Pawpaw (Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal)

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Annonaceae (Custard-Apple Family)

Synonym(s): Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana

Base Flower Color: Red, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Notes: A native small understory tree or large shrub that typically grows 15-20′ tall (sometimes to 30′) and occurs in low-bottom woods, wooded slopes, ravines, and along streams. This plant bears editable fruit in the fall that tastes like a banana.

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Biennial Gaura (Oenothera gaura W.L. Wagner & Hoch)

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Biennial Beeblossom, Biennial Gaura

Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct

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Branched Foldwing (Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.)

Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)

Synonym(s): Wild Mudwort, False Mint, Eastern Tailed Blue

Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct

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Bur Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus L.)

Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber Family)

Synonym(s): One-seed Burr Cucumber, Star Cucumber, Bur Cucumber

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Listed as a Noxious weed in many states.

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Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. P. C. Barton)

Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family)

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), White
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov Oct
Bloom Notes: This species is well-known as a root parasite on American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). Thus, it can only occur in hardwood forests where that common tree is found.

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Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus Aiton)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Sharpwing Monkeyflower, Sharp-winged Monkeyflower

Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov

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Similar Species: Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)

Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt.)

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Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Crippled Cranefly

Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Notes: Flowers in June in the North; in September in South.

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Yellow Flower Leafcup (Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Synonym(s): Bears Foot, Hairy Leafcup

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: Attracts many pollinators and several birds will eat the seeds. Bees make winter nests in the hollow stems.

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Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Synonym(s): Silverleaf Mountain Mint, Hairy Mountain Mint, Wild Basil, Hoary Basil

Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Notes: The common name of mountain mint for this mint family member is somewhat misleading since the plant typically grows in dry open woods, thickets and fields in the eastern United States.

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Mullein Foxglove (Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf.)

Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family)

Synonym(s): Afzelia macrophylla, Seymeria macrophylla

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: Partially parasitic on roots of some angiosperm tree species, notably oaks, maples, elms, and buckeyes.

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