Pontederiaceae (Pickerelweed Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Listed as Endangered (S1) in TN. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Cumberland River Vervain (Glandularia species 1)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): Lime-bluff Vervain Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Endemic to limestone bluffs and talus slopes in Smith, DeKalb, Clay, and Jackson counties.It is closely related to Glandularia canadensis (L.) Nutt. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Branching Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce)
Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Some states list this plant as invasive. That disturbs me because I found this plant at one of my favorite natural areas, May Prairie in Manchester, TN. I have never seen it there before, and it is not on the listContinue reading “Branching Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce)”
Eastern Anglepod (Gonolobus suberosus (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. suberosus)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Anglepod Milkvine, Longpetal Milkvine, Angularfruit Milkvine Base Flower Color: Green, Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Western Anglepod (Gonolobus suberosus (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. granulatus (Scheele) Krings & Q.Y. Xiang.)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Anglepod Milkvine, Longpetal Milkvine, Angularfruit Milkvine Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cumberland Leatherflower (Clematis cumberlandensis D. Rodgers, T. Murphy, & D. Estes)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Long-sepal Beardtongue (Penstemon calycosus Small)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Long-sepal Penstemon, Long-sepal Beardtongue Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Yellow Salsify (Tragopogon dubius Scop.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Salsify, Common Salsify, Goat’s Beard, Goatsbeard, Meadow Goat’s-beard, Salsify, Western Goat’s Beard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant, Yellow Goat’s Beard Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Flowers are usually closed by mid-day. Another common name is “Johnny-Be-Gone-By-Noon”. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Blue Field Madder (Galium sherardia E. H. L.Krause)
Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Synonym(s): Sherardia; Field Madder Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Feb thru Aug. For more information about this plant, Click Here.