swap_horiz Field Mustard Alternatives

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American Lotus

The American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) is a perennial wildflower found in shallow, slow-moving waters across eastern North A...

Yellow Summer Edible Aquatic

9.2 Excellent

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Yellow Lady's Slipper

The Yellow Lady’s Slipper (*Cypripedium parviflorum*) is a rare wildflower native to eastern North America. This orchid...

Spring Orchid Rare Yellow

9.0 Excellent

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Wild Sunflower

Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is the ancestor of all cultivated sunflowers, native to western North America, and wa...

Annual Composite Yellow Summer

8.4 Great

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Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold, scientifically named Caltha palustris, is a perennial wildflower belonging to the buttercup family, Ranu...

Wetland Spring Yellow Early

8.4 Great

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Trout Lily

Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) is a spring ephemeral native to the deciduous woodlands of eastern North America. Th...

Spring Ephemeral Yellow Woodland

8.3 Great

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Sweet Black-eyed Susan

Sweet black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) is a robust perennial wildflower native to the tallgrass prairies and me...

Meadow Annual Composite Yellow

8.3 Great

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Blue-eyed Mary

Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) is a winter annual and spring ephemeral native to the damp, deciduous woodlands of east...

Annual Spring Woodland Blue White

8.3 Great

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Yellow Trillium

Yellow trillium, Trillium luteum, is a perennial wildflower native to the southeastern United States, especially the sou...

Spring Yellow Woodland Native

8.3 Great

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Clintonia

Clintonia (Clintonia borealis) is a woodland lily native to eastern North America, named in honor of New York governor D...

Spring Yellow Woodland Boreal

7.9 Good

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Wild Leek

Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum), commonly called ramps, is a spring-emerging perennial in the onion family native to rich d...

Spring Aromatic White Woodland

7.9 Good

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Wild Strawberry

The wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial plant native to meadows, woodlands, and...

Spring White Edible Woodland Edge

7.8 Good

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Watercress

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale, is an aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial in the mustard family, native to Europe and A...

Spring White Edible Aquatic

7.8 Good

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Golden Alexanders

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) is a perennial wildflower native to eastern North America and found in moist prairies, m...

Meadow Spring Yellow Native

7.7 Good

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Common Blue Violet

The Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) is a widespread wildflower native to eastern and central North America, commonly...

Blue Spring Woodland Edible

7.5 Good

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Wild Radish

Wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, is an annual or biennial flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Native...

Annual Spring Edible White Yellow

5.2 Mediocre

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Common Groundsel

Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) is a widespread European annual weed now global in distribution, completing its life...

Annual Composite Spring Yellow

4.8 Poor

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Small-flowered Buttercup

Small-flowered Buttercup is the common name for Ranunculus abortivus, a native herb of central and eastern North America...

Tiny Annual Spring Yellow

4.8 Poor

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Wild Turnip

Wild Turnip refers to wild forms of Brassica rapa, a flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. The name Brass...

Annual Spring Yellow Edible

4.8 Poor

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Common Chickweed

Stellaria media, known as common chickweed, is a small annual or biennial herb in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae....

Annual Spring White Edible

4.5 Poor

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Common Dandelion

Common dandelion usually refers to Taraxacum officinale, a perennial herb in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Native to Eur...

Composite Spring Yellow Edible

4.2 Poor