Tennessee Milk Vetch (Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Base Flower Color: White , YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr , MayBloom Notes: Flowers are greenish- or yellow-tinged creamy-white. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii Buckley)

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Synonym(s): Blue Phacelia, Wild Scorpion Weed Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: Since the clusters of flowers are composed of pale lavender to violet-blue individual flowers arranged in a coil that resembles a curled scorpion’s tail. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Showy Lady’s Slipper Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: This plant is a clonal plant that grows slowly, occasionally taking over 16 years to produce its first bloom; a single plant can live over fifty years. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. capitatum)

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Sand-dune Wallflower, Western Wallflower, Prairie Rocket Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Large Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Large Whorled Pogonia, Purple Fiveleaf Orchid Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), Green, Pink, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Great Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx.)

Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Appendaged Waterleaf, Woolen Breeches Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunNotes: Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 – 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Spotted Mandarin (Prosartes maculata (Buckley) A. Gray)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Nodding Mandarin, Spotted Mandarin, Yellow Mandarin Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Yellow Mandarin (Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don)

Tennessee Trillium (Trillium tennesseense E. E. Schill. & Floden)

Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Southern Red Trillium Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunBloom Notes:Trillium tennesseense is a Tennessee endemic that occurs in the Bays Mountain in Hamblen and Hawkins Counties. There are three known occurrence in a very small region but there are thousands of plants. All occurrences are on private land. ForContinue reading “Tennessee Trillium (Trillium tennesseense E. E. Schill. & Floden)”

Large-Seeded Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.)

Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, MayBloom Notes: The calyx is densely covered in spreading hairs, at least some of which on the lower portion with minutely hooked tips. For more information about this plant, Click Here.