Common and Endemic Herbaceous Plants of Cedar Glades by Scientific Name

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Revised May 2006

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	Family Name	Page Number in Guide	Start Bloom	Stop Bloom	Origin	Synonyms
	Allium canadense	meadow garlic	Liliaceae	353	5.4	7.1	N	* Canada garlic,wild garlic
	Allium cernuum	nodding wild onion	Liliaceae	353	7	9	N	nodding onion
	Allium stellatum	autumn onion	Liliaceae	353	7	9	N	wild onion
	Andropogon virginicus	broomsedge	Poaceae	347	8	10	N
	Aristida longespica	slimspike threeawn	Poaceae		9	10	N	Aristida longispica,slimspike three awn grass
	Asclepias viridiflora	green comet milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	194	7.2	8.4	N
	Asclepias viridis	green antelope horn	Asclepiadaceae	195	5	6	N	Asclepiodora viridis
	Astragalus bibullatus	Pyne's ground plum	Fabaceae	126	4	4	N	limestone glade milkvetch
	Astragalus tennesseensis	Tennessee milkvetch	Fabaceae	127	4	5	N
	Blephilia ciliata	downy woodmint	Lamiaceae	217	5.2	7.3	N	downy pagoda plant
	Brickellia eupatorioides	false boneset	Asteraceae	311	8	10	N	Kuhnia eupatorioides
	Bromus kalmii	arctic brome	Poaceae
	Carex blanda	woodland sedge	Cyperaceae	0	5	7	N
	Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	Cyperaceae
	Carex cherokeensis	Cherokee sedge	Cyperaceae
	Carex complanata	hirsute sedge	Cyperaceae
	Carex crawei	Crawe's sedge	Cyperaceae
	Carex varia	white tinted sedge	Cyperaceae	0	4	7	N	Carex albicans var. albicans
	Chaerophyllum procumbens	wild chervil	Apiaceae	174	3	4	N	spreading chervil
	Chamaesyce prostrata	prostrate sandmat	Euphorbiaceae					Euphorbia chamaesyce
	Chasmanthium latifolium	river oats	Poaceae	347	6	10	N	Uniola latifolia,Indian wood oats,spangle grass
	Clematis virginiana	virgin's bower	Ranunculaceae	36	7	9	N
	Clinopodium glabellum	glade savory	Lamiaceae	217	5.2	8	N	Ozark calamint,Calamintha glabella,Satureja glabella
	Comandra umbellata	bastard toadflax	Santalaceae	156	4	5	N
	Croton capitatus	hogwort	Euphorbiaceae	157	6	10	N
	Croton monanthogynus	lemon spurge	Euphorbiaceae	157	6	10	N	prairie tea
	Cyperus squarrosus	bearded flatsedge	Cyperaceae		7	9	N	Cyperus inflexus
	Dalea foliosa	leafy prairie clover	Fabaceae	131	7	9	N	Petalostemon foliosus
	Dalea gattingeri	Gattinger's prairie clover	Fabaceae	132	5.2	9	N	purpletassels, Petalostemon gattingeri
	Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilum	prairie larkspur	Ranunculaceae	38	5	7	N	Delphinium virescens
	Desmanthus illinoensis	prairie mimosa	Fabaceae	132	6	7	N	prairie bundleflower
	Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum	western panic grass	Poaceae	0	6	9	N	Panicum lanuginosum,hairy panic grass
	Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum	cypress panicgrass	Poaceae	0	5	8	N	Panicum annulum,ringed panic grass, Panicum dichotomum ,bushy panic grass
	Dichanthelium laxiflorum	openflower rosette grass	Poaceae				N	Panicum laxiflorum, lax Panicum xalapense, flowered panicum,
	Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum	Scribner's rosette grass	Poaceae	0	5	11	N	Panicum helleri
	Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon	roundseed panic grass	Poaceae	0	5	6	N	Panicum sphaerocarpon,round fruited panic grass
	Diodia teres	rough buttonweed	Rubiaceae	260	6	9	N	poor joe
	Eleocharis compressa	flatstem spikerush	Cyperaceae		4.3	7	NAm
	Eragrostis spectabilis	purple lovegrass	Poaceae	0	7	10	N
	Erigeron strigosus	lesser daisy fleabane	Asteraceae	293	5.2	8	N	prairie fleabane
	Eupatorium album	white bracted thoroughwort	Asteraceae	294	7	9	N	white thoroughwort
	Eupatorium altissimum	tall thoroughwort	Asteraceae	294	8	10	N
	Euphorbia corollata	flowering spurge	Euphorbiaceae	158	6.4	9.2	N
	Galactia volubilis	hairy milk pea	Fabaceae	133	7	8	N	downy milk pea
	Geranium carolinianum	pink Carolina cranesbill	Geraniaceae	170	4.3	8	N	Carolina geranium
	Geum canadense	white avens	Rosaceae	117	6.4	8.4	N
	Glandularia canadensis	rose vervain	Verbenaceae	214	3.4	9	N	Verbena canadensis,rose mock vervain
	Grindelia lanceolata	narrowleaf gum weed	Asteraceae	299	6	9	N
	Heliotropium tenellum	slender heliotrope	Boraginaceae	211	6	8	N	pasture heliotrope
	Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea	summer bluets	Rubiaceae	264	4.2	6.1	N	* Hedyotis purpurea, Houstonia purpurea,Venus' pride
	Houstonia pusilla	least bluet	Rubiaceae	262	3.4	4	N	Hedyotis crassifolia,tiny bluet,Houstonia patens
	Hypericum dolabriforme	straggling St. John's wort	Clusiaceae		6.3	8.3		*
	Hypericum frondosum	cedarglade St. John's wort	Clusiaceae	63	5	7	N	golden St. Johnswort
	Hypericum sphaerocarpum	rough fruited St. John's wort	Clusiaceae	66	6	8	N	roundseed St. John's wort
	Hypoxis hirsuta	yellow stargrass	Amaryllidaceae	381	4.1	6.1	N	common goldstar
	Isanthus brachiatus	false pennyroyal	Lamiaceae	233	7	9	N
	Juncus dichotomus	forked rush	Juncaceae	0	6	9	N
	Juncus dudleyi	Dudley's rush	Juncaceae	0	6	9	N
	Juncus scirpoides	needle pod rush	Juncaceae	0	7	9	N
	Leavenworthia crassa	fleshy fruit glade cress	Brassicaceae
	Leavenworthia exigua	Tennessee glade cress	Brassicaceae	91	3	4	N	pasture glade cress
	Leavenworthia stylosa	long styled glade cress	Brassicaceae	92	3.2	5	N	cedar glade cress, Nashville Mustard
	Leavenworthia torulosa	beaded glade cress	Brassicaceae	92	3	5	N	necklace glade cress
	Leavenworthia uniflora	small glade cress	Brassicaceae	93	2	5	N	Michaux's glade cress
	Lesquerella densipila	Duck River bladderpod	Brassicaceae	94	3.2	5	N
	Lesquerella lyrata	lyreleaf bladderpod	Brassicaceae
	Lesquerella perforata	Spring Creek bladderpod	Brassicaceae	95	3.2	4	N
	Lesquerella stonensis	Stones River bladderpod	Brassicaceae	96	3.3	4	N
	Liatris aspera	tall blazing star	Asteraceae	312	8	10	N	rough blazing star
	Liatris squarrosa	scaly blazing star	Asteraceae	314	7.2	10.2	N
	Lobelia appendiculata var. gattingeri	Gattinger's lobelia	Campanulaceae	256	5.2	6	N
	Manfreda virginica	false aloe	Agavaceae	382	6	7	N	Agave virginica
	Melica mutica	twoflower melic	Poaceae	0	4	5	N	twoflower melic grass
	Minuartia patula	glade sandwort	Caryophyllaceae	54	4.1	6	N	Arenaria patula,pitcher's stitchwort
	Muhlenbergia sobolifera	branched muhly	Poaceae	0	9	10	N	rock muhly
	Nothoscordum bivalve	false garlic	Liliaceae	365	4.1	5.2	N
	Oenothera triloba	three lobed evening primrose	Onagraceae	154	5	6	N	stemless evening primrose
	Onosmodium molle	false gromwell	Boraginaceae	213	6	7	N	soft hair marble seed
	Opuntia humifusa	devil's tongue	Cactaceae	51	5.3	7.2	N	prickly-pear,Opuntia compressa
	Oxalis corniculata	creeping woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	0	4	11	N	creeping lady's sorrel
	Oxalis priceae	Price's woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	169	4	5	N	Oxalis macrantha,tufted yellow woodsorrel
	Oxalis stricta	yellow woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	169	4.3	6.4	N	common yellow oxalis,Oxalis cymosa, Oxalis dillenii
	Oxalis violacea	violet woodsorrel	Oxalidaceae	170	4.1	6	N
	Packera anonyma	southern ragwort	Asteraceae	322	5.1	6	N	Small's ragwort, Senecio anonymus, Senecio smallii
	Packera obovata	round leaf ragwort	Asteraceae	323	4.1	6	N	Senecio obovatus
	Panicum boscii	Bosc's panic grass	Poaceae	0	6	8	N
	Panicum capillare	witchgrass	Poaceae	0	8	10	N
	Panicum flexile	wiry panic grass	Poaceae	0	7	10	N	wiry witchgrass
	Panicum malacophylum	soft leaved panicum	Poaceae				N
	Paspalum setaceum	thin paspalum	Poaceae	0	7	9	N	Paspalum ciliatifolium
	Pediomelum subacaule	Nashville breadroot	Fabaceae	138	4.1	5	N	Psoralea subacaulis, whiterim scurfpea,Indian breadroot
	Penstemon tenuiflorus	eastern white flower beardtongue	Scrophulariaceae	246	5.1	6.3	N	slender flowered beardtongue
	Phacelia dubia var. interior	glade phacelia	Hydrophyllaceae	208	4	6	N	interior phacelia
	Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria	glade phlox	Polemoniaceae	203	3.4	5	N	Phlox bifida
	Plantago aristata	bracted plantain	Plantaginaceae	234	5	7	Nam	large bracted plantain
	Plantago virginica	dwarf plantain	Plantaginaceae	234	4	6	N	Virginia plantain
	Portulaca oleracea	purslane	Portulacaceae	56	6	11	As
	Potentilla simplex	common cinquefoil	Rosaceae	120	4.3	6.1	N
	Ranunculus bulbosus	bulbosus buttercup	Ranunculaceae	41	3.4	6	Eu
	Ranunculus fascicularis	early buttercup	Ranunculaceae	41	4.2	5.2	N	*
	Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus	bristly buttercup	Ranunculaceae	42	4	7	N	Ranunculus septentrionalis,swamp buttercup
	Ranunculus micranthus	hairy kidney leaf	Ranunculaceae	0	3	5	N
	Rosa carolina	Carolina rose	Rosaceae	121	5.3	7.1	N	pasture rose
	Rudbeckia hirta	black eyed Susan	Asteraceae	320	6.2	9.2	N
	Rudbeckia triloba	brown eyed Susan	Asteraceae	321	6	10	N	thin-leaf coneflower
	Ruellia humilis	glade wild petunia	Acanthaceae	252	5	7	N	ruellia,fringeleaf wild petunia
	Salvia lyrata	lyre leaf sage	Lamiaceae	226	4.3	6.1	N
	Scutellaria parvula	small skullcap	Lamiaceae	230	5.2	8	N
	Sedum pulchellum	pink stonecrop	Crassulaceae	108	4.3	7.2	N	sedum,widow's cross
	Sida elliottii	costal plain sida	Malvaceae	70	6	8	N	Elliott's fanpetals
	Sisyrinchium albidum	pale blue eyed grass	Iridaceae	388	4.3	5	N	white blue eyed grass
	Solidago gattingeri	Gattinger's goldenrod	Asteraceae				N
	Sporobolus vaginiflorus	poverty dropseed	Poaceae	0	9	9	N
	Symphyotrichum pilosum	white heath aster	Asteraceae	277	9	10	N	hairy white oldfield aster, Aster pilosus, awl aster
	Talinum calcaricum	limestone fameflower	Portulacaceae	53	5	9	N
	Tridens flavus	purpletop	Poaceae	0	8	10	N	Triodia flava,tall redtop
	Valerianella radiata	beaked corn salad	Valerianaceae	270	4.2	5	N
	Valerianella umbilicata	navel cornsalad	Valerianaceae	270	4.3	5	N
	Verbesina virginica	white crownbeard	Asteraceae	333	7.3	10	N	frostweed
	Viola egglestonii	glade violet	Violaceae	75	3.4	5	N

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