Rugel’s Indian Plantain – Native Plant of the Day 07/16/2024
Photo from 07/16/2015. Location: GSMNP Clingman’s Dome Trail, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Rugelia nudicaulis detail page.
Rugel’s Indian Plantain – Rugelia nudicaulis
Eastern Teaberry – Native Plant of the Day 07/03/2024
Photo from 07/01/2014. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cocke County, TN.
More photos / info at the Gaultheria procumbens detail page.
Eastern Teaberry – Gaultheria procumbens
Whorled Loosestrife – Native Plant of the Day 07/01/2024
Photo from 06/28/2014. Location: Low Gap Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN. More info / photos at the Lysimachia quadrifolia detail page.
Whorled Loosestrife – Lysimachia quadrifolia
White Bergamot – Native Plant of the Day 06/28/2024
Photo from 06/28/2014. Location: Low Gap Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
More photos / info at the Monarda clinopodia detail page.
White Bergamot – Monarda clinopodia
American Umbrella Leaf – Native Plant of the Day 05/05/2024
Photo from 05/04/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Little River Trail.
More photos / info at the Diphylleia cymosa detail page.
American Umbrella Leaf – Diphylleia cymosa
Brook Lettuce – Native Plant of the Day 05/04/2024
Photo from 5/4/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
More photos / info at the Micranthes micranthidifolia detail page.
Brook Lettuce – Micranthes micranthidifolia
Eastern Shooting Star – Native Plant of the Day 04/23/2024
Photo from 04/20/2016. Location: White Oak Sink, GSMNP, Blount County, TN.
More photos / info at the Dodecatheon meadia detail page.
Eastern Shooting Star – Dodecatheon meadia
Fringed Phacelia – Native Plant of the Day 03/21/2024
Photo from 05/05/2015. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain County, NC.
More photos / info at the Phacelia fimbriata detail page.
Fringed Phacelia – Phacelia fimbriata
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
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