Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid, Small Purple Fringed Orchid Base Flower Color: Purple, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
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Canby’s lobelia (Lobelia canbyi A. Gray)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: The difference between canbyi and nuttallii is the throat. Canbyi is pubescent (hairy) and nuttallii is glabrous (smooth, not hairy). Otherwise, they look exactly the same. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hoary Ticktrefoil (Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.)
Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Slender Vetch, Smooth Tare, Sparrow Vetch, Four Seeded Vetch Base Flower Color: White, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: Four Seeded Vetch is native to Eurasia and invasive nearly everywhere else in the world. The minute corollas are in racemes of one to three, the usually four-seeded, as the name suggests. ForContinue reading “Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.)”
Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica Raf.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Missouri Ironweed can be distinguished from other Vernonia spp. primarily by the number of disk florets in the compound flowers, and the profuse hairiness of the stems and lower sides of the leaves. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Pink Thoroughwort (Fleischmannia incarnata (Walter) King & H. Rob.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Pink Thoroughwort Base Flower Color: White, Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctNotes: This plant is indeed most closely related to ageratums such as Blue Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum). For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Purple Lucerne Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
One-flower False Fiddleleaf (Hydrolea uniflora Raf.)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Synonym(s): Oneflower False Fiddleleaf Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Carolina Elephant’s Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sep, OctNotes: The common name elephant’s foot refers to the large basal leaves of this species. For more information about this plant, Click Here.