Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown (incl. Maroon)-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Brown (incl. Maroon)-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba L)
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Old Stone Fort State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Golden St. John’s-wort (Hypericum frondosum Michx.)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Synonym(s): Cedarglade St. John’s-wort, Golden St. John’s-wort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L. ssp. thapsus)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Big Taper, Flannel Mullein, Flannel Plant, Great Mullein, Mullein, Velvet Dock, Velvet Plant, Woolly Mullein, Orange Mullein Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Native to Eurasia and Africa For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Glade Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis Nutt.)
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Synonym(s): Prairie Petunia, Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Wild Petunia, Low Ruellia, Fringeleaf Ruellia Base Flower Color: Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: This plant has sessile leaves. The other ruellia in TN have petioles. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis L.)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Canadian Lousewort, Wood Betony Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulNotes: The common name Lousewort, refers to the misconception once held by farmers that cattle and sheep become infested with lice when grazing on the plants. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Smooth Phlox (Phlox glaberrima L.)
Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Synonym(s): Smooth Phlox, Marsh Phlox Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Maryland Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana L.)
Melastomataceae (Melastome Family) Synonym(s): Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty, Dull Meadowbeauty Base Bloom Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept 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.
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau)
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family) Synonym(s): Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil’s Shoestring Base Flower Color: Red, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: Usually reddish orange. Yellow cultivars have been produced. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pale Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida Nutt.)
Balsaminaceae (Touch-Me-Not Family) Synonym(s): Pale Touch-me-not, Yellow Jewelweed Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.