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.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Couchville Cedar Glades in Middle Tennessee.
Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct Similar Species: Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.) For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Quarterman’s Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola quartermaniae D. Estes)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Hedge Hyssop, Limestone Hedgehyssop, Quarterman’s Hedge-hyssop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Woolly Croton (Croton capitatus Michx.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) Synonym(s): Woolly Croton, Lindheimer’s Hogwort, Woolly Texas Goatweed, Woolly Doveweed Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Round-Leaved Ragwort (Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W. A. Weber & A. Love)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Slender Gaura, Slenderstalk Beeblossom (Oenothera filipes (Spach) W. L. Wagner & Hoch)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Slenderstalk Beeblossom, Threadstalk Gaura, Slender Gaura Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Rose Vervain (Glandularia canadensis (L.) Nutt.)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): Rose Vervain, Sweet William, Rose Mock Vervain Base Flower Color: Pink, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Rosy pink in color For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Gattinger’s Prairie Clover (Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Purpletassels, Gattinger Prairie Clover Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Glade Savory (Clinopodium arkansanum (Nutt.) House)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Glade Savory, Glade Calamint, Glade Wild Basil Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis (Beadle) Small)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Orange , PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , AugNotes: One of the nation’s rarest wildflowers, it was the second plant listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in June 1979. For more information about this plant, Click Here.