Green Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/10/2013.) Scientific name is Hybanthus concolor. Photo below was taken at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on May 7, 2013. Go to the Green Violet detail page for more photos and information.
Green Violet – Hybanthus concolor
Beefsteak Plant, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/09/2013.) Scientific name is Perilla fructescens. It is also known by the common names Beefsteak Mint and Perilla Mint. Photo below was taken in Grundy County, TN on Sep 17, 2011. Go to the Beefsteak Plant detail page for more photos and information.
Beefsteak Plant – Perilla frutescens
Trailing Arbutus, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/06/2013.) Scientific name is Epigaea repens. Photo below was taken on the approach to Big Frog Mountain in Polk County, TN on Apr 8, 2013. Go to the Trailing Arbutus detail page for more photos and information.
Trailing Arbutus, Ground Laurel, Mayflower, Plymouth Mayflower – Epigaea repens
Walking Fern, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/04/2013.) Scientific name is Asplenium rhizophyllum. It is also known by the common name American Walking Fern, because there is a similar Asian species, although it is not found in the United States. Photo below was taken in the Virgin Falls State Natural Area of eastern Tennessee on March 8, 2013. Go to the Walking Fern detail page for more photos and information.
Walking Fern, American Walking Fern – Asplenium rhizophyllum
Fraser’s Sedge, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/02/2013.) Scientific name is Cymophyllus fraserianus. Photo below was taken in the Nantahala Gorge, Swain County, NC on Apr 8, 2013. Go to the Fraser’s Sedge detail page for more photos and information.
Fraser’s Sedge, Fraser’s Cymophyllus – Cymophyllus fraserianus
Wood Anemone, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/24/2013.) Scientific name is Anemone quinquefolia. Photo below was taken near the Cosby Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cocke County, TN on Apr 7, 2013. Go to the Wood Anemone detail page for more photos and information.
Wood Anemone, Nightcaps, Twoleaf Anemone – Anemone quinquefolia
Yellow Sweetclover, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/23/2013.) Scientific name is Melilotus officinalis. It is also known by the common names Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, and White Sweetclover. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on May 6, 2012. Go to the Yellow Sweetclover detail page for more information.
Yellow Sweetclover, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real – Melilotus officinalis
Virginia Plantain, a species native to much the United States, but naturalized in other parts and naturalized in parts of Canada, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/17/2013.) Scientific name is Plantago virginica. It is also known by the common names Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, and Paleseed Indianwheat. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on Apr 29, 2012. Go to the Virginia Plantain detail page for more photos and information.
Virginia Plantain, Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Paleseed Indianwheat – Plantago virginica
Pineapple Weed, a species native to the Pacific Northwest, but naturalized in much of the rest of the United States, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/27/2013.) Scientific name is Matricaria discoidea. Photo below was taken in the Hell’s Canyon Park in Adams County, ID on May 28, 2013. Go to the Pineapple Weed detail page for more photos and information.
Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Rayless Chamomile, Disc Mayweed – Matricaria discoidea
Field Pansy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/23/2013.) Scientific name is Viola bicolor. It is also known by the common names Wild Pansy, and Johnny Jump-up, and all of these names are frequently applied to a couple of similar Viola species. Photo below was taken in The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on Mar 16, 2013. Go to the Field Pansy detail page for more photos and information.
Field Pansy, Wild Pansy, Johnny Jump-up – Viola bicolor