Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Synonym(s): Azure Bluet, Quaker Ladies, Bluets Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.
Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.)
Primulaceae (Pimrose Family) Synonym(s): Earth Loosestrife, Swamp Candles Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica L.)
Melastomataceae (Melastome Family) Synonym(s): Handsome Harry, Virginia Meadow Beauty Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta Michx.)
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Priarie Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Green Milkweed, Tall Green Milkweed Base Flower Color: White, GreenReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: Greenish white with purple at apex. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blueflower Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium Walter)
Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Synonym(s): Blue-flower Coyote-Thistle Base Flower Color: BlueBloom Date: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Very rare in TN/KY. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.)
Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Synonym(s): Stiff Cowbane Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: Both the foliage and the fleshy roots are highly toxic to mammalian herbivores, therefore they are usually avoided as a source of food. Cattle have been seriously poisoned by eating this plant. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Narrow Leaf Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower Base Flower Color: Yellow, MaroonReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Climbing Hempweed (Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Hempweed, Hempweed Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.