Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptThis plant is considered invasive in some states. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Cane Creek Park in Middle Tennessee.
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet var. helianthoides)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Oxeye; Smooth Oxeye Base Flower Color: Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Cup Plant, Indian Cup Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, AugNotes: The small cup formed by the leaves holds water and attracts birds. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Allegheny Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Allegheny Hawkweed Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Spearmint (Mentha spicata L. var. spicata)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, AugNotes: This plant is considered invasive in many places. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Perplexed Ticktrefoil (Desmodium perplexum B. G. Schub.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Perplexed Ticktrefoil, Perplexing Tick Trefoil Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet var. helianthoides)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Smooth Oxeye, Oxeye Sunflower, False Sunflower Base Flower Color: Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Unlike sunflowers, its rays persist on the flower heads; the rays of sunflowers wither and fall away. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata L.)
Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Synonym(s): Spotted Water Hemlock, Water-hemlock, Beaver Poison Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunNotes: Highly Toxic! May be Fatal if Eaten! For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Groundnut (Apios americana Medik.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Groundnut, Wild Potato, Indian Potato, American Potatobean Base Flower Color: Red, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G. L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): New England Aster, New England American-aster Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.