Tall Blazing Star (Liatris aspera Michx.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Tall Gayfeather, Tall Liatris, Rough Blazing Star, Rough Gayfeather, Rough Liatris, Button Snakeroot Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) S. F. Blake)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Auricled Gerardia, Ear-leaf False Foxglove, Eared False Foxglove, Earleaf False Foxglove, Earleaf Foxglove Base Flower Color: Pink Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: Pink, lavender to purple, with darker spots in the throat.Personal Note: In Sept. 2020, I discovered a small patch in Rutherford County. I reported this finding to ToddContinue reading “Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) S. F. Blake)”

Panicled Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum (L.)DC. var. paniculatum)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil, Panicled Tick Trefoil, Velcro Vine Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Glade Onion (Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker Gawl.)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Glade Onion, Autumn Onion Base Flower Color: White, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Smallhead Blazing Star (Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Smallhead Blazing Star; Smallhead Gayfeather, Smallhead Liatris Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.)

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

Three Birds Orchid (Triphora trianthophoros (Sw.) Rydb. var. trianthophoros)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Threebirds, Three-birds Orchid Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh)

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The starlike flowers, one at the end of each stem, are about 1 inch across, pink or rose-colored, and have a yellowish eye with 5 points, all bordered by a red line. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gomez)

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Synonym(s): Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pink Smartweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.