Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/May/Yellow Flowers/Herbaceous

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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of May.
These plants have the following traits:

  • Yellow flowers
  • are herbaceous

Taraxacum officinale

Head

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Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot
Flowers: Head, flowers are all ray-like
Foliage: Basal only, pinnately lobed
Stem: flower stems are hollow with a milky sap
Scent: mild, "sunny"
Growing Conditions: sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant
Fruit: achene with a silky pappus
Similar Plants: Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

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Euphorbia lathyris

Flowering plant

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Profile for Euphorbia lathyris (Caper Spurge)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Early Winter

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Corydalis lutea

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Corydalis lutea (Yellow Corydalis)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Mound-forming, colonizing herbaceous plant
Flowers: Tubular, spurred, yellow
Foliage: Pinnately compound, somewhat glaucus
Stem: Weak, sappy
Fruit: Explosive pods
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

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Allium

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Profile for Allium (Onion, Garlic, Leek, etc.)
Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants: BCP/Allium aflatunense, BCP/Allium canadense, BCP/Allium cernuum, BCP/Allium flavum, BCP/Allium sativum, BCP/Allium schoenoprasum, BCP/Allium ursinum, BCP/Allium vineale
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Fragaria vesca

flowering plant

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Profile for Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Narcissus

A Jonquil flower

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Profile for Narcissus (Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcissus)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Upright herbaceous plants
Foliage: Basal, straplike, slightly bluish
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

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Waldsteinia fragarioides

flowering plant (purple flowers are Vinca minor)

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Profile for Waldsteinia fragarioides (Barren Strawberry)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Creeping herbaceous plant
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

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Tulipa

flowering plants

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Profile for Tulipa (Tulip)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

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Stylophorum diphyllum

Flowers

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Profile for Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy)
Identifying Characteristics
Flowers: 4 showy petals, numerous anthers, all yellow
Foliage: hairy beneath and on the petioles
Fruit: pods
Life Cycle: perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Alchemilla mollis

Inflorescences and foliage

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Profile for Alchemilla mollis (Lady's Mantle)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Iris

Flower of Iris versicolor

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Profile for Iris (Iris)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer

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Digitalis lutea

Spike

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Profile for Digitalis lutea (Yellow Foxglove)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers: On spikes, tubular and yellow
Foliage: Simple
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Coreopsis lanceolata

Head

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Profile for Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Tickseed)
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Barbarea vulgaris

Closeup of flowers

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Profile for Barbarea vulgaris (Yellow Rocketcress)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Upright
Flowers: Corymbs of yellow flowers, 4 petals.
Foliage: Glossy dark green, pinnately lobed or divided with a large terminal leaflet or lobe
Stem: green, stiff
Life Cycle: Biennial
Similar Plants: Barbarea verna, Rorippa sylvestris
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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Chelidonium majus

Flowers, foliage, and buds

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Profile for Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers: 4 showy petals, many anthers, yellow.
Foliage: Pinnately compound with lobed leaflets.
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Duchesnea indica

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Profile for Duchesnea indica (Mock Strawberry)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Creeping herbaceous plant
Flowers: 5 yellow petals
Foliage: Trifoliate, roughly haired, dark green
Fruit: Strawberry-like but with red seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Senecio vulgaris

Stems and flowers

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Profile for Senecio vulgaris (Common Groundsel)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Low growing but upright herbaceous plant
Flowers: Enclosed heads
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Fall

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Linaria vulgaris

Inflorescences

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Profile for Linaria vulgaris (Butter and Eggs)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: spreading herbaceous plant
Flowers: Snapdragon-like, yellow
Foliage: Simple, covered in a white, waxy bloom
Stem: Weak
Scent: None
Fruit: Dry capsules
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Matricaria discoidea

Heads

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Profile for Matricaria discoidea (Pineappleweed)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Herbaceous forb
Flowers: Discoid heads
Foliage: The leaves are pinnately dissected and sweet-scented when crushed.
Stem: The plant grows 3 to 12 inches (7.5 - 30 cm) high.
Scent: The flowers exude a chamomile/pineapple aroma when crushed.
Growing Conditions: Disturbed areas, especially those with poor, compacted soil. It can be seen blooming on footpaths, roadsides, and similar places in spring and early summer.
Life Cycle: Annual
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Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

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Oxalis stricta

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Oxalis stricta (Common Yellow Woodsorrel)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Upright
Flowers: 5 petals, yellow
Foliage: Trifoliate, leaflets heart-shaped
Stem: Slender, green
Fruit: Explosive capsules
Life Cycle: Annual
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Packera obovata

Flowers

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Profile for Packera obovata (Golden Ragwort)
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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Oxalis corniculata

Plant with flowers, showing the purple foliage

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Profile for Oxalis corniculata (Creeping Woodsorrel)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit: Creeping, rooting at the nodes
Flowers: Yellow, 5-petaled
Foliage: Trifoliate with heart-shaped leaflets, usually purple
Fruit: Explosive capsules
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Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Ranunculus

Flower of r. repens

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Profile for Ranunculus (Buttercup)
Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants: R. ficaria
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Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Last updated 12:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 23 plants.
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