Here a sampling of the wildflowers that I saw in March and April of this year. With each photo below, I’ve identified the flower and indicated when and where it was photographed. I’m leading off with a flower called Pride of Ohio out of Buckeye pride. 🙂 It is also known as Shooting Star.
Pride of Ohio (Primula meadia), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature Sanctuary
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), photographed March 26th at the Wahkeena Nature PreserveColtsfoot (Tussilago farfara), photographed March 26th at the Wahkeena Nature Preserve. While the plant is blooming, it has no leaves.Chickweed (Stellaria), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuaryHepatica, photographed April 17th at Mt. Gilead State ParkCut-leaved toothwort, photographed March 27th at Davey Woods State Nature Preserve; I thought this photo did a nice job of showing off the plants’ “cut leaves”.Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature Sanctuary. On top of this flower is a crab spider, just waiting for a polinator.Harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa), photographed March 20th at Indian Mound Reserve in Greene CountyGreek Valerian (Polemonium caeruleum; also known as Jacob’s Ladder), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuaryLarge-flowered Trillium (Tirllium grandiflorum), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuaryMarsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), photographed March 27th at Cedar BogBlue Phlox (Phlox divaricata), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuaryRue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), photographed March 27th at Cedar Bog State Nature PreserveRue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), photographed March 27th at Cedar BogPeriwinkle (Vinca Minor), this is a non-native plant. Photographed March 26th at WahkeenaSnow Trillium (Trillium nivale), photographed March 20th at Indian Mound Reserve in Greene CountySpiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuarySpring Beauty, photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuarySquawroot (Conopholis americana), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature Sanctuary. To learn more about this unusual plant, read our article, Squawroot: An underground plant without leaves or chlorophyll.Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature SanctuaryYellow Trout Lily, photographed April 17th at Mt Gilead State ParkWild violet, photographed April 17th at Mt Gilead State ParkWild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), photographed April 23rd at Miller Nature Sanctuary
Additional information
If you liked this article, you might be interested in our post, Common Spring Wildflowers in Ohio. And just in case you are interested in visiting any of the parks where I photographed the above flowers, you can find out more about these parks below.
TrekOhio: Indian Mound Reserve — This is managed by the Greene County park district.
TrekOhio: Morrow County Parks & Nature Preserves — We haven’t published an article on Mt Gilead State Park yet, but it’s located in Morrow County. If you go to this page, you can learn basic information about it.
We went to Sugarcreek Reserve yesterday and saw whole carpets of tiny bright blue lilies. I can’t find these in any of the databases. Can you tell me what they are? Thanks
Pine Hill Park: Crall Woods
April Wildflowers at Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
Common Spring Wildflowers in Ohio
Mountain Laurel in Bloom at Shallenberger
We went to Sugarcreek Reserve yesterday and saw whole carpets of tiny bright blue lilies. I can’t find these in any of the databases. Can you tell me what they are? Thanks
Did they look like this?
If so, they are Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica).