Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Appalachian Ragwort, Plain Ragwort, Southern Ragwort Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Apr , MayBloom Notes: Flowers early June to mid-July in North. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Couchville Cedar Glades in Middle Tennessee.
Round-Fruited St. Johnswort (Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Synonym(s): Roundseed St. John’s-wort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Short’s Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Flower centers (disc flowers) open yellow but turn dark red after pollination. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Nodding Ladies’-tresses, Ladies’-tresses, Nodding Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: In total population numbers, Nodding Lady’s Tresses is second only to Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodryea pubescens, as the largest orchid species in the southern Appalachian Mountains. For more information about this plant, Click HereContinue reading “Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)”
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Woodland Sunflower, Rough Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata L.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)
False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)
Green Lipped Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes lacera (Bigelow) Luer var. gracilis)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Southern Slender Ladies’-tresses, Slender Ladies’-tresses, Slender Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, SeptBloom Notes: Bloom may extend to November. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Axilflower (Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small var. acuminata)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family)Formally Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Axil-Flower Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blackberry Lily (Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.)
Iridaceae (Iris Family) Synonym(s): Leopard Lily Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, AugBloom Description: Yellow, Orange For more information about this plant, Click Here.