The Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee
Paulinskill Valley and Sussex Branch
Trail Flowers
The creation of the Rail-Trail Wildflower Reference Books was made possible with a grant from National Recreational Trails and matching funds from the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee. Marjorie Barrett, the author, extends her thanks to Lynn Groves Lussier, the Resource Interpretive Specialist, Natural Resources, Kittatinny Valley State Park, for her constructive comments.
This Rail-Trail Wildflower Reference Book is meant to be a quick identification resource for trail users. A Peterson or Newcomb guide to wildflowers contains more detailed information.
The flowers in this reference may be seen from either of the two rail-trails of Kittatinny Valley State Park. They are the Paulinskill Valley Trail and the Sussex Branch Trail.
References
Peterson, Roger Tory and McKenny, Margaret. 1968.
A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
Newcomb, Lawrence and Morrison, Gordon. 1977.
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown and Company, Boston.
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The flowers are organized by primary color for ease of identification.
If you do not know the flower name, you may browse each complete flower book by color.
Should you know the flower name, then further below on this page you may click on the flower name to open a new window containing that flower's information and photographs.
Open the complete Yellow Flower book by clicking here.
Open the complete White Flower book by clicking here.
Open the complete Pink Flower book by clicking here.
A full copy of each book is currently available for viewing at the Kittatinny Valley State Park office.
Pink Trail Flowers
Asiatic Dayflower
Spiderwort Family
(Commelina communis)
Blue Flag
Iris Family
(Iris versicolor)
Blue Vervain
Vervain Family
(Verbena hastata)
Canada Thistle
Composite Family
(Cirsium arvense)
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia Family
(Lobelia cardinalis)
Chicory
Composite Family
(Cichorium intybus)
Closed Gentian
Gentian Family
(Gentiana clausa)
Columbine
Buttercup Family
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Common Blue Violet
Violet Family
(Viola sororia)
Common Milkweed
Milkweed Family
(Asclepias syriaca)
Crown Vetch
Pea Family
(Coronilla varia)
Curled Dock
Buckwheat Family
(Rumex crispus)
Daisy Fleabane
Composite Family
(Erigeron annuus)
Dame's Rocket
Mustard Family
(Hesperis matronalis)
Deptford Pink
Pink Family
(Dianthus armeria)
Field Garlic
Lily Family
(Allium vineale)
Field Pansy
Violet Family
(Viola bicolor)
Fringed Polygala
Milkwort Family
(Polygala paucifolia)
Gill-over-the-ground
Mint Family
(Glechoma hederacea)
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arum Family
(Arisaema atrorubens)
Mertensia
Forget-me-not Family
(Mertensia virginica)
Partridgeberry
Bedstraw Family
(Mitchella repens)
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Buckwheat Family
(Polygonum pensylvanicum)
Red Clover
Pea Family
(Trifolium pratense)
Round-lobed Hepatica
Buttercup Family
(Hepatica americana)
Selfheal
Mint Family
(Prunella vulgaris)
Skunk Cabbage
Arum Family
(Symplocarpus foetidus)
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
Composite Family
(Eupatorium maculatum)
Spring Beauty
Purslane Family
(Claytonia virginica)
True Forget-me-not
Borage Family
(Myosotis scorpioides)
Wild Bergamot
Mint Family
(Monarda fistulosa)
Wild Geranium
Geranium Family
(Geranium maculatum)
Wild Ginger
Birthwort Family
(Asarum canadense)
White Trail Flowers
Bladder Campion
Pink Family
(Silene cucubalus)
Bloodroot
Poppy Family
(Sanguinaria canadensis)
Boneset
Composite Family
(Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Bouncing Bet
Pink Family
(Saponaria officinalis)
Canada Mayflower
Lily Family
(Maianthemum canadense)
Dutchman's Breeches
Poppy Family
(Dicentra cucullaria)
Dwarf Ginseng
Ginseng Family
(Panax trifolius)
Early Saxifrage
Saxifrage Family
(Saxifraga virginiensis)
Evening Lychnis
Pink Family
(Lychnis alba)
False Solomon's Seal
Lily Family
(Smilacina racemosa)
Field Pennycress
Mustard Family
(Thlaspi arvense)
Field Pussytoes
Composite Family
(Antennaria neglecta)
Foxglove Beardtongue
Snapdragon Family
(Penstemon digitalis)
Fragrant Water Lily
Water Lily Family
(Nymphaea odorata)
Garlic Mustard
Mustard Family
(Alliaria officinalis)
Horse Nettle
Nightshade Family
(Solanum carolinense)
Introduced Honeysuckles
Honeysuckle Family
(Lonicera sp.)
Lyre-leaved Rock Cress
Mustard Family
(Arabis lyrata)
May Apple
Barberry Family
(Podophyllum peltatum)
Miterwort
Saxifrage Family
(Mitella diphylla)
Moth Mullein
Snapdragon Family
(Verbascum blattaria)
Mouse-ear Chickweed
Pink Family
(Cerastium vulgatum)
Nodding Trillium
Lily Family
(Trillium cernuum)
Ox-eye Daisy
Composite Family
(Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Pokeweed
Pokeweed Family
(Phytolacca americana)
Rue Anemone
Buttercup Family
(Anemonella thalictroides)
Show Tick Trefoil
Pea Family
(Desmodium canadense)
Smooth Rock Cress
Mustard Family
(Arabis laevigata)
Solomon's Seal
Lily Family
(Polygonatum biflorum)
Spotted Wintergreen
Pyrola Family
(Chimaphila maculata)
Starry False Solomon's Seal
Lily Family
(Smilacina stellata)
Sweet Cicely
Parsley Family
(Osmorhiza claytoni)
Tall Meadow Rue
Buttercup Family
(Thalictrum polygamum)
Teasel
Teasel Family
(Dipsacus sylvestris)
Virginia Waterleaf
Waterleaf Family
(Hydrophyllum virginianum)
White Avens
Rose Family
(Geum canadense)
White Baneberry
Buttercup Family
(Actaea pachypoda)
White Clover
Pea Family
(Trifolium repens)
Wild Garlic
Lily Family
(Allium canadense)
Wild Leek
Lily Family
(Allium tricoccum)
Wild Strawberry
Rose Family
(Fragaria virginiana)
Wood Anemone
Buttercup Family
(Anemone quinquefolia)
Yarrow
Composite Family
(Achillea millefolium)
Yellow Trail Flowers
Agrimony Pea Family Barberry Family Composite Family Figwort Family Poppy Family Composite Family Buttercup Family Composite Family Evening Primrose Family Snapdragon Family Spurge Family Violet Family Rose Family Snapdragon Family Composite Family Composite Family Buttercup Family Composite Family Pea Family Buttercup Family Buttercup Family Snapdragon Family Composite Family Lily Family Composite Family Composite Family Touch-me-not Family Composite Family Lily Family Composite Family Primrose Family Snapdragon Family Composite Family Iris Family Amaryllis Family Pea Family
Rose Family
(Agrimonia gryposepala)
(Lotus corniculatus)
Blue Cohosh
(Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
(Solidago caesia)
Butter-and-eggs
(Linaria vulgaris)
Celandine
(Chelidonium majus)
Coltsfoot
(Tussilago farfara)
Common Buttercup
(Ranunculus acris)
Common Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale)
Common Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis)
Common Mullein
(Verbascum thapsus)
Cypress Spurge
(Euphorbia cyparissias)
Downy Yellow Violet
(Viola pubescens)
Dwarf Cinquefoil
(Potentilla canadensis)
Figwort
(Scrophularia lanceolata)
Golden Ragwort
(Senecio aureus)
Goldenrods
(Solidago sp.)
Kidneyleaf Buttercup
(Ranunculus abortivus)
Lance-leaved Goldenrod
(Solidago graminifolia)
Least Hop Clover
(Trifolium dubium)
Lesser Celandine
(Ranunculus ficaria)
Marsh Marigold
(Caltha palustris)
Moth Mullein
(Verbascum blattaria)
Nipplewort
(Lapsana communis)
Pale Jewelweed
Touch-me-not Family
(Impatiens pallida)
Perfoliate Bellwort
(Uvularia perfoliata)
Roundleaf Ragwort
(Senecio obovatus)
Smoothish Hawkweed
(Hieracium floribundum)
Spotted Jewelweed
(Impatiens capensis)
Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Thin-leaved Coneflower
Composite Family
(Rudbeckia triloba)
(Erythronium americanum)
Two-flowered Cynthia
(Krigia biflora)
Whorled Loosestrife
(Lysimachia quadrifolia)
Wood Betony
(Pedicularis canadensis)
Yellow Goat's-Beard
(Tragopogon pratensis)
Yellow Iris
(Iris pseudacorus)
Yellow Stargrass
(Hypoxis hirsuta)
Yellow Sweet Clover
(Melilotus officinalis)
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Wood Sorrel Family
(Oxalis europaea)
