Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris, Colicroot, Loosescale Gayfeather Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: This is one of the earliest Liatris species to bloom. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Purple Cudweed (Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Great Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida Cronquist var. trifida)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed Base Flower Color: Green, Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: This is the giant among the ragweeds, reaching towering heights and possessing long flower spikes. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)
Narrowleaf White-Topped Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster, Flax-leaf Whitetop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, July, Aug 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.
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.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: In Tennessee you can see this plant any month. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Plantain-Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Hook.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Plantain Leaved Pussytoes, Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Woman’s Tobacco, Ladies’ Tobacco, Everlasting, Mouse Ear, Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , JunBloom Notes: Male flowers pure white. Female flowers white tinged with pink. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng.
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Tall Thistle, Roadside Thistle Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , OctBloom Notes: Ray flowers absent.Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall, often much shorter. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pilewort (Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): American Burnweed Base Flower Color: White , YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , OctSize Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall. For more information about this plant, Click Here.