Delaware Wildflowers

Scientific names
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Cacalia atriplicifolia Pale Indian-plantain
Cakile edentula American Sea-rocket
Callitriche heterophylla Large Water-starwort
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus Grass-pink Orchid
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
Calystegia sepium var. sepium Hedge Bindweed
Campanula aparinoides Marsh Bellflower
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse
Cardamine angustata Slender Toothwort
Cardamine bulbosa Bulbous Bitter-cress
Cardamine concatenata Cutleaf Toothwort
Cardamine diphylla Pepper-root Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens Touch-me-not Bittercress
Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania Bittercress
Carduus nutans Musk Thistle
Carex albicans Bellow-beaked Sedge
Carex albicans var. albicans Bellow-beaked Sedge
Carex artiteca Bellow-beaked Sedge
Carex cephalophora Oval-leaved Sedge
Carex crinita var. crinita Asymmetrical Fringed Sedge
Carex digitalis var. digitalis Slender Wood Sedge
Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge
Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis Lax-culmed Sedge
Carex laxiflora Loose-flowered Sedge
Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana var. caroliniana Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana Ironwood
Carya alba Mockernut Hickory
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea
Cassia hebecarpa Wild Senna
Cassia nictitans Wild Sensitive Plant
Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides var. thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet
Cenchrus purpurascens Chinese Fountain Grass
Cenchrus tribuloides Dune Sandbur
Centaurea biebersteinii Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button Knapweed
Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos Spotted Knapweed
Centaurium pulchellum Branching Centaury-plant
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cerastium arvense var. villosum Serpentine Chickweed
Cerastium fontanum Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium semidecandrum Five-stamen Chickweed
Cerastium velutinum var. velutinum Serpentine Chickweed
Cerastium vulgatum Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Eastern Redbud
Chaenorhinum minus Dwarf Snapdragon
Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens Spreading Chervil
Chaiturus marrubiastrum Horehound Mother-wort
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans Wild Sensitive Plant
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaelirium luteum Devil's-bit
Chamaesyce maculata Spotted Spurge
Chamaesyce nutans Eyebane Spurge
Chamaesyce polygonifolia Seaside Spurge
Chasmanthium latifolium Broad Spikegrass
Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine
Chelone glabra White Turtlehead
Chenopodium album White Goosefoot
Chenopodium ambrosioides Wormseed Goosefoot
Chimaphila maculata Spotted Wintergreen
Chionodoxa sp. Glory-of-the-snow
Chondrilla juncea Skeletonweed
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Oxeye Daisy
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland Golden Aster
Chrysosplenium americanum American Golden-saxifrage
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Cicuta maculata Spotted Water-hemlock
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh
Circaea canadensis subsp. canadensis Southern Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade
Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis Southern Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade
Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle
Cirsium discolor Field Thistle
Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum Yellow Thistle
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle
Cirsium pumilum Pasture Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle
Claytonia virginica var. virginica Narrowleaf Springbeauty
Clematis paniculata Japanese Virgin's-bower
Clematis terniflora Japanese Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginiana Virginia Virgin-bower
Cleome spinosa Spiderflower
Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush
Clinopodium vulgare Field Basil
Clitoria mariana var. mariana Maryland Butterfly-pea
Collinsonia canadensis Canada Horse-balm
Comandra umbellata subsp. umbellata Umbellate Bastard Toadflax
Commelina communis var. communis Light-blue Asiatic Dayflower
Conium maculatum Poison-hemlock
Conocephalum conicum Scented Liverwort
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Boneset
Conopholis americana Squaw-root
Consolida ajacis Doubtful Knight's-spur
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Convolvulus sepium Hedge Bindweed
Conyza canadensis Canada Horseweed
Conyza canadensis var. pusilla Canada Horseweed
Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot
Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-leaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea Rose Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria Golden Tickseed
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaf Dogwood
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Red-osier Dogwood
Coronilla varia Crown Vetch
Corydalis flavula Yellow Corydalis
Corylus americana American Hazelnut
Cosmos bipinnatus Garden Cosmos
Crocanthemum canadense Canada Frostweed
Crocus tomasinianus Woodland Crocus
Cryptotaenia canadensis Canada Honewort
Cunila origanoides Dittany
Cuscuta gronovii Gronovius's Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona Field Dodder
Cymbalaria muralis Kenilworth's Ivy
Cynoglossum amabile Chinese Forget-me-not
Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum Wild Comfrey
Cyperus odoratus var. odoratus Rusty Flatsedge
Cypripedium acaule Pink Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens Large Yellow Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium pubescens Large Yellow Lady's-slipper

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