Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Note: Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in the position you place it. For more informationContinue reading “Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)”
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Flat Rock Cedar Glade in Middle Tennessee.
Late Purple Aster (Symphyotrichum patens (Aiton) G. L. Nesom var. patens)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, White, YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula Michx.)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Blue flowers with white center 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.
Southern Stoneseed (Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex DC.)
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Tuberous Stoneseed, Southern Stoneseed, Tuberous Gromwell Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana Spreng. var. incana)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, VioletReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug 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.
American Columbo (Frasera caroliniensis Walter)
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Synonym(s): American Columbo, Green Gentian Base Flower Color: White, GreenReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Skunk Meadow Rue (Thalictrum revolutum DC.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Waxyleaf Meadow-rue Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , JunBloom Notes: This is a dioecious plant, meaning there are plants that contain male flowers, and separate plants with female flowers. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata L. var. pedata)
Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Birdfoot Violet, Bird’s-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet Base Flower Color: Blue , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar , Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.