Wildflowers at Cylburn delight the visitor–especially in spring time. This wildflower list also includes ferns and other plants that grow wild in the Maryland woods. The difference is that in the Cylburn woods, plants on this list have been specially planted, and, particularly in the spring, most of the plants also have signs to identify them so they can be observed as they grow and mature throughout the year.

COMMON NAME                        BOTANICAL NAME Skunk cabbage                                Symplocarpus  foetidus Coltsfoot                                         Tussilago farfara Marsh marigold                               Caltha palustris Yellow iris                                       Iris pseudacorus Crested dwarf iris                            Iris cristata Hepatica, round lobed                     Hepatica americana Spring beauty                                  Claytonia virginica Lesser celandine                              Ranunculus ficaria Celandine poppy / Wood poppy      Stylophorum  diphyllum Virginia bluebell                                Mertensia  virginica Bloodroot                                        Sanguinaria canadensis Trout lily / Dogtooth violet                Erythromium                                                         americanum Foam flower                                    Tiarella cordifolia Dutchman's breeches                        Dicentra curcullaria Squirrel corn                                    Dicentra  canadensis Bishop's cap / Miterwort                  Mitella diphylla Greek valerian                                  Polemonium reptans Twinleaf                                           Jeffersonia diphylla Mayapple                                         Podophyllum peltatum Wild columbine                                Aquilegia canadensis Wild geranium                                  Geranium maculatum Cut-leaved toothwort                       Dentaria laciniata Wild ginger                                      Asarum canadense

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