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Field Hawkweed, King Devil (Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: June, JulyBloom Notes: This plant has only been seen in a few counties in east Tennessee. I saw it in the Smokies and on Roan Mountain.For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata L.)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Tall Milkweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora L.)

Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe Family) Synonym(s): Indianpipe, Indian Pipe Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Mouse Ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: This plant is listed as invasive in the north west and far north east. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Limestone Wild Petunia (Ruellia strepens)

Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Ruellia, Smooth Ruellia Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this wildflower, Click Here.

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Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium Brummitt ssp. appalachiana)

Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Synonym(s): Hedge False Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed, Appalachia False Bindweed Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Round-Fruited St. Johnswort (Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.)

Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family) Synonym(s): Roundseed St. John’s-wort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun , Jul , Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Carolina Desert Chicory (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Texas Dandelion, False Dandelion Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Loesel’s Twayblade (Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Widelip Orchid Base Flower Color: Green, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: State listed as EndangeredPlease excuse the picture quality, this plant had just survived a flood! For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Venus' Pride (Houstonia purpurea L.)

Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria L.)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Wofford's Woodmint (Blephilia woffordii Floden)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Wofford’s Eye-lash mint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Federally listed as Endangered For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Cumberland False Rosemary (Conradina verticillata Jennison)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Rocky Top, Conradina Montana, Cumberland Rosemary Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Federally listed as Threatened For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Clustered Black Snakeroot (Sanicula odorata (Raf.) K. M. Pryer & L. R. Phillippe)

Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Synonym(s): Clustered Blacksnakeroot Base Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Nettle-Leaf Sage (Salvia urticifolia L)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Nettleleaf Sage, Nettle-leaved Sage, Wild Sage Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Flowers in panicles on short pedicels, clustered in tiers on the stem. Corolla about 1.2cm in length. Lower lip 3-lobed, notched with a pair of white marks extending out of throat. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Sunnybells (Schoenolirion croceum (Michx.) Alph. Wood)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Sunnybell, Yellow Sunny-bell Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, AprBloom Notes: Blooms mid-March to mid-April in South and West. Blooms April to Mid-May in North. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

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Small Skullcap (Scutellaria parvula Michx.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr , May , Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.