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Plants in the Parks

What's in bloom?

Click through our Plants in the Parks pages to learn about a few of the different plants  you can find in the Metro Parks.

Common Wildflowers in the Metro Parks

  • Swamp Milkweed
  • Golden Ragwort
  • Philadelphia Fleabane
  • Cut-leaved Toothwort
  • New England Aster

Trees in the Metro Parks

  • American Beech Tree
  • American Sycamore
  • Black Cherry
  • Ohio Buckeye
  • Northern Red Oak

Fungi in the Metro Parks

  • Turkey Tail
  • Chicken of the Woods
  • Dryad’s Saddle
  • Orange Mycena
  • Artist’s Conk