Status of Minnesota Native Wildflowers we are seeing: State Endangered: A species is considered endangered if the species is threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range within Minnesota. State Threatened: A species is considered threatened if the species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range within Minnesota. State Special Concern: A species is considered a species of special concern if, although the species is not endangered or threatened, it is extremely uncommon in Minnesota, or has unique or highly specific habitat requirements and deserves careful monitoring of its status. Species on the periphery of their range that are not listed as threatened may be included in this category along with those species that were once threatened or endangered but now have increasing or protected, stable populations. Federally Threatened: A species is likely to become endangered nationally within the foreseeable future.
Woods, December 2020 Cascade River State Park Ghost pipe in seed Bunchberry in seed Starflower in seed Western spotted coralroot in seed Stemless lady’s-slipper leaves Bluebead lily leaves One-flowered pyrola Canada mayflower (See blogpost December 21, 2020 for images)
Woods, November 2020 Mary Schmidt Crawford SNA Putty-root orchid leaves Hepatica leaves Sarsaparilla in seed
Putty-root orchid leave
Hepatica leaves
Sarsaparilla in fruit
Wetlandsand Prairies, October 2020 Wollan Park Toothcup Blood milkwort Twisted-yellow grass Goldenrod
Toothcup in fruit
Blood milkwort
Goldenrod, Canada or Tall?
Yellow-twisted grass in seed
Fall colors
Prairie Flowers, September 2020 Helen Allison Savanna SNA, St. Croix Savanna SNA, High Island Creek Park, Kasota Prairie SNA, Yellow Banks Hill SNA, Bluestem Prairie SNA, Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Ottertail Prairie SNA, Western Prairie SNA, Frenchman’s Bluff SNA, Richard M. and Mathilde Rice Elliot SNA, Felton Prairie SNA, Bonanza Prairie SNA, Clinton Prairie SNA, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Bottle gentian Downey gentian Lesser fringe gentian Cross-leaved milkwort (state endangered) Blood milkwort Cylindric blazing star Rough blazing star Northern plains blazing star Dotted blazing star Zigzag goldenrod Showy goldenrod Stiff goldenrod Gray goldenrod Ball cactus with fruit Brittle cactus Pale corydalis Wild four o’clock Sneezeweed Cut-leaf ironplant (state special concern) Missouri milkvetch leaves (state special concern) Kalm’s lobelia Blanketflower gone to seed (state special concern) Grass of parnassus Sea beach needle grass (state special concern) Partridge pea Little bluestem Prairie cottonweed
Bottle gentian
Cross-leaved milkwort
Downey gentian
Cylindric blazing star
Dotted blazing star
Northern plains blazing star
Rough blazing star
Zigzag goldenrod
Showy goldenrod
Stiff goldenrod
Gray goldenrod
What goldenrod?
Pale corydalis
Sneezeweed
Wild four O’clock
Brittle cactus
Ball cactus
Lesser fringed gentian
Kalm’s Lobelia
Grass of Parnassus
Sea beach needle grass
Little bluestem
Partridge pea
Prairie cottonweed
Woods and wetlands, September 2020 Rush River County Park Autumn coral root Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) Jack-in-the-pulpit in fruit
Prairie Flowers, August 2020 Morton Outcrops SNA, Gneiss Outcrops SNA, Helen Allison Savanna SNA, Twin Lakes SNA, Pickerel Lake in St. Paul Brittle prickly pear cactus Showy goldenrod Thyme-leaved spurge Butterfly weed in pod Narrow-leaved purple coneflower Rock spikemoss Prairie onion Prairie ironweed False pennyroyal Englemann’s spike rush Halber-leaved rose mallow Round-headed bush clover Spotted beebalm Sweet everlasting Blue giant hyssop Fourpoint (rhombic) evening primrose (state special concern) Cleland’s evening primrose Small-flowered fame flower in bud Rough-seeded fameflower (state threatened) Bottle gentian Stiff gentian Fringed gentian Partridge pea Smooth rattlesnake-root (glaucous white lettuce) White rattlesnake-root Prickly pear cactus in fruit Silky prairie clover Rough blazing star
Brittle prickly pear cactus
Butterflyweed in pod
Englemann’s spike rush
False pennyroyal
Halber-leaved rose mallow
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Prairie onion
Prairie ironweed
Rock spike moss
Showy goldenrod
Small-flowered fameflower
Thyme-leaved spurge
Blue giant hyssop
Round-headed bush clover
Spotted bee balm
Sweet everlasting
Prairie fleabane
Steeplebush
Fourpoint (rhombic) evening primrose
Cleland’s evening primrose
Rough-seeded fameflower
Bottle gentian
Partridge pea
White rattlesnake-root
Smooth rattlesnake-root
Stiff gentian
Prickly pear cactus in fruit
Fringed gentian
Silky prairie clover
Rough blazing star
Helen Allison Oak Savanna Trees
Woods, wetlands, shores, August 2020 Blue Lake near Emily, MN, Long Lake Conservation Center, Hasting on Hwy. 86 Cardinal flower Sundew in bloom Rose pogonia Indian pipe Slender false foxglove Nodding bur-marigold Grass-leaved goldenrod Broad-leaf arrowhead
Cardinal flower
Rose pogonia
Indian pipe in seed
Slender false foxglove
Sundew with bloom
Nodding bur-marigold
Grass-leaved goldenrod
Broad-leaf arrowhead
Pearly everlasting
Prairie Flowers, July 2020 Schaefer Prairie, Reagents Meadow, Roscoe Prairie, Hayden Prairie, McKnight Prairie, River Terrace Prairie SNA, Pine Bend Bluff SNA, Hyland Lake Park Preserve, Kasota Prairie SNA, Butternut Valley SNA, Helen Allison Savanna SNA Wood lily Larkspur Michigan Lily Purple Prairie Clover Butterfly-weed Showy tick-trefoil Prairie phlox Stiff goldenrod (not in bloom) Black-eyed Susan White prairie clover Purple prairie clover Common milkweed Culver’s root Gray-headed coneflower Prairie sage Virginia mountain mint Hoary frostweed Tall rue Smartweed Blazing star (not in bloom) Yarrow Leadplant Poison ivy Whorled milkweed Hoary vervain Wood lily Coreopsis Pale-spike lobelia Blue vervain Showy milkweed Michigan lily Silverleaf scurfpea Daisy fleabane Prairie alumroot leaves Mountain death camas Little bluestem Larkspur False indigo gone to seed (state special concern) Prairie rose Prairie milkweed (state threatened) Western prairie fringed orchid (federally threatened, state endangered) White wild indigo (state special concern) Rattlesnake master (state special concern) Wild quinine (state endangered) Green milkweed Wild bergamont Compass plant Spotted horsemint Yellow sundrop Woodland sunflower Butterfly-weed, red Prairie coreopsis Missouri goldenrod Rough blazing star Dotted blazing star Evening primrose Narrow-leaved purple coneflower Sweet scented Joe pye weed Hairy false golden aster
Butterfly-weed
Canada milkvetch
Common milkweed
Culver’s root
Grey-headed coneflower
Larkspur
Michigan lily
Purple prairie clover
Showy tick-trefoil
White prairie clover
Whorled milkweed
Wood lily
Showy milkweed
Blue vervain
Daisy fleabane
Prairie milkweed
Black-eyed Susan
Leadplant
Rattlesnake master
Western prairie fringed orchid
Wild quinine and woodland sunflower
White wild indigo
Green milkweed
Yellow sundrop
Compass Plant
Mountain death camas
Butterfly-weed, Red
Prairie coreopsis
Silky prairie clover
Rough blazing star in bud
Dotted or cylindrical blazing star in bud (we will go back to confirm 🙂
Prairie blazing star
Virginia mountain mint
Large-flowered beardtongue gone to seed
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Sweet scented Joe pye weed
Hairy false golden aster
Spotted horsemint
Wild bergamont
Prairie flower, July 2020
Wetlands, bog, marsh, lake Long Lake Conservation Center, Blaine Wetland Sanctuary, Wollan Park, Carlos Avery WMA, Boot Lake SNA Tuberous grass pink Rose pogonia Yellow pond-lily American white waterlily Swamp candle Cottongrass Buckbean (gone to seed) Blueberries Wild calla Labrador tea Marsh skullcap Three-leaf false Solomon’s seal (gone to seed) Purple pitcher plant Bladderwort Water-shield Ragged fringed orchid Shrubby cinquefoil Purple false foxglove Purple fringed orchid Flat-topped white aster Twisted yellow-eyed grass (state endangered) Sullivant’s milkweed (state threatened) Swamp milkweed Spotted Joe-pye weed Common boneset Smartweed Steeple bush Bulblet-bearing water hemlock Marsh hedge nettle Arrow-leaved tearthumb Fraser’s marsh St. Johnswort Great St. Johnswort Marsh cinquefoil Spoon-leaf sundew in bloom Round-leaf sundew in bloom Blood milkwort in bloom
American white waterlily
Bladderwort
Small white cranberry
Cottongrass
Purple pitcher plant bloom
Rose pogonia
Sundew
Swamp candle
Tuberous grass-pink
Water-shield
Yellow pond lily
Ragged fringed orchid
Flat-topped white aster
Purple fringed orchid
Blood milkwort
Purple false foxglove
Broad-leaved arrowroot
Sullivant’s milkweed
Common boneset
Spotted Joe-pye weed beginning to bloom
Swamp milkweed
Swamp smartweed
Steeple bush
Bulblet-bearing water hemlock
Marsh hedge nettle
Twisted yellow-eyed grass
Great St. Johnswort
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
Fraser’s marsh St. Johnswort
Marsh cinquefoil
Marsh skullcap
Twisted yellow-eyed grass blooming
Blood milkwort bloom
Spoon-leaf sundew in bloom
Round-leaf sundew in bloom
Woods Cherry Grove Blind ValleySNA, Pine Bend Bluffs SNA, Rushford Sand Barrens SNA, Hyland Nature Center Elliptical shinleaf Oval-leaf milkweed Sarsaparilla Large-leaved aster leaves Prunella American bellflower
Elliptical shinleaf
Oval-leaf milkweed
American bellflower
IN THE WOODS, June 2020 Columbine False Solomon’s seal Smooth Solomon’s seal
Columbine
IN THE PRAIRIE, June 2020 Pin Oak Prairie SNA, Mound Prairie SNA, Hayden Prairie, Highway 56, Mower County Woolly milkweed Clasping milkweed (state threatened) Hoary puccoon Carolina puccoon Prairie rose Yarrow Spiderwort Large yellow lady’s-slipper Wild quinine (state threatened) Glade mallow (state threatened) Tuberous Indian plantain (state threatened) Great Indian plantain (state threatened) Wild sweet William (state threatened) White wild indigo (state special concern) Downy phlox Michigan lily
Woolly milkweed
Clasping milkweed
Narrow-leaved milkweed
Spiderwort
Yarrow
Pasqueflower, June 13, Really?
Carolina Puccoon
Wild sweet William
Wild quinine
Wood lily
Tuberous Indian plantain
Large yellow Lady’s-slipper
Glade mallow
Great Indian plantain
Downey phlox
Prairie rose
White wild indigo
IN THE WOODS, May 2020 Mound Prairie SNA, Zumbro Falls Woods SNA, French Regional Park, Murphy Hanrehan, Along the roadside off Highway 16 in SE Minnesota, French Regional Park, Cherry Grove Blind Valley SNA, Chimney Rock SNA Downy rattlesnake-plantain leaves Large-flowered bellwort Sessile-leaf bellwort Virginia spring beauty Round-lobed and sharp-lobed hepatica Buttercup Mayapple in bud, then bloom Wild blue phlox Dutchman’s breeches Squirrel corn Virginia bluebells Bloodroot Canadian wild ginger Trout lily Wood anemone Eastern false rue-anemone Rue-anemone Violets Spreading Jacob’s ladder Jack-in-the-pulpit Miterwort Downy yellow violet Jeweled shooting star Trillium, large-flowered and nodding Cutleaf toothwort Showy orchis Solomon’s seal Twinleaf after spring snow Dutchman’s breeches in fruit Virginia spring beauty in fruit Blue cohosh False Solomon’s seal Virginia waterleaf with bud, then bloom Columbine
WETLANDS, May 2020 Quaking Bog, near Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Leatherleaf blooming Star flower in bud
IN THE PRAIRIE, May 2020 Mound Prairie SNA, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, River Terrace Prairie SNA, Iron Horse Prairie, Rushford Sand Dunes SNA, Racine Prairie SNA, Wild Indigo SNA, Shooting Star Prairie SNA, Spring Creek Prairie SNA, Hayden Prairie
Prairie smoke, in bloom and gone to seed Pasqueflower, in bloom and gone to seed Pussytoes Puccoon- hoary, and fringed Lousewort Blue-eyed grass Yellow star-grass Violet wood sorrel Downy painted cup Prairie shooting star (state endangered) Bastard toadflax Kittentails (state threatened) Lance-leaved violet (state threatened) Small white violet Marsh blue violet Prairie violet Bird’s foot violet Edible valerian (state threatened) Bladderpod (state endangered) Small white lady’s-slipper (state special concern) Wild strawberry Swamp saxifrage Starry false Solomon’s seal Wild geranium Compass plant leaves Golden Alexanders Large-flowered beardtongue Wild lupine Plains wild indigo (state special concern) Beach heather (state threatened) Rattlesnake master leaves (state special concern)
Prairie smoke in bud
Prairie smoke gone to seed
Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower gone to seed
Fringed puccoon
Downy painted cup
Prairie shooting star
Prairie shooting star
Bastard toadflax
Kittentails
Lance-leaf violet
Bladderpod
Small white lady’s-slipper
Swamp saxifrage
Lupine
Cream wild indigo
Beach heather
IN THE WOODS, April, 2020 We visited Zumbro Falls Woods SNA, Cannon River Trout Lily SNA, Hastings SNA, and various stops along the roadside Dutchman’s breeches Squirrel corn in bud (we are going back for the bloom!) (state special concern) Virginia spring beauty Eastern false rue-anemone Bluebell buds Jeweled shooting star leaves Sharp-lobed and round-lobed hepatica White and yellow trout lily Wild ginger Cut-leaf toothwort, close to blooming Bloodroot Bellwort leaves Mayapple just beginning Trillium in bud Rue-anemone Ramps Snow trillium (early April) (state special concern)
ON THE PRAIRIE, April, 2020 We visited Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, River Terrace Prairie SNA, and McKnight Prairie Bird’s foot violet Prairie smoke just beginning Prairie buttercup A few lingering pasqueflower
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