Tag Archives: May

Doll’s Eyes (Actaea pachypoda Elliot)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): White Baneberry, Dolls Eyes, White Cohosh Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Confederate Violet (Viola sororia forma priceana)

Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Confederate Violet Base Flower Color: White, BlueReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, MayNotes: The common name of this violet refers to the resemblance of the color of its flowers to the color of Confederate uniforms during the Civil War (pale greyish blue). For more information about this plant, Click Here. In theContinue reading “Confederate Violet (Viola sororia forma priceana)”

Tuberculed Orchid (Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.var flava)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Southern Rein Orchid, Southern Gypsy-spike, Palegreen Orchid, Northern Tuberculed Bog Orchid Base Flower Color: Green, White, YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: There are two varieties of this plant. The other is var. herbiola, where most bracts of the inflorescence exceed the flowers. For more information about thisContinue reading “Tuberculed Orchid (Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.var flava)”

Floating Primrose Willow (Ludwigia peploides subsp. glabrescens (Kuntze) P.H.Raven)

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Creeping Water Primrose, Floating Primrose-Willow, Floating Seedbox Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Branching Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce)

Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Some states list this plant as invasive. That disturbs me because I found this plant at one of my favorite natural areas, May Prairie in Manchester, TN. I have never seen it there before, and it is not on the listContinue reading “Branching Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce)”

Eastern Anglepod (Gonolobus suberosus (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. suberosus)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Anglepod Milkvine, Longpetal Milkvine, Angularfruit Milkvine Base Flower Color: Green, Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Western Anglepod (Gonolobus suberosus (Linnaeus) R. Brown var. granulatus (Scheele) Krings & Q.Y. Xiang.)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Anglepod Milkvine, Longpetal Milkvine, Angularfruit Milkvine Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Cumberland Leatherflower (Clematis cumberlandensis D. Rodgers, T. Murphy, & D. Estes)

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.