Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) Synonym(s): Kinnikinnik, Pale Dogwood, Red Willow, Silky Cornel, Swamp Dogwood Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Families
Mountain Bluet (Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx.)
Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Synonym(s): Thymeleaf Bluet, Creeping Bluet. Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Sibbaldia tridentata (Aiton) Paule & Soják)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Synonym(s): Shrubby Five-fingers Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Gypsyweed (Veronica officinalis L.)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense Desf.)
Ruscaceae (Butcher’s Broom Family)Previously Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): False Lily-of-the-Valley, Two-leaved Solomon’s Seal, Canadian May-lily, Wild Lily-of-the-Valley, Elf Feather, Heartleaf, Muguet, One Blade, Scurvy Berries, Tobacco Berries, and Canada Beadruby. Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Field Hawkweed, King Devil (Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: June, JulyBloom Notes: This plant has only been seen in a few counties in east Tennessee. I saw it in the Smokies and on Roan Mountain. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata L.)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Tall Milkweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora L.)
Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe Family) Synonym(s): Indianpipe, Indian Pipe Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Mouse Ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: This plant is listed as invasive in the north west and far north east. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium Brummitt ssp. appalachiana)
Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Synonym(s): Hedge False Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed, Appalachia False Bindweed Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.