Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Snowy Orchid, Frog Spear, Bog Torch, White Frog Arrow, White Rein Orchid Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Category Archives: S1 Endangered TN
Loesel’s Twayblade (Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Widelip Orchid Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: State listed as EndangeredPlease excuse the picture quality, this plant had just survived a flood! For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wofford’s Woodmint (Blephilia woffordii Floden)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Wofford’s Eye-lash mint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Federally listed as Endangered For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Showy Lady’s Slipper Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom 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. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunNotes: 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. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Tennessee Trillium (Trillium tennesseense E. E. Schill. & Floden)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Southern Red Trillium Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunBloom Notes:Trillium tennesseense is a Tennessee endemic that occurs in the Bays Mountain in Hamblen and Hawkins Counties. There are three known occurrence in a very small region but there are thousands of plants. All occurrences are on private land. ForContinue reading “Tennessee Trillium (Trillium tennesseense E. E. Schill. & Floden)”
Stones River Bladderpod (Paysonia stonensis (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: This plant only exist in one county along the banks of the Stones River in middle Tennessee. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Spring Creek Bladderpod (Paysonia perforata (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Spring Creek Bladderpod (Paysonia perforata (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Spring Creek Bladderpod Base Flower Color: White, Yellow, BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Flower petals are white, butter-yellow proxima For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Stones River Bladderpod (Paysonia stonensis (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Giant Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) Loconte & W. H. Blackw.
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Great Plains Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Great Plains Ladies’-tresses, Great Plains Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.