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Vaccinium corymbosum, commonly called the northern highbush blueberry, is a deciduous fruiting shrub native to eastern North America. It grows best in acidic, moist but well-drained soil and produces edible blue berries after clusters of bell-shaped spring flowers. Its commercial domestication is cl...

Fringed gentian, commonly identified as Gentianopsis crinita, is a biennial wildflower native to eastern North America. It produces upright, deep blue to violet flowers whose four petal lobes have finely fringed margins, a feature that distinguishes it from many related gentians. The plant typically...

Vaccinium macrocarpon (large cranberry) is a North American native trailing shrub whose tart red berries support a significant commercial industry in the U.S., particularly in Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

The Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a native shrub common to the southeastern United States. It’s recognized by its broad leaves resembling oak foliage which develop vibrant red hues in fall. The peeling bark adds visual interest throughout the year. This plant provides habitat and beau...

Painted trillium, Trillium undulatum, is a perennial woodland wildflower native to eastern North America. It bears three white, wavy-edged petals marked near their bases with red or maroon pigmentation, positioned above a whorl of three leaves. The species typically grows in cool, moist, acidic soil...

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Common camas, Camassia quamash, is a bulb-forming perennial wildflower native to western North America. It produces clusters of blue to violet, star-shaped flowers in spring and commonly grows in seasonally moist meadows and open grasslands. Its cooked bulbs were an important food and trade resource...

Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly called oakleaf hydrangea, is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States. It is distinguished by large, deeply lobed leaves resembling those of an oak, elongated clusters of flowers, exfoliating mature bark, and foliage that often develops red or purple...

Ilex verticillata, commonly known as Winterberry Holly, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It’s recognized by its striking clusters of bright red berries which remain visible on bare branches during the winter months, providing a distinctive visual element in the landscape. This p...

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Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly called lowbush blueberry, is a low, deciduous shrub native to northeastern North America. It spreads through underground rhizomes and forms colonies, producing edible blue fruit on acidic soils in barrens, forests, and rocky ground. Managed wild stands support an im...

Dense blazing star, Liatris spicata, is a herbaceous perennial in the aster family native to moist prairies, meadows, and similar open habitats in eastern North America. In summer it produces upright spikes densely packed with purple to rose-colored flower heads, which unusually begin opening near t...

Yellow fringed orchid, Platanthera ciliaris, is a terrestrial orchid native to eastern North America. It grows in acidic bogs, wet meadows, pine barrens, savannas, and other open, moist habitats, producing a summer spike of vivid yellow-orange flowers with deeply fringed lips. The flowers are pollin...

Yellow trillium, Trillium luteum, is a perennial wildflower native to the southeastern United States, especially the southern Appalachian region. It produces three upright yellow or yellow-green petals above a whorl of broad leaves that are commonly mottled with lighter and darker green. The flower...

Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides, is a small terrestrial orchid native to eastern North America. It inhabits sunny, acidic wetlands such as sphagnum bogs, fens, wet meadows, and the margins of peatlands, where it usually produces a single pink flower with a fringed and crested lip. Like other o...

Fothergilla gardenii, commonly known as Dwarf Fothergilla, is a native North American shrub from the witch-hazel family. It’s valued for its intensely fragrant, bottlebrush-shaped white flowers in spring and spectacular fall foliage displaying vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows. This compact deciduo...

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern North America. It produces clusters of distinctive cup-shaped flowers, commonly white or pink, and grows naturally in wooded areas and on acidic soils. Mountain laurel is the state flower of Connectic...

Red trillium, Trillium erectum, is a perennial spring wildflower native to deciduous forests of eastern North America. It produces a single three-petaled flower, usually dark red or maroon, above a whorl of three broad leaves. The flower can emit a carrion-like odor that attracts flies and beetles a...

Lonicera sempervirens, commonly known as coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle, is a twining vine native to the eastern United States. It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen plant that produces clusters of tubular, scarlet to orange flowers from spring through summer. The brightly colored, nectar-r...

Clethra alnifolia, commonly called summersweet or sweet pepperbush, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It produces fragrant spikes of small white or pink flowers in midsummer, when relatively few shade-tolerant shrubs are in bloom. The species grows naturally in moist woodlands, w...

Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly native to eastern North America. Female plants can produce dense clusters of red fruit that remain conspicuous after the leaves fall and may persist into winter, provided a compatible male plant is nearby for pollination. The shrub...

Hydrangea arborescens, commonly called smooth hydrangea, is a deciduous flowering shrub native to the eastern United States. It forms rounded clusters of flowers during summer and can grow in woodland settings with partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. The species is the parent of widely culti...

Yellow coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, is a perennial wildflower native to prairies, savannas, and open woodland edges in central and eastern North America. Its flower heads have long, drooping yellow ray florets surrounding an elongated gray-brown central disk, and its leaves are deeply divided. Bloo...

Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as the purple passion flower or maypop, is a fast-growing perennial vine native to the southeastern United States. It is distinguished as the only passion flower species native to temperate North America, capable of surviving winter freezes. The plant produces in...

Fothergilla major, commonly known as Large Fothergilla, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It’s recognized for its intensely fragrant, bottlebrush-shaped white flowers in spring and spectacular orange to scarlet fall foliage. The plant provides vibrant seasonal interest and is par...

Amelanchier alnifolia, commonly known as the Saskatoon serviceberry, is a deciduous shrub native to western North America. It produces white flowers in the spring followed by small, edible purple-blue berries. These berries historically served as a crucial dietary staple for various Indigenous natio...

Hamamelis virginiana (witch-hazel) is a North American shrub notable for blooming in late autumn after leaf fall, and for providing the active ingredient in widely used astringent medicinal preparations.

Wild blue phlox, Phlox divaricata, is a herbaceous perennial native to woodlands and forest margins in eastern North America. In spring it bears loose clusters of fragrant, five-lobed flowers that range from pale blue and lavender to nearly white. It grows naturally in partly shaded, humus-rich site...