Abraham Lincoln Birthplace is just a small part of the public lands that make up America's wildflower gardens. Plants and plant communities are critically important to humans and their environment. The many roles that they play range from subtle to obvious. The wildflowers of this area have great aesthetic value. Wildflowers beautify our world. They provide food for animals and like other plants that dot the hillsides they protect the soil from rain damage by holding the soil in place with their root systems. Like any treasure, they must be protected for all to enjoy.

You can be a steward of these resources by:

• Taking only photographs and memories when you leave.
• Treading lightly and staying on the trails.
• Leaving the flowers for others to enjoy.

Examples of the flowers you might see at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and The Boyhood Home at Knob Creek:

White Flowers 
Whorled milkweed
Wild carrot    
Spotted wintergreen
White snakeroot - see why this plant has a connection with Abraham Lincoln click here

Yellow Flowers
Greyhead prairie coneflower 
Blackeyed susan  
Kidney-leaf buttercup
Goldenrod

Pink to Red Flowers
Purple coneflower 
Fire pink 
Field thistle
Bare stemmed ticktrefoil

Orange Flowers
Butterflyweed

Blue Flowers
Tall bellflower 
Dwarf larkspur
Self-heal 
Blue mistflower

Green to Brown Flowers
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Blue cohosh

For more information on wildflowers you can visit
http://www.wildflower.org/