Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Purple Deadnettle Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
Limestone Bittercress (Cardamine douglassii Britton)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Purple Cress Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata L.)
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family) Synonym(s): Crossvine; Trumpet Flower Base Flower Color: Red, Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus L.)
Oleaceae (Olive Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Devil’s Beggartick (Bidens frondosa L.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Devil’s Beggartick, Spanish Needles Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed Base Flower Color: Yellow, GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This plant, not Goldenrod, is a cause of hay fever, recognized by all who suffer the discomfiting allergy. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.)
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
Knotweed family (Polygonaceae) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: The seeds are an attractive source of food to various upland gamebirds, graminivorous songbirds, and small mammals, including squirrels. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.)
Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Woolly Dutchman’s Pipe (Isotrema tomentosa (Sims) H. Huber)
Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family) Synonym(s): Common Dutchman’s Pipe Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), GreenReproductive Phenology: May, JunCaterpillar Hosts: Pipevines (Aristolochia species) For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla Lam.)