Quoddy Loop

Wildflowers

This growing list of wildflowers found in the Quoddy Loop has been compiled and generously provided by John Hewett of Machias, Maine.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the same flower appears in the list under more than one common name. See the list by Latin Name at the bottom of the page.
"(Alien)" indicates that the species was introduced to this area.

Listed Alphabetically by Common Name

COMMON NAME	LATIN NAME
Green Amaranth (Alien)	Amaranthus retroflexus (Amaranthaceae)
Bake-Apple*	Rubus chamaemorous
Black-Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta
Bunchberry*	Cornus canadensis (Cornaceae)
Checkerberry*	Gaultheria procumbens (Ericaceae)
Field Chickweed	Cerastium arvense
Three-Toothed Cinfoil	Potentilla tridentata
Cloudberry*	Rubus chamaemorous
Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)
Dwarf Cornel*	Cornus canadensis (Cornaceae)
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum
Common Dandelion (Alien)	Taraxacum officinale
Curled Dock (Alien)	Rumex crispus
Seabeach Dock	Rumex pallidus
Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea
Fireweed	Epilobium anustfolium (Onagraceae)
Early Goldenrod	Solidago juncea
Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens
Stout Goldenrod	Solidago squarrosa
Indian Pipe	Monotropa uniflora (Pyrolaceae)
Juneberry*	Amelanchier (Rosaceae)
Nodding Ladies' Tresses	Spiranthes cernua
Slender Ladies' Tresses	Spiranthes gracilis
Lamb's Quarters* (Alien)	Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae)
Prickly Lettuce (Alien)	Lactuca scariola
Common Mullein (Alien)	Verbascum thapus (Scrophulariaceae)
Orache	Atriplex patula (Chenopodiaceae)
Purple Fringed Orchis	Habenaria fimbriata (Orchidaceae)
Wild Parsnip (Alien)	Pastinaca sative (Umbelliferae)
Pigweed* (Alien)	Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae)
Common Evening Primrose	Oinothera biennis
Rose	Rosa multiflora
Rose*	Rosa rugosa
Carolina Rose*	rosa Carolina (Rosaceae)
Pasture Rose*	rosa Carolina (Rosaceae)
Wrinkled Rose*	Rosa rugosa
Shadebush*	Amelanchier (Rosaceae)
Common Sorrel* (Alien)	Rumex acetosella
Sheep Sorrel* (Alien)	Rumex acetosella
Starflower	Teientalis borealis (Primulaceae)
Common Strawberry	Fragaria virginiana
Wood Strawberry (Alien)	Fragaria versca
Round-Leaved Sundew	Doresera rotundifolia (Droseraceae)
Spatulate-Leaved Sundew	Rosera intermedia
Labrador Tea	Ledum groenlandicum (Ericaceae)
Lance-Leaved Violet	Viola lanceolata
Wintergreen*	Gaultheria procumbens (Ericaceae)

Listed Alphabetically by Latin Name

Amelanchier (Rosaceae): Juneberry; Shadebush
Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae): Lamb's Quarters* (Alien); Pigweed (Alien)
Cornus canadensis (Cornaceae): Bunchberry; Dwarf Cornel
Gaultheria procumbens (Ericaceae): Checkerberry; Wintergreen
rosa Carolina (Rosaceae): Carolina Rose; Pasture Rose
Rosa rugosa: Rose; Wrinkled Rose
Rubus chamaemorous: Bake-Apple; Cloudberry
Rumex acetosella: Common Sorrel (Alien); Sheep Sorrel (Alien)

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