Rugel’s Indian Plantain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/06/2015.)  Scientific name is Rugelia nudicaulus. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Clingman’s Dome Trail on July 16, 2015. Go to the Rugel’s Indian Plantain detail page for more photos and information.

Rugel’s Indian Plantain – Rugelia nudicaulis