Red Elderberry – Native Plant of the Day 02/05/2024
Photo from 03/21/2016. Location: GSMNP, Chestnut Top Trail, Blount County, TN.
More photos / info at the Sambucus racemosa detail page.
Red Elderberry – Sambucus racemosa
Wood Anemone – Native Plant of the Day 01/30/2024
Photo from 4/7/2013. Location: Cosby Campground, GSMNP, Cocke County, TN.
More photos / info at the Anemone quinquefolia detail page.
Wood Anemone – Anemone quinquefolia
Mapleleaf Alumroot – Native Plant of the Day 01/18/2024
Photo from 09/22/2013. Location: Roaring Fork Motor Trail, GSMNP, Sevier County, TN.
More photos & info at the Heuchera villosa detail page.
Mapleleaf Alumroot – Heuchera villosa
Solitary Pussytoes – Native Plant of the Day 01/12/2024
Photo from 03/21/2016. Location: Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Antennaria solitaria detail page.
Solitary Pussytoes – Antennaria solitaria
Tall Hairy Agrimony – Native Plant of the Day 12/18/2023
Photo from 6/29/2012. Location: Cosby Campground, GSMNP, Cocke County, TN.
More photos / info at the Agrimonia gryposepala detail page.
Tall Hairy Agrimony – Agrimonia gryposepala
Witch Hobble – Native Plant of the Day 12/14/2023
Photo from 5/05/2016. Location: Newfound Gap, GSMNP, Swain County, NC
More photos / info at the Viburnum lantanoides detail page.
Witch Hobble – Viburnum lantanoides
Wild Yam – Native Plant of the Day 12/01/2023
Photo from 5/06/2015. Location: GSMNP, Chestnut Top Trail, Blount County, TN.
More photos & info at the Dioscorea villosa detail page.
Wild Yam – Dioscorea villosa
Smooth Meadowparsnip – Native Plant of the Day 11/26/2023
Photo from 5/05/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN
More photos / info at the Thaspium trifoliatum detail page.
Smooth Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium trifoliatum
Mountain Bluet – Native Plant of the Day 10/06/2023
Photo from 09/23/2013. Location: Clingman’s Dome, GSMNP, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Houstonia serpyllifolia detail page.
Mountain Bluet – Houstonia serpyllifolia
Three Birds Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/09/2018.) Scientific name is Triphora trianthophoros. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN on August 7, 2018. Go to the Triphora trianthophoros detail page for more information and photos.
Three Bird Orchid – Triphora trianthophoros