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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Rough Buttonweed (Diodella teres (Walt.) Small)
Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Synonym(s): Poorjoe Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Little Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Little Ladies’-tresses, Little Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Begins blooming when grown to about one foot wide. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium L. var. integrifolium)
Synonym(s): American Fever-few Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Wild Quinine was used as a substitute for the bark of the Cinchona tree during World War I, when the supply of the latter was disrupted. This was an attempt to maintain the supply of quinine to treat malaria.Continue reading “Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium L. var. integrifolium)”
Cut-Leaf Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. P. C. Barton)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): American Water Horehound, Water Horehound Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Coastal False Asphodel (Triantha racemosa (Walter) Small)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
False Gromwell (Lithospermum molle Muhl.)
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Soft-hair Marbleseed, False Gromwell Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Poor Man’s Pepper (Lepidium campestre (L.) W. T. Aiton)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Synonym(s): Field Pepper; Field Pepperweed; Field Cress Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.