Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Sepals are as long or longer than petals. For more information about this plant, Click Here! Similar Species: Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)
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Corn Gromwel (Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnst. ssp. arvensis)
Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: This plant is considered invasive in KY. and WV. For more information about this plant, Click Here, and Here.
Stones River Bladderpod (Paysonia stonensis (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: This plant only exist in one county along the banks of the Stones River in middle Tennessee. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Spring Creek Bladderpod (Paysonia perforata (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz)
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.)
Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Synonym(s): Puccoon, Red Puccoon, Indian Paint, Redroot, Tetterwort Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayNotes: The red juice from the underground stem was used by Native Americans as a dye for baskets, clothing, and war paint, as well as for insect repellent. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Synonym(s): Smallflower Baby Blue Eyes Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Woodland Lettuce (Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): Wintercreeper, Climbing Euonymus, Fortune’s Spindle Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: This plant can either be a liana (i.e., a woody plant with a vine-like growth form) or a shrub (i.e., a woody plant with several stems growing from the base). This is the shrub version. I doContinue reading “Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)”
Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Nodding Ladies’-tresses, Ladies’-tresses, Nodding Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: In total population numbers, Nodding Lady’s Tresses is second only to Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodryea pubescens, as the largest orchid species in the southern Appalachian Mountains. For more information about this plant, Click HereContinue reading “Nodding Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.)”
Biennial Gaura (Oenothera gaura W.L. Wagner & Hoch)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Biennial Beeblossom, Biennial Gaura Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Branched Foldwing (Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.)
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Synonym(s): Wild Mudwort, False Mint, Eastern Tailed Blue Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, click Here.