Sensitive Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans)

Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene)

Prairie Broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Prairie Broomweed, Broomweed Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wrinkle Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa var. ?)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: There are three variations of this plant in TN. I do not have the expertise to identify each variation. I do believe the pictures show more than one var. ForContinue reading “Wrinkle Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa var. ?)”

Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: The prickly fruit of Bidens species are known as beggars’-ticks, the very common, 2-pronged “stickers” that cling to one’s clothing during autumn walks. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Goldentop (Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. var. graminifolia)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Flat-top Golden top, Grass-leaved Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Gray Stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. nemoralis)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Tall Tickseed, Tall Coreopsis Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: Often 8-9 ft. tall (our tallest) For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Devil’s Beggartick (Bidens frondosa L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Devil’s Beggartick, Spanish Needles Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed Base Flower Color: Yellow, GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This plant, not Goldenrod, is a cause of hay fever, recognized by all who suffer the discomfiting allergy. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.)

Smooth Rosonweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium (A. Gray) J.A. Clevinger)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Scientific Name Synonym(s): Silphium confertifolium Small, Silphium glabrum Eggert ex Small, Silphium trifoliatum var. latifolium A. Gray, Silphium asteriscus ssp. latifolium Weber & T.R. Fisher. Common Name Synonym(s): Starry Rosinweed Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Notice the smooth stem and leaves lacking hairs (Glabrous). For more information about thisContinue reading “Smooth Rosonweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium (A. Gray) J.A. Clevinger)”