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A young female deer (Odocoileus virginianus, Cervidae) at the edge of the wet prairie and wet woods at White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
JL400745
Been waiting to get a photo of crocus bloomimg in the snow.
Nature finally cooperated.
My annual crocus photo. This replaced the one that was here previous.
A wildflower not native to Wisconsin but is a threatened natve wildflower in Illinois. This one is growing in my garden.
Most abundant in Missouri; extirpated from Kansas and Tennessee, and considered quite rare in all other states in range
A brilliant red, 2 in. flower.
Plant hieght: 24 to 36 inches.
Grows in full sun in very well-drained soil.
www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/royal_catchfl...
Dwarf Raspberry might be mistaken for Wild Strawberry (Fragaria species), though raspberry leaves are more sharply pointed with double teeth
An inconspicuous and most often scruffy looking white, 5-parted, 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide flower. Often with curly mis-shapened pedals.
Plant height: 4 to 20 inches.
Native
Likes a moist, shade to sun habitat in woods, bogs, cedar swamps, ditches and stream banks.
Blooms May - June
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4887
A yellow, 4-parted flower that is 1/4" to 1/3" wide.
The flowers form a rounded cluster of stalked flowers
Plant height is 8" to 24" tall.
Native.
Likes a part sun to sunny, moist sandy or rocky soil habitat.
Blooms May - Jul.
Also known as American Winter Cress & Northern Winter-cress.
www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/american-yellow-rocket
Found a lot of pink ones this year.
A white to yellowish, 4-parted flower that is 5/8" long.
Plant height is 4 to 12 inches.
Native.
Likes a part shade to shade habitat in rich, loamy soil. A woodland flower often found in rock outcrops.
Blooms April - May.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=3382
First flower photo 2023. Not a wildflower photo, just a celebration of spring.
Happy Spring
A little pale yellow, 5-parted flower that is 1/4 inch wide.
Plant height: 6 to 24 inches.
Native
Likes a dry to moist habitat in part shade to shade in open woods and disturbed sites.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=4751
Blooms April - June
Known also as Little-leaf Buttercup and Kidney-leaved Buttercup
An uncommon dark blue version.
A blue to white, 5-7-parted, 1" to 2" wide, cup-shaped flower.
Plant height is 4" to 16" tall.
Native.
Like a dry to moderate moisture habitat in sandy soil, in part shade to sun on prairies and in open woods.
Blooms Mar - May
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=2534
White River Prairie/tamaracks SNA
A single nodding maroon flower that is up to 2½ inches wide.
Plant height is 1 to 2 feet.
Native.
An insect eating (carnivorous) plant.
Likes a part shade to sunny habitat in peat bogs.
Blooms May - Aug.
www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/purple-pitcher-plant
Snake Creek Fen SNA
A single nodding maroon flower that is up to 2½ inches wide.
Plant height is 1 to 2 feet.
Native.
An insect eating (carnivorous) plant.
Likes a part shade to sunny habitat in peat bogs.
Blooms May - Aug.
www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/purple-pitcher-plant
A white 2 lobed 5 pedaled flower that is about 3/4 inch long from the base of the calyx to the tip of the stamens.
Plant height: up to to 40 inches tall.
Non-native.
Prefers a part sun to sun and dry habitat in fields and disturbed sites.
Blooms May - Oct.
White River Prairie-Tamaracks SNA
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=5045
A blue, 5-parted, bell-shaped flower 3/4" to 1 1/4" long.
Plant height: 4 to 20 inches tall.
Native.
Habitat: full to partial sun and dry to moderate moisture on rocky slopes, open woods and meadows.
Blooms Jun. - Oct.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=2860
The flower head is 2/3" to 1" wide with 15 to 30 blue to purple rays.
Plant height: 1 to 3 feet.
Has a yellow center disc flowers that turns reddish with maturity.
Native.
Prefers a full to partial sun and dry to moderate moisture habitat in sandy, loamy soil. Prairies, woods.
Blooms Sept - Oct.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=13397
This must be the most stark difference between the male and female in Wisconsin's butterflies
A deep blue to purple, 5-parted, 1/8" to 1/4" wide flower. The flowers form 1 to a few, 8" long, thick spikes.
Plant height: 1 to 3 feet.
Native.
Prefers a full sun, dry to moderate moisture habitat in sandy, loamy soil.
Blooms Jun - Sep.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=5343
Also known as Hoary Verbena.
A blue to pink, 5-parted, trumpet-shaped flower that is 3/4" to 1" long, Plant height is 12" to 26" tall.
Native.
Likes a moist to wet habitat in part shade to shade.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=4240
Known also as Virginia Cowslip.
A blue to pink (occasionally white), 3-parted, 1" wide Flower.
Plant height: 18 to 40 inches.
Native.
Habitat: Part shade to full sun in moist prairie, meadows, woodland edges.
Blooms Apr - Jul.
Also known as: Common Spiderwort.
wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/taxa/index.php?taxon=8686