Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Flat-top Golden top, Grass-leaved Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Gray Stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. nemoralis)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Devil’s Beggartick (Bidens frondosa L.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Devil’s Beggartick, Spanish Needles Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed Base Flower Color: Yellow, GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This plant, not Goldenrod, is a cause of hay fever, recognized by all who suffer the discomfiting allergy. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.)
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
Knotweed family (Polygonaceae) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: The seeds are an attractive source of food to various upland gamebirds, graminivorous songbirds, and small mammals, including squirrels. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii Pursh)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra L.)
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa Nutt.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Showy Goldenrod, Noble Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Oldfield Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom var. pilosum)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Frost Weed, Hairy White Oldfield Aster, Oldfield Weed, White Oldfield Aster. Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Base Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Probably our most often encountered aster here in TN. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Opposite-leaf Spotflower (Acmella repens (Walter) Rich.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Oppositeleaf Spotflower, Opposite-leaf Spotflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, DecBloom Notes: Disc florets yellow to orange. Ray florets orange For more information about this plant, Click Here.