| genus species | common name | family | location/date 1st done | notes |
| Acer negundo L. | Box elder maple | Aceraceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | cpd. leaves |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. | Striped maple | Aceraceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | bark is striped; simple lvs. |
| Acer rubrum L. | Red Maple | Aceraceae | ETSU campus May 14 | lvs. simple, opp., rough margins |
| Acer saccharinum L. | Silver Maple | Aceraceae | ETSU campus May 14 | lvs. white underneath, rough margins |
| Acer saccharum Marshall | Sugar Maple | Aceraceae | ETSU campus May 14 | platey' bark, lvs. lobed, smooth margins |
| Rhus radicans L. | Poison ivy | Anacardiaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | 3 lvs. with rounded toothed margins |
| Asimina triloba L. | Paw paw | Annonaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | slick lvs, big and floppy (young lvs. have goldish hairs) |
| Osmorhiza claytonni Michaux | Sweet Cicely | Apiaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | licorice scent; purple sheath at base |
| Osmorhiza longistylus Torrey | Aniseroot | Apiaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | 2 styles present |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott | Jack-in-the-pulpit | Araceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | 3 leaflets, inflorescence a spadix in leafy spathe |
| Hedera helix L. | English Ivy | Araliaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | simple, alternate lvs. |
| Asarum shuttleworthii, Britten & Baker | Large-flowered Ginger | Aristilochiaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | very big flower, open tube, mottled leaves |
| Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. | Dutchman's pipe | Aristolochlaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | heart-shaped lvs.; woody vine |
| Asarum arifolium Ashe. | Little brown jug | Aristolochlaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | arrow leaf; ginger smell in root |
| Asarum canadense L | Wild ginger | Aristolochlaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | heart-shaped lvs.; external flower fuzz |
| Polystichum acrostichoides Michaux | Christmas fern | Aspidiaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | leaflets shaped like stockings |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. | Oxeye daisy | Asteraceae | In-class May 22 | stem glabrous, lvs. oblong, head broad w/ rays white |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. | common fleabane | Asteraceae | In-class May 18 | small white daisy-like flowers w/thin white rays |
| Hieracium florentinum All. | King devil | Asteraceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | wide lvs., glabrous above; Inflorescence |
| Senecio aureus L. | Golden ragwort | Asteraceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | tube and ray flowers yellow |
| Solidago ptarmacoides (Nees) B. Boivin | upland white aster | Asteraceae | Winged deer park May 23 | (=Aster ptarmacoides) Cronquist puts this in Solidago (goldenrod) despite white ray flowers. |
| Taraxacum officinale Weber | Dandelion | Asteraceae | ETSU campus May 14 | big head of yellow flowers |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides, Michx. | Blue cohosh | Berberidaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | lvs. 3 times turnate, smooth, bluntly toothed |
| Podophyllum peltatum L. | May apple | Berberidaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | peltate; rhizomes beneath soil |
| Alnus crispa Pursh | Green alder | Betulaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | lvs. alternate, plicate (folded), twigs pubescent, veins pubescent beneath |
| Bignonia capreleolata L. | cross-vine | Bignoniaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | red-orange tube flower |
| Campsis radicans, Seem | Trumpet creeper | Bignoniaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | vine, 7-11 leaflets, egg-shaped, toothed |
| Catalpa bignonioides Walt | southern catalpa | Bigonoiaceae | In-class May 22 | White fls., numerous, mottled with yellow and purple within |
| Symphytum virginiana L. | Comfrey | Boraginaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | basal and lower lvs. elliptic-ovate; inflorescence with 1-4 racemes, bractless |
| Cardaname (species?) | Winter annuals | Brassicaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | 4-part flowers, stem glabrous; lvs. alt., basal lvs. Entire |
| Hesperis matronalis L. | Dame's rocket | Brassicaceae | In-class May 18 | erect herb, lvs. Simple; flowers large, racemose, pink or white |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Britten & Rendle | Watercress | Brassicaceae | In-class May 18 | white flowers; lvs. of 3-11 segments, glabrous |
| Calycanthus floridum L. | Carolina allspice | Calycanthaceae | In-class May22 | pubescent twigs; lvs. entire; purple flower, strawberry scent |
| Lonicera japonica Thunberg | Japanese honeysuckle | Caprifoliaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | vine; simple, opp. lvs. |
| Lonicera morrowi, Gray | Morrow's honeysuckle | Caprifoliaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | lvs. opp., entire, downy; flowers yellowish to white, berries red |
| Lonicera x bella | bush honeysuckle | Caprifoliaceae | In-class May22 | honeysuckle flower, bush, lvs pubescent |
| Sambucus pubens Michx. | Red elderberry | Caprifoliaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | lvs. opposite, pinnate, stipules at base; flowers with 5 prominent stamen |
| Viburnum acerifolium L. | Maple leaf viburnum | Caprifoliaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | shrub; 5-petaled, 5-anthered flowers |
| Viburnum dentatum L. | Arrow wood viburnum | Caprifoliaceae | in class, May 25 | shrub, lvs. Opp, big teeth on margins |
| Viburnum trilobum Marsh | Cranberry viburnum | Caprifoliaceae | In-class May 18 | |
| Silene virginica L. | Fire pink | Caryophyllaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | red petals, each has 2 sharp pts. |
| Stellaria media, Cyrillo | Common chickweed | Caryophyllaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | much branched weed, 0.1-8 dm. long, glabrous, ovate lvs |
| Stellaria pubera Michx | Great chickweed | Caryophyllaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Lvs. opp., simple, pubesent; white flowers |
| Euonymus americanus L. | Bursting heart | Celastraceae | Winged deer park May 23 | stems always green; 5-petal flowers, green or purplish; lvs. opposite |
| Pteridium aquilinum L. | Bracken fern | Cheilanthes | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | coarse in texture |
| Cornus alterniflora, L.f. | Alternate-leaved Dogwood | Cornaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | lvs. shiny above, glabrous, veiny; branches spreading in irregular whorls |
| Cornus Florida L. | Flowering Dogwood | Cornaceae | In-class May22 | shrub or small tree, brownish "alligator" bark |
| Betula lenta L. | Black birch | Corylaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | alternate lvs. with uneven base |
| Carpinus carolinia Walt | Iron wood | Corylaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | smooth, muscular-looking bark |
| Juniperus virginiana L. | Red cedar | Cupressaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | bark brown, shreddy; foliage fragrant, lvs. vary from yellow to bluish green |
| Carex lurida | Yellow-green Sedge | Cyperaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | |
| Cymophyllus fraseri | Fraser's sedge | Cyperaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | |
| Galax aphylla L. | Galax | Diapensiaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. evergreen, heart-shaped |
| Heuchera americana L. | Alum root | Dionaeaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | lvs. round-lobed, glabrous, base cordate; petals pink or purple, seeds dark red |
| Dioscorea quaternata Walter | Wild yam root | Dioscoreaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | 4-7 lvs. per node, heart-shaped |
| Drosera rotundifolia L. | Sundew | Droseraceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | sticky, glandular hairs; lvs. curl |
| Diosppyros virginiana L. | Persimmon tree | Ebenaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | deciduous tree, black bark; lvs. simple, entire, alt., glabrous |
| Kalmia latifolia L. | Mtn. Laurel | Ericaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | white flowers, purple indentations |
| Leiophyllum buxifolium Ell. | Sand myrtle | Ericaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | 5 flower parts, one style, superior ovary; lvs. alternate, about 1.5 cm large |
| Leucothoe axillaris L. | Dog Hobble | Ericaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | alternate lvs.; bell- shaped flowers |
| Oxydendrum arboreum L. | Sour-wood | Ericaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | sour taste from lvs. |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum Michaux | Flame azalea | Ericaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | inflorescence of orange flowers |
| Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. | Catawba rhododendron | Ericaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | bundles of purple flowers |
| Rhododendron maximum L. | Great laurel | Ericaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | hairy, large, entire lvs. |
| Rhododendron minus L. | Carolina rhododendron | Ericaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | lt. Pink flowers, red spots under lvs. |
| Vaccinium corymbosum L. | Highbush blueberry | Ericaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Erect shrub, glabrous twigs and lvs. |
| Vaccinium stamineum L. | Squaw Huckleberry | Ericaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. deciduous, small; green berry |
| Albizia julibrissin, Durazzini | Mimosa | Fabaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | lvs. twice cpd., pink flowers hang in tassel-like clusters |
| Amphicarpa bracteata, Fernald | Hog Peanut | Fabaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | lvs. In 3's, egg-shaped, long leafstalk |
| Cercis canadensis L. | Red bud | Fabaceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | chordate lvs.; in bean family |
| Desmodium paniculatum, DC. | Panicled Tick Trefoil | Fabaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | lvs. oblong to blunt tip, smooth; stem slender |
| Lathyrus latifolia, L. | Everlasting pea | Fabaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | tall climbing perennial, broad lvs., winged stems, 2 leaflets, lanceolate, purple flower |
| Medicago lupulina, L. | Black medick | Fabaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | wildflower in small heads, yellow, leaflets tipped with short bristle, in 3's |
| Robinia pseudo-acacia L. | Black locust | Fabaceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | alternate, cpd. lvs.; cpd. flowers |
| Trifolium pratense L. | Red clover | Fabaceae | In-class May 22 | wildflower w/ purplish flower, ovary superior; 3-leaflets |
| Trifolium repens L. | White clover | Fabaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | turnate wildflower (3-4 leaflets) |
| Vicia sp. L. | Vetch | Fabaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | pinnately cpd. lvs.; pea-like fruits |
| Castanea dentata Borkh. | American chestnut | Fagaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. spear-shaped, toothed margins |
| Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. | Beech tree | Fagaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | smooth bark; papery lvs. |
| Quercus alba L. | White oak | Fagaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | big, long scales on bark |
| Quercus falcata Michx. | Spanish oak | Fagaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | trunk bark dark brownish gray; lvs. glabrous, 3-5 irregular lobes at apex |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. | Blackjack oak | Fagaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | bleaves obovate, bristle-tiped, few-lobed |
| Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. | Chinquapin Oak | Fagaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | lvs. large, alternate, margins wavy |
| Quercus palustris Muenchh | Pin Oak | Fagaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | lvs. simple, alternate, deep lobes |
| Quercus prinus L. | Chestnut oak | Fagaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. narrow; rounded, toothed margins |
| Quercus rubra L. | Red oak | Fagaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lobes aim toward tip of lvs. |
| Quercus velutina Lam. | Black oak | Fagaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. fuzzy, shallow lobes, pointed tips |
| Dicentra eximia Ker. | Bleeding heart | Fumariaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | 2-lobed corolla, purple flowers |
| Geranium carolinianum L. | Carolina cranesbill | Geraniaceae | In-class May 22 | diffusely branched, hairy; fruit like crane |
| Geranium maculatum L. | wild geranium | Geraniaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | bright pink-purple flower, spotted dissected lf |
| Ginkgo biloba L. | Ginko | Ginkgoaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | non-native to U.S.; lvs. fan-shaped |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. | Witch hazel | Hamamelidaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | lvs. asym. at base, irregular margins |
| Liquidambar styraciflua L. | Sweet gum tree | Hamamelidaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | alternate, lobed lvs.; gumballs |
| Aesculus octandra Marshall | Sweet Buckeye | Hippocastanaceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | palmate (5 leaflets) |
| Aesculus octandra, Willd. | Sweet buckeye | Hippocastanaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | lvs. palmate, 5 leaflets, glabrous mostly, margins toothed |
| Phacelia bipinnatifida Michx | fern-leaf Phacelia | Hydrophyllaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | 5-part purplish flower, alternate lvs. |
| Carya cordiformis, K. Koch | Bitternut hickory | Juglandaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | 7-11 leaflets, fruit husk thin, lvs. cpd.,Toothed |
| Carya tomentosa Nutt | Mockernut hickory | Juglandaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Lvs. alt., pinnately cpd. |
| Pycnanthemum muticum, Pers. | Short toothed mountain mint | Labiatae | Dry Creek May 28 | square stem, lvs. opp., flowers in terminal cluster |
| Scutellaria serrata, Andr. | Showy skull cap | Labiatae | Dry Creek May 28 | square stem, lvs. alt., purple flowers |
| Salvia lyrata L. | Wild sage | Lamiaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | square stems, lvs. at base; perennial, hairy; lvs. in whorls |
| Lindera benzoin L. | Spice bush | Lauraceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | spicy scent. Leaves get smaller toward base of branch |
| Sassafras albidum Nuttal | Sassafras | Lauraceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lemon smell; lvs. 1-3 lobes |
| Clintonia umbellulata, Michaux | Speckled wood-lily | Liliaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | long strap-like leaves, white flowers |
| Polygonatum biflorum Walter | Solomon's Seal | Liliaceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | paired greenish flowers |
| Polygonatum canaliculatum Muhl | Greater solomons seal | Liliaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | tetraploid; flowers paired in 3's |
| Smilacina racemosa L. | Solomon's plume | Liliaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | lvs. monocot, false Solomon's seal |
| Smilax rotundifolia L. | Greenbriar | Liliaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | tundrals present at base of lvs. |
| Trillium erectum L. | Wake-robin, stinking willy | Liliaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | 3 whorled lvs., flower grows out from ctr. |
| Uvularia perfoliata L. | Bellwort | Liliaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | peltate lvs.; 3-pronged fruit |
| Allium vineale, L. | Wild garlic | Liliaeae | University Nature Trail May 28 | bulb 2.5 cm. long, 2-4 lvs. below middle; umbel erect |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf | Canada mayflower | Liliaeae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | perennial herb; 2-3 lvs.; white flowes with 2 petals and sepals |
| Lycopodium obscurum | Ground pine | Lycopodiaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | "club moss", related to ferns |
| Lycopodium flabelliforme, Blanchard | Groundpine | Lypodiaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | rootstock near surface, stems erect; flat, irregular branching |
| Liriodendron tulipifera L. | Tulip tree (poplar) | Magnoliaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | flower producing nectar |
| Magnolia fraseri Walt. | Frasier's magnolia | Magnoliaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | big, floppy lvs.; ears at lvs. Base |
| Magnolia tripetala L. | Umbrella magnolia | Magnoliaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | lvs. clustered; white petals |
| Chionanthus virginicus L. | Fringe tree | Oleaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | simple, opp. lvs. |
| Fraxinus americana L. | White ash | Oleaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | lvs. pale and fuzzy-like underneath |
| Ligustrum vulgare L. | Privet | Oleaceae | In-class May 22 | deciduous shrub, flowers wht., berry globose |
| Botrychium virginiana (L.) Swartz | Rattlesnake fern | Ophoiglossaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | sporophyllic fraund like rattlesnake tail |
| Cypripedium acaule Aiton | Pink lady slipper | Orchidaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | bulbus pink flower; 2 lvs. at petiole base |
| Conopholis americana | Squaw-root | Orobanchaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | Pale yellow;spike terminal; on oak roots large root |
| Epifagus virginiana L. | Beech drop | Orobanchaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | parasitic flowering plant, no lvs. |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. | Bloodroot | Papaveraceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | red-orange root |
| Phytolacca americana L. | Poke berry | Phytolaccaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | eliptical lvs., fleshy; big, heavy root |
| Picea rubra Sargent | Red Spruce | Pinacea | ETSU campus May 14 | lvs. square-like in cross section |
| Abies fraseri Pursh | Fraser fir | Pinaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | small to med. tree, needles flat, cones nearly spherical; horizontal branches |
| Pinus strobus L. | White pine | Pinaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | fasicle of needle-like lvs. (5) |
| Tsuga canadensis L. | Eastern hemlock | Pinaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | two white lines underneath lvs.; cones |
| Tsuga caroliniana, Engelm. | Carolina Hemlock | Pinaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | needles in diff. Planes, cones medium sized (larger than the hemlock) |
| Platanus occidentalis L. | Sycamore | Platanaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | camouflage-like bark |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum L. | sweet vernal grass | Poaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Grass with yellowish grain; tufted perennials |
| Rumex acetosella L. | Sheep sorrel | Polygonaceae | In-class May22 | lvs. arrow-shaped (w/ ears at base); flowers small, green |
| Rumex crispus L. | Curly dock | Polygonaceae | In-class May22 | lvs. with wavy margins; flowers whorled in leafless racemes |
| Asplenium platyneuron L. | Ebony spleenwort | Polypodiaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | small fern with black stem |
| Dryopteris intermedia Gray | Intermediate wood fern | Polypodiaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | lvs. erect, covered with scales at base |
| Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Fee | Broad Beech fern | Polypodiaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | black stem, broad, triangular, slightly pubescent beneath |
| Polypodium polypodioides | Ressurection fern | Polypodiaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | grows on rocks, curls when dried |
| Polypodium virginiana, L. | Rock cap fern | Polypodiaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | |
| Lysimachia quadrifolia L. | Whorled loosestrife | Primulaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | round stem, lvs. whorled |
| Adiantum pedatum L. | Maiden hair fern | Pteridaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | black stems |
| Anemonella thalictroides, Spach | Rue Anemone | Ranunculaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | lvs. 2-3 turnately cpd., leaflets roundish, 3-lobed at apex |
| Cimicifaga racemosa L. | Black cohosh | Ranunculaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | multiply cpd lvs., glabrous, coarsely serrate |
| Clematis dioscoreifolia, Levl. & Vaniot | Japanese clematis | Ranunculaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | low vine, leaflets 3-5, often lobed, entire, 2.5-10 cm. Long |
| Clematis virginiana, L. | Virgin's Bower | Ranunculaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | 3 leaflets, lvs. toothed |
| Hepatica acutiloba, DC. | Sharp-lobed Hepatica | Ranunculaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | leaf lobes acute, 3-5 lobed, sepals blue, lvs. kidney shaped |
| Ranunculus bulbosus L. | Buttercup bulbous | Ranunculaceae | In-class May 18 | hairy, erect stem from bulb-like base; 3-divided lvs., flowers yellow |
| Aruncus dioicus, Fernald | Goatsbeard | Rosaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | tiny white flowers in large clusters, lvs. alt., twice pinnate, serrate |
| Crataegus sp | Hawthorn | Rosaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Small tree or shrub with spines |
| Duchesnea indica, Focke | Indian strawberry | Rosaceae | University Nature Trail May 28 | red fruit, sepals bent downward, lvs. in 3's with toothed margins |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne | Wild strawberry | Rosaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Calyx with 2 circles, white flower with yellow anthers |
| Gillenia trifoliata | Bowmans Root | Rosaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | |
| Potentilla canadensis L. | Dwarf cinquefoil | Rosaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | "5-fingered" lvs., yellow flower |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. | Choke cherry | Rosaceae | In-class May 22 | large tree, bark rough and black; lvs. oblong, serrate |
| Rosa carolina L. | Wild rose | Rosaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | pink flower, leaflets coarsely serrate, thorns straight |
| Rosa multiflora Thunb. | Rambler rose | Rosaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | invasive thicket-forming bush. Stipules cilliate |
| Rubus allegheniensis Porter | Black-berry | Rosaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | lvs. fuzzy, stipules at base |
| Rubus occidentalis, L. | Thimbleberry | Rosaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | upright glandless plant, overarching at tip; few prickles, lvs. 3-foliolate, leaflets ovate |
| Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim L. | wineberry | Rosaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | stems bristled & thorned, leaves pubescent beneath |
| Sorbus americana Marshall | Mountain ash | Rosaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | lvs. glabrous, pinnately cpd, small stipules; sepals triangular-ovate |
| Galium aparine L. | Bed straw | Rubiaceae | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | whorled lvs.; 4-part flowers white |
| Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. | Creeping bluet | Rubiaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | 4-part flowers, bluish to violet, inferior ovary, lvs. opposite |
| Mitchella repens L. | Partridge berry | Rubiaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | rounded lvs., stipule b/w lvs., red berries |
| Salix nigra, Marsh. | Black Willow | Salicaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | 5-20 m. high; wood light, soft, twigs and lvs. glabrous, wide |
| Ribes rotundifolium Michx | Round leaf gooseberry | Saxifragaceae | Roan Mtn May 24 | berry is smooth, pistil has 2 long styles, inferior ovary; lvs. alternate |
| Tiarella cordifolia L. | Foam flower | Saxifragaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | lvs. alternate, palmately lobed; rhizomes |
| Veronica persica poiret | Birds eye | Scrophulariaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Corolla blue, pale ctr., lvs ovate |
| Ailanthus altissima Mill. | Tree of heaven | Simaroubaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | tall tree, lvs. alt., pinnately cpd.; 5 green petals and sepals |
| Tilia americana | Basswood | Tiliaceae | Laurel Falls May 25 | lvs. alt., simple, toothed, asymmetrical at lvs. Base |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. | Elm | Ulmaceae | ETSU campus May 14 | asymmetrical lvs., toothed margins |
| Sanicula gregaria Bricknell | Snake root | Umbelliferae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | lvs. divided into leaflets, toothed margins |
| Laportea canadensis L. | Wood nettle | Urticaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | "stinging" hairs on stem |
| Viola blanda Willd | Sweet white violet | Violaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | White petals, reddish seeds; lvs. long and ovate |
| Viola canadensis, L. | Canada violet | Violaceae | Dry Creek May 28 | plant glabrous, stem often 4 dm. High, stipules, lvs. heart-shaped |
| Viola pallens Brainerd | Northern white violet | Violaceae | Doe River Gorge May 17 | small white flower; soft lvs., blunt tips |
| Viola papilonacea Pursh | Common blue violet | Violaceae | Unaka Mtn. May 21 | Deep violet, irregular flowers; heart-shaped lvs. |
| Viola striata Ait. | Pale violet | Violaceae | Steel Cr. Pk. May 16 | lvs. heart-shaped; flowers cream, striped |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia L. | Virginia creeper | Vitaceae | University Nature Trail May 14 | lvs. cpd., and palmate (5 leaflets) |
| Vitis vulpina L. | Frost grape | Vitaceae | Winged deer park May 23 | stems pubescent; lvs. heart shaped, toothed margins |
| Leucobryum sp. | Gray-white moss | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | produces individual spores | |
| Polytrichium commune | hair-cap moss | Buffalo Mtn. May 15 | hair-like tip | |
| Sphagnum sp. | Sphagnum, Peat moss | Doe River Gorge May 17 | when wet changes from green to white | |
| Thelypteris noveboracensis | New York fern | Laurel Falls May 25 | ||
| Thuidium delicatulum | Feather moss | Roan Mtn May 24 | moss green, looks like tiny fern |
