Wildflowers

Take an online walk with EEK! and view wildflowers of the woods, wetlands and prairies. Then go outside, take a hike, and see if you can spot any of these beautiful bloomers.

Blazing Star

No, this is not something you'll find in the sky.

Bloodroot

Any guesses how this plant got its name?

Compass Plant

Dutchman's Breeches

What do these flowers look like to you?

Hepatica

This plant gets its name from the Latin word for liver, hepaticus.

Large White Trillium

The trillium gets its name from the Latin word for three.

March Marigold, Image Credit: Thomas Meyer

Marsh Marigolds

Another plant of wet places is the marsh marigold.

Milkweed

Can you guess where the Milkweed plant got its name from?

Pasqueflower

The first prairie flower to bloom is the pasqueflower.

Prairie Coneflower

This delicate yellow coneflower stands between 2 and 5 feet tall.

Prairie Dock

Not to be mistaken for the sunflower or the compass plant.

Prairie White-Fringed Orchid

Before wet meadows and moist prairies were drained and tilled for agriculture, the prairie white-fringed orchid was more common.

Purple Coneflower

The purple coneflower is a beautiful summer/fall bloomer.

Shooting Stars

Cranesbill, star shower, diamond-sparks—these are all names for this plant. Can you guess why?

Skunk Cabbage

stalks of white-flowered wild white indigo growing in a prairie

White Wild Indigo

Why would a beautiful white-flowering prairie plant have a name that is a shade of blue?

Wood Anemone

You'll find this plant in dry to medium open woods and clearings.