A walk through the park:
Scientific names and families:
Catalpa/Catalpa speciosa – Catalpa Family: Bignoniaceae
Red columbine/Aquilegia canadensis – Buttercup Family: Ranunculaceae
Woodland pinkroot/Spigelia marilandica L. – Logania Family: Loganiaceae
Beard tongue/Penstemon digitalis – Plantain Family: Plantaginaceae
Alumroot/Heuchera americana L. – Saxifrage Family: Saxifragaceae
Solomon’s seal/Polygonatum multiflorum – Asparagus Family: Asparagaceae
Wood poppy/Stylophorum diphyllum – Poppy Family: Papavaraceae
Winterberry/Ilex verticallata – Holly Family: Aquifoliaceae
Red dosier dogwood/Cornus sericea – Dogwood Family: Cornaceae
Virginia sweetspire/Itea virginica – Saxifrage Family: Saxifragaceae
Bowman’s root/Gillenia trifoliata – Rose Family: Rosaceae
Common vetch/Vicia sativa – Pea Family: Fabaceae
Canada thistle/Cirisium arvense L. – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Eastern daisy fleabane/Erigeron annuus L. – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Wild raisin/Viburnum cassinoides – Adoxa Family: Adoxaceae