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Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/27/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/27/24

Zig Zag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis (Zig Zag Goldenrod)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/16/24

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Lobelia

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/2/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/2/24

Green-Headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata, Green-Headed Coneflower

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/19/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/19/24

Turk’s Cap Lily

Lilium superbum, Turk’s Cap Lily

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/12/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/12/24

Bee Balm, Bergamot

Monarda didyma (Bee Balm, Scarlet Bee-Balm, Oswego Tea, Bergamot)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/5/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/5/24

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/28/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/28/24

Milkweeds

Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed), Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed), Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/20/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/20/24

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/14/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/14/24

Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis (Spiderwort, Ohio Spiderwort, Widow’s Tears)

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/7/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/7/24

Hearts-a-Busting

Euonymus americanus (Hearts-a-Busting, Strawberry Bush)