Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Blue, White
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)
Synonym(s): Wintercreeper, Climbing Euonymus, Fortune’s Spindle
Base Flower Color: Green, White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
Bloom 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 do not have a picture of the flower at this time.
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Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)
Synonym(s): Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Burning Bush, Wahoo, Waahoo, Whahoo, Spindle Tree
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug
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Similar Species: Hearts-A-Burstin (Euonymus americanus L.)
Short’s Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: Flower centers (disc flowers) open yellow but turn dark red after pollination.
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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: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom 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.
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: This plant is easily identified by its leaves which are covered top and bottom in fine white hairs. The sessile leaves also tend to fold along the single central nerve.
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Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset
Base Flower Color: Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Notes: Blue Mistflower attracts bees and butterflies. However, this wildflower spreads quickly and can become a pest.
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Similar Species: Pink Thoroughwort (Fleischmannia incarnata (Walter) King & H. Rob.)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal)
Annonaceae (Custard-Apple Family)
Synonym(s): Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana
Base Flower Color: Red, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May
Notes: A native small understory tree or large shrub that typically grows 15-20′ tall (sometimes to 30′) and occurs in low-bottom woods, wooded slopes, ravines, and along streams. This plant bears editable fruit in the fall that tastes like a banana.
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Biennial Gaura (Oenothera gaura W.L. Wagner & Hoch)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
Synonym(s): Biennial Beeblossom, Biennial Gaura
Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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