A walk in the backyard:
Dandelion
Creeping phlox
Lady’s smock
Bluets
Daffodil
Brunnera
Pachysandra
Quince
Periwinkle
Chickweed
Two-leaved toothwort
Nanking cherry
Garlic mustard, an invasive species. Pull it up in early spring, before it produces seed pods!
Scientific names and plant families:
Dandelion/Taraxacum officinale – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Creeping phlox/Phlox subulata – Phlox Family: Polemoniaceae
Lady’s smock/Cardamine pratensis L. – Mustard Family: Brassicaceae
Bluets/Houstonia caerulea L. – Madder Family: Rubiaceae
Daffodil/Narcissus sp. – Amaryllis Family: Amaryllidaceae
Brunnera/Brunnera macrophylla – Borage Family: Boraginaceae
Pachysandra/Pachysandra terminalis – Boxwood Family: Buxaceae
Quince/Cydonia oblonga – Rose Family: Rosaceae
Periwinkle/Vinca minor L. – Dogbane Family: Apocynaceae
Chickweed/Stellaria media – Pink Family: Caryophyllaceae
Two-leaved toothwort/Cardamine diphylla – Mustard Family: Brasicaceae
Nanking cherry/Prunus tomentosa – Rose Family: Rosaceae
Garlic mustard/Alliaria petiolata – Mustard Family: Brassicaceae
