Table 1. Flowering plant taxa observed flowering in Maine blueberry fields (2014-2015).
Year and Region | Early May | Late May – June | July |
2014
Hancock Co. |
bluets (Houstonia caerulea)1 | bladder campionE (Silene vulgaris) | |
bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) | bluets | ||
cherry (Prunus spp.) | buttercupE&N (Ranunculus spp.) | ||
dandelionE (Taraxacum officinale) | Canada toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) | ||
forsythiaE (Forsythia spp.) | chickweedE (Stellaria media) | ||
strawberry (Fragaria vesca) | cinquefoilE&N (Potentilla spp.) | ||
violets (Viola spp.) | cloverE (Trifolium spp.) | ||
cow vetchE (Vicia cracca) | |||
crown vetchE (Securigera varia) | |||
daisyE | |||
Asteraceae | |||
fall dandelionE (Scorzoneroides autumnalis) | |||
hawkweedE&N (Hieracium spp.) | |||
iris (Iris spp.) | |||
lupineE (Lupinus polyphyllus) | |||
maiden pink (Dianthus deltoides) | |||
raspberry (Rubus spp.) | |||
wild roseE&N (Rosa spp.) | |||
sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) | |||
wild mustardE&N (Brassica spp.) | |||
yarrowE&N (Achillea millefolium) | |||
2014 | |||
Knox & Waldo Co. | bluet | bluet | blackberry (Rubus occidentalis) |
dandelionE | bunchberry | bluet | |
serviceberry (Amelanchia spp.) | Canadian mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) | bluntleaf sandwort (Moehringia lateriflora) | |
strawberry | cherry | bunchberry | |
violet | chickweedE | chickweedE | |
dandelionE | cinquefoilE&N | ||
hawkweedE&N | cloverE | ||
Japanese honey-suckleE (Lonicera japonica) | daisyE | ||
lilacE (Syringa spp.) | fall dandelionE | ||
onion (Allium spp.) | false baby’s breathE (Gallium mollugo) | ||
sheep laurel | terrestrial-water-starwort (Calitriche terrestris) | ||
strawberry | dogwood (Cornus spp.) | ||
violet | hawkweedE&N | ||
wild pansyE&N (Viola bicolor) | narrow leaf plantainE (Plantago lanceolata) | ||
beach pea (Lathyrus maritimus) | |||
smooth sandwort (Minuartia glabra) | |||
yarrowE&N | |||
2015 | |||
Hancock & Washington Co. | bluets | black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) | blackberry |
bunchberry | blackberry | blue-eyed grassE&N (Sisryrinchium montanum) | |
cherry | bunchberry | bristly sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida) | |
Japanese honeysuckleE violets | cinquefoil | bunchberry | |
dandelionE | cinquefoilE&N | ||
smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum) | cloverE | ||
hawkweedE&N | cow wheat (Melampyrum lineare) | ||
sheep laurel | fall dandelionE | ||
red sorrelE (Rumex acetosella) | dewberry | ||
dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) | |||
goldenrod (Solidago spp. & Euthamia spp.) | |||
hawkweedE&N | |||
meadowsweet (Spirea alba) | |||
wild roseE&N | |||
sheep laurel | |||
St john’s wortE (Hypericum perforatum) | |||
winterberry (Ilex verticillata) | |||
whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) | |||
2015 | |||
Knox & Waldo Co. | bluets | Autumn oliveE (Elaeagnus umbellata) | Aster (Aster spp. & Symphyotric spp.) |
cherry | black chokeberry blackberry | black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | |
dandelionE | blue-eyed grassE&N | blue-eyed grassE&N | |
strawberry | bluets | bluets | |
violets | bunchberry | bristly sarsaparilla | |
Willow (Salix spp.) | buttercupE&N | bunchberry | |
Canada toadflax chickweedE | common bladderwort (Ultricularia macrorhiza) | ||
wild chives (Allium schoenoprasum) | chickweedE | ||
cinquefoilE&N | cinquefoilE&N | ||
cloverE | cloverE | ||
crown vetchE | daisyE | ||
dandelionE | dewberry (Rubus spp.) | ||
hawkweedE&N | dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) | ||
Japanese honeysuckleE | goldenrod | ||
iris | goldmoss stonecrop (Sedum acre) | ||
lady’s bedstrawE (Galium verum) | gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) | ||
lilacE | hawkweedE&N | ||
pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) | common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | ||
raspberry | bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) | ||
red sorrelE | lady’s bedstrawE | ||
strawberry | queen anne’s laceE (Daucus carota) | ||
Trillium (Trillium erectum) | rabbit foot cloverE (Trifolium arvense) | ||
yarrowE&N | wild roseE&N | ||
smartweedE (Polygonum spp.) | |||
meadowsweet | |||
St john’s wortE | |||
sulfur cinquefoilE (Potentilla recta) | |||
Canada thistleE (Cirsium arvense) | |||
day liliesE (Hemerocallis spp.) | |||
cow vetchE | |||
whorled loosestrife | |||
wild roseE&N | |||
yarrowE&N | |||
yellow hop-cloverE (Trifolium campestre) |
1 scientific Latin binomials only given once at first occurrence of species
E exotic introductions
E&N species / biotype complex represented by both native and exotic introductions