Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Crippled Cranefly Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: Flowers in June in the North; in September in South. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: South Cumberland State Park, Fiery Gizzard Trail.
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.
Grass Leaf Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia (Fernald) Semple & F.D. Bowers)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Silkgrass, Golden Aster Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Will bloom better the more sun it gets. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: The prickly fruit of Bidens species are known as beggars’-ticks, the very common, 2-pronged “stickers” that cling to one’s clothing during autumn walks. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Roundleaf Thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Special value to native bees. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Nits And Lice (Hypericum drummondii (Grev. & Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Synonym(s): Nits And Lice, Drummond’s St. John’s-wort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept 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.
Maryland Goldenaster (Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliot)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Golden Aster, Maryland Aster, Maryland Golden-Aster Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sep For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Smallhead Blazing Star (Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Smallhead Blazing Star; Smallhead Gayfeather, Smallhead Liatris Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Curtiss’ Milkwort (Polygala curtissii A. Gray)
Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.