Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) Synonym(s): Common Yellow Woodsorrel, Common Yellow Oxalis, Upright Yellow-Sorrel, Lemon Clover, Sourgrass, Juicy Fruit, Sheep Weed, Pickle Plant. Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugNotes: The mature seed capsules open explosively when disturbed. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton)
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family) Synonym(s): False Garlic Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sept, OctNotes: This plant blooms in early spring and summer, then a less showy bloom in the fall. This plant has been reported as poisonous but the toxicity has not been substantiated. For more information about this plant, ClickContinue reading “Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton)”
Butterweed (Packera glabella (Poir.) C. Jeffrey)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Cress-leaf Groundsel, Yellowtop Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, MayNotes: 1-3′ tall. It can get weedy. Very pretty in my yard For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Limestone Bittercress (Cardamine douglassii Britton)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Purple Cress Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, MayNotes: This is just starting to bloom on the 17-acres of woods I have. It will cover the floor with beautiful pink/purple blooms. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Oval Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata Catling)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Lesser Ladies’ Tresses, October Ladies’ Tresses, Oval Ladies’ Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Rabbit-Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B. L. Burtt)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Everlasting, Catfoot, Catfoot Cudweed, Fragrant Cudweed, Blunt-Leaved Rabbit-TobaccoBase Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica L.)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: The unfortunate species name, siphilitica, is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure for syphilis. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Beefsteakplant; Beefsteak Plant Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, DecNotes: Beefsteak plants are most toxic to cattle if cut and dried for hay late in the summer. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.Cours.) G.Don)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Sericea Lespedeza; Chinese Lespedeza Base Flower Color: White, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun , July , August , SeptNotes: One of the most invasive plants in the Eastern United States. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis (L.) Walter)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Crownbeard, Small Yellow Crownbeard, Crownbeard Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)