Blueflower Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium Walter)

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

Synonym(s): Blue-flower Coyote-Thistle

Base Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Date: Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: Very rare in TN/KY.

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Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota L.)

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Notes: Queen Anne’s lace is said to be named after Queen Anne herself. Queen Anne was well-versed in lacemaking. One day while sewing she pricked herself with a needle. A drop of blood fell unto her lace, leaving a single dark purple floret in the center of the flower.

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Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum L.)

Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family)

Synonym(s): Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug

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Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze var. radicans)

Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family)

Synonym(s): Eastern Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May

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False Aloe (Agave virginica L.)

Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)


Synonym(s): Rattlesnake Master, Virginia Agave

Base Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug

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American Water Willow (Justicia americana (L.) Vahl)

Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)

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

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Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus L.)

Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)

Synonym(s): Lizard’s Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon

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

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Cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.)

Apiaceae (Carrot Family)

Synonym(s): Stiff Cowbane

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Notes: 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.

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