White Native Flowers (New England)

Circaea alpina

Common Name: Dwarf enchanter’s nightshade

Late Spring to Summer

Perennial

Cool moist forests, seepages and stream banks

Family: Onagraceae

Circaea canadensis 

Common Name: Common enchanter’s nightshade 

Late spring to summer

Perennial

Forests and woodlands

Family: Onagraceae

Trillium cernuum

Common Name: Nodding trillium

Spring 

Perennial 

Moist forests and woodlands, often on sandy or peaty soils 

Family: Melanthiaceae 

Trillium grandiflorum 

Common Name: Large-flowered trillium 

Spring 

Perennial 

Rich, moist forests 

Family: Melanthiaceae 

Trillium undulatum

Common Name: Painted trillium

Spring

Perennial

Cool, moist forests and swamp edges

Family: Melanthiaceae

Galium tinctorium

Common Name: Stiff three-petaled bedstraw/Clayton’s bedstraw

Summer to early fall

6-30in

Perennial

Swamps, marshes and wet meadows

Family: Rubiaceae

Galium trifidum

Common Name: Three-petaled bedstraw/Small bedstraw

2-16in 

Summer to early fall 

Perennial 

Swamps, marshses, wet meadows, and tidal wetlands 

Family: Rubiaceae