Tag Archives: TN

Cow Wheat – Melampyrum lineare – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Cow Wheat, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/15/2018.) Scientific name is Melampyrum lineare. Photo below was taken at the Indian Boundary Recreation Area, Monroe County, TN on May 12, 2016. Go to the Cow Wheat detail page for more information and photos.

Cow Wheat, Narrowleaf Cow-Wheat, Appalachian Cow-Wheat - Melampyrum lineare

Cow Wheat, Narrowleaf Cow-Wheat, Appalachian Cow-Wheat – Melampyrum lineare

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Cleft Phlox (Glade Phlox) – Phlox bifida – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Cleft Phlox, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/12/2018.) Scientific name is Phlox bifida. Photo below was taken in Davidson County, TN on Mar 30, 2016. Go to the Cleft Phlox detail page for more information and photos.

Cleft Phlox, Glade Phlox, Ten-point Phlox, Sand Phlox, Starry Cleft Phlox - Phlox bifida

Cleft Phlox (Glade Phlox) – Phlox bifida

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Southern Barren Strawberry – Geum doniatum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Southern Barren Strawberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/10/2018.) Scientific name is Geum donianum. Photo below was taken in Rhea County, TN on Apr 08, 2016. Go to the Southern Barren Strawberry detail page for more information and photos.

Southern Barren Strawberry, Appalachian Barren Strawberry, Small-petaled Barren Strawberry - Geum donianum

Southern Barren Strawberry – Geum donianum

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Tennessee Purple Coneflower – Echinacea tennesseensis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Tennessee Purple Coneflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/17/2018.) Scientific name is Echinacea tennesseensis. Photo below was taken in the Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Tennessee Purple Coneflower detail page for more information and photos.

Tennessee Coneflower, Tennessee Purple Coneflower - Echinacea tennesseensis

Tennessee Purple Coneflower – Echinacea tennesseensis

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Snowy Orchid – Platanthera nivea – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Snowy Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/14/2018.) Scientific name is Platanthera nivea. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on July 10, 2017. Go to the Snowy Orchid detail page for more information and photos.

Snowy Orchid, Bog Torch, Frog Spear, White Frog Arrow, White Rein Orchid - Platanthera nivea

Snowy Orchid – Platanthera nivea

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Prairie Purple Coneflower – Echinacea simulata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Prairie Purple Coneflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/23/2018.) Scientific name is Echinacea simulata. Photo below was taken in Rutherford County, TN on June 5, 2018. Go to the Prairie Purple Coneflower detail page for more information and photos.

Wavyleaf Purple Coneflower, Prairie Purple Coneflower, Glade Coneflower - Echinacea simulata

Prairie Purple Coneflower – Echinacea simulata

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Missouri Evening Primrose – Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Missouri Evening Primrose, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/22/2018.) Scientific name is Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa. Photo below was taken in Rutherford County, TN on June 5, 2018. Go to the Missouri Evening Primrose detail page for more information and photos.

Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrop, Bigfruit Evening Primrose, Wingfruit Evening-Primrose - Oenothera macrocarpa ssp macrocarpa

Missouri Evening Primrose – Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa

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Eastern Prickly Pear – Opuntia humifusa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Eastern Prickly Pear, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/11/2018.) Scientific name is Opuntia humifusa. Photo below was taken in Rutherford County, TN on June 5, 2018. Go to the Eastern Prickly Pear detail page for more information and photos.

Eastern Prickly Pear, Low Prickly Pear Cactus, Devil's Tongue, Indian Fig, Common Eastern Prickly Pear - Opuntia humifusa

Eastern Prickly Pear – Opuntia humifusa or Opuntia cespitosa

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Wild Quinine – Parthenium integrifolium – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Wild Quinine, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/04/2018.) Scientific name is Parthenium integrifolium. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 1, 2016. Go to the Wild Quinine detail page for more information and photos.

Wild Quinine, American Fever-few - Parthenium integrifolium

Wild Quinine – Parthenium integrifolium

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