NOTE : TREES AND SHRUBS IN 2ND LIST BELOW
DATE NOTED IN BLOOM 2023 - COMMON, name - KAY ID NUMBER + - SCIENTIFIC name
+ number used in Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers, KayYatskievych, 2000
FEBRUARY * REPORTED TO BE IN BLOOM ( MCSP )
20 Hepatica 30 Hepatica nobilis C *
Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale VC
21 Harbinger of Spring 682 Erigenia bulbosa C
Snow Trillium 1489 Trillium nivale C
Spring-Beauty 129 Claytonia virginica C
25 Springcress, Purple. 362 Cardamine douglasii O *
MARCH * REPORTED TO BE IN BLOOM ( MCSP )
03 Myrtle (Periwinkle) 738 Vinca minor M
04 Buttercup, Rough "Swamp Buttercup". 13 Ranunculus hispidus F
Toothwort, Cut-Leaved. 358 Cardamine concatenata F
Rue-Anemone False.37 Enemion biternaturm - F
05 Bloodroot . 62 Sanguinaria canadensis I
27 Phlox, Blue. 804 Phlox divaricata - C
30 Chickweed,Star .153 Stellaria pubera - O
Dutchman’s-breeches . 71 Dicentra cucullaria - C
Trout-Lilly,Yellow. 1441 Erythronium americanum - F
Violet, Common Blue. 277 Viola sororia - C
APRIL * REPORTED TO BE IN BLOOM ( MCSP )
( McCormick's Creek State Park Closed from April 01-06 due to TORNADO DAMAGE )
04 Ragwort, Heart-leaved Golden .1222; Packera aurea M
Violet,Yellow. 286 Viola pubescens M
Rockcress, Smooth. 373 Arabis laevigata M
Rue-Anemone. 38 Thalictrum thalictroides M
( Most trails at McCormick's Creek State Park are Closed due to TORNADO DAMAGE )
BELOW - REPORTING FROM THE GREEN ZONE MCSP
08 Wood Betony 999 Pedicularis Canadensis - I
Bluets, Yellow-eyed. 1059 Houstonia caerulea - I
Pansy, American Field .289 Viola bicolor - R
Strawberry, Mock (440; Duchesnea indica var. indica) - I
Bluets, Red-eyed .1060; Houstonia pusilla- R
Bluebells,Virginia. 824 Mertensia virginica - F
09 Trillium, Prairie. 1483 Trillium recurvatum - F
Squirrel Corn .72; Dicentra canadensis - I
Poppy, Wood. 66 Stylophorum diphyllum - F
Jack-in-the-pulpit (1401; Arisaema triphyllum) - O
TREES AND SHRUBS
MARCH * REPORTED TO BE IN BLOOM ( MCSP )
05 SPICEBUSH, NORTHERN. Lindera benzoin C
APRIL
08 Serviceberry, Downy (Amelanchier arborea) I
09 Redbud, Eastern (Cercis canadensis var. canadensis) C
M - Monroe county
* REPORTED TO BE IN BLOOM
Abundance- APPLIES TO McCORMICK'S CREEK ONLY VC = VERY COMMON C = Common—characteristic and dominant F = Frequent—generally encountered O = Occasional—well distributed I = Infrequent—scattered locales throughout park S = Scarce—several locales or scattered small populations R = Rare—l or 2 locales VR = Very rare—single locale |