Genus species author Common Name Family Location/Date Notes
Ruellia caroliniensis Wild Petunia Acanthaceae/ Acanthus Family Warriors Path Park  May 28, 2003 flowers stalkless; erect with large funnel shaped flowers
Acer negundo L. Box Elder Aceraceae/ Maple family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 compound leaves
Acer penslyvanicum L. Striped Maple Aceraceae/ Maple family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 Green bark vertically marked with white stripes; leaves 3 lobed and hairless; flowers in long clusters
Acer platanoides L. Norway Maple Aceraceae/ Maple family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 milky juice of broken leafstalk
Acer rubrum L. Red Maple Aceraceae/ Maple family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves simple, opposite, rough margin
Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple Aceraceae/ Maple family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves white underneath; rough margins
Acer saccharum Marsh Sugar Maple Aceraceae/ Maple family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 platey' bark, leaves lobed, smooth margins
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Anacardiaceae/ Cashew family Warriors Path Park  May 28, 2003 yellow flower in short spikes; red berries; leaflets with blunt coarse teeth
Rhus copallina L. Winged Sumac Anacardiaceae/ Cashew family Doe River            May 16, 2003 smooth edged shiny leaflets; midrib bordered by thin wings; raised lenticles on bark
Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac Anacardiaceae/ Cashew family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 twigs and leaf stalks hairless;
Rhus radicans L. Poison Ivy Anacardiaceae/ Cashew family Doe River            May 16, 2003 leaves 3 parted and long stalked; end leaflet has longer stalk than side ones andhas pointed tip
Conium maculatum L. Poinson Hemlock Apiaceae/ Carrot family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 bark spotted purple; leaves pinnatifid and dentate
Arisaema triphyllum L. Small Jack-in-the-pulpit Araceae/ Arum family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 3 leaflets; horizontal hood
Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochiaceae/ Birthwort family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 long twining vine; leaves round, thin, smooth; flowers 3 cm long and curved like a dutch pipe
Asarum canadense L. Wild Ginger Aristolochiaceae/ Birthwort family Doe River            May 16, 2003 purple-brown flower that grows at the base of 2 heart shaped leaves
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. Four-leaved Milkweed Asclepiadaceae/ Milkweed family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 white flowers in 1-3 loose umbels; middle leaves usually in a whorl of four
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. Oxeye Daisy Asteraceae/ Aster family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 long stalked flower with white ray flowers and yellow disc flowers bearing a single head
Podophyllum peltatum L. Mayapple Berberidaceae/ Barberry family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 solitary white flower growing beneath 2 large leaves; plants without flowers have only 1 leaf
Campsis radicans (L.) Seem Trumpet Creeper Bignoniaceae/ Bignonia family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 vine climbing by aerial rootlets in double rows along twigs;  leaflets 7-11
Catalpa bignonioides Walt Common Catalpa Bignoniaceae/ Bignonia family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 cigar shaped fruits; leaves simple and entire
Symphytum officinale L. Common Comfrey Boraginaceae/ Borage family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 hairy plant with tubular flowers in a one-sided raceme
Calycanthus floridus L. Sweet Shrub/Hairy Allspice Calycanthaceae/ Strawberry-shrub family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves soft/hairy, flowers smell like strawberries
Specularia perfoliata (L.) A. DC. Venus's Looking-glass Campanulaceae/ Bluebell family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 violet flowers growing in upper axils; heart shaped leaves clasp stem
Lonicera japonica Thunb. Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae/ Honeysuckle family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 vine; simple, opposite leaves
Lonicera morrowi Gray Morrow's Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae/ Honeysuckle family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 erect shrub; leaves pubescent below and oblong in shape
Sambucus pubens Michx. Northern Red Elderberry Caprifoliaceae/ Honeysuckle family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 brown pith; large purple buds; 5-7 leaflets; cone-shaped flower
Dianthus armeria Deptford Pink Caryophyllaceae/ Pink family Warriors Path Park  May 28, 2003 deep pink flowers dotted with white
Silene virginica Fire Pink Caryophyllaceae/ Pink family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 red flowers long stalked in a loose cluster; rocky slopes
Euonymus americanus L. American Strawberry Bush Celastraceae/ Staff Tree Family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 green, square stem; small white flowers; leaves narrow and fine toothed
Erigeron philadelphicus L. Common Fleabane Compositae/ Composite family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 flower heads with 100-150 rays; upper leaves clasp stem; hairy
Hieracium venosum L. Rattlesnake Weed Compositae/ Composite family Doe River            May 16, 2003 smooth stem bearing few leaves; heads numerous; leaves veined with purple
Senecio aureus L. Golden Ragwort Compositae/ Composite family Doe River            May 16, 2003 basal leaves egg shaped with a heart shaped base
Taraxacum officinale Weber Dandelion Compositae/ Composite family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 big head of yellow flowers
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved Dogwood Cornaceae/ Dogwood family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 leaves alternate or clustered at the ends of branches; branches greenish
Cornus amomum Mill. Silky Dogwood Cornaceae/ Dogwood family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 silky hairy twigs and brown pith; leaves with wide round bases
Cornus florida L.  Flowering Dogwood Cornaceae/ Dogwood family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves simple, opposite; stalked flower buds
Betula lutea Michx. Yellow Birch Corylaceae/ Hazel family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 bark shiny yellow; broken twigs give off wintergreen scent
Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Muscle Tree Corylaceae/ Hazel family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 muscular-appearing, smooth gray bark; buds brown and somewhat square in cross section
Sedum ternatum Michx. Wild Stonecrop Crassulaceae/ Orpine family Doe River            May 16, 2003 lower leaves mostly in whorls of 3; 4-5 white petals per flower
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Sheperd's Purse Cruciferae/ Mustard family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 erect; basal leaves forming a rosette; petals white; flowers in a raceme
Hesperis matronalis L. Dame's Rocket Cruciferae/ Mustard family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 large flowers either white, pink, or purple; stamens and style mostly concealed in flower tube
Lepidiium virginicum L. Wild Peppergrass Cruciferae/ Mustard family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 basal leaves obovate; stem leaves lanceolate; small white flowers
Carex fraseri Andrews Fraser's Sedge Cyperaceae/ Sedge family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 spike without long leafy bracts; leaves 2-4 cm broad; spikes one or numerous
Galax aphylla L. Galax Diapensiaceae/ Diapensia family Doe River            May 16, 2003 small white flowers in a spike; leaves evergreen and roundly heart shaped
Dioscorea villosa L. Wild Yamroot Dioscoreaceae/ Yam family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 flowers in a drooping raceme or spike; leaves heart shaped at base; stamen and pistil in separate clusters
Equisetum arvense L. Horsetail Equisetaceae/ Horsetail family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 variously branched in 3-4 angles; sheaths green, only teeth brown
Kalmia latifolia L. Mountain Laurel Ericaceae/ Heath family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 hairless, flat, leathery leaves; clustered flowers
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum Sand Myrtle Ericaceae/ Heath family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 shrub with white flowers growing in umbel-like clusters; 5 petals and 10 stamens; leaves oval and shiny
Leucothoe axillaris Lam. Leucothoe Ericaceae/ Heath family Doe River            May 16, 2003 shrub with pubescent twigs; leaves evergreen; flowers in axillary racemes
Oxydendrum arboreum L. Sourwood Tree Ericaceae/ Heath family Doe River            May 16, 2003 flowers in one-sided clusters; toothed leaves; fruits 5-parted
Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea Ericaceae/ Heath family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003
Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Catawba Rhododendron Ericaceae/ Heath family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 Leaves hairless, rounded at tip and base, and lighter in color beneath; large rose-purple clustered flowers
Rhododendron maximum L. Great Rhododendron Ericaceae/ Heath family Doe River            May 16, 2003 evergreen shrub; large leathery, toothless, hairy, and whitened beneath leaves
Cladrastis lutea (Michx. F.) K. Koch Yellowwood Fabaceae/ Pea family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 Alternate once compound leaves; 7-11 smooth edged leaflets; wood yellow
Medicago luplina L. Black Medick Fabaceae/ Pea family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 flowers in small heads; leaflets tipped with a short bristle; fruit black
Trifolium pratense L. Red Clover Fabaceae/ Pea family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 purple flowers in stalkless heads; blunt oval leaves usually blotched with white
Castanea dentata Marsh. American Chestnut Fagaceae/ Beech family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaves large but narrow, hairless, and coarse-toothed; end buds false
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Beech Fagaceae/ Beech family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 smoothbgray bark; scaled buds; coarse-toothed leaves
Quercus alba L. White Oak Fagaceae/ Beech family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 big, long scales on bark
Quercus palustris L. Pin Oak Fagaceae/ Beech family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves simple, alternate, deep lobes
Quercus rubra L. Red Oak Fagaceae/ Beech family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 lobes aim toward tip of leaves
Dicentra eximia (Kerr.) Torr. Bleeding Heart Fumariaceae/ Fumitory family Doe River            May 16, 2003 pink flowers with rounded spurs in a branching raceme; basal leaves only
Hamamelis virginiana L. Common Witch-Hazel Hamamelidaceae/ Witch-hazel family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 wavy-toothed, uneven-based leaves; leaves and twigs typically hairless
Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sweetgum Hamamelidaceae/ Witch-hazel family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 alternate, lobed leaves; gumballs
Aesculus octandra Marsh Sweet Buckeye Hippocastanaceae/ Horse-chestnut family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 palmate (5 leaflets)
Iris cristata Ait. Crested Dwarf Iris Iridaceae/ Iris family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaves lanceolate; blue flowers; sepals crested
Carya glabra Mill. Pignut Hickory Juglandacea/ Walnut family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaves of 5; hairless leaflets; twigs slender and red-brown in color, and hairless
Carya ovata Mill. Shagbark Hickory Juglandacea/ Walnut family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaves with 5-7 hairless leaflets; twigs stout, red-brown in color, and hairy
Carya tomentosa Nutt. Mockernut Hickory Juglandacea/ Walnut family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 7-9 leaflets; leaf undersides and twigs wooly; leaves fragrant when crushed
Juglans nigra L. Black Walnut Juglandacea/ Walnut family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 7-17 narrow toothed leaflets that are slightly hairy beneath
Physostegia virginiana False Dragon's Head Labiate/ Mint family Warriors Path Park  May 28, 2003 pale purple flowers in spikes; leaves lance shaped and sharply toothed
Scutellaria nervosa Pursh. Veined Skullcap Labiate/ Mint family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 small hump on the top of the calyx; flowers in the axils of well developed leaves
Lindera benzoin L. Spicebush Lauraceae/ Laurel family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 leaves aromatic; yellow flowers with 6 parted calyx and no petals
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras Lauraceae/ Laurel family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 leaves lobed or not in 3 patterns(1, 2, or 3 lobes) usually all present
Cercis canadensis L. Redbud Tree Leguminosae/ Pulse family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 chordate leaves.; in bean family
Melilotus officinalis L. Yellow Sweet Clover Leguminosae/ Pulse family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 yellow flowers in racemes; leaflets finely toothed; foliage gives fragrance of new mown hay when crushed
Robinia pseudo-acacia L. Black Locust Leguminosae/ pulse family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 alternate, compound leaves
Trifolium repens L. White Clover Leguminosae/ Pulse family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 turnate wildflower (3-4 leaflets)
Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong White Clintonia Liliaeae/ Lily family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 berry globular, usually black; flowers white, not drooping
Maianthemum canadense Desf. Mayflower Liliaeae/ Lily family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 2 or 3 leaves which are heart shaped at the base; white flowers in raceme
Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber Root Liliaeae/ Lily family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 leaves lance shaped; green-yellow flowers; berries dark purple
Polygonatum biflorum Walt. Smooth Solomon's Seal Liliaeae/ Lily family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 small greenish flowers 1-4 in a cluster;
Smilacina racemosa L. False Solomon's Seal/ Solomon's Plume Liliaeae/ Lily family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003  white flowers in a branched pyramidal cluster
Smilax herbacea L. Carrion Flower Liliaeae/ Lily family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 flowers in rounded umbels; stems not prickly; non-woody;
Smilax rotundifolia L. Catbriar Liliaeae/ Lily family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 woody stem with thorns; leaves green on both sides
Trillium grandiflorum Michx. Large-flowered Trillium Liliaeae/ Lily family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 flowers funnel-shaped at base and flaring out from the middle; flowers white turning pink as it fades
Trillium undulatum Painted Trillium Liliaeae/ Lily family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 white flower with crimson veining at base of each petal; leaves stalked
Liriodendron tulipifera L. Tulip Poplar/Tulip Tree Magnoliaceae/ Magnolia family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 flower producing nectar
Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber Magnolia Magnoliaceae/ Magnolia family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 leaves green and slightly hairy beneath;buds hairy; fruits cucumberlike when young
Magnolia fraseri Walt. Fraser's Magnolia Magnoliaceae/ Magnolia family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaf bases deeply heart-shaped; twigs hairless
Magnolia tripetala L. Umbrella Magnolia Magnoliaceae/ Magnolia family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 3 petal-like sepals; flowers white, fragrant; leaf buds glabrous
Magnolia virginiana L. Sweetbay Magnolia Magnoliaceae/ Magnolia family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves spicy when crushed and leathery
Fraxinus americana L. White Ash Oleaceae/ Olive family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves pale and fuzzy underneath
Botrychium virginianum L. Rattlesnake Fern Ophioglossaceae/ Adder's Tongue family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 spikes resemble the rattles of a rattlesnake; buds exposed along one side
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl.) Torr. Puttyroot Orchidaceae/ Orchid family Doe River            May 16, 2003 puplish or yellow-brown flowers with a white magenta spotted lip
Cypripedium acaule Aiton Pink Lady Slipper Orchidaceae/ Orchid family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 solitary flower that looks like a shoe
Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Orchidaceae/ Orchid family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 densely glandular-pubescent; white nerves
Goodyera repens Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain Orchidaceae/ Orchid family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 spike one-sided; leaves with broad white veins
Orchis spectabilis Showy Orchis Orchidaceae/ Orchid family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 magenta flowers with a white lip; leaves egg shaped and shiny
Conopholis americana L.f. Squawroot Orobanchaceae/ Broomrape family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 covered with overlapping brown scales resembling a pine cone; yellow flowers grow between scales; parasitic
Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot Papaveraceae/ Poppy family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 white flowers growing singly; single leaf with 5-9 deep lobes; juice is orange-red
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Fraser Fir Pinaceae/ Pine family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 needles flat with white stripes on underneath; cones adorned with bracts whose 3-parted tips project obviously from between scales
Picea rubens Sarg. Red Spruce Pinaceae/ Pine family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 needles four-sided; twigs and buds typically hairy
Pinus strobus L. White Pine Pinaceae/ Pine family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 fasicle of needle-like leaves. (5)
Pinus virginiana Mill. Scrub Pine Pinaceae/ Pine family Doe River            May 16, 2003 needles in 2's; twigs yellowish or purplish and somewhat whitened
Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. Carolina Hemlock Pinaceae/ Pine family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 like eastern hemlock but with longer cones and needles
Plantago lanceolata L. English Plantain Plantaginaceae/ Plantain family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 leafes lance-shaped with 3-5 ribs; spike short and dense
Plantago major L. Common Plantain Plantaginaceae/ Plantain family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 leaf stalks green at base; white, green, or brown flowers in a spike or head
Platanus occidentalis L. Sycamore Platanaceae/ Plane Tree family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 camo-bark, leaves alternate and simple
Rumex acetosella L. Sheep Sorrel Polgonaceae/ Buckwheat family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 leaves lanceolate or linear; flowers dioecious in terminal panicle
Polygonum persicaria L. Lady's Thumb Polygonaceae/ Buckwheat family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 leaves with a dark blotch in the center; tops of sheaths fringed with hairs
Adiantum pedatum L. Maidenhair Fern Polypodiaceae/ Fern family Doe River            May 16, 2003 leaves with black glossy stipes; several pinnae branching from the outer side of each fork
Adiantum platyneuron L. Ebony Spleenwort Fern Polypodiaceae/ Fern family Doe River            May 16, 2003 seed pods make line instead of dots;
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Michx. Hay-scented Fern Polypodiaceae/ Fern family Doe River            May 16, 2003 under surface of leaves glandular and pubescent; stipes stout
Phacelia bipinnatifida Michx. Fern-leaved Phacelia Polypodiaceae/ Fern family Doe River            May 16, 2003 blue flowers in one-sided racemes; stem leaves long stalked and pinnate
Polystichum acrostichoides  Michx. Christmas fern Polypodiaceae/ Fern family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 leaflets shaped like stockings
Lysimchia quadrifolia Whorled Loosestrife Primulaceae/ Primula Family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 flowers growing on long stalks in the axils
Anemonella thalictroides/ Thalictrum thalictroides L. Rue Anemone Ranunculaceae/ Buttercup family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 5-10 petal-like sepals; leaves or leaflets with 3 blunt lobes in a whorl
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Black Cohash Ranunculaceae/ Buttercup family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 flowers ill-scented; leaves divided with toothed leaflets
Rununculus recurvatus Poir. Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculaceae/ Buttercup family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 basal and stem leaves nearly alike; petals pale yellow shorter than the sepals
Anemone quinquefolia L. Wood Anemone Ranunculaceae/ Crowfoot family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 leaves 3 in a whorl divided into 3-5 leaflets;flowers solitary
Ranunculus bulbosus L. Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculaceae/ Crowfoot family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 shiny petals; only species with a bulbous base;stem hairy
Crataegus sp. Hawthorn Rosaceae/ Rose family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 dense shrub or small tree with long thorns; spines are without buds or leaves
Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke Indian Strawberry Rosaceae/ Rose family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 leaflets 3; plant trailing; flowers with 3-toothed bracts below the calyx
Fragaria virginiana Duch. Wild Strawberry Rosaceae/ Rose family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 white flowers in a small cluster; coarsely toothed leaves
Potentilla recta Rough-fruited Cinquefoil Rosaceae/ Rose family Warriors Path Park  May 28, 2003 leaflets 5-7, not silvery-white beneath, coarsely toothed;  erect plant
Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry Rosaceae/ Rose family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 leaves egg shaped, often doubly toothed, and hairless beneath
Prunus penslyvanica L. Fire Cherry Rosaceae/ Rose family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 narrow leaves; cluster of buds at or near ends of red twig tips; bark marked with crossbars
Rosa multiflora Thunb. Multiflora Rose Rosaceae/ Rose family ETSU Woods         May 14, 2003 7-9 leaflets on flowering stem; stipules deeply fringed
Rubus allegheniensis Porter Blackberry Rosaceae/ Rose family Doe River            May 16, 2003 shrub with angular stems with stout prickles; young stems and leaf undersides hairy
Galium aparine L. Cleavers Bedstraw Rubiaceae/ Madder family Doe River            May 16, 2003 whorled leaves; flowers 1-3 in a cluster; prickley plant
Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Creeping Bluet Rubiaceae/ Madder family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 blue flower with yellow center; leaves nearly round; stem creeping at base
Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry Rubiaceae/ Madder family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 white or pinkish flowers in pairs at the end of the branches; trailing plant with shiny evergreen leaves
Salix nigra Marsh. Black Willow Salicaeae/ Willow family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 flower scales pale yellow; stamens mostly 3-6; hairs short and crinkly
Pedicularis canadensis L. Wood Betony Scrophulariaceae/ Figwort family Unaka Mountain May 15, 2003 yellow or reddish flowers in a short dense spike; leaves deeply lobed; hairy
Verbascum blattaria L. Moth Mullein Scrophulariaceae/ Figwort family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 stem erect; glabrous or slightly pubescent; leaves oblong, obovate
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein Scrophulariaceae/ Figwort family Doe River            May 16, 2003 wooly plant with spike of yellow flowers
Veronica chamaedrys L. Bird's-eye Speedwell Scrophulariaceae/ Figwort family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 small blue flowers; egg-shaped and coarsely toothed leaves
Solanum carolinense L. Horse Nettle Solanaceae/ Nightshade family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 prickley plant with violet or white star shaped flowers; leaves coarsely toothed or lobed
Eleaegnus sp. Elaeagnus sp. Thymelaeaceae/ Mezereum family Doe River            May 16, 2003 umbellate yellow flowers; alternate leaves silvery beneath
Tilia americana L. American Basswood Tiliaceae/ Linden family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 grown leaves hairless; flower stalks hairless; heart-shaped fine-toothed leaves
Tilia heterophylla Vent. White Basswood Tiliaceae/ Linden family Laurel Falls        May 23, 2003 leaves strongly whitened beneath; floral bracts
Typha latifolia L. Common Cattail Typhaceae/ Cattail family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 leaves bluish or grayish green; up to 1 inch wide; mature spike about 1 inch in diameter
Ulmus alata Michx. Winged Elm Ulmaceae/ Elm family Keplinger Farm     May 27, 2003 wide corky wings on stems; leaves small, hairy beneath and smooth above
Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery or Red Elm Ulmaceae/ Elm family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 twigs rough hairy; buds red hairy
Osmorhiza claytoni Michx. Sweet Cicely Umbelliferae/ Carrot family Buffalo Mountain May 13, 2003 umbel;hairy stem; style shorter than petals
Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Aniseroot Umbelliferae/ Carrot family Winged Deer Park  May 19, 2003 Styles longer than petals; stem nearly smooth; small umbell of white flowers
Zizia aurea (L.) Koch. Golden Alexanders Umbelliferae/ Carrot family Doe River            May 16, 2003 leaves divided; leaflets finely toothed;  small yellow flowers in an umbel
Viola blanda Willd. Sweet White Violet Violaceae/ Violet family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 small white flower with basal leaves only; 2 upper petals narrow and bent backwards
Viola hastata Yellow Violet Violaceae/ Violet family Rock Creek          May 29, 2003 yellow flowers; stem leaves about twice as long as wide, triangular or arrow shaped
Viola septentrionalis Greene Northern Blue Violet Violaceae/ Violet family Roan Mountain    May 20, 2003 lower petal soft hairy on inside at base; leaf stalk slightly hairy; single purple flower with basal leaves only
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch Virginia Creeper Vitaceae/ Grape family ETSU Campus May 12, 2003 leaves are compound and palmate (5 leaflets)
Vitis aestivalis Michx. Summer Grape Vitaceae/ Grape family Doe River            May 16, 2003 no tendril or flower cluster opposite every third leaf; most leaves 3-5 lobes
Vitis rountundifolia Michx. Muscadine Grape Vitaceae/ Grape family State of Franklin    May 22,2003 smooth dark bark marked with small dots and tendrils not forked