Rhode Island Oddities
Oddities are those botanical wonders that shouldn’t be there…
but are.
Often times it’s a flower that’s the wrong color or has too many petals. Sometimes it’s an odd growth habit. Either way, it’s unique.
If you have an Oddity you would like to add to our collection, contact us at news@among-ri-wildflowers.org
Here’s some of the Oddities that we’ve come across.
5-petalled form of Bluets
(Houstonia caerulea)
Photo credit: Nancy Fullerton
White form of Blue Toadflax
(Nuttallanthus canadensis)
Photo credit: kb
Sensitive Fern frond with fertile and sterile parts
Onoclea sensibilis
Photo credit: Garry Plunkett
5-sided Seedbox (normally 4-sided)
Ludwigia alternifolia
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
White Arethusa
Arethusa bulbosa
Photo credit: kb
White Fringed Polygala
Polygala paucifolia
Photo credit: kb
Four-leaved Trillium
Trillium sp.
Photo credit: Norm Boyer
White Bird’s Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Photo credit: Norm Boyer
White Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Photo credit: Norm Boyer
White Calopogon
Calopogon tuberosus
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
White Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
Double-flowered Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia
Photo credit:kbarton
White Ladyslipper
Cypripedium acaule
Photo credit: Norm Boyer
Double-flowered Wood Anemone
Anemone quinquefolium
Photo credit: Francis Underwood
Variegated Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetida
Photo credit: Norm Boyer















