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Wildflowers and trees that have been identified near the Cherokee National Forest
at the base of the Appalachian Mountains since August 2004.

Updated 8/16/05

WILDFLOWERS	Bloomed	Color	Photos	Comments
Asiatic Dayflower Commelina communis	August	Blue	1	Ground creeper beside the road.
Beefsteak Plant Perilla frutescens	September	Pink	-	Mint-like, all over. Non-native.
Birdfoot Violet Viola pedata	March	Pale violet-blue	-	Tiny, in lawn, field. Very pretty, like snowflakes from distance.
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta	July	Yellow	-	All over.
Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium albidum	Summer	Blue	-	Beside creek.
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis	August	Red	-	In shade on roadside, beside creek.
Clearweed Pilea pumila	August	White	-	In the shade at edge of forest.
Common Blue Violet Viola sororia	April	Purple Blue	-	All over.
Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis	October	Yellow	1	All over.
Common Morning Glory Ipomoea purpurea	October	Purple	1	Here and there.
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca	July	Pink	-	Alongside road.
Common Mullien Verbascum thapsus	July	Yellow	-	All over.
Confederate Violet Viola sororia	April	White w/purple center	-	In lawn. Variety of Common Blue Violet.
Crown Vetch Coronilla varia	June	Pink	-	All over.
Daylily Hemerocallis fulva	June	Orange	-	Roadside. Non-native.
Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia durior	Spring	-	1	In forest.
Dwarf Purple Iris Iris verna	April	Purple Blue	-	Along roadside in shade of forest. Also called Dwarf Blue Flag. Tennessee and Michigan state flower.
Field Garlic Allium vineale	Summer	Reddish bulblets w/green "hair".	-	In lawn, everywhere. Also called Allium "Hair". Non-native.
Field Mint Mentha arvensis	June	Purple	-	Beside road.
Fleabane Erigeron spp.	May	White	-	In forest.
Four-leaf Yam Dioscorea quaternata	April	Green	-	In forest.
Gill-over-the-ground Glechoma hederacea	April	Purple Blue	-	In lawn. Tiny creeper.
Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus	April	Yellow	-	In ditches, near creek. Small daisy-like.
Hearts-A-Burstin Euonymus americanus	Spring	-	1 2 3	In shade at edge of forest.
Indian Tobacco Lobelia inflata	July	Purple	-	Weed in garden.
Ivyleaf Morning Glory Ipomoea hederacea	August	Pink, blue, purple	-	All over.
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica	September	White	-	Very fragrant. In shade at edge of forest. Non-native.
Johnson Grass Sorghum halepense	July	Reddish plumes	-	All over. Non-native.
Horse Nettle Solanum carolinese	August	White	-	All over.
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis	August	Orange	-	All over in shade of forest.
Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum	August	Purple Pink	-	All over.
Mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum	Spring	White	-	Evergreen, in tops of trees.
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens	Summer	Red berries	-	In forest edge.
Pink Lady's Slipper Cypripedium acaule	May	Pink	-	In forest.
Pokeweed Phytolacoa americana	August	Pink	1	All over.
Rosebay Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum	July	White	-	All over in forest.
Small Red Morning Glory Ipomoea coccinea	August	Orange Red	1	Tiny vine in sunny spaces.
Smooth Vetch Vicia cillosa	May	Purple	-	All over.
Stiff Aster Aster linariifolius	October	Pale Blue	-	All over.
Summer Phlox Phlox paniculata	July	Pink	-	Beside road.
Swamp Buttercup Ranunculus septentrionalis	April	Yellow	-	All over.
Tall Ironweed Vernonia altissma	August	Dark Purple	1	All over.
Venus' Looking Glass Triodanis perfoliata	May	Purple	-	All over.
Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana	August	White	-	All over in shade of forest edge.
Watercress Rorippa masturtium-aquaticum	May	White	-	In creek.
Wild Potato Vine Ipomoea pandurata	July	White w/dark pink eye	-	In forest.
Wingstem Actinomeris alternifolia	September	Yellow	-	All over.
Species Count	8/10/05	47

TREES & SHRUBS	Bloomed Color	Fall Color	Photos	Comments
Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima	May White	Yellow	-	All over. Non-native.
American Holly Ilex opaca	April White	Evergreen	1	In field. Bright red berries thru winter.
Black Walnut Juglaus nigra	-	Yellow	-	Near creek.
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis	April Dark Pink	-	-	Everywhere.
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida	April White, Pink	-	-	Everywhere.
Red Maple Acer rubrum	April Red	Red, Orange, Yellow	-	All over in forest. Wonderful variable fall color.
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum	-	Red	-	At edge of forest.
Swamp Willow Salix nigra	-	Yellow	-	Near creek, came down in storm and regrew from stump.
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica	-	Yellow	-	Landscape tree.
Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera	May Yellow-green	Yellow	1	All over. Tennessee state tree.
Species Count	8/10/05	10

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