SPECIALTY PHOTO PAGES
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. Additionally, there are some photos of species not found in NC, and they are labeled as "extralimital". 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 barbatum, Acer floridanum (Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple) | |
Achillea | |
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) | |
Acmella | |
Acmella repens (=Acmella oppositifolia var. repens) (Oppositeleaf Spotflower, Creeping Spotflower) | |
Actaea | |
Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh) | |
Aeschynomene | |
Aeschynomene indica (Southern Jointvetch, Indian Jointvetch) | |
Aesculus | |
Aesculus flava (Yellow Buckeye) | |
Agalinis | |
Agalinis aphylla (Scaleleaf False Foxglove) | |
Ageratina | |
Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium altissimum (White Snakeroot) | |
Agrimonia | |
Agrimonia gryposepala (Tall Hairy Agrimony, Common Agrimony) | |
Ailanthus | |
Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-heaven) | |
Albizia | |
Albizia julibrissin (Silktree Mimosa) | |
Aletris | |
Aletris farinosa (Colic-root) | |
Alisma | |
Alisma subcordatum (American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain) | |
Allium | |
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) | |
Alnus | |
Alnus glutinosa (Black Alder, European Alder) Extralimital | |
Alternanthera | |
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligatorweed) | |
Amelanchier | |
Amelanchier canadensis (Eastern Serviceberry, Canada Serviceberry, Shadblow Serviceberry) | |
Amianthium | |
Amianthium muscitoxicum (Fly-poison) | |
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) | |
Andropogon | |
Andropogon glaucopsis (Chalky Bluestem) | |
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 racemosa (American Spikenard) | |
Arctium | |
Arctium minus (Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock) | |
Arethusa | |
Arethusa bulbosa (Dragon's Mouth, Bog-rose) | |
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 acuminatus, Oclemena acuminata (Whorled Aster, Whorled Wood 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 | |
Barbarea verna (Early Wintercress, Early Yellowrocket) > | |
Berchemia | |
Berchemia scandens (Supplejack, American Rattan) | |
Betula | |
Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch) | |
Bidens | |
Bidens alba (Common Beggarticks, Spanish Needles, Romerillo) | |
Bigelowia | |
Bigelowia nudata (Pineland Rayless Goldenrod) | |
Boehmeria | |
Boehmeria cylindrica (Smallspike False Nettle) | |
Boltonia | |
Boltonia sp. (doll's daisy sp.) | |
Boykinia | |
Boykinia aconitifolia (Alleghany Brookfoam, Eastern Boykinia, Brook Saxifrage) | |
Bradburia | |
Bradburia pilosa (Soft Goldenaster) | |
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) | |
Calystegia | |
Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed) | |
Campanulastrum | |
Campanulastrum americanum (Tall Bellflower) | |
Campsis | |
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper) | |
Cardamine | |
Cardamine angustata (Slender Toothwort) | |
Carduus | |
Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle) | |
Carphephorus | |
Carphephorus bellidifolius (Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead) | |
Carpinus | |
Carpinus caroliniana (Musclewood, Muscle-tree, Ironwood, American Hornbeam, Blue-beech) | |
Carya | |
Carya alba, Carya tomentosa (Mockernut Hickory) | |
Cassia | |
Cassia fasciculata = Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) | |
Castanea | |
Castanea dentata (American Chestnut) | |
Castilleja | |
Castilleja coccinea (Scarlet Indian Paintbrush) | |
Catalpa | |
Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa) | |
Caulophyllum | |
Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) | |
Ceanothus | |
Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) | |
Celastrus | |
Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) | |
Celtis | |
Celtis laevigata (Sugarberry)
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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, Striped Wintergreen) | |
Chionanthus | |
Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree, Old Man's Beard) | |
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 lanceolata (Western Spring Beauty, Lanceleaf Spring Beauty) Extra-limital | |
Cleistes/Cleistesiopsis | |
Cleistesiopsis divaricata (Large Spreading Pogonia) | |
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) | |
Collinsonia | |
Collinsonia canadensis (Northern Horsebalm, Richweed, Stoneroot) | |
Comandra | |
Comandra umbellata (Bastard-toadflax) | |
Commelina | |
Commelina communis (Asiatic Dayflower, Common Dayflower) | |
Conoclinium | |
Conoclinium coelestinum (=Eupatorium coelestinum) (Blue Mistflower) | |
Conopholis | |
Conopholis americana (Squaw-root, American Cancer-root) | |
Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis auriculata (Lobed Tickseed) | |
Cornus | |
Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood) | |
Coronilla | |
Coronilla varia (Securigera varia) (Crownvetch) | |
Corydalis | |
Corydalis sempervirens = Capnoides sempervirens (Pink and Yellow Corydalis, Pale Corydalis, Rock Harlequin) | |
Corylus | |
Corylus americana (American Hazelnut, American Filbert) | |
Crataegus | |
Crataegus punctata (Dotted Hawthorn) | |
Crinum | |
Crinum americanum (Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily) | |
Crocanthemum | |
Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium (Rosemary Sunrose) | |
Croton | |
Croton punctata (Silverleaf Croton, Beach-tea, Gulf Croton) | |
Cuphea | |
Cuphea carthagenensis (Columbian Waxweed, Tarweed) | |
Cuscuta | |
Cuscuta copmacta (Compact Dodder) | |
Cuthbertia (Tradescantia) | |
Cuthbertia graminea (Grassleaf Roseling) | |
Cynanchum | |
Cynanchum angustifolium = Cynanchum palustre = Seutera angustifolium = Patallias palustre (Gulf Coast Swallow-wort, Gulf Coast Milkvine) | |
Cypripedium | |
Cypripedium acaule (Pink Lady Slipper, Moccasinflower) | |
Cyrilla | |
Cyrilla racemiflora (Swamp Titi) | |
Dalea | |
Dalea pinnata (Summer-farewell) | |
Daucus | |
Daucus carota (Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace) | |
Decodon | |
Decodon verticillatus (Swamp Loosestrife, Waterwillow) | |
Delphinium | |
Delphinium exaltatum (Tall Larkspur) | |
Desmodium | |
Desmodium ciliare (Hairy Small-leaved Ticktrefoil) | |
Dianthus | |
Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink) | |
Dicentra | |
Dicentra canadensis (Squirrel Corn) | |
Dichanthelium | |
Dichanthelium sp. | |
Diervilla | |
Diervilla sessilifolia (Smooth Southern Bush-Honeysuckle) | |
Diodia | |
Diodia virginiana (Virginia Buttonweed) | |
Dionaea | |
Dionaea muscipula (Venus Flytrap) | |
Dioscorea | |
Dioscorea quaternata (Wild Yam) | |
Diospyros | |
Diospyros virginiana (Persimmon) | |
Diphylleia | |
Diphylleia cymosa (Umbrella-leaf) | |
Dodecatheon | |
Dodecatheon pulchellum (Darkthroat Shootingstar Extra-limital | |
Drosera | |
Drosera capillaris (Pink Sundew) | |
Echinacea | |
Echinacea laevigata (Smooth Coneflower) | |
Elaeagnus | |
Elaeagnus pungens (Thorny-Olive) | |
Elephantopus | |
Elephantopus carolinianus (Carolina Elephantsfoot, Leafy Elephant's-foot) | |
Epifagus | |
Epifagus virginiana (Beechdrops) | |
Epigaea | |
Epigaea repens (Trailing Arbutus) | |
Epilobium | |
Epilobium angustifolium, Chamerion angustifolium (Fireweed) | |
Erigeron | |
Erigeron annuus (Annual Fleabane) | |
Erodium | |
Erodium cicutarium (Common Stork's-bill) | |
Eryngium | |
Eryngium integrifolium (Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo) | |
Erythrina | |
Erythrina herbacea (Coral Bean, Cherokee Bean, Cardinal Spear) | |
Erythronium | |
Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily, Yellow Avalanche Lily) extralimital | |
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) | |
Fraxinus | |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash) | |
Fritillaria | |
Fritillaria pudica (Yellowbells, Yellow Fritillary) Extra-limital | |
Gaillardia | |
Gaillardia pulchella var. drummondii (Indain-blanket, Firewheels, Beach Blanketflower) | |
Galactia | |
Galactia regularis (Eastern Milkpea) | |
Galax | |
Galax urceolata, Galax aphylla (Beetleweed, Wandflower, Galax) | |
Galeopsis | |
Galeopsis bifida (Bifid Hemp-nettle) | |
Galium | |
Galium pilosum (Hairy Bedstraw) | |
Gaultheria | |
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) | |
Gaura | |
Gaura angustifolia (Southern Beeblossum, Southeastern Gaura) | |
Gaylussacia | |
Gaylussacia baccata (Black Huckleberry) | |
Gelsemium | |
Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine) | |
Gentiana | |
Gentiana austromontana (Appalachian Gentian) | |
Geranium | |
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium) | |
Gillenia | |
Gillenia trifoliata (Mountain Indian Physic, Bowman's Root) | |
Ginkgo | |
Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree) | |
Glechoma | |
Glechoma hederacea (Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, Gill-over-the-ground, Ground-ivy) | |
Gleditsia | |
Gleditsia (Honey Locust) | |
Goodyera | |
Goodyera oblongifolia (Western Rattlesnake-plantain, Giant Rattlesnake-plantain) extralimital | |
Gordonia | |
Gordonia lasianthus (Loblolly Bay) | |
Gymnocladus | |
Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky Coffeetree) | |
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) | |
Heteranthera | |
Heteranthera multiflora (Bouquet Mudplantain) | |
Heterotheca | |
Heterotheca subaxillaris (Dune Camphorweed) | |
Heuchera | |
Heuchera americana (American Alumroot) | |
Hexalectris | |
Hexalectris spicata (Spiked Crested Coralroot) | |
Hexastylis | |
Hexastylis arifolia (Littlebrownjug Arrowleaf Heartleaf) | |
Hibiscus | |
Hibiscus aculeatus (Comfortroot, Savanna Hibiscus) | |
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) | |
Hylodesmum | |
Hylodesmum nudiflorum (Naked Tick Trefoil) | |
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) | |
Iva | |
Iva frutescens (Maritime Marshelder) | |
Juglans | |
Juglans cinerea (Butternut) | |
Juniperus | |
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) | |
Justicia | |
Justicia americana (American water-willow) | |
Kalmia | |
Kalmia carolina (Sheep Laurel, Sheepkill) | |
Kosteletzkya | |
Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow) | |
Krigia | |
Krigia dandelion (Potato Dwarfdandelion, Colonial Dwarf-Dandelion) | |
Lachnanthes | |
Lachnanthes caroliniana (Redroot) | |
Lactuca | |
Lactuca canadensis (American Wild Lettuce) | |
Lamium | |
Lamium amplexicaule (Henbit Deadnettle) | |
Laportea | |
Laportea canadensis (Wood-nettle) | |
Lathyrus | |
Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea) | |
Ledum | |
Ledum groenlandicum, Rhododendron groenlandicum (Bog Labrador Tea) | |
Leiophyllum | |
Leiophyllum buxifolium (Sand-Myrtle) | |
Lemna | |
Lemna minor (Common Duckweed, Lesser Duckweed) | |
Lepidium | |
Lepidium virginicum (Pepper Grass, Virginia Pepperweed) | |
Lespedeza | |
Lespedeza bicolor (Shrubby Lespedeza) | |
Leucothoe | |
Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal Doghobble) | |
Liatris | |
Liatris helleri (Heller's 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) | |
Lindernia | |
Lindernia monticola (Flatrock Pimpernel, Piedmont False-pimpernel) | |
Liparis | |
Liparis lilifolia (Brown Widelip Orchid, Lily-leaved Twayblade) | |
Lippia | |
Lippia nodiflora, Phyla nodiflora (Frogfruit, Fogfruit) | |
Liquidambar | |
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum) | |
Liriodendron | |
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tuliptree, Yellow-poplar) | |
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) | |
Luzula | |
Luzula echinata (Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Wood-rush) | |
Lyonia | |
Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina (Northern Maleberry, Northern He-Huckleberry) | |
Lysimachia | |
Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) | |
Maclura | |
Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange, Bow-wood, Hedge-apple)> | |
Magnolia | |
Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Tree) | |
Mahonia | |
Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf Mahonia) | |
Maianthemum | |
Maianthemum canadense (Canada Mayflower, False Lily of the Valley) | |
Malaxis | |
Malaxis unifolia (Green Adders-mouth Orchid) | |
Mallotus | |
Mallotus sp. | |
Marshallia | |
Marshallia graminifolia (Grassleaf Barbara's-buttons) | |
Matelea | |
Matelea decipiens (Anglepod, Oldfield Milkvine, Deceptive Spinypod) | |
Melia | |
Melia azedarach (Chinaberry) | |
Melothria | |
Melothria pendula (Melonette, Creeping-Cucumber) | |
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) | |
Mirabilis | |
Mirabilis albida (White Four-O'Clock) | |
Mitchella | |
Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry) | |
Mitreola | |
Mitreola petiolata, Cynoctonum mitreola (Lax Hornpod)
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Modiola | |
Modiola caroliniana (Bristly-Mallow)
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Monarda | |
Monarda clinopodia (Basil Bergamot) | |
Monotropa | |
Monotropa hypopithys (See Hypopitys monotropa) | |
Monotropsis | |
Monotropsis odorata (Appalachian Pygmy Pipes, Sweet Pinesap) | |
Morella | |
Morella cerifera (Common Wax Myrtle) | |
Morus | |
Morus alba (White Mulberry) | |
Murdannia | |
Murdannia keisak (Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower) | |
Myosotis | |
Myosotis verna (Spring Forget-me-not, Early Forget-me-not, Spring Scorpion-grass) | |
Nothoscordum | |
Nothoscordum bivalve (False Garlic, Crowpoison) | |
Nuphar | |
Nuphar advena (Spadderdock, Broadleaf Yellow PondLily) | |
Nymphaea | |
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) | |
Nyssa | |
Nyssa biflora (Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum) | |
Nymphoides | |
Nymphoides cordata (Little Heart Leaf) | |
Obolaria | |
Obolaria virginica (Virginia Pennywort) | |
Oenothera | |
Oenothera fruticosa (Southern Sundrops, Narrowleaf Sundrops, Shrubby Sundrops) | |
Onosmodium | |
Onosmodium virginianum (Virginia Marbleseed, Wild Job's Tears, Virginia False Gromwell) | |
Opuntia | |
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, 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) | |
Osmanthus | |
Osmanthus americanus, Cartrema americana (Devilwood, American Olive, Wild Olive) | |
Osmorhiza | |
Osmorhiza claytonia (Sweet Cicely, Clayton's Sweetroot) | |
Ostrya | |
Ostrya virginiana (American Hop-hornbeam, Ironwood) | |
Oxalis | |
Oxalis corniculata (Creeping Wood Sorrel) | |
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) | |
Parthenocissus | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper) | |
Passiflora | |
Passiflora incarnata (Maypops, Passionflower) | |
Paulownia | |
Paulownia tomentosa (Princesstree, Royal Paulownia) | |
Paxistima | |
Paxistima myrsinites (Oregon Boxleaf, Oregon Mountain-lover) | |
Pedicularis | |
Pedicularis canadensis (Eastern Lousewort, Wood-betony) | |
Penstemon | |
Penstemon australis (Southern Beardtongue) | |
Perilla | |
Perilla frutescens (Beefsteak Plant) | |
Persea | |
Persea borbonia (Redbay) | |
Phacelia | |
Phacelia dubia (Smallflower Phacelia, Small-flower Scorpionweed) | |
Phaseolus | |
Phaseolus polystachios (Thicket Bean, Wild Bean, Climbing Pea) | |
Phemeranthus | |
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Appalachian Rock-pink, Appalachian Flameflower, Quill Flameflower) | |
Phlox | |
Phlox carolina (Carolina Phlox) | |
Phoradendron | |
Phoradendron leucarpum (Oak Mistletoe) | |
Phryma | |
Phryma leptostachya (American Lopseed) | |
Physostegia | |
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) | |
Phytolacca | |
Phytolacca americana (Common Pokeweed) | |
Picea | |
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) extralimital | |
Pinguicula | |
Pinguicula caerulea (Blueflower Butterwort) | |
Pinus | |
Pinus echinata (Shortleaf Pine) | |
Pityopsis | |
Pityopsis aspera (Pineland Silkgrass) | |
Plantago | |
Plantago aristata | |
Platanthera | |
Platanthera blephariglottis (White Fringed Orchid) | |
Platanus | |
Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis (American Sycamore, Plane-tree) | |
Pluchea | |
Pluchea camphorata (Camphorweed) | |
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 amphibium, Persicaria amphibia (Water Smartweed) | |
Polypremum | |
Polypremum procumbens (Rustweed) | |
Pontederia | |
Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed) | |
Populus | |
Populus deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood) | |
Portulaca | |
Portulaca amilis (Spegazzini, Broadleaf Pink Purslane) | |
Potentilla | |
Potentilla palustris, Comarum palustre (Purple Marshlocks, Marsh Cinquefoil) Extralimital | |
Prenanthes | |
Prenanthes trifoliolata (Gall of the Earth, Rattlesnake-root) | |
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) | |
Pseudotsuga | |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) Extra-limital | |
Ptelea | |
Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis ('Hairy' Hoptree) | |
Ptilimnium | |
Ptilimnium capillaceum (Herbwilliam, Mock Bishopsweed) | |
Pueraria | |
Pueraria montana (Kudzu) | |
Pycnanthemum | |
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Savanna Mountain Mint) | |
Pyrrhopappus | |
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Carolina Flase-dandelion) | |
Pyrularia | |
Pyrularia pubera (Buffalo Nut) | |
Pyrus | |
Pyrus calleryana (Callery Pear, Bradford Pear) | |
Pyxidanthera | |
Pyxidanthera brevifolia (Sandhills Pyxie-moss, Littleleaf Pyxiemoss) | |
Quercus | |
Quercus alba (White Oak) | |
Ranunculus | |
Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous Buttercup) | |
Rhamnus | |
Rhamnus caroliniana, Frangula caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn) | |
Rhexia | |
Rhexia alifanus (Savannah Meadow-beauty, Tall Meadow-beauty, Smooth Meadow-beauty) | |
Rhododendron | |
Rhododendron atlanticum (Dwarf Rhododendrum) | |
Rhus | |
Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) | |
Rhynchosia | |
Rhynchosia difformis (Doubleform Snoutbean, Twining Rhynchosia) | |
Rhynchospora | |
Rhynchospora pallida (Pale Beaksedge) | |
Ribes | |
Ribes glandulosum (Skunk Currant) | |
Richardia | |
Richardia brasiliensis (Richardia, Tropical Mexican Clover) | |
Robinia | |
Robinia hispida (Black Locust) | |
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) | |
Rugelia | |
Rugelia nudicaulis, Senecio rugelia (Rugel's Indianplantain, Rugel's ragwort) | |
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) | |
Salix | |
Salix caroliniana (Coastal Plain Willow, Carolina 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 integrifolia (Helmet Skullcap) | |
Sedum | |
Sedum ternatum (Woodland Stonecrop) | |
Senna | |
Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica (Maryland Senna, Wild Senna) | |
Sericocarpus | |
Sericocarpus asteroides (Toothed White-topped Aster) | |
Sesbania | |
Sesbania herbacea (Bigpod Sesbania, Coffee-weed, Indigo-weed) | |
Shortia | |
Shortia galacifolia (Oconee Bells) | |
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 auriculata (Dune Greenbrier, Earleaf Greenbrier) | |
Solanum | |
Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle) | |
Solidago | |
Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod, Common Goldenrod) | |
Sonchus | |
Sonchus oleraceus (Common Sowthistle) | |
Sophronanthe | |
Sophronanthe pilosa (Shaggy Hedgehyssop) | |
Sorbus | |
Sorbus americana (American Mountain-ash) | |
Spartina | |
Spartina cynusoroides (Giant Cordgrass, Big Cordgrass) | |
Spiranthes | |
Spiranthes cernia (Nodding Ladies' Tresses) | |
Spiraea | |
Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush) | |
Stachys | |
Stachys clingmanii | |
Staphylea | |
Staphylea trifolia (American Bladdernut) | |
Stellaria | |
Stellaria corei (Star Chickweed, Tennesee Starwort) | |
Stenanthium | |
Stenanthium gramineum (Eastern Featherbells) New! 25 Aug 2016 | |
Stewartia | |
Stewartia malacodendron (Silky Camellia) | |
Stillingia | |
Stillingia sylvatica (Queen's-delight) | |
Strophostyles | |
Strophostyles helvula (Trailing Fuzzybean, Annual Sand Bean, Trailing Wild Bean) | |
Stylisma | |
Stylisma pickeringii (Pickering's Dawnflower) | |
Stylosanthes | |
Stylosanthes biflora (Pencil-flower) | |
Styrax | |
Styrax americanus (American Snowbell) | |
Swertia (Frasera) | |
Swertia carolinensis (Columbo) | |
Symphoricarpos | |
Symphoricarpos albus (Common Snowberry) | |
Symphyotrichum | |
Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnus (Narrowleaf Smooth Aster) | |
Symplocarpus | |
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage) | |
Symplocos | |
Symplocos tinctoria (Sweetleaf, Horsesugar) | |
Tanacetum | |
Tanacetum huronense (Lake Huron Tansy) Extralimital - not found in NC
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Taraxacum | |
Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion) | |
Taxodium | |
Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress, Bald Cypress, Baldcypress) | |
Teesdalia | |
Teesdalia nudicaulis (Shepherd's Cress) | |
Tephrosia | |
Tephrosia florida (Florida Goat's Rue) | |
Thalictrum | |
Thalictrum cooleyi (Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue) | |
Thaspium | |
Thaspium barbinode (Hairyjoint Meadow-Parsnip) | |
Thuja | |
Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae) extralimital | |
Thyrsanthella | |
Thyrsanthella difformis (Climbing Dogbane) | |
Tiarella | |
Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower) | |
Tilia | |
Tilia americana (American Basswood) | |
Tipularia | |
Tipularia discolor (Cranefly Orchid) | |
Tofieldiia | |
Tofieldia glabra (Smooth Tofieldia, White Asphodel, Carolina Bog Asphodel) | |
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) | |
Triosteum | |
Triosteum aurantiacum (Orangefruit Horse-Gentian) | |
Tussilago | |
Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) | |
Typha | |
Typha angustifolia (Narrowleaf Cattail) | |
Ulmus | |
Ulmus americana (American Elm) | |
Uniola | |
Uniola paniculata (Sea Oats) | |
Utricularia | |
Utricularia juncea ( Utricularia macrorhiza (Common Bladderwort) | |
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) | |
Verbascum | |
Verbascum blattaria (Moth Mullein) | |
Verbena | |
Verbena hastata (Common Vervain, Blue Vervain) | |
Verbesina | |
Verbesina occidentalis (Yellow Crownbeard, Southern Crownbeard) | |
Vernonia | |
Vernonia acaulis (Stemless Ironweed) | |
Veronica | |
Veronica persica (Birdeye Speedwell, Persian Speedwell) | |
Viburnum | |
Viburnum acerifolium (Mapleleaf Viburnum) | |
Vicia | |
Vicia caroliniana (Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch) | |
Vigna | |
Vigna luteola (Hairypod Cowpea) | |
Viola | |
Viola arvensis (European Field Pansy) | |
Vitis | |
Vitis aestivalis (Summer Grape) | |
Waldsteinia | |
Waldsteinia fragarioides (Barren Strawberry) | |
Wisteria | |
Wisteria frutescens (American Wisteria) | |
Xanthorhiza | |
Xanthorhiza simplicissima (Yellowroot, Brookfeather) | |
Xyris | |
Xyris ambigua (Morning Yellow-eyed Grass, Coastal Plain Yellow-eyed Grass) | |
Yucca | |
Yucca aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger) | |
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 (Southern Wild-rice, Annual Wild Rice) | |
Zizia | |
Zizia trifoliata (Mountain Golden-alexanders, Mountain Alexanders, Meadow Alexanders) | |
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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 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com