Wildflowers of the Land Between the Lakes Region, 
Kentucky and Tennessee

Table of Contents

PART 1. MONOCOTS

• BEARGRASS or YUCCA (Yucca filamentosa L.)
• BUR-HEAD (Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.)
• ARROWHEAD (Sagittaria brevirostra Mack. & Bush)
• SPIDER-LILY (Hymenocallis occidentalis(LeConte) Kunth.)
• YELLOW STAR-GRASS (Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville)
• JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema triphyllum(L.) Schott.)
• GREEN DRAGON (Arisaema dracontium(L.) Schott.)
• DAYFLOWER (Commelina virginica L.)
• HARSH SPIDERWORT (Tradescantia subaspera Ker.)
• VIRGINIA SPIDERWORT (Tradescantia virginiana L.)
• WILD YAM (Dioscorea villosa L.)
• BEARDED SEDGE (Carex comosa Boott.)
• LONG-HAIRED SEDGE (Carex crinita Lam.)
• PAINTED SEDGE (Carex picta Steud.)
• BLACKBERRY-LILY (Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.)
• CRESTED DWARF IRIS (Iris cristata Sol.)
• SOUTHERN BLUE FLAG (Iris virginica L.)
• BLUE-EYED GRASS (Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.)
• FAIRY-WAND (Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray)
• WHITE DOG-TOOTH VIOLET (Erythronium albidum Nutt.)
• YELLOW DOG-TOOTH VIOLET (Erythronium americanum KerGawl.)
• DAY-LILY (Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.)
• FALSE GARLIC (Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britt.)
• STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM (Ornithogalum umbellatum L.)
• FALSE SOLOMON’S-SEAL (Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.)
• SOLOMON’S-SEAL (Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell.)
• WAKE-ROBIN (Trillium cuneatum Raf.)
• WHITE TRILLIUM (Trillium flexipes Raf.)
• RECURVED TRILLIUM (Trillium recurvatum Beck)
• BELLWORT (Uvularia grandiflora Sm.)
• SHOWY ORCHIS (Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.)
• YELLOW FRINGED ORCHID (Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.)
• PURPLE FRINGELESS ORCHID (Platanthera peramoena (A. Gray) A. Gray.)
• YELLOW LADY’S-SLIPPER (Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.)
• WATER STARGLASS (Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacMill.)
• MUD-PLANTAIN (Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.)
• AMERICAN BUR-REED (Sparganium americanum Nutt.)
• LITTLE BLUESTEM (Andropogon scoparius Michx.)
• CAT-TAIL (Typha latifolia L.)

PART 2. DICOTS

• WILD PETUNIA (Ruellia caroliniensis (Gmel.) Steud.)
• HERCULE’S CLUB (Aralia spinosa L.)
• RED MAPLE (Acer rubrum L.)
• PAWPAW (Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal)
• QUEEN-ANNE’S LACE (Daucus carota L.)
• ERYNGO (Eryngium prostratum Nutt.)
• MOCK BISHOP’S-WEED (Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf.)
• BLUE DOGBANE (Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt.)
• INDIAN-HEMP (Apocynum cannabinum L.)
• DUTCHMAN’S-PIPE (Aristolochia tomentosa Sims.)
• WILD GINGER (Asarum canadense L.)
• PURPLE MILKWEED (Asclepias purpurascens L.)
• COMMON MILKWEED (Asclepias syriaca L.)
• BUTTERFLY-WEED (Asclepias tuberosa L.)
• VARIEGATED MILKWEED (Asclepias variegata L.)
• WHORLED MILKWEED (Asclepias verticillata L.)
• ANGLE-POD (Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Wood.
• YARROW (Achillea millefolium L.)
• PUSSY-TOES (Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Rich.)
• NEW ENGLAND ASTER (Aster novae-angliae L.)
• WESTERN DAISY (Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.)
• TICKSEED SUNFLOWER (Bidens polylepis Blake.)
• SWEET INDIAN-PLANTAIN (Cacalia suaveolens L.)
• OX-EYE DAISY (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.)
• TICKSEED (Coreopsis major Walt.)
• BULL-THISTLE (Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore.)
• SPRING-THISTLE (Cirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Chub.)
• PALE CONEFLOWER (Echinacea pallida Nutt.)
• ROBIN’S-PLANTAIN (Erigeron pulchellus Michx.)
• PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE (Erigeron philadelphicus L.)
• JOE-PYE WEED (Eupatorium fistulosum Bar.)
• PRAIRIE GOLDEN ASTER (Heterotheca camporum (Greens) Shinners.)
• LATE-FLOWERING THOROUGHWORT (Eupatorium serotinum Michx.)
• NARROW-LEAVED SUNFLOWER (Helianthus angustifolius L.)
• WILD LETTUCE (Lactuca canadensis L.)
• LEAFCUP (Polymnia uvedalia L.)
• SPICATE BLAZING-STAR (Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.)
• SOUTHERN BLAZING-STAR (Liatris squarrulosa Michx.)
• RATTLESNAKE ROOT (Prenanthes barbata (Torr. & Gray) Milst.)
• BLACK-EYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta L.)
• SWEET CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh)
• LOBED CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia triloba L.)
• COMMON DANDELION (Taraxacum officinale Weber)
• BUTTERWEED (Senecio glabellus Poir.)
• ROSINWEED (Silphium integrifolium Michx.)
• COMPASS-PLANT (Silphium laciniatum L.)
• PRAIRIE-DOCK (Silphium pinnatifidum Elliott)
• TALL GOLDENROD (Solidago canadensis L.)
• WING-STEM (Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton.)
• IRONWEED (Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) Trel.)
• SPOTTED TOUCH-ME-NOT (Impatiens capensis Meerb.)
• PALE TOUCH-ME-NOT (Impatiens pallida Nutt.)
• MAY-APPLE (Podophyllum peltatum L.)
• TWINLEAF (Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.)
• CROSSVINE (Bignonia capreolata L.)
• TRUMPET-CREEPER (Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.)
• TURNSOLE (Heliotropium indicum L.)
• BLUEBELLS (Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers.)
• YELLOW ROCKET (Barbarea vulgaris Br.)
• TOOTHWORT (Dentaria laciniata Muhl.)
• PURPLE ROCKET (Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud.)
• ALLEGHENY-SPURGE (Pachysandra procumbens Michx.)
• PRICKLY PEAR (Opuntia humifusa Raf.)
• TALL BELLFLOWER (Campanula americana L.)
• CARDINAL-FLOWER (Lobelia cardinalis L.)
• VENUS’S LOOKING-GLASS (Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.)
• TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera sempervirens L.)
• JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera japonica Thunb.)
• ELDERBERRY (Sambucus canadensis L.)
• DEPTFORD PINK (Dianthus armeria L.)
• BOUNCING-BET (Saponaria officinalis L.)
• FIRE-PINK (Silene virginica L.)
• COMMON CHICKWEED (Stellaria media (l.) Vill.)
• GIANT CHICKWEED (Stellaria pubera Michx.)
• ST. ANDREWS CROSS (Hypericum stragalum Adams & Robson)
• SHRUBBY ST. JOHN’S-WORT (Hypericum prolificum L.)
• HEDGE-BINDWEED (Convolvulus sepium L.)
• WILD POTATO-VINE (Ipomoea pandurata (L.) Mey.)
• FLOWERING DOGWOOD (Cornus florida L.)
• ROCKMOSS, ROSY STONECROP (Sedum pulchellum Michx.)
• WHITE STONECROP (Sedum ternatum Michx.)
• MOUNTAIN LAUREL (Kalmia latifolia L.)
• INDIAN-PIPE (Monotropa uniflora L.)
• WOOD-SPURGE (Euphorbia commutata Engelm.)
• FALSE INDIGO (Baptisia bracteata Muhl. Ex Elliott)
• YELLOW SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.)
• WHITE SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus alba Descr.)
• REDBUD (Cercis canadensis L.)
• AMERICAN GROUNDNUT (Apios americana Medic.)
• PRICE’S POTATO-BEAN (Apios priceana B. L. Rob.)
• SWEETPEA (Lathyrus latifolius L.)
• PATRIDGE-PEA (Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene)
• PENCIL-FLOWER (Stylosanthes biflora (L.) BSP)
• BUTTERFLY-PEA (Clitoria mariana L.)
• WILD BEAN (Stophostyles helvula (L.) Elliott)
• GOAT’S-RUE, RABBIT’S-PEA (Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.)
• HAIRY or WINTER VETCH (Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host) Corb.)
• WISTERIA (Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.)
• YELLOW CORYDALIS (Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC.)
• DUTCHMAN’S-BREECHES (Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.)
• COLUMBO (Frasera caroliniensis Walter)
• PENNYWORT (Obolaria virginica L.)
• ROSE-PINK (Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh.)
• WILD GERANIUM (Geranium maculatum L.)
• CAROLINA CRANESBILL (Geranium carolinianum L.)
• WILD BERGAMOT (Monarda fistulosa L.)
• LARGE-LEAVED WATERLEAF (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt.)
• SCORPION-WEED (Phacelia bipinnatifida Michx.)
• LYRE-LEAVED SAGE (Salvia lyrata L.)
• WOOD-MINT (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)
• GROUND-IVY (Glechoma hederacea L.)
• HENBIT (Lamium amplexicaule L.)
• DEAD-NETTLE (Lamium purpureum L.)
• MOUNTAIN-MINT (Pycnathemum incanum (L.) Michx.)
• SKULLCAP (Scutellaria incana Biehler)
• HEAL-ALL (Prunella vulgaris L.)
• HEDGE-NETTLE (Stachys tenuifolia Willd.)
• SYNANDRA (Synandra hispidula (Michx.) Baill.)
• WOOD-SAGE (Teucrium canadense L.)
• INDIAN-PINK (Spigelia marilandica L.)
• HALBERD-LEAVED MALLOW (Hibiscus laevis All.)
• SWAMP ROSE-MALLOW or SWAMP-COTTON (Hibiscus moscheutos L.)
• MEADOW-BEAUTY (Rhexia mariana L.)
• WINGED MEADOW-BEAUTY (Rhexia virginica L.)
• YELLOW NELUMBO (Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.)
• URUGUAYIAN WATER_PRIMROSE (Ludwigia uruguayensis (Camb.) Hara)
• YELLOW POPLAR (Liriodendron tulipifera L.)
• CUT-LEAF EVENING-PRIMROSE (Oenothera laciniata Hill)
• SUNDROPS (Oenothera fruticosa L.)
• BIENNIAL EVENING-PRIMROSE (Oenothera biennis L.)
• SOUR-GRASS (Oxalis stricta L.)
• VIOLET WOOD-SORREL (Oxalis violacea L.)
• BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis L.)
• APRICOT-VINE or MAYPOPS (Passiflora incarnata L.)
• SMALL PASSION-FLOWER (Passiflora lutea L.)
• POKEWEED (Phytolacca americana L.)
• BLUE PHLOX (Phlox divaricata L.)
• FALL PHLOX (Phlox paniculata L.)
• HAIRY PHLOX (Phlox pilosa L.)
• JACOB’S-LADDER (Polemonium reptans L.)
• SCARLET SMARTWEED (Polygonum amphibium L.)
• CANCER-ROOT (Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.)
• SHOOTING-STAR (Dodecatheon meadia L.)
• FEATHERFOIL (Hottonia inflata Elliott)
• SPRING-BEAUTY (Claytonia virginiana L.)
• LIVERLEAF (Hepatica acutiloba DC.)
• COLUMBINE (Aquilegia canadensis L.)
• BLACK SNAKEROOT (Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney)
• BLACK COHOSH (Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.)
• DOLL’S-EYES (Actaea pachypoda Elliott)
• LARKSPUR (Delphinium tricorne Michx.)
• VIRGIN’S-BOWER (Clematis virginiana L.)
• LEATHER-FLOWER or VASE-VINE (Clematis viorna L.)
• FALSE RUE-ANEMONE (Enemion biternatum (Raf.) T. & G.)
• EARLY-SPRING BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus abortivus L.)
• HAIRY BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus hispidus Michx.)
• FIELD BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus sardous Crantz)
• GOLDENSEAL or YELLOW PUCCOON (Hydrastis canadensis L.)
• RUE-ANEMONE (Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Spach.)
• FIVE-FINGER or OLD-FIELD CINQUEFOIL (Potentilla simplex L.)
• WILD STRAWBERRY (Fragaria virginiana Duchesne)
• INDIAN-PHYSIC (Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl.) Britton)
• INDIAN-STRAWBERRY (Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke)
• MULTIFLORA ROSE (Rosa multiflora Thunb.)
• CAROLINA ROSE (Rosa carolina L.)
• PRAIRIE or CLIMBING ROSE (Rosa setigera Michx.)
• BLACKBERRY, DEWBERRY, RASPBERRY (Rubus spp.)
• NEW JERSEY TEA (Ceanothus americanus L.)
• BUTTONBUSH (Cephalanthus occidentalis L.)
• SMALL BLUETS (Hedyotis caerulea Raf.)
• LIZARD’S-TAIL (Saururus cernuus L.)
• WILD HYDRANGEA (Hydrangea arborescens L.)
• EARLY-SPRING SAXIFRAGE (Saxifraga virginiensis Michx.)
• JIMSONWEED (Datura stramonium L.)
• APPLE-OF-PERU (Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.)
• VERVAIN (Verbena simplex Lehm.)
• BLADDERNUT (Staphylea trifolia L.)
• AMERICAN SNOWBELL (Styrax americana Lam.)
• LARGE-LEAVED STORAX (Styrax grandifolia Aiton)
• CAROLINA SILVERBELL (Halesia carolina L.)
• COMMON LOUSEWORT or WOOD-BETONY (Pedicularis canadensis L.)
• SMOOTH BEARD-TONGUE (Penstemon laevigatus Aiton)
• SLENDER BEARD-TONGUE (Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell)
• MONKEY-FLOWER (Mimulus alatus Ait.)
• FASCICLED AGALINIS (Agalinis fasciculata (Elliott) Raf.)
• FALSE FOXGLOVE (Aureolaria pedicularia (L.) Raf.)
• CULIVER’S-ROOT (Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.)
• MOTH-MULLEIN (Verbascum blattaria L.)
• COMMON MULLEIN (Verbascum thapsus L.)
• CARPENTER’S-SQUARE (Scrophularia marilandica L.)
• MEADOW VIOLET (Viola sororia Willd.)
• BIRD’S-FOOT VIOLET (Viola pedata L.)
• CREAM VIOLET (Viola striata Ait.)
• SMOOTH YELLOW VIOLET (Viola pubescens Aiton)
• GREEN VIOLET (Hybanthus concolor (Forst.) Spreng.)

PART 3. TREES AND SHRUBS

GYMNOSPERMS: NON-FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS

• EASTERN RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana L.)
• BALD CYPRESS (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.)
• WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus L.)
• VIRGINIA OR SCRUB PINE (Pinus virginiana Miller)

THE FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS

• SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum Marshall)
• BOX-ELDER (Acer negundo L.)
• WINGED OR SHINING SUMAC (Rhus copallina L.)
• SMOOTH SUMAC (Rhus glabra L.)
• DECIDUOUS HOLLY, POSSUM-HAW (Ilex decidua Walter)
• CATALPA, CIGAR TREE (Catalpa speciosa (Ward. ex. Bar.) Eng.)
• COMMON ALDER (Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.)
• RIVER OR BLACK BIRCH (Betula nigra L.)
• HOP HORNBEAM (Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch)
• BLUE BEECH (Carpinus caroliniana Walter)
• WHITE BASSWOOD OR LINDEN (Tilia heterophylla Vent.)
• SOUTHERN BLACK-HAW (Viburnum rufidulum Raf.)
• BURNING BUSH, WAHOO (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.)
• STRAWBERRY BUSH, HEART’S-A-BURSTING (Euonymus americanus L.)
• SWAMP DOGWOOD, RED WILLOW (Cornus amomum Miller)
• FLOWERING DOGWOOD (Cornus florida L.)
• LEAFY ST. JOHN’S-WORT (Hypericum frondosum Michx.)
• PERSIMMON (Diospyros virginiana L.)
• SOURWOOD (Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.)
• FARKLEBERRY, SPARKLEBERRY (Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.)
• OSAGE ORANGE, BOIS-D’ARC (Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.)
• INDIGO BUSH (Amorpha fruticosa L.)
• REDBUD (Cercis canadensis L.)
• HONEY LOCUST, THORN TREE (Gleditsia triacanthos L.)
• BLACK LOCUST (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
• BRISTLY LOCUST (Robinia hispida L.)
• MIMOSA, SILK-TREE (Albizia julibrissin Durazz.)
• OHIO BUCKEYE (Aesculus glabra Willd.)
• OAKS, CHESTNUT, AND BEECH (FAGACEAE, Beech Family)
• AMERICAN BEECH (Fagus grandifolia Ehrend.)
• WHITE OAK (Quercus alba L.)
• SOUTHERN RED OAK (Quercus falcata Michx.)
• OVERCUP OAK (Quercus lyrata L.)
• BLACKJACK OAK (Quercus marilandica Munchh.)
• AMERICAN CHESTNUT (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.)
• SWEET GUM (Liquidambar styraciflua L.)
• HICKORIES, WALNUTS (JUGLANDACEAE, Walnut Family)
• PECAN (Carya illinoinensis (Wang.) K. Koch)
• PIGNUT HICKORY (Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet)
• SHAGBARK HICKORY (Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch)
• BLACK WALNUT (Juglans nigra L.)
• SYCAMORE (Platanus occidentalis L.)
• SPICEBUSH (Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume)
• SASSAFRAS (Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees)
• BLACK GUM (Nyssa sylvatica Marshall)
• AMERICAN OR WHITE ASH (Fraxinus americana L.)
• CAROLINA BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus caroliniana Walter)
• WAFER-ASH, STINKING ASH (Ptelea trifoliata L.)
• HAWTHORN, RED HAW (Crataegus spp.)
• CHICKASAW PLUM (Prunus angustifolia Marshall)
• WILD CHERRY (Prunus serotina Ehrend.)
• WILD CRAB APPLE (Pyrus coronaria L.)
• HAIRY MOCK-ORANGE (Philadelphus pubescens Loisel.)
• BLADDERNUT (Staphylea trifolia L.)
• BLACK WILLOW (Salix nigra Marshall)
• COTTONWOOD (Populus deltoides Bartram ex. Marshall)
• PRINCESS TREE (Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud.)
• TREE-OF-HEAVEN (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle)
• NORTHERN HACKBERRY (Celtis occidentalis L.)
• SLIPPERY OR RED ELM (Ulmus rubra Muhl.)