Wildflowers

Shooting Star

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The rugged region of the Buffalo National River contains at least seven vegetation types as well as numerous springs and seeps. This provides a variety of habitats which supports a wide array of wildflower species.

Habitat Key
The following symbols have been used to indicate the type of habitat where the plant can be found.

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W	Woodlands
B	Bluffs and/or rocky areas
S	Near streams
M	Moist areas
G	Glade and/or dry areas
F	Old fields and/or dry areas
V	Variety

Wildflower Checklist

Color	Species	Bloom Period	Habitat
Green	Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema atrorubens)	March - May	W
	Green Trillium (Trillium viridescens)	March - May	W
Brown	Sessile Trillium (Trillium sessile)	March - May	W, M
	Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)	April - May	W
Red, Pink	Hepatica (Silene virginica)	Feb. - April	B, W
	Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)	Feb. - May	M
	Fire Pink (Silene virginica)	April - June	G, B
	Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)	April - June	W, M, B
	Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)	April - June	W, M, S
	Rose Verbena (Verbena canadensis)	May - Sept.	W, F
Purple, Blue, Lavender	Bluets (Hedyotis crassifolia)	Feb. - April	W, G
	Purple Trillium (Trillium recurvatum)	March - May	M, W
	Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)	April - May	W, M, S
	Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)	April - May	W, M, S
	Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata)	April - May	W, S
	Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)	April - June	G, F
	Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea)	April - June	V
	Hairy Phacelia (Phacelia hirsuta)	April - June	W, F
	Spiderwort (Tradescantia spp.)	April - June	B, W, M
	Ozark Blue Star (Amsonia illustris)	April - June	W, M
	Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)	April - June	S, W, M
	Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata)	April - Aug.	G, F
	Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica)	May - June	W, S
	Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata)	May - June	B, W
	Carolina Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum)	May - June	W, G, B
	Skullcap (Scuttelaria incana)	May - July	G, F
	Palespike Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)	May - July	G
	Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)	July - Oct.	S, W, M
	Chicory (Cichorium intybus)	May - Oct.	F
	Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)	June - Aug.	G, F
	Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)	June - Sept.	W, F, S
	Bellflower (Campanula americana)	June - Sept.	M, W, S
	Western Ironweed (Veronia baldwinii)	July - Sept.	B, F, G
White, Cream	White Trout Lily (Erythronium albidium)	Feb. - April	W, S
	Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)	Feb. - April	W, S
	Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata)	Feb. - May	W, S
	Ozark Wake Robin (Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum)	March - May	W
	Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)	March - May	W, S
	False Rue Anemone (Isopyrum biternatum)	March - May	W, S
	May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum)	March - May	W
	Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)	March - June	W, S
	Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)	April - June	B, M
	Pussy Toes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)	April - June	W
	Funnel-Form Beardtongue (Penstemon tubaeflorus)	May - June	G, F
Yellow, Orange	Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium rostratum)	March - May	W
	Large-Flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)	March - May	V
	Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)	March - May	W, S
	Buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)	March - June	W, M
	Yellow Violet (Viola pensylvanica)	April - May	W, S
	Orange Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)	April - June	G
	Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)	April - June	M, S, G
	Yellow Sedum (Sedum nuttallianum)	April - June	G, B
	Ragwort/Squaw Weed (Senecio spp.)	April - June	W, S, M
	Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa)	May - July	G, F
	Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)	May - Sept.	M, S, W
	Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)	May - Oct.	G, F
	Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)	May - Oct.	M, S
	Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)	June - Sept.	G, F
	Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)	June - Sept.	G, F
	Tall Tickseed (Coreopsis tripteris)	June - Sept.	G, F
	Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)	July - Oct.	G, F
	Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)	July - Oct.	G, F, B

 

Blue phlox is one of the first wildflowers to bloom each spring at Buffalo National River.

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