Wildflowers of Kendall County - Yellow February

Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Yellow Blooming: February - mid-May

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Smooth Yellow Violet

Viola pensylvanica

Blooms April - May

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

Swamp Buttercup

Ranunculus septentrionalis

Blooms April - mid-June

Prefers part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Field Mustard (Rape Mustard)

Brassica rapa

Blooms mid-April - October

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Blooms March - November

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (very common)

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Small-Flowered Buttercup (Littleleaf Buttercup)(Small-Flower Crowfoot)

Ranunculus abortivus

Blooms mid-April - June

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to moist soil - Wildflower (common)

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Blooms May - June

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

Yellow Wood Sorrel (Sour Grass)

Oxalis stricta

Blooms May - October

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Blooms April - May

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Wild Black Currant

Ribes americanum

Blooms April - May

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to slightly moist soil

Shrub (uncommon)

Bellwort (Yellow Bellwort) (Large-Flowered Bellwort)

Uvularia grandiflora

Blooms mid-April - May

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Blooms mid-April - May

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Tall Hedge Mustard (Small Tumbleweed Mustard)

Sisymbrium loeselii

Blooms May - October

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Yellow Honeysuckle

Lonicera prolifera

Blooms May - June

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Vine (uncommon)

Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium pubescens

Blooms May - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum commutatum

Blooms May - June

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Skunk Cabbage (Polecat Weed)

Symplocarpus foetidus

Blooms Mid-February - March

Prefers part sun to light shade, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

Blooms mid-April - mid-May

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)