Gallery of Native Plant Seedlings

Notes.

Botanical Name (Common Name)

Gallery of Native Plant Seedlings

Photographs courtesy of: Mark Fiely - HorticulturistErnst Conservation Seeds

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Note flat stem and onion odor.

Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)

Amorpha herbacea (Clusterspike False Indigo)

Note flat stem and hairs.

Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)

Note deep lobes.

Anemone canadensis(Canadian Anemone)

Note full leaflets.

Anemone virginiana (Thimbleweed)

Apocynum cannabinum(Hemp Dogbane)

Note milky sap.

Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine)

Note milky sap.

Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)

Note absence of milky sap.

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)

Aster cordifolius(Blue Wood Aster)

Aster laevis (Smooth Aster)

Aster macrophyllus(Big Leaf Aster)

Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)

Note citrus scent to crushed leaf.

Aster oblongifolius(Aromatic Aster)

Note wide petiole.

Aster prenanthoides (Zig Zag Aster)

Note wide petiole.

Aster spectabilis(Showy Aster)

Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)

Note small, trifoliate leaves.

Baptisia tinctoria(Wild Indigo)

Note pubescent leaves.

Blephilia ciliata(Downy Pagoda Plant)

Note 3 leaves form spokes for Mercedes™ symbol on Carex (Sedge) species.

Note pubescent leaves.

Carex (Sedge) or Scirpus (Bulrush)?

Note 3 leaves form spokes for Mercedes™ symbol on Carex (Sedge) species.

Carex comosa(Cosmos Sedge)

Carex intumescens(Star Sedge)

Carex lupulina (Hop Sedge)

Chamaecrista fasciculata(Partridge Pea)

Coreopsis lanceolata (Lance Leaf Coreopsis)

Note opposite, “large”, trifoliate leaves.

Coreopsis Tripteris (Tall Tickseed)

Coreopsis verticillata (Whorled Coreopsis)

Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil)

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Note reddish stems.

Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wildrye)

Note hairs, particularly spiny looking ones on leaves.

Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)

Eupatorium fistulosum(Joe Pye Weed)

Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset)

Eupatorium purpureum (Purple Node Joe Pye Weed)

Gentiana clausa (Closed Gentian)

Note featherlike arrangement of leaves on stem.

Glyceria striata (Fowl Mannagrass)

Note flaps extending from petiole down stem.

Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed)

Helenium flexuosum (Purple Headed Sneezeweed)

Helianthus angustifolia (Narrow Leaved Sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides (Ox-Eye Sunflower)

Hibiscus moscheutos (Crimsoneyed Rosemallow)

Note flat pointed leaves that are in one plane.

Iris versicolor (Blue Flag Iris)

Lespedeza virginica (Slender Bushclover)

Liatris graminifolia (Grass Leaf Blazing Star)

Note if you dig it up you will find a corm (swollen root).

Note corm (swollen root).

Liatris spicata (Spiked Gayfeather)

Note corm (swollen root).

Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazing Star)

Note no more than 11 leaflets per leaf.

Lupinus perennis (Perennial Blue Lupine)

Mimulus ringens (Square Stemmed Monkeyflower)

Note square stem and toothed leaves.

Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

Note tillers and round stem.

Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)

Penstemon digitalis (Tall White Beardtongue)

Note sweet scent to crushed leaf.

Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary Mountain Mint)

Note separate leaflets.

Ratibida pinnata (Gray Coneflower)

Note hairy stem.

Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)

Note leaves will feel somewhat rough.

Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)

Note hairy leaves.

Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan)

Note mitten shaped leaf.

Rudbeckia triloba (Brown Eyed Susan)

Note flat stem and no hairs.

Schizachyrium scoparium(Little Bluestem)

Note round, spongy stems.

Scirpus validus (Soft Stemmed Bulrush)

Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna)

Note 3 leaves/node.

Silphium trifoliatum (Whorled Rosinweed)

Solidago bicolor (Silverrod)

Solidago caesia (Blue Stemmed Goldenrod)

Note as plant matures stem zig zags.

Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod)

Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod)

Note anise scent to crushed leaves.

Solidago odora (Licorice Scented Goldenrod)

Solidago patula (Roughleaf Goldenrod)

Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)

Note ligules form a peep sight.

Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass)

Sorghastrum secundum (Lopsided Indiangrass)

Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)

Note hairy stem.

Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)

Vernonia gigantea (Giant Ironweed)

Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)