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Tennessee Milk Vetch (Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Base Flower Color: White , Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Flowers are greenish- or yellow-tinged creamy-white.

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Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii Buckley)

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Synonym(s): Blue Phacelia, Wild Scorpion Weed

Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom Notes: Since the clusters of flowers are composed of pale lavender to violet-blue individual flowers arranged in a coil that resembles a curled scorpion’s tail.

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Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Showy Lady’s Slipper

Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul
Bloom Notes: This plant is a clonal plant that grows slowly, occasionally taking over 16 years to produce its first bloom; a single plant can live over fifty years.

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Field Mustard (Brassica rapa L. var. rapa)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s): Rape Mustard, Turnip, Bok Choy, Field Rape

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May

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Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Synonym(s): Scarlet Clover, Italian Clover, German Clover, French Clover, Carnation Clover, Incarnate Clover.

Base Flower Color: Red
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Crimson clover is commonly used as a winter or summer annual cover crop in rotation with vegetables or field crops.

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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. capitatum)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s): Sand-dune Wallflower, Western Wallflower, Prairie Rocket

Base Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun

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Large Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Large Whorled Pogonia, Purple Fiveleaf Orchid

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Green, Pink, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul

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Great Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx.)

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

Synonym(s): Appendaged Waterleaf, Woolen Breeches

Base Flower Color: Blue, White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul

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Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
Notes: Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 – 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.

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