Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium Brummitt ssp. appalachiana)

Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Synonym(s): Hedge False Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed, Appalachia False Bindweed Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Round-Fruited St. Johnswort (Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.)

Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Synonym(s): Roundseed St. John’s-wort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Carolina Desert Chicory (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Texas Dandelion, False Dandelion Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Venus’ Pride (Houstonia purpurea L.)

Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Cutleaf Geranium (Geranium dissectum L.)

Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) Synonym(s): Cutleaf Geranium Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Woodland Lettuce (Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus)

Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Burning Bush, Wahoo, Waahoo, Whahoo, Spindle Tree Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant including pictures of the flower, Click Here. Similar Species: Hearts-A-Burstin (Euonymus americanus L.)

Short’s Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Flower centers (disc flowers) open yellow but turn dark red after pollination. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Nodding Ladies’-tresses, Ladies’-tresses, Nodding Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: In total population numbers, Nodding Lady’s Tresses is second only to Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodryea pubescens, as the largest orchid species in the southern Appalachian Mountains. For more information about this plant, Click HereContinue reading “Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)”

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.