Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Glade Onion, Autumn Onion Base Flower Color: White, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Endangered
Southern Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F. Reed)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Southern Lady’s-slipper, Kentucky Lady’s-slipper, Ivory Lady’s-slipper, Purloined Slipper Base Flower Color: Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Clingman’s Hedgenettle (Stachys clingmanii Small)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple, VioletReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea (Nutt.) Nutt.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink , PurpleReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , JulBloom Notes: Color ranges from a pink so pale it almost appears white to rose. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Rose Pogonia Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Rose Pogonia, Snake-mouth Orchid, Beard Flower Base Flower Color: Pink , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis (Beadle) Small)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Orange , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , AugNotes: One of the nation’s rarest wildflowers, it was the second plant listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in June 1979. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pyne’s Ground Plum (Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & Bridges)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Glade Milkvetch, Pyne’s Ground-plum, Guthrie’s Ground-plum Base Flower Color: Pink , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr , May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Boykin’s Milkwort (Polygala boykinii Nutt.)
Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Synonym(s): Boykin’s Milkwort Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here
Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia verna Nutt.)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Spring Blue Eyed Mary, Spring Blue-eyed Mary Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.