Category Archives: Native

Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct Similar Species: Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.) For more information about this plant, Click Here.

False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigo Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Corolla deep violet-purple, anthers orange, style purplish. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Purple Rocket (Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud.)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Purple Rocket, Purple-rocket, Purplerocket, Violet-roc Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Quarterman’s Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola quartermaniae D. Estes)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Hedge Hyssop, Limestone Hedgehyssop, Quarterman’s Hedge-hyssop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Catesby’s Trillium (Trillium catesbaei Elliot)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Bashful Wakerobin, Catesby’s Trillium, Catesby’s Wakerobin, Bashful Trillium Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Vasey’s Trillium (Trillium vaseyi Harbison)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin, Vasey’s Trillium, Vasey’s Wakerobin Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Ill-scented Wakerobin, Ill-scented Trillium, Southern Nodding Trillium Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum (Muhl.) Harbison)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Wakerobin, Yellow Trillium Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, JunBloom Notes: How to tell the difference between this trillium and a yellow Trillium cuneatum. The filaments of the two species are different colors. The filaments of Trillium luteum are greenish white and those of Trillium cuneatum are brownishContinue reading “Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum (Muhl.) Harbison)”