Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Calico Aster; One Sided Aster; White Woodland Aster; Starved Aster Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White, YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This is one of a group of closely related white, narrow-leaved asters that presumably interbreed and are difficult to distinguish. The common name refers to the fact that theContinue reading “Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum L. ssp?)”
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False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa L.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigo Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Corolla deep violet-purple, anthers orange, style purplish. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Glade Violet (Viola egglestonii Brainerd)
Violaceae (Violet Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, MayBloom Notes: Flowering from late-March to early-May. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Roundlobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana (DC.) Ker Gawl.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Roundlobe Hepatica, Round-lobed Hepatica, Liverleaf Base Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Color ranges from white to pink to pale blue to lavender. An early spring bloomer. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Rigid Whitetop Aster (Symphyotrichum retroflexum (Lindl. ex DC.) G. L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Silver Aster (Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G. L. Nesom var. concolor)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s):Base Flower Color: Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Purplehead Sneezeweed Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell. For more informationContinue reading “Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)”
Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Pradeep var. lobata)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Japanese Arrowroot; Kudzu; Kudzu Bean; Kudzu Hemp; Kudzu Vine; Pueraria Base Flower Color: Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Southern Prairie Aster (Eurybia hemispherica (Alexander) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Single Stemmed Bog Aster; Southern Prairie Aster Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.