SPECIES BLOOM TIMES

 

Includes all species monitored by Plants of Concern through 2006.

POC Monitors should only use this list as a general reference. All monitoring should be done within 10 days of the previous years' monitoring date.

Species Bloom Times - sorted by Species

Species Bloom Times - sorted by Bloom Times

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          Species Bloom Times - sorted by Species

          Species Bloom Times - sorted by Bloom Times

 

Species Bloom Times - Sorted by Species Name

Species
Start Date
End Date
Middle Date
Actaea rubra
4/16
5/10
4/28
Adiantum pedatum
7/7
7/25
7/16
Agalinis skinneriana
8/17
9/27
9/6
Amelanchier interior
4/20
5/14
5/2
Amelanchier sanguinea
5/4
5/12
5/8
Ammophila breviligulata
7/4
9/12
8/8
Arabis hirsuta
5/12
6/25
6/3
Aralia racemosa
7/10
8/30
8/4
Aristolochia serpentaria
5/27
7/7
6/16
Artemisia serrata
8/24
9/15
9/4
Asclepias exaltata
5/30
7/12
6/20
Asclepias lanuginosa
5/30
6/25
6/12
Asclepias meadii
Asclepias ovalifolia
5/22
6/25
6/8
Asclepias perennis
Asclepias viridiflora
6/17
8/4
7/11
Aster furcatus
8/3
9/12
8/23
Baptisia leucophaea
5/4
6/14
5/24
Beckmannia syzigachne
6/25
7/25
7/10
Besseya bullii
5/12
5/16
5/14
Betula alleghaniensis
4/10
5/24
5/2
Betula populifolia
5/3
10/11
7/22
Bidens discoidea
9/2
9/16
9/9
Bolboschoenus maritimus
8/1
8/1
Botrychium matricariifolium
5/23
6/3
5/28
Cakile edentula
6/8
9/30
8/4
Callitriche heterophylla
5/11
8/28
7/4
Callitriche palustris
5/25
10/1
7/28
Calopogon tuberosus
6/6
8/9
7/8
Carex alata*
5/30
6/8
6/3
Carex aurea*
5/24
5/26
5/25
Carex bromoides*
4/11
5/17
4/29
Carex brunnescens*
6/1
6/8
6/4
Carex crawei*
4/27
5/29
5/13
Carex crawfordii*
7/9
7/9
Carex crus-corvi*
6/22
6/22
Carex cryptolepis*
5/27
6/21
6/8
Carex disperma*
5/26
6/23
6/9
Carex formosa*
6/22
6/22
Carex frankii*
7/23
8/18
8/5
Carex intumescens*
5/11
6/6
5/24
Carex leptalea*
5/10
5/28
5/19
Carex oligosperma*
5/26
7/1
6/13
Carex pedunculata*
3/23
4/18
4/5
Carex trisperma*
5/17
5/24
5/20
Carex tuckermanii*
5/7
8/6
6/21
Carex utriculata*
5/20
6/25
6/7
Carex viridula*
5/4
9/28
7/16
Carex woodii*
4/12
5/8
4/25
Cassia hebecarpa
7/19
8/15
8/1
Castilleja sessiliflora
5/25
6/24
6/9
Cercis canadensis
4/19
5/27
5/8
Chamaedaphne calyculata
4/20
6/8
5/14
Chamaesyce polygonifolia
7/9
11/5
9/6
Cicuta bulbifera
7/25
8/31
8/12
Cirsium hillii
6/18
8/20
7/19
Cladium mariscoides
6/19
8/16
7/18
Collinsia verna
4/21
5/30
5/10
Comptonia peregrina
4/14
4/30
4/22
Corallorhiza maculata
7/21
9/15
8/18
Cypripedium candidum
4/23
6/2
5/13
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin
5/18
6/13
5/31
Cypripedium reginae
5/30
6/30
6/14
Dalea foliosa
7/28
8/27
8/12
Delphinium tricorne
4/26
5/28
5/12
Desmodium canescens
8/14
8/20
8/17
Diarrhena americana
7/24
7/26
7/25
Dichanthelium boreale
6/11
6/11
Dirca palustris
4/9
5/7
4/23
Drosera intermedia
7/10
9/15
8/12
Drosera rotundifolia
6/30
8/22
7/26
Echinodorus cordifolius
Eleocharis rostellata
5/12
6/14
5/28
Elymus trachycaulus
6/10
7/19
6/29
Epigaea repens
4/5
5/7
4/21
Epilobium strictum
7/20
9/3
8/11
Erigeron pulchellus
5/3
6/19
5/26
Eriophorum angustifolium
4/30
5/11
5/5
Eriophorum virginicum
7/14
8/11
7/28
Erythronium americanum
4/6
5/15
4/25
Filipendula rubra
7/11
7/17
7/14
Galium labradoricum
5/27
6/14
6/5
Gentiana flavida
8/10
10/4
9/6
Gentianopsis crinita
8/30
11/4
10/2
Geranium bicknellii
6/6
8/4
7/5
Geum rivale
5/22
5/22
Geum triflorum
4/30
6/9
5/20
Goodyera pubescens
7/29
8/19
8/8
Gratiola quartermaniae
6/14
6/14
Helianthus giganteus
7/20
9/12
8/16
Hepatica americana
3/13
5/10
4/11
Hybanthus concolor
4/24
5/28
5/11
Hydrastis canadensis
4/26
5/10
5/3
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
10/2
10/7
10/4
Hypericum adpressum
6/21
9/5
7/29
Hypericum kalmianum
6/19
10/3
8/11
Ilex verticillata
6/15
6/30
6/22
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
5/30
7/6
6/17
Isoetes butleri
Jeffersonia diphylla
4/11
5/3
4/22
Juglans cinerea
4/25
5/8
5/1
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
6/23
9/2
7/28
Juniperus communis
4/25
6/2
5/14
Larix laricina
4/18
5/24
5/6
Lathyrus ochroleucus
5/17
6/15
5/31
Lechea intermedia
8/16
9/15
8/31
Lespedeza leptostachya
Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii
8/26
10/4
9/14
Lonicera dioica
5/3
6/27
5/30
Lycopodium clavatum
8/26
9/29
9/12
Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme
8/26
10/14
9/19
Malvastrum hispidum
Menyanthes trifoliata
5/9
7/24
6/16
Minuartia patula
5/4
7/5
6/4
Minuartia patula
5/4
7/3
6/3
Mitella diphylla
4/12
6/21
5/17
Napaea dioica
6/29
7/21
7/10
Oenothera perennis
6/2
7/17
6/24
Ophioglossum vulgatum
7/7
7/7
Orchis spectabilis
5/5
6/4
5/20
Oryzopsis racemosa
8/7
8/13
8/10
Panax quinquefolius
6/18
7/22
7/5
Parnassia glauca
8/12
10/9
9/10
Penstemon pallidus
5/30
6/19
6/9
Penstemon tubaeflorus
7/6
7/20
7/13
Physocarpus opulifolius
5/27
6/21
6/8
Plantago cordata
4/19
5/15
5/2
Platanthera clavellata
7/10
8/26
8/2
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
6/16
7/21
7/3
Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis
6/4
7/21
6/27
Platanthera lacera
6/21
8/7
7/14
Platanthera psycodes
7/6
8/7
7/22
Poa sylvestris
5/17
6/10
5/29
Pogonia ophioglossoides
6/8
7/8
6/23
Polygonatum pubescens
4/15
6/20
5/18
Polystichum acrostichoides
Populus balsamifera
5/31
5/31
Potamogeton robbinsii
7/5
7/5
Prenanthes aspera
8/2
10/3
9/2
Psoralea tenuiflora
5/30
7/27
6/28
Pycnanthemum pilosum
7/10
7/10
Pyrola elliptica
6/21
7/29
7/10
Ranunculus rhomboideus
4/30
5/14
5/7
Rhus vernix
6/8
6/23
6/15
Rubus odoratus
6/29
7/25
7/12
Rubus pubescens
4/15
6/21
5/18
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
8/7
9/14
8/26
Sagittaria calycina
9/13
9/13
Salix candida
4/25
5/27
5/11
Sarracenia purpurea
5/21
6/8
5/30
Scirpus hattorianus
6/13
7/7
6/25
Scirpus microcarpus
6/8
6/29
6/18
Shepherdia canadensis
4/13
5/5
4/24
Silene regia
7/17
8/4
7/26
Silene virginica
5/19
7/24
6/21
Sisyrinchium montanum
5/26
6/11
6/3
Sparganium emersum
6/16
9/7
7/27
Spiranthes lucida
6/5
6/15
6/10
Stellaria pubera
5/10
5/17
5/13
Symphoricarpos albus var. albus
6/17
6/17
Tetraneuris herbacea
4/28
5/14
5/6
Thuja occidentalis
5/1
6/29
5/30
Tofieldia glutinosa
6/25
10/1
8/13
Tomanthera auriculata
8/9
9/13
8/26
Trientalis borealis
4/30
6/14
5/22
Trifolium reflexum
6/27
6/27
Triglochin maritima
5/25
9/25
7/25
Triglochin palustris
6/25
8/30
7/28
Trillium cernuum
5/10
5/25
5/17
Trillium sessile
4/13
5/14
4/28
Utricularia cornuta
6/2
10/21
8/11
Utricularia intermedia
5/27
9/10
7/19
Utricularia minor
6/15
8/8
7/12
Vaccinium oxycoccos
6/8
6/23
6/15
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
4/25
6/10
5/18
Valeriana uliginosa
5/13
6/1
5/22
Veronica scutellata
5/23
9/23
7/23
Viola blanda
4/7
5/19
4/28
Viola canadensis
4/21
6/1
5/11
Viola conspersa
4/8
6/2
5/5
Viola striata
4/26
7/3
5/30
Zizania aquatica
7/20
9/24
8/22

 

 

Species Bloom Times - Sorted by Bloom Times

Middle
Date
Start
Date
End
Date
Species
4/5
3/23
4/18
Carex pedunculata*
4/11
3/13
5/10
Hepatica americana
4/21
4/5
5/7
Epigaea repens
4/22
4/14
4/30
Comptonia peregrina
4/22
4/11
5/3
Jeffersonia diphylla
4/23
4/9
5/7
Dirca palustris
4/24
4/13
5/5
Shepherdia canadensis
4/25
4/12
5/8
Carex woodii*
4/25
4/6
5/15
Erythronium americanum
4/28
4/16
5/10
Actaea rubra
4/28
4/7
5/19
Viola blanda
4/28
4/13
5/14
Trillium sessile
4/29
4/11
5/17
Carex bromoides*
5/1
4/25
5/8
Juglans cinerea
5/2
4/20
5/14
Amelanchier interior
5/2
4/10
5/24
Betula alleghaniensis
5/2
4/19
5/15
Plantago cordata
5/3
4/26
5/10
Hydrastis canadensis
5/5
4/8
6/2
Viola conspersa
5/5
4/30
5/11
Eriophorum angustifolium
5/6
4/18
5/24
Larix laricina
5/6
4/28
5/14
Tetraneuris herbacea
5/7
4/30
5/14
Ranunculus rhomboideus
5/8
5/4
5/12
Amelanchier sanguinea
5/8
4/19
5/27
Cercis canadensis
5/10
4/21
5/30
Collinsia verna
5/11
4/24
5/28
Hybanthus concolor
5/11
4/25
5/27
Salix candida
5/11
4/21
6/1
Viola canadensis
5/12
4/26
5/28
Delphinium tricorne
5/13
4/27
5/29
Carex crawei*
5/13
4/23
6/2
Cypripedium candidum
5/13
5/10
5/17
Stellaria pubera
5/14
5/12
5/16
Besseya bullii
5/14
4/20
6/8
Chamaedaphne calyculata
5/14
4/25
6/2
Juniperus communis
5/17
4/12
6/21
Mitella diphylla
5/17
5/10
5/25
Trillium cernuum
5/18
4/15
6/20
Polygonatum pubescens
5/18
4/15
6/21
Rubus pubescens
5/18
4/25
6/10
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
5/19
5/10
5/28
Carex leptalea*
5/20
5/17
5/24
Carex trisperma*
5/20
4/30
6/9
Geum triflorum
5/20
5/5
6/4
Orchis spectabilis
5/22
5/22
Geum rivale
5/22
4/30
6/14
Trientalis borealis
5/22
5/13
6/1
Valeriana uliginosa
5/24
5/11
6/6
Carex intumescens*
5/24
5/4
6/14
Baptisia leucophaea
5/25
5/24
5/26
Carex aurea*
5/26
5/3
6/19
Erigeron pulchellus
5/28
5/12
6/14
Eleocharis rostellata
5/28
5/23
6/3
Botrychium matricariifolium
5/29
5/17
6/10
Poa sylvestris
5/30
5/21
6/8
Sarracenia purpurea
5/30
4/26
7/3
Viola striata
5/30
5/3
6/27
Lonicera dioica
5/30
5/1
6/29
Thuja occidentalis
5/31
5/18
6/13
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin
5/31
5/17
6/15
Lathyrus ochroleucus
5/31
5/31
Populus balsamifera
6/3
5/12
6/25
Arabis hirsuta
6/3
5/30
6/8
Carex alata*
6/3
5/4
7/3
Minuartia patula
6/3
5/26
6/11
Sisyrinchium montanum
6/4
6/1
6/8
Carex brunnescens*
6/4
5/4
7/5
Minuartia patula
6/5
5/27
6/14
Galium labradoricum
6/7
5/20
6/25
Carex utriculata*
6/8
5/22
6/25
Asclepias ovalifolia
6/8
5/27
6/21
Carex cryptolepis*
6/8
5/27
6/21
Physocarpus opulifolius
6/9
5/26
6/23
Carex disperma*
6/9
5/25
6/24
Castilleja sessiliflora
6/9
5/30
6/19
Penstemon pallidus
6/10
6/5
6/15
Spiranthes lucida
6/11
6/11
Dichanthelium boreale
6/12
5/30
6/25
Asclepias lanuginosa
6/13
5/26
7/1
Carex oligosperma*
6/14
5/30
6/30
Cypripedium reginae
6/14
6/14
Gratiola quartermaniae
6/15
6/8
6/23
Vaccinium oxycoccos
6/15
6/8
6/23
Rhus vernix
6/16
5/9
7/24
Menyanthes trifoliata
6/16
5/27
7/7
Aristolochia serpentaria
6/17
6/17
Symphoricarpos albus var. albus
6/17
5/30
7/6
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
6/18
6/8
6/29
Scirpus microcarpus
6/20
5/30
7/12
Asclepias exaltata
6/21
5/19
7/24
Silene virginica
6/21
5/7
8/6
Carex tuckermanii*
6/22
6/22
Carex crus-corvi*
6/22
6/22
Carex formosa*
6/22
6/15
6/30
Ilex verticillata
6/23
6/8
7/8
Pogonia ophioglossoides
6/24
6/2
7/17
Oenothera perennis
6/25
6/13
7/7
Scirpus hattorianus
6/27
6/27
Trifolium reflexum
6/27
6/4
7/21
Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis
6/28
5/30
7/27
Psoralea tenuiflora
6/29
6/10
7/19
Elymus trachycaulus
7/3
6/16
7/21
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
7/4
5/11
8/28
Callitriche heterophylla
7/5
6/6
8/4
Geranium bicknellii
7/5
6/18
7/22
Panax quinquefolius
7/5
7/5
Potamogeton robbinsii
7/7
7/7
Ophioglossum vulgatum
7/8
6/6
8/9
Calopogon tuberosus
7/9
7/9
Carex crawfordii*
7/10
6/25
7/25
Beckmannia syzigachne
7/10
6/29
7/21
Napaea dioica
7/10
7/10
Pycnanthemum pilosum
7/10
6/21
7/29
Pyrola elliptica
7/11
6/17
8/4
Asclepias viridiflora
7/12
6/29
7/25
Rubus odoratus
7/12
6/15
8/8
Utricularia minor
7/13
7/6
7/20
Penstemon tubaeflorus
7/14
7/11
7/17
Filipendula rubra
7/14
6/21
8/7
Platanthera lacera
7/16
7/7
7/25
Adiantum pedatum
7/16
5/4
9/28
Carex viridula*
7/18
6/19
8/16
Cladium mariscoides
7/19
5/27
9/10
Utricularia intermedia
7/19
6/18
8/20
Cirsium hillii
7/22
7/6
8/7
Platanthera psycodes
7/22
5/3
10/11
Betula populifolia
7/23
5/23
9/23
Veronica scutellata
7/25
7/24
7/26
Diarrhena americana
7/25
5/25
9/25
Triglochin maritima
7/26
6/30
8/22
Drosera rotundifolia
7/26
7/17
8/4
Silene regia
7/27
6/16
9/7
Sparganium emersum
7/28
7/14
8/11
Eriophorum virginicum
7/28
6/25
8/30
Triglochin palustris
7/28
5/25
10/1
Callitriche palustris
7/28
6/23
9/2
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
7/29
6/21
9/5
Hypericum adpressum
8/1
8/1
Bolboschoenus maritimus
8/1
7/19
8/15
Cassia hebecarpa
8/2
7/10
8/26
Platanthera clavellata
8/4
7/10
8/30
Aralia racemosa
8/4
6/8
9/30
Cakile edentula
8/5
7/23
8/18
Carex frankii*
8/8
7/4
9/12
Ammophila breviligulata
8/8
7/29
8/19
Goodyera pubescens
8/10
8/7
8/13
Oryzopsis racemosa
8/11
7/20
9/3
Epilobium strictum
8/11
6/19
10/3
Hypericum kalmianum
8/11
6/2
10/21
Utricularia cornuta
8/12
7/28
8/27
Dalea foliosa
8/12
7/10
9/15
Drosera intermedia
8/12
7/25
8/31
Cicuta bulbifera
8/13
6/25
10/1
Tofieldia glutinosa
8/16
7/20
9/12
Helianthus giganteus
8/17
8/14
8/20
Desmodium canescens
8/18
7/21
9/15
Corallorhiza maculata
8/22
7/20
9/24
Zizania aquatica
8/23
8/3
9/12
Aster furcatus
8/26
8/7
9/14
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
8/26
8/9
9/13
Tomanthera auriculata
8/31
8/16
9/15
Lechea intermedia
9/2
8/2
10/3
Prenanthes aspera
9/4
8/24
9/15
Artemisia serrata
9/6
8/17
9/27
Agalinis skinneriana
9/6
7/9
11/5
Chamaesyce polygonifolia
9/6
8/10
10/4
Gentiana flavida
9/9
9/2
9/16
Bidens discoidea
9/10
8/12
10/9
Parnassia glauca
9/12
8/26
9/29
Lycopodium clavatum
9/13
9/13
Sagittaria calycina
9/14
8/26
10/4
Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii
9/19
8/26
10/14
Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme
10/2
8/30
11/4
Gentianopsis crinita
10/4
10/2
10/7
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Asclepias meadii
Asclepias perennis
Echinodorus cordifolius
Isoetes butleri
Lespedeza leptostachya
Malvastrum hispidum
Polystichum acrostichoides

*Carex species are best monitored later when fruiting.

All dates based on F. Swink and G. Wilhelm's Plants of the Chicago Region, which compiles records throughout the entire Chicago Region.