Common Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Other names: Bouncing Bet, crow soap, wild sweet William, soapweed, Latherwort, Lady’s-wash Bowl, Old Maid’s-pink, Fuller’s Herb, London Pride Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation Family) Range: Across the US. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Saponaria officinalis’s native range extends throughout Europe, and in Asia till western Siberia. It […]
Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Other names: jointed charlock, sea radish, white charlock Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Range: Most of the US and Canada. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Asia and possibly the Mediterranean. Preferred habitat is disturbed locations. It seems to love the beaches here.
Rabbit Foot Clover Trifolium arvense Other names: haresfoot clover, stone clover, oldfield clover Family: Fabaceae Range: Much of the Eastern US and Canada, and some western states. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Europe and Western Asia. It grows in dry sandy soils, both acidic and alkaline, typically found at
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Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Other names: spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum Family: Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) Range: Native to Europe and Asia Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Found in ditches, wet meadows and marshes and along sides of lakes. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: Here we have the first plant
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Yarrow Achillea millefolium Other names: Common Yarrow, plumajillo, gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man’s pepper, devil’s nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier’s woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal, arrowroot, bad man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, death flower, eerie, field hops, gearwe, hundred leaved grass, knight’s milefoil, knyghten, milefolium, millefoil, noble yarrow, old man’s mustard, seven year’s love, snake’s grass,
Spotted Jewelweed Impatiens capensisOther names: orange jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, orange balsamFamily: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)Range: Saskatchewan to Newfoundland; south to Georgia; west to Oklahoma; north to Missouri.Native: NativeNative Habitat: Shaded wetlands. Bloom Time: July to October Notes: This family has only two genera: Impatiens (more than a thousand species) and Hydrocera (1 species). What
Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carotaOther names: wild carrot, bird’s nest, bishop’s lace Family: Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Range: Native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia. Introduced to North America and Australia. It is considered invasive in some states. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Thickets, grassland, and waste areas. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: This
Dame’s Rocket Hesperis matronalis Other names: dame’s rocket, damask violet, dame’s-violet, dames-wort, dame’s gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen’s gilliflower, rogue’s gilliflower, summer lilac, sweet rocket, mother-of-the-evening and winter gilliflower. Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Range: Found through much of the US and Canada. (It was brought to North America in the 17th century.)
Cow Vetch Vicia cracca Other names: tufted vetch, bird vetch, boreal vetch, vesque craque (French) Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family) Range: This species of vetch is native to Europe and Asia. It occurs on other continents as an introduced species, including North America, where it is a common weed. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: It often occurs
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatusOther names: Birdfoot Deervetch, Bacon and Eggs (England), bloomfell, cat’s clover, crowtoes, ground honeysuckle See the link below for the Connecticut Botanical Society – there’s a picture of the fruit, for which the “birdfoot” is named. Family: Fabaceae Range: It has been introduced to most of the US and Canada. Native: IntroducedIt’s