo of hedge bindweed flowers

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium (also Convolvulus sepium)

Photo of Jacob's ladder plant showing leaves and flowers

Jacob’s Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Photo of Michigan lily, or Turk’s cap lily, closeup of flower

Michigan Lily (Turk’s Cap Lily)

Lilium michiganense

Photo of midwestern arrowhead male flowers and buds.

Midwestern Arrowhead

Sagittaria brevirostra

Edible

Photo of perennial or summer phlox flower cluster.

Perennial Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo of Miami mist flowers

Phacelia (Miami Mist)

Phacelia purshii

Photo of pokeweed plant with dangling stalks of ripe and unripe berries.

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Poisonous

Photo of sand vine, leaves with flower cluster.

Sand Vine (Climbing Milkweed)

Cynanchum laeve

Photo of shining blue star flower cluster

Shining Blue Star

Amsonia illustris

Photo of Solomon’s seal flowers and leaves

Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Edible

Photo of southern blue flag iris plants with flowers

Southern Blue Flag (Virginia Iris)

Iris virginica

Poisonous

Photo of southern wild senna showing a flower cluster and a few leaflets.

Southern Wild Senna

Senna marilandica (formerly Cassia marilandica)

Photo of star of Bethlehem cluster of plants with flowers

Star of Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Poisonous

Photo of wake robin, or trillium, plant with leaves and flower

Wake Robin (Trillium)

Trillium sessile

Photo of water lily pads and flowers on a pond

Water Lilies

Nymphaea spp.

Photo of water primrose plant showing typical roots, leaves, stems, and a flower

Water Primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Photo of white anemone

White Anemone (Windflower)

Anemone canadensis

Photo of white avens flower and upper stem leaves.

White Avens (Red Root)

Geum canadense

Photo of white dogtooth violet colony

White Dogtooth Violet

Erythronium albidum

Photo of white wake robin, a white-blooming trillium spring wildflower

White Wake Robin (White Trillium)

Trillium flexipes

Photo of wild geranium plant with flowers

Wild Geranium (Crane’s Bill)

Geranium maculatum

Photo of wild ginger flower

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Edible

Photo of wild hyacinth flower cluster

Wild Hyacinth

Camassia scilloides

Edible

Photo of wild petunia flowers

Wild Petunia (Smooth Ruellia)

Ruellia strepens

Photo of woollen breeches flower cluster

Woollen Breeches (Great Waterleaf)

Hydrophyllum appendiculatum

Photo of yellow wood sorrel plant showing flowers and leaves.

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Oxalis stricta

Edible