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Tennessee Milkvetch (Astragalus tennesseensis)Observer
snc3vDescription
Leaves pinnately compound, leaves very pubescent. Flowers whitish green, with pubescence on sepals.
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Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)Observer
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Larger flowers, with white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Species not native to TN.
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Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)Observer
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Bright pink petals. Stem is pubescent and sticky to the touch.
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Nashville Breadroot (Pediomelum subacaule)Observer
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Bright purple petals, very pubescent stem with long hairs. Leaves have hairs around edge.
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Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)Observer
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Thin glabrous leaves, parallel veination. Light blue petals, showy yellow stamen.
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Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)Observer
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Dark purple drooping flowers. Pubescence on stalk and on backs of petals.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
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Very short flower, no more than 3 inches tall. Smooth leaves, very small hair-like structures inside of flower.
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Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)Observer
snc3vDescription
Rather tall plant, approximately 10-12 inches tall. Dense pubescence along stalk. White to pink coloration along petals.
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Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)Observer
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Bright purple coloring on petals. Dense pubescence on leaves.
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Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)Observer
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4-5 inches tall. Bright red anthers. Densely pubescent.
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Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Observer
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4-5 inches tall. Flowers- petals white with light purple stripes toward center, stamens/anthers purple. Leaves and stems slightly pubescent.
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Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)Observer
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12-13 inches tall. Leaves glabrous. Flower dark red in color. Deeply rooted.
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Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)Observer
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5-6 inches tall, Flowers- white petals with green stamens and white/yellow anthers.
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Cedar Gladecress (Leavenworthia stylosa)Observer
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1-2 inches tall, growing in gravelly substrate. Flowers- white petals, with yellow interior and notched petals. Leaves are slightly scabrous above and stem is minutely pubescent.
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Bristly Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus)Observer
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3-4 inches tall, Flowers- petals yellow and waxy, many yellow anthers. Slight pubescence on upper side of leaves, also minor bristle tips on tips of lobes on leaves (~3/leaf)
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Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)Observer
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4-5 inches tall, growing in moist relatively packed soil off of trail. Flower petals light purple, anthers yellow, leaves and stems pubescent.
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Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)Observer
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Extremely scabrous leaves
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Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)Observer
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Bright green coloration, waxy evergreen or tardily deciduous leaves
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American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)Observer
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Fruits present, fully ripened
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Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)Observer
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Needles twisted, two per follicle. Cones present
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Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)Observer
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Fruits present,slight pubescence on underside veins
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Shining Sumac (Rhus copallinum)Observer
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Bright green pigmentation, glabrous above
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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)Observer
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No fruits present
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Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)Observer
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Leaves glabrous above, fruits still attached to branches
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
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Leaves slightly fragrant when crushed