Solanaceae (Potato Family) Synonym(s): Carolina Horse Nettle, Horse Nettle, Radical Weed, Sand Brier, Bull Nettle, Tread-Softly, Devil’s Tomato, Wild Tomato. Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Ingesting the fruit can cause abdominal pain, circulatory and respiratory depression, or even death. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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White Avens (Geum canadense Jacq.)
Rosaceae (Rose Family) Synonym(s): White Avens, Cramproot, Chocolate Root, Throatroot Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blackseed Plantain (Plantago rugelii Decne.)
Plantaginaceae (Plantian Family) Synonym(s): Blackseed Plantain, Pale Plantain Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: This plant is widely regarded as an unattractive weed, but its ecological value, particularly to mammals and moths, is rather high. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Limestone Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. var. calcicola J. Allison)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Prairie Fleabane, Daisy Fleabane, Limestone Fleabane Base Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, OctBloom Notes: Capitula radiate. Ray florets are white or occasionally tinged pink or blue. Disc florets greenish-yellow. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Glade Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis Nutt.)
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Synonym(s): Prairie Petunia, Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Wild Petunia, Low Ruellia, Fringeleaf Ruellia Base Flower Color: Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: This plant has sessile leaves. The other ruellia in TN have petioles. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Swamp Verbena (Verbena hastata L.)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler’s Joy Base Flower Color: Blue Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Gattinger’s Lobelia (Lobelia gattingeri A.Gray)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Synonym(s): Carolina Allspice Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Dwarf Huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray)
Ericaceae (Heath Family) Synonym(s): Southern Dwarf Huckleberry, Bush Huckleberry, Gopherberry Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi J. F. Gmel.)
Cabombaceae (Water-shield Family) Synonym(s): Watershield Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Violet Lespedeza (Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Violet Lespedeza Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.