Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris, Colicroot, Loosescale Gayfeather Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: This is one of the earliest Liatris species to bloom. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Sunnybells (Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph. Wood)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Sunnybell, Yellow Sunny-bell Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Blooms mid-March to mid-April in South and West. Blooms April to Mid-May in North. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Slender-Flowered Beardtongue (Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell)

Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Whiteflower Penstemon, Eastern Whiteflower Beardtongue Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Tennessee Milk Vetch (Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Base Flower Color: White , YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr , MayBloom Notes: Flowers are greenish- or yellow-tinged creamy-white. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris latifolia)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Camphor Weed, False Goldenaster Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Widow’s Cross (Sedum pulchellum Michx.)

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Synonym(s): Widowscross Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun 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.

Pale Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.)

Iridaceae (Iris Family) Synonym(s): White Blue-eyed Grass Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May 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.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: In Tennessee you can see this plant any month. For more information about this plant, Click Here.