Danielle Dreams in Wildflowers

Below is an updated list of native wildflowers I’ve seen and identified so far this year. The * indicates a tentative identification.

Sunday 29 June
Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, Marshall County, MN

Saturday 28 June
Wood Lily, Lilium philadelphicum, Polk County, MN

Friday 27 June
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, Polk County, MN

Wood Lily, Lilium philadelphicum, Polk County, MN. Photo by Danielle, June 2025.

Clasping-leaved Venus’s Looking Glass, Triodanis perfoliate, Polk County, MN. Photo by Danielle, June 2025.

Monday 23 June
Clasping-leaved Venus’s Looking Glass, Triodanis perfoliate, Polk County, MN

Saturday 21 June
Showy Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium reginae, Polk County, MN
Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia, Polk County, MN
Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, Polk County, MN

Thursday 19 June
Smooth Fleabane*, Erigeron glabellus, Red Lake County, MN

Tuesday 17 June
Wood Sorrel, Oxalis, Polk County, MN

Showy Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium reginae, Polk County, MN. Photo by Danielle, June 2025.

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, Polk County, MN. Photo by Danielle, June 2025.

Saturday 14 June
Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Lake Bemidji State Park, MN
Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, Lake Bemidji State Park, MN
Dragon’s Mouth Orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, Lake Bemidji State Park, MN
Marsh Cinquefoil, Comarum palustre, Lake Bemidji State Park, MN

Thursday 12 June
Ohio Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis, Bayfield, WI
Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum, Bayfield, WI
Interrupted Fern, Osmunda claytoniana, Bayfield, WI
Lady Fern, Athyrium felix-femina, Bayfield, WI

Wednesday 11 June
Siberian Chives, Allium nutans, Bayfield, WI
American Beach Grass, Ammophila breviligulata, Bayfield, WI
Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor, Bayfield, WI

Tuesday 10 June
Pink Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium acaule, Cook County, MN
Nodding Trillium, Trillium cernuum, Cook County, MN

Parlin’s Pussytoes, Antennaria parlinii, Cook County, MN. Photo by Danielle, June 2025.

Monday 9 June
Bluebead, Clintonia borealis, Lutsen, MN
Northern Bluebells, Mertensia paniculata, Lutsen, MN
Starflower, Lysimachia borealis, Lutsen, MN
Canada Mayflower, Maianthemum canadense, Lutsen, MN
Rose Twisted-stalk, Streptopus lanceolatus, Lutsen, MN
Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis, Lutsen, MN
Wild Sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis, Lutsen, MN
Parlin’s Pussytoes, Antennaria parlinii, Lutsen, MN

Saturday 7 June
Wild Rose, Smooth Wild Rose, Rosa blanda, Polk County, MN

Sunday 1 June
Needle-pointed Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium mucronatum, Red Lake County MN

Friday 30 May
Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana, Polk County, MN

Monday 26 May
American Vetch, Vicia americana, Maplewood State Park, MN
Wild Calla, Calla palustris, Maplewood State Park, MN
Yellow Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium parviflorum, Maplewood State Park, MN

Sunday 25 May
Aniseroot, Osmorhiza longistylis, Minneapolis MN
Small Sundrops, Oenothera perennis, Minneapolis MN

Saturday 24 May
Cream Pea, Lathyrus ochroleucus, Lake Maria State Park MN
Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea, Lake Maria State Park MN
Showy Orchis, Galearis spectabilis, Lake Maria State Park MN
Wild Geranium, Geranium maculatum, Lake Maria State Park MN

Sunday 18 May
Bluntleaf Sandwort, Moehringia lateriflora, Fertile MN
Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia, Fertile MN
Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum canescens, Fertile MN
Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, Fertile MN

Saturday 10 May
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, Itasca State Park
Bluebead*, Clintonia borealis, Itasca State Park
Canada Anemone, Anemonastrum canadense, Itasca State Park
Cinnamon* Fiddlehead Ferns, Itasca State Park
Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum, Itasca State Park
Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, Itasca State Park
Round-lobed and Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Hepatica americana and Hepatica acutiloba,  Itasca State Park
Smooth Yellow Violet or Downy Yellow Violet, Viola eriocarpa or Viola pubescens Itasca State Park

Monday 5 May
Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, our backyard, Polk County MN
Western Canada White Violet, Viola rugulosa, our backyard, Polk County MN *Tentative identification