Category Archives: Photographic Location: Great Smokey Mountains National Park.

Fly Poison, Crow Poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A. Gray)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Fly Poison, Crow Poison Base Flower Color: White, GreenReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: A sticky substance coats the blooms, causing them to glisten. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Rugel’s Indian Plantain (Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapm.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Peruvian Daisy, Shaggy Gallant Soldiers (Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus L.)

Rosaceae (Rose Family) Synonym(s): Purple Flowering Raspberry, Purpleflowering Raspberry Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Clingman’s Hedgenettle (Stachys clingmanii Small)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple, VioletReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Stiff Gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small var. quinquefolia)

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Synonym(s): Agueweed, Five-flowered Gentian, Stiff Gentian Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis (Walter) Vail)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma L.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot Base Flower Color: RedReproductive Phenology: Jul , Aug , Sep , OctBloom Notes: Will bloom from midsummer to fall in its natural montane and Northeastern habitat. In the Southeast, blooms from late spring to early summer. For more information about this plant, Click Here.