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There are 41 plants in blossom on May the 24th.
Blue Toadflax Linaria canadensis blossoms between May 23 and Jun 17
Bluets Houstonia caerulea Apr 18 to Jun 18
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense May 15 to Jun 03
Celandine Chelidonium majus May 07 to Sep 11
Cleavers Galium aparine May 15 to May 27
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Mar 26 to Jun 09
Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Apr 30 to Aug 19
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Apr 03 to May 21
Common Winter Cress Barbarea vulgaris Apr 25 to May 30
Cow Vetch Vicia cracca May 23 to Aug 29
Dame's Violet Hesperis matronalis May 15 to Jun 18
Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis Apr 18 to May 30
False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa May 15 to May 30
Field Hawkweed Hieracium pratense May 23 to Sep 07
Garlic Mustard Alliaria officinalis Apr 29 to Jun 17
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea May 15 to May 30
Great Chickweed Stellaria pubera May 07 to Jun 19
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Apr 20 to Jun 18
Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus May 18 to May 23
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema atrorubens May 18 to May 23
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica May 21 to May 30
Larger Blueflag Iris versicolor May 21 to Jun 05
Moss Phlox Phlox subulata Apr 16 to Jun 01
Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium vulgatum Apr 24 to May 27
Myrtle Vinca minor Apr 11 to Jun 01
Northern White Violet Viola pallens Apr 21 to May 21
Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum May 15 to Aug 02
Pink Lady Slipper Cypripedium acaule May 15 to May 28
Red Clover Trifolium pratense May 23 to Oct 24
Small Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum May 18 to May 23
Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum May 26 to Jun 01
Tall Buttercup Ranunculus acris May 15 to Jul 16
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia May 10 to Aug 02
True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides May 02 to Jun 07
Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata May 15 to Jul 16....
Blue Toadflax Linaria canadensis blossoms between May 23 and Jun 17
Bluets Houstonia caerulea Apr 18 to Jun 18
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense May 15 to Jun 03
Celandine Chelidonium majus May 07 to Sep 11
Cleavers Galium aparine May 15 to May 27
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Mar 26 to Jun 09
Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Apr 30 to Aug 19
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Apr 03 to May 21
Common Winter Cress Barbarea vulgaris Apr 25 to May 30
Cow Vetch Vicia cracca May 23 to Aug 29
Dame's Violet Hesperis matronalis May 15 to Jun 18
Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis Apr 18 to May 30
False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa May 15 to May 30
Field Hawkweed Hieracium pratense May 23 to Sep 07
Garlic Mustard Alliaria officinalis Apr 29 to Jun 17
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea May 15 to May 30
Great Chickweed Stellaria pubera May 07 to Jun 19
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Apr 20 to Jun 18
Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus May 18 to May 23
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema atrorubens May 18 to May 23
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica May 21 to May 30
Larger Blueflag Iris versicolor May 21 to Jun 05
Moss Phlox Phlox subulata Apr 16 to Jun 01
Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium vulgatum Apr 24 to May 27
Myrtle Vinca minor Apr 11 to Jun 01
Northern White Violet Viola pallens Apr 21 to May 21
Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum May 15 to Aug 02
Pink Lady Slipper Cypripedium acaule May 15 to May 28
Red Clover Trifolium pratense May 23 to Oct 24
Small Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum May 18 to May 23
Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum May 26 to Jun 01
Tall Buttercup Ranunculus acris May 15 to Jul 16
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia May 10 to Aug 02
True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides May 02 to Jun 07
Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata May 15 to Jul 16....
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Detail Pages - Facts and Lore: Bee Balm ~ Oswego Tea ~ Bergamont , Black-eyed Susan , Blue Vervain , Bluets ~ Quaker Ladies ~ Innocence , Boneset ~ Thoroughwort , Celandine , Coltsfoot , Common Dandelion , Common Elder , Dame's Violet ~ Dame's Rocket ~ Garden Rocket , Ground Ivy ~ Gill over the ground ~ Alehoof , Purple Coneflower ~ Echinacea , Queen Anne's Lace , Queen Anne's Lace VS. Water Hemlock , Red Clover , Water Hemlock ,
Detail Pages - Facts and Lore: Bee Balm ~ Oswego Tea ~ Bergamont , Black-eyed Susan , Blue Vervain , Bluets ~ Quaker Ladies ~ Innocence , Boneset ~ Thoroughwort , Celandine , Coltsfoot , Common Dandelion , Common Elder , Dame's Violet ~ Dame's Rocket ~ Garden Rocket , Ground Ivy ~ Gill over the ground ~ Alehoof , Purple Coneflower ~ Echinacea , Queen Anne's Lace , Queen Anne's Lace VS. Water Hemlock , Red Clover , Water Hemlock ,
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Grieve says that "an old name for Coltsfoot was Filius ante patrem (the son before the father), because the star-like, golden flowers appear and wither before the broad, sea-green leaves are produced." and that it's "Medicinal Action and Uses" include "Demulcent, expectorant and tonic. One of the most popular of cough remedies. It is generally given together with other herbs possessing pectoral qualities, such as Horehound, Marshmallow, Ground Ivy, etc" According to Foster and Duke: "Smoke believed to impede impulse fibers of parasympathetic nerves, and act as an antihistamine. Research suggests leaf mucilage soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and leaves have spasmolytic activity." Hutchens notes: "our local Coltsfoot prefers certain clay soil." Beyerl says that "Coltsfoot contains many useful vitamins, among them calcium, potassium, sulpher, vitamin C, and tannin, but is best known for the amount of mucilage within the herb." Culpeper notes that it's flowering time is "Late winter to mid spring."***~ WARNING ~***
According to Foster and Duke: "Contains traces of liver-affecing pyrrolizidine alkaloids, potentially toxic in large doses."
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