Late Summer Wildflower Seedheads and Fruits of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Presented by The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden
Thumbnails of some of the easily noticed late summer fruits and seedpods of selected plants that you may encounter on a visit between - Mid-July and September 1st. This page includes both the Upland and Woodland Gardens. Alternate common names for plant are shown in ( ), woody plants designated by "*". Timing of bloom will vary with each year's weather pattern.
Plant names with web links lead to a separate page of plant information and photos on that plant.
Images are arranged by color categories and then by scientific name within color.
Download printable PDF File in Scientific Name Order within Color. Pages 11 high x 8.5 inches wide, 4 pages, 20 images per page. Low resolution - 581kb. - - - Hi resolution 4.3mb. Best for printing.
Actaea rubra
Actaea pachypoda
Cornus sericea
(Ironwood)
Ostrya virginiana
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Tragopogon pratensis
Aesculus glabra
(American Bittersweet)
Celastrus scandens
Early Fruit color
Physocarpus opulifolius
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone cylindrica &
Anemone virginiana
(Wild White Indigo)
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
Belamcanda chinensis
Corylus americana
Early Berry
Crataegus chrysocarpa
Geum canadense
Podophyllum peltatum
Ribes missouriense. Photo ©Merel R. Black, Wisconsin Flora
(Celandine Poppy)
Stylophorum diphyllum
Viburnum lentago
(Canadian White Violet)
Viola canadensis
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Arisaema triphyllum
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Lathyrus venosus
(AKA Veiny Vetchling)
Physalis heterophylla
Staphylea trifolia
Strophostyles helvola
Caulophyllum thalictroides
(Alternate-leaf Dogwood)
Cornus alternifolia
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus amomum
(Cornus obliqua)
Juniperus virginiana
(Smooth Solomon's Seal)
Polygonatum biflorum
Viburnum dentatum
Prunus serotina
Prunus virginiana
Ribes cynosbati
(American Black Elderberry)
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Trillium erectum
Actaea rubra
Amelanchier ainifolia
Amelanchier arborea
Hydrastis canadensis
(Black Alder)
Ilex verticillata
Lonicera tatarica
(Photo ©Robert W. Freckmann, Wis. Flora.)
(Feathery False Lily of the Valley)
Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum
Prunus pensylvanica
Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Rhus hirta
Ribes rubrum
Rosa sp 6 species - information sheet for details
Rubus allegheniensis
Early red stage.
Rubus flagellaris
(American Red Raspberry)
Rubus idaeus
Rubus occidentalis
(Flowering Raspberry)
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus pubescens
Sambucus racemosa
(Bittersweet Nightshade)
Solanum dulcamara
(American Cranberrybush)
Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Viburnum opulus var. opulus
Zanthoxylum americanum
Triosteum perfoliatum
Amorpha canescens
Astragalus canadensis
Comptonia peregrina
Heracleum maximum
Rumex crispus
(Wild White Indigo)
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
Baptisia australis
Frangula alnus
Rhamnus cathartica
Ribes americanum
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus occidentalis
