Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Sepals are as long or longer than petals. For more information about this plant, Click Here! Similar Species: Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Edgar Evans State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.)
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Synonym(s): Blue Cohosh, Squaw-root, Papoose-root, Caulophylle Faux-pigamon Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum L. C. Beck)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Bloody Butcher Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Wild Leek, Ramp Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Two long, glossy, oval leaves appear in early spring and wither away before the smooth, 6-10 in. flowering stalk matures. Small white flowers occur in a hemispherical, terminal cluster of creamy-white flowers. For more information about this plant, ClickContinue reading “Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton)”
Woolly Dutchman’s Pipe (Isotrema tomentosa (Sims) H. Huber)
Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family) Synonym(s): Common Dutchman’s Pipe Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), GreenReproductive Phenology: May, JunCaterpillar Hosts: Pipevines (Aristolochia species) For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla Lam.)
Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum Raf.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Betsy, Little Sweet Betsy Base Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown (incl. Maroon), BronzeReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida Michx.)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Synonym(s): Fernleaf Phacelia, Fernleaf Scorpion Weed, Spotted Phacelia, Loose-flowered Phacelia Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, JunBloom Notes: The color is usually described as violet-blue. A biennial that blooms early to mid-spring of its second year. For more information about this plant, Click Here
Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. ssp. americanum)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Trout-lily, American Trout-lily, Eastern Trout-lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Adder’s Tongue Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Sessile Trillium (Trillium sessile L.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Toadshade, Red Trillium, Red Wake-robin, Sessile Trillium, Sessile Wake-robin, Yellow Trillium, Yellow Wake-robin. Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr Notice the pointed stamens sometimes referred to as a beak. The stamens on Trillium cuneatum are rounded. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii Buckley)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.