Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Synonym(s): Carolina Allspice
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Zigzag Iris (Iris brevicaulis Raf.)
Iridaceae (Iris Family)
Synonym(s): Short-Stemmed Iris, Lamance Iris
Base Flower Color: Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr
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Caley Pea (Lathyrus hirsutus L.)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Singletary Pea, Hairy Vetchling, Austrian Winter Pea, Rough Pea
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul
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Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens Elliot var. pubescens)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Star Tickseed, Hairy Tickseed
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum Raf.)
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)
Synonym(s): Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry
Base Flower Color: White, Green
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr
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Turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides Spreng.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Eastern Turkeybeard, Turkeybeard, Beargrass, Bear Grass, Mountain Asphodel
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
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Potato Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Potato Dwarf Dandelion, Potato Dandelion, Colonial Dwarf-dandelion
Base Flower Color: Orange , Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
Notes: Krigia dandelion gets its “Potato Dandelion” moniker due to the edible tubers formed along the stolons.
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Threadleaf Evening-Primrose (Oenothera linifolia Nutt.)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul
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Tennessee Featherbells (Stenanthium tennesseense Sorrie & Weakley)
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun
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Because this plant is newly identified, there is not a lot of information about it unless you really search. However it was once thought to be Death Camas (Zigadenus leimamthoides). All parts of this plant are highly poisonous. It contains a toxic alkaloid that may be twice as potent as strychnine!
Dwarf Huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray)
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s): Southern Dwarf Huckleberry, Bush Huckleberry, Gopherberry
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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