Wild Quinine is a robust native prairie wildflower producing flat-topped clusters of small, brilliant white flowers that bloom over an extraordinarily long season from May through September. Growing 2–4 feet tall, it is named for a historical use as a quinine substitute, though the connection is tenuous. Found in dry to moist prairies and open woodlands in the central and eastern United States, it is extremely drought-tolerant and long-lived from a deep taproot.
Best time to see a Wild Quinine
The best time to see a Wild Quinine is May–July, when about 74% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 7,806 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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