Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Synonym(s): Great Plains Ladies’-tresses, Great Plains Lady’s Tresses
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct
Sensitive Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
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Similar Species: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene)
Harvestbells (Gentiana saponaria L.)
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family)
Synonym(s): Harvestbells, Soapwort Gentian
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
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Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata L.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Similar Species: False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)
False Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima Michx.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Similar Species: Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)
Prairie Broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Prairie Broomweed, Broomweed
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
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Wrinkle Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa var. ?)
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: There are three variations of this plant in TN. I do not have the expertise to identify each variation. I do believe the pictures show more than one var.
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Canby’s lobelia (Lobelia canbyi A. Gray)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Base Flower Color: Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom Notes: The difference between canbyi and nuttallii is the throat. Canbyi is pubescent (hairy) and nuttallii is glabrous (smooth, not hairy). Otherwise, they look exactly the same.
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Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom 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.
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Camphor Weed (Pluchea camphorata (L.) DC.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Camphor Pluchea, Marsh Fleabane, Plowmans Wort
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Blooms year-round in the South.
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