Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Broadleaf Barbara’s Buttons, Colonial Barbara’s Buttons, Southern Barbara’s Buttons Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: S3 Special Concern TN
Gattinger’s Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. tabernaemontana)
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Bluestar, Gattinger’s Bluestar Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: AprBloom Notes: Flowers pale blue, occasionally white. Leaves are a lot thinner than Amsonia tabernaemontana (Pursh) Woodson var. salicifolia. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana (Pursh) Woodson var. salicifolia)
Oceanblue Phacelia (Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Limestone Fameflower (Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger)
Portulacaceae (Purslane Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Fameflower Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: The roots of this plant may go many feet into the rock. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Glade Savory (Clinopodium arkansanum (Nutt.) House)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Glade Savory, Glade Calamint, Glade Wild Basil Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.