Little Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Little Ladies’-tresses, Little Lady’s Tresses Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Begins blooming when grown to about one foot wide. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Tansy Rosinweed (Silphium pinnatifidum Elliot)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Prairie-dock, Cutleaf Prairie Dock Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Drumheads (Polygala cruciata L.)

Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Synonym(s): Drumheads, Candy Root, Crossleaf Milkwort, Cross-leaved Milkwort Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Flowers are usually pink, occasionally white. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium L. var. integrifolium)

Synonym(s): American Fever-few Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Wild Quinine was used as a substitute for the bark of the Cinchona tree during World War I, when the supply of the latter was disrupted. This was an attempt to maintain the supply of quinine to treat malaria.Continue reading “Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium L. var. integrifolium)”

Cut-Leaf Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. P. C. Barton)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): American Water Horehound, Water Horehound Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Coastal False Asphodel (Triantha racemosa (Walter) Small)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Curtiss’ Milkwort (Polygala curtissii A. Gray)

Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

False Gromwell (Lithospermum molle Muhl.)

Boraginaceae (Borage Family) Synonym(s): Soft-hair Marbleseed, False Gromwell Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa)

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose, Glade Lily Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.