Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The starlike flowers, one at the end of each stem, are about 1 inch across, pink or rose-colored, and have a yellowish eye with 5 points, all bordered by a red line. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Slender Heliotrope (Euploca tenella (Torr.) Feuillet & Halse
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Pasture Heliotrope, White Heliotrope Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Gromwell (Lithospermum molle Muhl.)
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Soft-hair Marbleseed, False Gromwell Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, JuneBloom Notes: Usually lavender blue in color, but occasionally white. Blooms only on new wood. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cumberland Spurge (Euphorbia mercurialina Michx.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Synonym(s): Mercury Spurge Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, June For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Rose Vervain (Glandularia canadensis (L.) Nutt.)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): Rose Vervain, Sweet William, Rose Mock Vervain Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Rosy pink in color For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Gattinger’s Prairie Clover (Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Purpletassels, Gattinger Prairie Clover Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pale Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.)
Iridaceae (Iris Family) Synonym(s): White Blue-eyed Grass Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun 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.