Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Spreading Yellow False Foxglove, Spreading Yellow Foxglove
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul
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Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Synonym(s): Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Note: Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in the position you place it.
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Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Purplehead Sneezeweed
Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), Purple, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell.
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis L.)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Synonym(s): Cardinal Flower
Base Flower Color: Red
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Notes: All parts are toxic only if eaten in large quantities.
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Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Pradeep var. lobata)
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s): Japanese Arrowroot; Kudzu; Kudzu Bean; Kudzu Hemp; Kudzu Vine; Pueraria
Base Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun
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Southern Prairie Aster (Eurybia hemispherica (Alexander) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Single Stemmed Bog Aster; Southern Prairie Aster
Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, White
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Downy Agrimony (Agrimonia pubescens Wallr.)
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s): Downy Agrimony, Soft Agrimony, Hairy Agrimony
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Woolly Croton (Croton capitatus Michx.)
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
Synonym(s): Woolly Croton, Lindheimer’s Hogwort, Woolly Texas Goatweed, Woolly Doveweed
Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br.)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Base Flower Color: Purple, White
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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