Plant Portraits
Images of North East Illinois plants in bloom and in seed.
Dutchman's Breeches. Dicentra cucullaria 5x7
Starry False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata 11x14
Starry False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata 5x7
Common Milkweed 5x7 Asclepias syriaca
Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa 11x14
Butterflyweed. 5x7 Asclepias tuberosa
Swamp Milkweed. 5x7 Asclepias incarnata
Common Milkweed. 5x7 Asclepias incarnata
Sullivant's Milkweed. 5x7 Asclepias sullivantti
Canada Goldenrod. 5x7 Solidago canadensis
Compass Plant. 8x10 1A Silphium laciniatum
Compass plant. 8x10 1B Silphium laciniatum
Compass plant leaf. 11x14 1A Silphium laciniatum
Compass plant leaf 11x14 1B
Gentians: Cream, stiff, bottle. 11x14 Gentiana: alba, quinquefolia, andrewsii
Yellow coneflower bloom cycle. Ratibida pinnata. 11x14
Common spiderwort. 5x7 Tradescantia ohiensis
Common spiderwort. 5x7 Tradescantia ohiensis
Green dragon. Arisaema dragontium 11x14 1A
Green dragon Arisaema dragontium 11x14. 1B
Green Dragon flower. 5x7 Arisaema dracontium
Purple meadow rue 5x7 Thalictrum dasycarpum Male- Left, Female- Right
Common arrowhead. 11x14 Sagittaria latifolia
Foxglove beard tongue 5x7 Penstemon digitalis
Daisie fleabane 5x7 Erigeron strigosis
Rattlesnake Master. 5x7 Eryngium yuccifolium, var1
Rattlesnake Master. 5x7 Eryngium yuccafolium, var2
Wild golden glow. 5x7 Rudbekia laciniata
Prairie dock 5x7 Silphium terebinthinaceum
Curly-styled wood sedge. Care rosea. 8x10
Carex Grayii 5x7 Common bur sedge
Brome tussock sedge Carex bromoides. 8x10
Common wood sedge Carex blanda. 5x7
Sedge sp? Carex sp? 8x10
Swamp oval sedge. 8x10 Carex muskingumensis
Prairie wooly sedge Carex pellita 5x7
Straight-styled wood sedge Carex radiata. 8x10
sedge sp? 5x7 Carex sp?
Common hop sedge. 5x7 Carex lupulina
Common oak sedge 8x10 Carex pensylvanica
Common hop sedge Carex lupulina. 8x10
Awned graceful sedge Carex davisii 8x10
Dudley's rush 5x7 Juncus dudleyi
Awnless graceful sedge Carex formosa. 8x10
Common bur sedge Carex gray. 8x10
Brome tussock sedge Carex bromoides. 5x7
Common fox sedge Carex stipata 5x7
Small panic grass 5x7 Dichanthelium sp.
Small panic grass 8x10 Dichanthelium sp.
Common wood reed Cinna arundinacea. 8x10
White Grass. 5x7 Leersia Virginia
Blue joint grass. 5x7 Calamagrostis canadensis
Bottlebrush Grass. 5x7 Hystrix spatula
Green fowl manna grass Glyceria striata. 8x10
White Grass. 8x10 Leersia virginica
Silky Rye 5x7 Elymus villosus
Leiberg's panic grass. 5x7 Dichanthelium leibergii
Indian grass. 8x10 Sorghastrum nutans
Switch Grass. 8x10 Panicum virgatum
Virginia Rye 5x7 Elymus virginicus
Dark Green rush 5x7 Scirpus atrovirens
Soft rush 5x7 Juncus effusus
Torrey's rush 5x7 Juncus torreyi
Swamp Agrimony. 8x10 Agrimonia parviflora
Tall Agrimony. 5x7 Agrimonia gryposepala
Tall Agrimony. 5x7 Agrimonia gryposepala
Canadian milk vetch. 5x7 Astragalus canadensis
Prairie trillium 8x10 Trillium recurvatum
Sensitive fern. 8x10 Onoclea sensibilis
Lady fern. 8x10 Athyrium filix-femina
Toothwort 5x7 Dentaria laciniata
White avens 5x7 Geum canadense
Horsetail/Scouring rush Equisetum arvense. 8x10
Tall coreopsis. 5x7 Coreopsis tripteris
Spotted Joe Pye weed. 5x7 Eutrochium maculatum
Purple Joe Pye weed. 5x7 Eutrochium purpureum
Marsh hedge nettle Stacy's hispid. 5x7
White trout lily. 5x7 Erythronium albidum
False rue anemone 5x7 Enemion biternatum
Common blue violet Viola sororia. 5x7
Pale dock. 5x7 Rumex altissimus
Woodland phlox 5x7 Phlox divaricata
Winged loosestrife Lythrum alatum. 5x7
Pasture rose. 5x7 Rosa Carolina
Tall anemone. 5x7 Anemone virginia
Thimbleweed 5x7 Anemone cylindrica
Anemones: Tall, Thimbleweed Anemones: Viginiana, Cylindrica
Tall boneset. 5x7 Eupatorium altissimo
Swamp false nettle. 5x7 Boehmeria cylindrica
Blue vervain. 5x7 Verbena hastata
Jack-in-the pulpit 5x7 Arisaema triphylum
Water parsnip Sium suave. 5x7
Prairie alum root. 5x7 Heuchera richardsonii
Wild quinine. 5x7 Parthinium integrifolium
Wild ginger. 5x7 Asarum canadense sp
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea. 5x7
Late figwort. 5x7 Scrophularia Marilandica
Bird's-foot violet Viola pedata. 5x7
Wild onion. 5x7 Allium canadense
Wild onion. 5x7 Allium canadense
White snakeroot 5x7 Ageratina altissima
Giant yellow hyssop. 5x7 Agastache nepetoides
Tall goldenrod. 5x7 Solidago altissima
Common boneset 5x7 Eupatorium perfoliatum
False sunflower 5x7 Heliopolis helianthoides
White lettuce 5x7 Prenanthes alba
White lettuce. 8x10 Prenanthes alba
White lettuce. 16x20 Prenanthes alba
White lettuce. 5x7 Prenanthes alba
Yellow coneflower Ratibida pinnata. 5x7
Pinkweed 8x10 Persicaria pensylvanica
Blood root. 5x7 1A Sanguinaria canadensis
Blood root 5x7 1B Sanguinaria canadensis
Meadow anemone. 8x10 Anenome canadensis
Meadow parsnip. 5x7 Thaspium trifoliatum
Elm-leaved goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia. 5x7
Mid summer prairie plants. Yellow coneflower, wild Bergamot, Black-Eyed Susan. 11x14. 1A
Mid summer prairie plants. Yellow coneflower, wild Bergamot Black-Eyed-Susan. 11x14. 1B
Short's aster. 5x7 Symphyotrichum short
Yellow avens. 5x7 Geum aleppicum
Smooth sweet Cicely Osmorhiza longistylis. 5x7
Late horse gentian, left, Early horse gentian, right. 5x7 Tristem perfoliatum, Triosteum aurantiacum
Early horse gentian. 11x14 Triosteum aurantiacum
Yellow star grass Hypoxis hirsuta. 5x7
Round-Headed bush clover Lespedeza capitata 5x7
Foxglove beard tongue Penstemon digitalis. 5x7
Common blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum. 5x7
Yellow coneflower Ratibida pinnata. 5x7
Mad-dog skullcap. 5x7 Scutallaria lateriflora
Common water plantain Alisima subcordatum 5x7
Canada goldenrod. 5x7 Solidago caadensis
White vervain 5x7 Verbena urticifolia
Sawtooth sunflower. 5x7 Helianthus grosseserratus
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens non native 5x7
Smooth Indian hemp Apocynum sibiricum. 5x7
Foxglove mullein. 5x7 Dasistoma macrophyla
Top- Choke cherry, Bot- Wild black cherry T-Prunus virginiana, B- Prunus serotina 8x10
Running strawberry bush Euonymous obovatus. 5x7
Sawtooth sunflower. 5x7 Helianthus grosseserratus
Prairie dock. 5x7 Silphium terebinthinaceum
Side flowering aster 5x7 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Smooth blue aster. 5x7 Symphyotrichum leave
American linden/basswood Tilia Americana. 8x10
Black-eyed Susan Rudbekia hirta. 5x7
Fog fruit. 5x7 Phyla lanceolota
Stickseed. 5x7 Hackelia virginiana
Common arrowhead Sagittaria latifoglia. 5x7
Wild Columbine. 5x7 Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine. 5x7 Aquilegia candensis
Yellow giant hyssop. 5x7 Agastache nepetoides
Pale-spiked lobelia Lobelis spicata. 5x7
Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata. 5x7
Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata. 5x7
Wild bergamot. 5x7 Monad fistulosa
Closed/bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii. 5x7
Giant ragweed. 5x7 Ambrosia trifida
Common ragweed. 5x7 Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Zig-zag goldenrod Solidago cassia. 5x7
Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus arbortivus. 5x7
Purple prairie clover Dale purpurea. 5x7
Cup plant. 5x7 Silphium perfoliatum
Cowbane. 5x7 Oxipolis rigidior
False sunflower. 5x7 Heliopsis helianthoides
Ditch stonecrop. 5x7 Penthorum sedoides
Compass plant. 5x7 Silphium laciniatum
Tall boneset. 5x7 Eupatorium altissimum
Starry campion Silene stellata. 5x7
Wild geranium. 5x7 Geranium maculatum
White avens. 5x7 Geum canadense
Culver's root. 5x7 Veronicastrum virginicum
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Culver's root. 5x7 Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver's root 5x7 Veronicastrum virginicum
Pussy toes. 5x7 Antennaria plantaginifolia
Wooly cat's foot 5x7 Antennaria neglecta
Virginia waterleaf. 8x10 Hydrophyllum viginianum
Virginia waterleaf. 5x7 Hydrophyllum virginianum
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbekia triloba. 5x7
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbekia triloba. 5x7
Pinkweed. 5x7 Persicaria pensylvanica
Early goldenrod. Solidago juncea . 5x7
Late figwort. 5x7 Scrophularia marilandica
Mullein foxglove. 5x7 Dasistoma macro phyla
Toothwort. 5x7 Dentaria laciniata
Pale dock. 5x7 Rumex altissima
Tall goldenrod. 5x7 Solidago altissima
Butterfly weed. 5x7 Asclepias tuberosa
Woodland knotweed. 5x7 Polygonum virginianum
Common gaura Gaura longiflora 5x7
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Nodding wild onion Allium cernuum 5x7
Spotted touch-me-not Impatience capensis. 5x7
Balsam ragwort. 5x7 Packera paupercula
Water hemlock. 5x7 Cicuta maculata
Winged loosestrife Lithrum alatum 5x7
Canadian milk vetch. 5x7 Astragalus canadensis
American burned. 5x7 Erechtites hieraciifolius
Side flowering aster. 5x7 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Aster sp? . 5x7 Symphyotrichum. sp?
Feathery false Solomon's seal Smilacina racemosa. 5x7
New England aster. 5x7 Symphyotrichum novae-anglia
Foxglove Beard tongue Penstemon digitalis. 5x7
Wild hyacinth 5x7 Camassia scilloides
Obedient plant. 5x7 Physostegia virginiana
Virginia bluebells. 5x7 Mertensia Virginica
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea. 5x7
Wild mint. 5x7 Mentha canadensis
Wild quinine. 5x7 Parthenium integrifolium
Rosinweed. 5x7 Silphium integrifolium
Cinnamon willowherb Epilobium coloratura. 5x7
Wild strawberry. 5x7 Fragaria virginiana
Straw -stemmed tickseed Bidens comosa. 5x7
Downy yellow violet Viola pubescens. 5x7
Whorled milkweed. 5x7 Asclepias verticillata
Prairie coreopsis. 5x7 Coreopsis palmata
Enchanter's nightshade Circasea canadensis. 5x7
Wild leek-left , Chicago leek-right Allium tricoccum , Allium burdickii 5x7
Virginia waterleaf 5x7 Hydrophyllum virginianum
Downy sunflower Helianthus mollis. 5x7
Shooting star. 5x7 Dodecatheon meadia
White trout lily. 5x7 Erythronium album
Marsh blazing star/gay feather Liatris spicata 5x7
Blue flag iris. 5x7 Iris Virginia var. shrevei
False mermaid. 5x7 Floerkea proserpinacoides
Toothwort. 5x7 Dentaria laciniata
Wild velcro. 5x7 Gallium aparine
Michigan lily. 5x7 Lilium Michiganense
Pale Indian plantain. 5x7 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Hairy wild licorice. 5x7 Galium circaezens var. hyp
Illinois bundleflower. 5x7 Desmanthus Illinoensis
Purple meadow rue Male-left Female-right Thalictrum dasycarpum 5x7
Shining bedstraw. 5x7 Galium concinnum
Lead plant. 5x7 Amorpha canescens
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris. 5x7
Northern bugleweed Lycopus uniforms. 5x7
Cream wild indigo. 5x7 Baptisia leucophaea
Canadian germanda Teucrium canadense. 5x7
Monkey flower. 5x7 Mimulus ringens
Wood anemone. 5x7 Anemone quinquefolia
Spring beauty. 5x7 Claytonia Virginia
Stout blue-eyed grass. 5x7 Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Common blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium album. 5x7
Wood sandwort. 5x7 Moeringia lateriflora
Common Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum 5x7
Meadow Anenome Anenome canadensis 5x7
Purple/Spring Cress Cardamine douglassii 5x7
Swamp Crowfoot/Buttercup Ranunculus septentrionalis 5x7
Stiff Gentian. 5x7 Gentianella quinquefolia
White Snakeroot. 5x7 Ageratina altissima
Sweet-Scented Bedstraw Gallium triflorum 5x7