Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Southern Red Trillium Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, JunBloom Notes:Trillium tennesseense is a Tennessee endemic that occurs in the Bays Mountain in Hamblen and Hawkins Counties. There are three known occurrence in a very small region but there are thousands of plants. All occurrences are on private land. ForContinue reading “Tennessee Trillium (Trillium tennesseense E. E. Schill. & Floden)”
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Short’s Aster (Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, BlueReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Flower centers (disc flowers) open yellow but turn dark red after pollination. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This plant is easily identified by its leaves which are covered top and bottom in fine white hairs. The sessile leaves also tend to fold along the single central nerve. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Yellow Flower Leafcup (Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Bears Foot, Hairy Leafcup Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Attracts many pollinators and several birds will eat the seeds. Bees make winter nests in the hollow stems. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Mullein Foxglove (Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf.)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-Rape Family) Synonym(s): Afzelia macrophylla, Seymeria macrophylla Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Partially parasitic on roots of some angiosperm tree species, notably oaks, maples, elms, and buckeyes. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus L.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Woodland Sunflower, Rough Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Western Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis Riddell ssp. occidentalis)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Fewleaf Sunflower, Western Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The majority of the leaves are basal. There are a few small stem leaves. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville)
Hypoxidaceae (Star-Grass Family) Synonym(s): Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Green Violet (Cubelium concolor (T. F. Forst.) Raf.)
Violaceae (Violet Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Greenviolet, Green Violet Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.