Rugel’s Indian Plantain – Native Plant of the Day 07/16/2023
Photo from 07/16/2015. Location: GSMNP Clingman’s Dome Trail, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Rugelia nudicaulis detail page.
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#NPOD: Eastern Teaberry #Nativeplants
Eastern Teaberry – Native Plant of the Day 07/03/2023
Photo from 07/01/2014. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cocke County, TN.
More photos / info at the Gaultheria procumbens detail page.
#NPOD: American Germander #Nativeplants
American Germander – Native Plant of the Day 07/02/2023
Photo from 06/30/2014. Location: Cosby Campground, GSMNP, Cocke County, TN.
More photos / info at the Teucrium canadense detail page.
#NPOD: Whorled Loosestrife #Nativeplants
Whorled Loosestrife – Native Plant of the Day 07/01/2023
Photo from 06/28/2014. Location: Low Gap Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN. More info / photos at the Lysimachia quadrifolia detail page.
#NPOD: Small Purple Fringed Orchid #Nativeplants
Small Purple Fringed Orchid – Native Plant of the Day 06/29/2023
Photo from 6/28/2014. Location: Clingman’s Dome, GSMNP, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Platanthera psycodes detail page.
#NPOD: White Bergamot #Nativeplants
White Bergamot – Native Plant of the Day 06/28/2023
Photo from 06/28/2014. Location: Low Gap Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
More photos / info at the Monarda clinopodia detail page.
#NPOD: Painted Trillium #Nativeplants
Painted Trillium – Native Plant of the Day 05/11/2023
Photo from 05/05/2015. Location: GSMNP, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Trillium undulatum detail page.
#NPOD: American Umbrella Leaf #Nativeplants
American Umbrella Leaf – Native Plant of the Day 05/05/2023
Photo from 05/04/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Little River Trail.
More photos / info at the Diphylleia cymosa detail page.
#NPOD: Brook Lettuce #Nativeplants
Brook Lettuce – Native Plant of the Day 05/04/2023
Photo from 5/4/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
More photos / info at the Micranthes micranthidifolia detail page.
Three Birds Orchid – Triphora trianthophoros – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
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.