Roadside Wildflower Guide

I T E M #	Flowers Seen On Nebraska Roadsides
	Flowers are listed in order of Bloom Time (Click on a small picture to view a larger version of the image) *Those in the colored rows are included in the Department of Roads' roadside development program*
	Photo	Blooming Month(s)	Bloom Color	Scientific Name	Common Name * Indicates Photo by Mike Haddock
1		May-June	purple	Hesperis matronalis	Dame's Rocket *
2		May-June	pink to lavender	Penstemon grandiflorus	Shell Leaf Penstemon 2’-3’ tall, Native perennial
3		May-June	blue	Linum lewlsii	Blue Flax
4		May-June	reddish purple	Callirhoe involucrata	Purple Poppy Mallow * Stems spreading 2’, Native perennial
5		May-June	white, yellow, pink	Opuntia polyacantha	Plains Prickly Pear
6		June	yellow	Coreopsis lancelota	Lance Leaf Coreopsis
7		June	purple	Vicia villosa	Harry Vetch
8		June	pink	Rosa arkansana	Prairie Wild Rose 1 1/2’ tall, Native perennial
9		June-July-August	reddish purple	Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant *
10		June-August	blue	Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamont 4’ tall Native perennial
11		June-October	yellow, white, red	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow 1’-2’ tall, Native perennial
12		June-July	yellow	Lotus corniculatus	Bird's Foot Trefoil * 2"-2’ tall Introduced perennial
13		June-July	pink	Petalostemon purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover 1’-3’ tall, Native perennial
14		June-July	yellow	Rudbeckia hirta	Black-Eyed Susan * 1’-2’ tall, Native biennial
15		June-July	pink	Echinacea angustifolia	Black Samson *
16		June-July	yellow	Ratibida columnifera	Upright Prairie Coneflower 1’-2’ tall, Native perennial
17		June-July	yellow	Ratibida pinnata	Grayhead Prairie Coneflower *
18		June-July	rosebud red	Linum grandiflorum	Scarlet Flax
19		June-July	white	Argemone polyanthemos	Prickly Poppy 2’-4’ tall Native annual
20		July-August	pinkish purple	Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower 3’ tall, Native perennial
21		July-August	yellow-red	Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains Coreopsis * 1’-3’ tall, Native annual
22		July-August	yellow	Rudbeckia laciniata	Golden Glow
23		July-August	yellow	Silphium lacinatum	Compass Plant *
24		July-August	white-pink	Cleome serrulata	Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 8" to 48" tall, Annual
25		July-August	yellow	Cassia chamaecrista	Partridge Pea * 1’-3’ tall, Native annual
26		July-August	blue	Cichorium intybus	Chicory 1’-3’ tall, Blooms July, Introduced annual
27		July-September	blue	Salvia azurea	Pitcher (Blue) Sage * 1 1/2’-4’ tall, Native perennial
28		July-September	pink	Polygonium bicorne	Pink Smartweed 3’ tall, Native perennial
29		July-September	pink	Vernonia species	Ironweed 4’-6’ tall, Native perennial
30		July-October	yellow	Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth Sunflower 5’-8’ tall, Native perennial
31		August-September	white	Aster ericoides	White Aster 1’-3’ tall, Native perennial
32		August-September	purple	Liatris species	Gay-Feather * 1 1/2’-2’ tall, Native perennial
33		September-October	yellow	Helianthus maximiliani	Maximillian Sunflower *
Link to Midwest Wildflower & Grasses On-Line Guide Wildflowers & Grasses do not recognize state borders, and many Nebraska wildflowers & grasses are found throughout the Midwest. This on-line Guide is well maintained and can be useful for identification purposes.