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Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom 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.
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Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Base Flower Color: Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom Notes: The difference between canbyi and nuttallii is the throat. Canbyi is pubescent (hairy) and nuttallii is glabrous (smooth, not hairy). Otherwise, they look exactly the same.
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Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Camphor Pluchea, Marsh Fleabane, Plowmans Wort
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Blooms year-round in the South.
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Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
Synonym(s): Wartremoving Herb, Mud Annie, Marsh Dewflower, Aneilima, Asian Spiderwort, Marsh Dayflower.
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: M.keisak invades water edges and marshes and often grows immersed. It forms dense mats that out-compete native vegetation. M.keisak is native to temperate and tropical Asia and was accidentally introduced into the United States, in South Carolina, around 1935.
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Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Common Boneset
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
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Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Flat-top Golden top, Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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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: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
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Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Tall Tickseed, Tall Coreopsis
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Notes: Often 8-9 ft. tall (our tallest)
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Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Devil’s Beggartick, Spanish Needles
Base Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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