This page contains pictures of some of the species of wildflowers that can be found on the Butler University Campus.   Photographs were taken by Marcia Moore, Friesner Herbarium, in March, April, and May.  Information about the plants was obtained from Wildflowers - Northeastern/North-central North America; Peterson Field Guides, Roger Tory Peterson/ Margaret McKenny, 1996; Wildflowers of Indiana, Fred Wampler, Maryrose Wampler, IU Press, 1988; and Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers, Kay Yatskievych, Indiana University Press, 2000. 

See more Wildflowers of Marion County, Indiana - The wildflowers featured there were observed and recorded by Kay Yatskievych,  noted Indiana botanist and author of Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers, published by Indiana University Press, 2000. Photos by Kay Yatskievych and Marcia Moore.  Web design by Marcia Moore, Friesner Herbarium.

For additional information, contact Marcia Moore at (317)940-8302 or e-mail mmoore@butler.edu or Dr. Rebecca Dolan at (317)940-9413 or e-mail rdolan@butler.edu

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Photographs may not be copied or used in any other manner without obtaining permission from the photographer.

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Appendaged waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum)
 

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Blue phlox, woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Celandine poppy, or wood poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Common blue violet (Viola sororia)

Clustered black snakeroot (Sanicula odorata)

Cutleaf toothwort
(Cardamine concatenata)

Dutchman's breeches
(Dicentra cucullaria )
 

Eastern false rue anemone
(Isopyrum biternatum)
 

False Solomon seal  
(Smilacina racemosa [Maianthemum racemosum])
 

Harbinger-of-spring
(Erigenia bulbosa )

Jack-in-the-pulpit
(Arisaema triphyllum )

Kidney-leaved, or littleleaf buttercup
(Ranunculus abortivus)

Large-flowered bellwort
(Uvularia grandiflora )

 May apple
(Podophyllum peltatum)

Prairie trillium
(Trillium recurvatum)

Smooth Solomon's seal
(Polygonatum biflorum )

Spring beauty
(Claytonia virginica )

Star chickweed
(Stellaria pubera)

Striped cream violet
(Viola striata)

Toadshade, or sessile trillium
(Trillium sessile)

Virginia bluebells
(Mertensia virginica )

Virginia, or eastern waterleaf
(Hydrophyllum virginianum)

Wild, or spotted geranium
(Geranium maculatum)

Wild ginger, or Canadian wildginger (Asarum canadense)

Yellow violet, or downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens)

Creeping Charley, Gill-over-the-ground, or Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Indian strawberry (Duchesnea indica)

Periwinkle or myrtle (Vinca minor)