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Below are photographs and information on various species of North Carolina wildflowers, shrubs, trees, and vines. Species are now grouped on pages by genus, so all species of each genus are pictured together on a single page for easy comparison. On pages with several species, scroll down to the species of interest. Feel free to drop me a line if you spot any errors, have any suggestions, or would like to offer identifications! Pictures were taken with either a Nikon CoolPix 4500 or a Canon EOS 20D with a 100mm macro lens.
| Abies | |
Abies fraseri (Fraser Fir) | |
| Acer | |
Acer pensylvanicum (Striped Maple) | |
| Achillea | |
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) | |
| Actaea | |
Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh) | |
| Aeschynomene | |
Aeschynomene indica (Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch) | |
| Aesculus | |
Aesculus flava (Yellow Buckeye) | |
| Agalinis | |
Agalinis fasciculata (Beach False Foxglove) | |
| Ageratina | |
Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium altissimum (White Snakeroot) | |
| Aletris | |
Aletris farinosa (Colic-root) | |
| Alisma | |
Alisma subcordatum (American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain) | |
| Allium | |
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) | |
| Alnus | |
Alnus serrulata (Hazel Alder, Tag Alder, Smooth Alder) NEW! 9 Feb 2008 | |
| Alternanthera | |
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligatorweed) | |
| Amelanchier | |
Amelanchier canadensis (Eastern Serviceberry, Canada Serviceberry, Shadblow Serviceberry) | |
| Amorpha | |
Amorpha fruticosa (Desert False Indigo, Tall Indigo-bush) | |
| Ampelopsis | |
Ampelopsis arborea (Peppervine) | |
| Amsonia | |
Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern Bluestar) | |
| Anagallis | |
Anagallis arvense (Scarlet Pimpernel) | |
| Anaphalis | |
Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting) | |
| Anemone | |
Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone) | |
| Anemonella | |
Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone) | |
| Angelica | |
Angelica triquinata (Mountain Angelica, Filmy Angelica) | |
| Apios | |
Apios americana (Common Groundnut) | |
| Aplectrum | |
Aplectrum hyemale (Puttyroot Orchid, Adam and Eve Orchid) | |
| Apocynum | |
Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane, Indian Hemp) | |
| Aquilegia | |
Aquilegia canadensis (Red Columbine) | |
| Aralia | |
Aralia spinosa (Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash) | |
| Arctium | |
Arctium minus (Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock) | |
| Arisaema | |
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) | |
| Aristolochia | |
Aristolochia macrophylla (Pipevine) | |
| Arnica | |
Arnica acaulis (Common Leopardbane) | |
| Aronia | |
Aronia arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) | |
| Aruncus | |
Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard, Bride's Feathers) | |
| Arundinaria | |
Arundinaria gigantea (Cane) | |
| Asarum | |
Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) | |
| Asclepias | |
Asclepias amplexicaulis (Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed) | |
| Asimina | |
Asimina parviflora (Dwarf Pawpaw) | |
| Aster | |
Aster concolor, Symphyotrichum concolor (Eastern Silver Aster) | |
| Aureolaria | |
Aureolaria pedicularia (Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove, Northern Oak-leach) | |
| Baccharis | |
Baccharis angustifolia (Saltwater False-Willow, Narrowleaf Baccharis) | |
| Balduina | |
Balduina uniflora (Oneflower Honeycombhead, Yellow Balduina) | |
| Baptisia | |
Baptisia tinctoria (Yellow Wild Indigo) | |
| Berchemia | |
Berchemia scandens (Supplejack, American Rattan) | |
| Betula | |
Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch) | |
| Bidens | |
Bidens laevis (Smooth Beggarticks, Showy Bur-marigold) | |
| Boltonia | |
Boltonia sp. (doll's daisy sp.) | |
| Boykinia | |
Boykinia aconitifolia (Alleghany Brookfoam, Eastern Boykinia, Brook Saxifrage) | |
| Brickellia | |
Brickellia eupatorioides (Eastern False Boneset) | |
| Buchnera | |
Buchnera floridana (Florida Bluehearts, Savanna Bluehearts) | |
| Buckleya | |
Buckleya distichophylla (Piratebush) | |
| Callicarpa | |
Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry) | |
| Calluna | |
Calluna vulgaris (Heather) | |
| Calopogon | |
Calopogon barbatus (Bearded Grasspink) | |
| Calycanthus | |
Calycanthus floridus laevigatus (Sweet-Shrub) | |
| Campanulastrum | |
Campulastrum americanum (Tall Bellflower) | |
| Campsis | |
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper) NEW! 3 Mar 2008 | |
| Cardamine | |
Cardamine angustata (Slender Toothwort) | |
| Carphephorus | |
Carphephorus bellidifolius (Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead) | |
| Carpinus | |
Carpinus caroliniana (Musclewood, Muscle-tree, Ironwood, American Hornbeam, Blue-beech) NEW! 6 Apr 2008 | |
| Cassia | |
Cassia fasciculata (=Chamaecrista fasciculata)(Partridge Pea) | |
| Castanea | |
Castanea dentata (American Chestnut) | |
| Castilleja | |
Castilleja coccinea (Scarlet Indian Paintbrush) | |
| Caulophyllum | |
Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) | |
| Ceanothus | |
Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) | |
| Centaurea | |
Centaurea sp. (knapweed) | |
| Cercis | |
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | |
| Cephalanthus | |
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) | |
| Chamaecyparis | |
Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic White Cedar) | |
| Chamaedaphne | |
Chamaedaphne calyculata (Leatherleaf, Cassandra) | |
| Chamerion | |
Chamerion angustifolium (Fireweed) | |
| Chelone | |
Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead) | |
| Chimaphila | |
Chimaphila maculata (Pipsissewa, Spotted Wintergreen) | |
| Chrysanthemum | |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Oxeye Daisy) | |
| Chrysogonum | |
Chrysogonum virginianum (Green-and-gold) | |
| Chrysopsis | |
Chrysopsis gossypina, Heterotheca gossypina (Cottony Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Golden-aster) | |
| Cicuta | |
Cicuta maculata (Spotted Water Hemlock) | |
| Cirsium | |
Cirsium horridulum (Yellow Thistle) | |
| Cladium | |
Cladium jamaicense (Sawgrass) | |
| Claytonia | |
Claytonia virginica (Eastern Spring Beauty, Virginia Spring Beauty) | |
| Clematis | |
Clematis crispa (Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Marsh Leatherflower, Southern Leatherflower, Blue Jasmine) | |
| Clethra | |
Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush) | |
| Clinopodium | |
Clinopodium vulgare (Wild Basil) | |
| Clintonia | |
Clintonia borealis (Bluebead Lily, Yellow Corn Lily) | |
| Clitoria | |
Clitoria mariana (Butterfly Pea, Atlantic Pigeonwings) | |
| Comandra | |
Comandra umbellata (Bastard-toadflax) | |
| Conoclinium | |
Conoclinium coelestinum (=Eupatorium coelestinum) (Blue Mistflower) | |
| Conopholis | |
Conopholis americana (Squaw-root, American Cancer-root) | |
| Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis auriculata (Lobed Tickseed) | |
| Cornus | |
Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood, Swamp Dogwood) | |
| Coronilla | |
Coronilla varia (Securigera varia) (Crownvetch) | |
| Crataegus | |
unidentified Crataegus spp. (hawthorn spp.) | |
| Croton | |
Croton punctata (Silverleaf Croton, Beach-tea, Gulf Croton) | |
| Corydalis | |
Corydalis sempervirens (Pink and Yellow Corydalis, Pale Corydalis, Rock Harlequin) | |
| Cuphea | |
Cuphea carthagenensis (Columbian Waxweed, Tarweed) | |
| Cuscuta | |
Cuscuta sp. (dodder) | |
| Cuthbertia (Tradescantia) | |
Cuthbertia graminea (Grassleaf Roseling) | |
| Cynanchum | |
Cynanchum angustifolium, Cynanchum palustre, Seutera angustifolium (Gulf Coast Swallow-wort, Gulf Coast Milkvine) | |
| Cypripedium | |
Cypripedium acaule (Pink Lady Slipper, Moccasinflower) | |
| Dalea | |
Dalea pinnata (Summer-farewell) | |
| Delphinium | |
Delphinium exaltatum (Tall Larkspur) | |
| Dianthus | |
Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink) | |
| Dicentra | |
Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) | |
| Diodia | |
Diodia virginiana (Virginia Buttonweed) | |
| Dionaea | |
Dionaea muscipula (Venus Flytrap) | |
| Dioscorea | |
Dioscorea villosa (Wild Yam) | |
| Diospyros | |
Diospyros virginiana (Persimmon) | |
| Diphylleia | |
Diphylleia cymosa (Umbrella-leaf) | |
| Drosera | |
Drosera capillaris (Pink Sundew) | |
| Echinacea | |
Echinacea laevigata (Smooth Coneflower) | |
| Elaeagnus | |
Elaeagnus pungens (Thorny-Olive) NEW! 5 Mar 2008 | |
| Elephantopus | |
Elephantopus carolinianus (Carolina Elephantsfoot, Leafy Elephant's-foot) | |
| Epifagus | |
Epifagus virginiana (Beechdrops) | |
| Epigaea | |
Epigaea repens (Trailing Arbutus) | |
| Epilobium | |
Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed) | |
| Erigeron | |
Erigeron pulchellus (Robin's Plantain) | |
| Eryngium | |
Eryngium integrifolium (Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo) | |
| Erythrina | |
Erythrina herbacea (Coral Bean, Cherokee Bean, Cardinal Spear) | |
| Erythronium | |
Erythronium umbilicatum (Trout Lily) | |
| Euonymus | |
Euonymus americanus (Hearts-a-bustin', American Strawberrybush) | |
| Eupatorium | |
Eupatorium album (White Thoroughwort, White-bracted Eupatorium, White Boneset) | |
| Euphorbia | |
Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) | |
| Euthamia | |
Euthamia caroliniana, Solidago microcephala (Slender Goldentop, Flattopped Goldenrod) | |
| Fagus | |
Fagus grandifolia (American Beech) | |
| Fragaria | |
Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) | |
| Galax | |
Galax urceolata, Galax aphylla (Beetleweed, Wandflower, Galax) | |
| Gaura | |
Gaura angustifolia (Southern Beeblossum, Southeastern Gaura) | |
| Gaultheria | |
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) | |
| Gaylussacia | |
Gaylussacia baccata (Black Huckleberry) | |
| Gelsemium | |
Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine) | |
| Gentiana | |
Gentiana autumnalis (Pinebarren Gentian) | |
| Geranium | |
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium) | |
| Gillenia | |
Gillenia trifoliata (Mountain Indian Physic, Bowman's Root) | |
| Glechoma | |
Glechoma hederacea (Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, Gill-over-the-ground, Ground-ivy) | |
| Habenaria | |
Habenaria repens (Water Spider Orchid, Floating Orchid) | |
| Halesia | |
Halesia tetraptera (Mountain Silverbell) | |
| Helenium | |
Helenium amarum (Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks, Bitterweed) | |
| Helianthus | |
Helianthus atrorubens (Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower) | |
| Heliopsis | |
Heliopsis helianthoides (Smooth Oxeye, False Sunflower) | |
| Hepatica | |
Hepatica acutiloba, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, Anemone acutiloba (Sharplobe Hepatica, Sharp-lobed Liverleaf) | |
| Heracleum | |
Heracleum maximum (Cowparsnip, American Hogweed) | |
| Heterotheca | |
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Dune Camphorweed) | |
| Heuchera | |
Heuchera villosa (Hairy Alumroot, Rock Alumroot, Crag-jangle) | |
| Hexalectris | |
Hexalectris spicata (Spiked Crested Coralroot) | |
| Hexastylis | |
Hexastylis arifolia (Littlebrownjug Arrowleaf Heartleaf) | |
| Hieracium | |
Hieracium aurantiacum (Orange Hawkweed) | |
| Houstonia | |
Houstonia caerulea (Bluets) | |
| Hydrangea | |
Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea) | |
| Hydrocotyle | |
Hydrocotyle bonariensis (Largeleaf Pennywort, Dune Water-pennywort) | |
| Hydrolea | |
Hydrolea quadrivalvis (Waterpod) | |
| Hydrophyllum | |
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum (Largeleaf Waterleaf) | |
| Hypericum | |
Hypericum cistifolium (Roundpod St. John's Wort) | |
| Hypoxis | |
Hypoxis hirsuta (Yellow Stargrass, Common Goldstar) | |
| Hypopitys | |
Hypopitys monotropa, Monotropa hypopithys (Pinesap) | |
| Indigofera | |
Indigofera caroliniana (Carolina Indigo) | |
| Ilex | |
Ilex cassine (Dahoon, Dahoon Holly) | |
| Impatiens | |
Impatiens pallida (Yellow Jewelweed, Yellow Touch-me-knot) | |
| Ipomoea | |
Ipomoea coccinea (Redstar, Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning Glory) | |
| Iris | |
Iris cristata (Dwarf Crested Iris) | |
| Itea | |
Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire) | |
| Juglans | |
Juglans cinerea (Butternut) | |
| Juniperus | |
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) | |
| Justicia | |
Justicia americana (American water-willow) | |
| Kalmia | |
Kalmia angustifolia (Sheep Laurel) | |
| Kosteletzkya | |
Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow) | |
| Krigia | |
Krigia virginica (Dwarf Dandelion) | |
| Lachnanthes | |
Lachnanthes caroliniana (Redroot) | |
| Lactuca | |
Lactuca sp. (wild lettuce) | |
| Laportea | |
Laportea canadensis (Wood-nettle) | |
| Lathyrus | |
Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea) | |
| Leiophyllum | |
Leiophyllum buxifolium (Sand-Myrtle) | |
| Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza bicolor (Shrubby Lespedeza) | |
| Leucothoe | |
Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal Doghobble) | |
| Liatris | |
Liatris graminifolia (Blazing Star) | |
| Ligusticum | |
Ligusticum canadense (Canadian Licorice-root, American Lovage) | |
| Lilium | |
Lilium catesbaei (Pine Lily) | |
| Limonium | |
Limonium carolinianum (Carolina Sea-lavendar) | |
| Linaria | |
Linaria canadensis, Nuttallanthus canadensis (Blue Toadflax, Canada Toadflax, American Toadflax) | |
| Lindera | |
Lindera benzoin (Northern Spicebush) | |
| Liparis | |
Liparis lilifolia (Brown Widelip Orchid, Lily-leaved Twayblade) | |
| Liquidambar | |
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum) NEW! 9 Feb 2008 | |
| Lobelia | |
Lobelia canbyi (Canby's Lobelia) | |
| Lonicera | |
Lonicera dioica (Limber Honeysuckle, Mountain Honeysuckle, Twining Honeysuckle) | |
| Ludwigia | |
Ludwigia alternifolia (Bushy Seedbox, Rattlebox, Alternate-leafed Seedbox) | |
| Lupinus | |
Lupinus diffusus (Skyblue Lupine) | |
| Lyonia | |
Lyonia mariana (Staggerbush) | |
| Lysimachia | |
Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) | |
| Magnolia | |
Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Tree) | |
| Mahonia | |
Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf Mahonia) NEW! 5 Mar 2008 | |
| Maianthemum | |
Maianthemum canadense (Canada Mayflower, False Lily of the Valley) | |
| Malaxis | |
Malaxis unifolia (Green Adders-mouth Orchid) | |
| Marshallia | |
Marshallia graminifolia (Grassleaf Barbara's-buttons) | |
| Matelea | |
Matelea decipiens (Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine, Deceptive Spinypod) | |
| Menziesia | |
Menziesia pilosa (Minniebush) | |
| Mikania | |
Mikania scandens (Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Boneset) | |
| Mimulus | |
Mimulus ringens (Alleghany Monkey Flower, Squarestem Monkeyflower) | |
| Minuartia | |
Minuartia caroliniana, Arenaria caroliniana (Pine Barren Stitchwort, Carolina Sandwort) | |
| Mitchella | |
Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry) | |
| Mitreola | |
Mitreola petiolata, Cynoctonum mitreola (Lax Hornpod)
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| Monarda | |
Monarda clinopodia (Basil Bergamot) | |
| Monotropa | |
Monotropa hypopithys (See Hypopitys monotropa) | |
| Morella | |
Morella cerifera (Common Wax Myrtle) | |
| Morus | |
Morus rubra (Red Mulberry) | |
| Murdannia | |
Murdannia keisak (Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower) | |
| Nothoscordum | |
Nothoscordum bivalve (False Garlic, Crowpoison) | |
| Nymphaea | |
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) | |
| Nyssa | |
Nyssa biflora (Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum) | |
| Obolaria | |
Obolaria virginica (Virginia Pennywort) | |
| Oenothera | |
Oenothera sp. (Sundrops) | |
| Onosmodium | |
Onosmodium virginianum (Virginia Marbleseed, Wild Job's Tears, Virginia False Gromwell) | |
| Opuntia | |
Opuntia compressa (Prickly Pear Cactus, Devil's Tongue) | |
| Orbexilum | |
Orbexilum lupinellum (Piedmont Leatherroot, Lupine Scurfpea) | |
| Orchis | |
Orchis spectabilis (Showy Orchis) | |
| Ornithogalum | |
Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem) | |
| Orontium | |
Orontium aquaticum (Golden Club) | |
| Ostrya | |
Ostrya virginiana (American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood) | |
| Oxalis | |
Oxalis sp. (Yellow Wood Sorrel) (probably Oxalis stricta) | |
| Oxydendrum | |
Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood) | |
| Oxypolis | |
Oxypolis dentriculata (Savanna Cowbane, Piedmont Cowbane) | |
| Packera | |
Packera anonyma, Senecio smallii, Senecio anonymus (Southern Ragwort, Small's Ragwort) | |
| Parthenium | |
Parthenium auriculata (Wild Quinine) | |
| Passiflora | |
Passiflora incarnata (Maypops, Passionflower) | |
| Paulownia | |
Paulownia tomentosa (Princesstree, Royal Paulownia) | |
| Pedicularis | |
Pedicularis canadensis (Eastern Lousewort, Wood-betony) | |
| Penstemon | |
Penstemon australis (Southern Beardtongue) | |
| Persea | |
Persea borbonia (Redbay) | |
| Phacelia | |
Phacelia dubia (Smallflower Phacelia, Small-flower Scorpionweed) | |
| Phaseolus | |
Phaseolus polystachios (Thicket Bean, Wild Bean, Climbing Pea) | |
| Phlox | |
Phlox carolina (Carolina Phlox) | |
| Phoradendron | |
Phoradendron leucarpum (Oak Mistletoe) | |
| Phryma | |
Phryma leptostachya (American Lopseed) | |
| Physostegia | |
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) | |
| Picea | |
Picea rubens (Red Spruce) | |
| Pinguicula | |
Pinguicula caerulea (Blueflower Butterwort) | |
| Pinus | |
Pinus echinata (Shortleaf Pine) NEW! 9 Feb 2008 | |
| Pityopsis | |
Pityopsis aspera (Pineland Silkgrass) | |
| Plantago | |
Plantago aristata | |
| Platanthera | |
Platanthera blephariglottis (White Fringed Orchid) | |
| Pluchea | |
Pluchea odorata (Saltmarsh Fleabane) | |
| Podophyllum | |
Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple) | |
| Pogonia | |
Pogonia ophioglossoides (Rose Pogonia) | |
| Polygala | |
Polygala brevifolia (Littleleaf Milkwort, Shortleaf Milkwort) | |
| Polygonatum | |
Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon's Seal) | |
| Polygonella | |
Polygonella americana (Southern Jointweed) | |
| Polygonum | |
Polygonum cespitosum, Persicaria longiseta (Oriental Ladysthumb, Long-bristled Smartweed, Tufted Knotweed) | |
| Pontederia | |
Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed) | |
| Portulaca | |
Portulaca pilosa (Kiss Me Quick, Pink Purslane) | |
| Potentilla | |
Potentiall recta (Sulphur Cinquefoil, Sulphur Five-Fingers, Rough-fruited Cinquefoil) | |
| Prosartes | |
Prosartes lanuginosa, Disporum lanuginosum (Yellow Mandarin) | |
| Prunella | |
Prunella vulgaris (Common Selfheal) | |
| Prunus | |
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum) | |
| Pseudognaphalium | |
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Gnaphalium obtusifolium) (Fragrant Rabbit-tobacco) | |
| Pueraria | |
Pueraria montana (Kudzu) | |
| Pycnanthemum | |
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Savanna Mountain Mint) | |
| Pyrrhopappus | |
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Carolina Flase-dandelion) | |
| Pyrularia | |
Pyrularia pubera (Buffalo Nut) | |
| Pyxidanthera | |
Pyxidanthera brevifolia (Sandhills Pyxie-moss, Littleleaf Pyxiemoss) | |
| Quercus | |
Quercus alba (White Oak) | |
| Ranunculus | |
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) | |
| Rhamnus | |
Rhamnus caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn) | |
| Rhexia | |
Rhexia alifanus (Savannah Meadow-beauty, Tall Meadow-beauty, Smooth Meadow-beauty) | |
| Rhododendron | |
Rhododendron atlanticum (Dwarf Rhododendrum) | |
| Rhus | |
Rhus copallinum (Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac) | |
| Rhynchosia | |
Rhynchosia difformis (Doubleform Snoutbean, Twining Rhynchosia) | |
| Richardia | |
Richardia brasiliensis (Richardia, Tropical Mexican Clover) | |
| Rosa | |
Rosa carolina (Carolina Rose, Wild Rose, Pasture Rose) | |
| Rubus | |
Rubus argutus (Sawtooth Blackberry) | |
| Rudbeckia | |
Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower) | |
| Ruellia | |
Ruellia caroliniensis (Carolina Wild-petunia) | |
| Rumex | |
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel, Red Dock) | |
| Sabatia | |
Sabatia angularis (Rose Pink, Common Marsh Pink, Bitterbloom) | |
| Sagittaria | |
Sagittaria lancifolia (Bulltongue Arrowhead, Duck Potato) | |
| Salicornia | |
Salicornia bigelovii (Dwarf Saltwort, Dwarf Sandwort) | |
| Salicaceae | |
Salix nigra (Black Willow) | |
| Salvia | |
Salvia azurea (Azure Sage) | |
| Sambucus | |
Sambucus canadensis (Common Elderberry) | |
| Sanguinaria | |
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot, Red Puccoon) | |
| Sarracenia | |
Sarracenia flava (Trumpets, Yellow Pitcher Plant) | |
| Sassafras | |
Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) | |
| Saxifraga | |
Saxifraga michauxii (Michaux's Saxifrage, Cliff Saxifrage) | |
| Scutellaria | |
Scutellaria sp. (Skullcap sp.) | |
| Sedum | |
Sedum ternatum (Woodland Stonecrop) | |
| Senna | |
Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica (Maryland Senna, Wild Senna) | |
| Sericocarpus | |
Sericocarpus asteroides (Toothed White-topped Aster) | |
| Sida | |
Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida, Cuban Jute, Paddy's Lucern) | |
| Silene | |
Silene virginica (Fire Pink) | |
| Silphium | |
Silphium asteriscus (Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed) | |
| Sisyrinchium | |
Sisyrinchium sp.(Blue-eyed Grass) | |
| Sium | |
Sium suave (Water Parsnip) | |
| Smallanthus (Polymnia, in part) | |
Smallanthus uvedalius (Yellow-flowered Leafcup, Hairy Leafcup) | |
| Smilax | |
Smilax biltmoreana (Biltmore Carrionflower) | |
| Solanum | |
Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle) | |
| Solidago | |
Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod, Common Goldenrod) | |
| Sonchus | |
Sonchus oleraceus (Common Sowthistle) | |
| Sorbus | |
Sorbus americana (American Mountain-ash) | |
| Spiranthes | |
Spiranthes praecox (Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses, Greenvein Ladies' Tresses) NEW! 11 Feb 2008 | |
| Stachys | |
Stachys clingmanii | |
| Stellaria | |
Stellaria corei (Star Chickweed, Tennesee Starwort) | |
| Strophostyles | |
Strophostyles helvula (Trailing Fuzzybean, Annual Sand Bean, Trailing Wild Bean) | |
| Swertia (Frasera) | |
Swertia carolinensis (Columbo) | |
| Symphyotrichum | |
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum (Large Flower Aster) | |
| Symplocarpus | |
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage) | |
| Symplocos | |
Symplocos tinctoria (Sweetleaf, Horsesugar) Updated! 16 Apr 2008 | |
| Taraxacum | |
Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion) NEW! 10 Mar 2008 | |
| Teesdalia | |
Teesdalia nudicaulis (Shepherd's Cress) | |
| Tephrosia | |
Tephrosia virginiana (Goat's Rue) | |
| Thalictrum | |
Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone) | |
| Thaspium | |
Thaspium barbinode (Hairyjoint Meadow-Parsnip) | |
| Tiarella | |
Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower) | |
| Tilia | |
Tilia americana (American Basswood) | |
| Tipularia | |
Tipularia discolor (Cranefly Orchid) | |
| Toxicodendron | |
Toxicodendron pubescens (Poison Oak) | |
| Tradescantia | |
Tradescantia rosea, Cuthbertia graminea (Rose Spiderwort, Grassleaf Roseling) | |
| Tragia | |
Tragia urticifolia (Nettleleaf Noseburn) | |
| Triadenum | |
Triadenum virginicum (Virginia Marsh St. John's Wort) | |
| Trichostema | |
Trichostema dichotomum (Forked Blue Curls, Common Blue Curls) | |
| Trifolium | |
Trifolium incarnatum (Crimson Clover) | |
| Trillium | |
Trillium erectum (Wake Robin) | |
| Tussilago | |
Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) | |
| Typha | |
Typha angustifolia (Narrowleaf Cattail) | |
| Ulmus | |
Ulmus americana (American Elm) NEW! 10 Mar 2008 | |
| Uniola | |
Uniola paniculata (Sea Oats) | |
| Uvularia | |
Uvularia puberula var. nitida (Coastal Bellwort) | |
| Vaccinium | |
Vaccinium angustifolium (Northern Lowbush Blueberry) extralimital | |
| Valerianella | |
Valerianella radiata (Beaked Cornsalad) | |
| Veratrum | |
Veratrum parviflorum (Mountain Bunchflower, Appalachian Bunchflower) | |
| Verbena | |
Verbena simplex (Narrowleaf Vervain) | |
| Verbesina | |
Verbesina occidentalis (Yellow Crownbeard, Southern Crownbeard) | |
| Vernonia | |
Vernonia acaulis (Stemless Ironweed) | |
| Viburnum | |
Viburnum acerifolium (Mapleleaf Viburnum) | |
| Vigna | |
Vigna luteola | |
| Viola | |
Viola arvensis (European Field Pansy) | |
| Waldsteinia | |
Waldsteinia fragarioides (Barren Strawberry) | |
| Wisteria | |
Wisteria frutescens (American Wisteria) | |
| Xanthorhiza | |
Xanthorhiza simplicissima (Yellowroot, Brookfeather) | |
| Xyris | |
Xyris sp. (Yellow-eyed Grass) | |
| Yucca | |
Yucca gloriosa (Spanish Dagger, Moundlily Yucca) | |
| Zephyranthes | |
Zephyranthes atamasco (Atamasco Lily) | |
| Zanthoxylum | |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Toothache Tree, Hercules' Club, Sea-ash, Southern Prickly-ash, Pepper-bark, Tickletongue) | |
| Zigadenus | |
Zigadenus glaberrimus (Sandbog Deathcamas) | |
| Zizania | |
Zizania aquatica (Northern Wild-rice) | |
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Below is a list of all of the genera represented above, ordered alphabetically by family.
AcanthaceaeMy old family-arranged pages are below. As of August 2006, these are no longer being updated as they were getting too bulky. Click on the family name to go to that page to see the species listed along with other species in that family.
FAMILY PAGES
Acanthaceae | Aceraceae | Amaryllidaceae | Anacardiaceae | Annonaceae | Apocynaceae | Aquifolicaeae | Araceae | Aristolochiaceae | Asclepiadaceae | Asteraceae | Balsaminaceae | Berberidaceae | Betulaceae | Brassicaceae | Cactaceae | Calycanthaceae | Caprifoliaceae | Caryophyllaceae | Cornaceae | Crassulaceae | Dionaeaceae | Dioscoreaceae | Droseraceae | Eleagnaceae |Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... April 3, 2005 | jspippen@duke.edu