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.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: May Prairie State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.
Western Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Very similar to Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra) For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Ashy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis Lam.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Hairy Sunflower, Downy Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct 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)”
Southern Wild Senna (Senna marilandica (L.) Link)
Fabaceae (Pea Family) Synonym(s): Maryland Senna, Maryland Wild Senna, Southern Wild Senna, Wild Senna Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunNotes: Easily confused with the non-native and invasive Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia). For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Seaside Brookweed (Samolus valerandi L)
Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Water Pimpernel, Thin-leaf Brookweed, Limewater Brookweed, Chiricahuna Mountain Brookweed Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Narrowleaf White-Topped Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster, Flax-leaf Whitetop Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, July, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.
St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: The four petals form a cross. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
White Vervain (Verbena urticifolia L.)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): White Verbena Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Dwarf St. Johnswort (Hypericum mutilum L. var. mutilum)
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.