Hypoxidaceae (Star-Grass Family) Synonym(s): Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Alumroot (Heuchera americana L.)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Synonym(s): American Alumroot, Alumroot Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: Pale greenish yellow or pale purple, so pale they almost appear white. Delicate and misty looking. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Mapleleaf Alumroot (Heuchera macrorhiza Small)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Synonym(s): Hairy Alumroot Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Fire Pink (Silene virginica L.)
Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Base Flower Color: RedReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , JunNotes: The noun “pink” is first recorded in 1566, but not as the name for a color. “Pink” was the name for a flower, Dianthus plumarius after which the pinking shears were named. Cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on as in “IContinue reading “Fire Pink (Silene virginica L.)”
Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana L.)
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Synonym(s): Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Flowers are typically blue to lavender but occasionally white. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees)
Lauraceae (Laurel Family) Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Bishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla L.)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Synonym(s): Twoleaf Miterwort, Miterwort Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Yellowroot, Shrub Yellowroot Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia L.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Wood Anemone, Nightcaps Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: This plant has no petals, only showy petal-like sepals. For more information about this plant, Click Here.