Wildflowers of the United States

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Adoxaceae - Muskroot Family	Sambucus nigra ssp canadensis Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp cerulea Western Blue Elder, Blue Elderberry Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry, Red Elder, Rocky Mountain Elder, Scarlet Elderberry
Alismataceae - Water-plantain family	Sagittaria latifolia Common Arrowhead, Arrowleaf, Burhead, Wapato, Duck-potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead
Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family	Allium acuminatum Tapertip Onion, Hooker's Onion Allium cernuum Nodding Wild Onion, Nodding Onion, Allegheny Onion
Anacardiaceae - Cashew or Sumac family	Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Squawbush, Skunkbush, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac, Scarlet Sumac Toxicodendron radicans Eastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii Western Poison Ivy, Northern Poison Ivy
Apiaceae - Carrot family	Daucus carota Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot Heracleum maximum American Cow Parsnip, Masterwort, American Hogweed, Common Cowparsnip
Apocynaceae - Dogbane family	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Western Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed, Eastern Swamp Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Vinca major Bigleaf Periwinkle, Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle Vinca minor Small Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Dwarf Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle
Asteraceae - Aster family	Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Milfoil Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Small Ragweed, Roman Wormwood Ambrosia trifida Great Ragweed, Buffalo Weed, Horseweed, Giant Ragweed, Tall Ambrosia Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting, Western Pearly Everlasting Anthemis cotula Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile, Dog Fennel Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrowleaf Balsamroot Bidens bipinnata Spanish Needles, Spanish Needles Beggars Ticks Bidens pilosa Shepherd's Needles ,Spanish Needles, Romerillo, Common Beggar's-tick, Hairy Beggarticks, Cobbler's Pegs Carduus nutans Bristle Thistle, Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button, Bluebottle, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower Chaenactis douglasii Dusty Maidens, Douglas' Dustymaiden, Chaenactis, Douglas False Yarrow Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Oxeye Daisy Cichorium intybus Chicory Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle, Spear Thistle Crepis intermedia Limestone Hawksbeard, Smallflower Hawksbeard Eutrochium maculatum Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Purple Boneset, Spotted Trumpetweed Gaillardia pinnatifida Red Dome Blanketflower, Hopi Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Slender Gaillardia, Cutleaf Blanketflower Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower, Firewheel Grindelia squarrosa Curlycup Gumweed, Curlytop Gumweed Helenium autumnale Autumn Sneezeweed, Common Sneezeweed, False Sunflower, Staggerwort, Yellow Star Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower, Kansas Sunflower, Mirasol Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed, Camphor Weed, False Goldenaster Krigia biflora Two-flower Cynthia, Twoflower Dwarfdandelion, Orange Dwarf-dandelion Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Rayless Chamomile, Disc Mayweed Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Long-Headed Coneflower, Red Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Thimbleflower Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Golden Glow Solidago altissima Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy, Golden Buttons, Bitter Buttons, Cow Bitter, Garden Tansy Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant
Berberidaceae - Barberry family	Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping Barberry
Boraginaceae - Borage family	Amsinckia menziesii Common Fiddleneck, Menzie's Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fiddleneck Cynoglossum officinale Houndstongue, Hound's Tongue, Gypsyflower Echium vulgare Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed, Blue Devil, Blue Borage, Common Echium
Brassicaceae - Mustard family	Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Spring Cress, Flickweed Stanleya pinnata Desert Prince's Plume, Golden Prince's Plume, Golden Desert Plume, Sentinel Of The Plains Streptanthus cordatus Heartleaf Twistflower, Heart-Leaved Jewelflower
Campanulaceae - Bellflower family	Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell, Harebell, Bluebell-of-Scotland, Blue Rain Flower, Heathbells, Witches Thimbles Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia Triodanis perfoliata Venus' Looking Glass, Clasping Bellwort, Clasping Venus' Looking Glass, Roundleaved Triodanis
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family	Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis Utah Honeysuckle, Red Twinberry, and Fly Honeysuckle
Caryophyllaceae - Pink family	Saponaria officinalis Bouncing Bet, Common Soapwort, Crow Soap, Wild Sweet William, Soapweed Silene latifolia White Campion, White Cockle, Evening Lychnis Stellaria media Common Chickweed Vaccaria hispanica Cowcockle, Cow Soapwort, Cowherb
Cleomaceae - Spiderflower Family	Cleomella palmeriana Palmer's Bee Plant, Palmer's Cleomella, Rocky Mountain Stinkweed, Rocky Mountain Rhombopod Peritoma serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover, Skunk Weed, Navajo Spinach
Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family	Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed, Hedge False Bindweed Ipomoea hederacea Ivyleaf Morning Glory, Entireleaf Morningglory, Small Morning Glory
Cornaceae - Dogwood family	Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood, Western Dogwood, American Dogwood
Cuscutaceae - Dodder family	Cuscuta gronovii Dodder Vine, Scaldweed
Cyperaceae - Sedge family	Cyperus strigosus False Nutsedge, Strawcolored Flatsedge, Strawcolor Nutgrass
Equisetaceae - Horsetail family	Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Horsetail, Smooth Scouring Rush
Ericaceae - Heath family	Chimaphila maculata Spotted Wintergreen, Pipsissewa, Striped Wintergreen, Striped Prince's Pine, Striped Prince's Plume, Dragon's Tongue
Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family	Euphorbia cyathophora Wild Poinsettia, Mexican Fireplant, Fire on the Mountain, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia Euphorbia marginata Snow-on-the-Mountain, Mountain Snow Spurge
Fabaceae - Pea family	Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree, Mimosa Amorpha fruticosa Indigobush, False Indigo Bush, Desert False Indigo, Tall Indigo-bush Chamaecrista nictitans Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea Coronilla varia Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed, Hive Vine Lathyrus latifolius Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea Lotus corniculatus Bird's Foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch, Bloomfell, Cat's Clover, Crowtoes, Ground Honeysuckle Lupinus argenteus Silvery Lupine, Silver Stem Lupine Medicago lupulina Black Medic, Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil Melilotus albus White Sweetclover, White Melilot, Honey-Clover, Bokhara Clover Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover, Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, White Sweetclover Stylosanthes biflora Pencil Flower, Endbeak Pencilflower, Sidebeak Pencilflower Thermopsis montana Mountain Goldenbanner, Mountain Thermopsis, False Lupin, Golden pea, Buckbean Trifolium pratense Red Clover, Cowgrass Trifolium repens White Clover
Geraniaceae - Geranium family	Erodium cicutarium Crane's Bill Geranium, Redstem Stork's Bill, Storksbill, Redstem Filaree, Heron's Bill Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill
Lamiaceae - Mint family	Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal, Fluxweed, Glade Bluecurls Lamium amplexicaule Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Prunella vulgaris Heal-All, Common Selfheal Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap, Dwarf Skullcap, Little Skullcap Teucrium canadense American Germander, Wood Sage, Canada Germander
Liliaceae - Lily family	Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily, Mountain Lily Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley, Solomon's Plume Maianthemum stellatum Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon's Seal Star-flowered Solomon's Plume
Linaceae - Flax family	Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax, Lewis Flax, Prairie Flax
Lythraceae - Loosestrife family	Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife, Rosy Strife, Kill Weed
Malvaceae - Mallow family	Sphaeralcea hastulata Spear Globemallow, Spreading Globemallow, Wrinkled Globe Mallow
Melanthiaceae - False-Hellebore Family	Toxicoscordion paniculatum Foothill Death Camas, Foothills Deathcamas, Panicled Death Camas, Sand-corn
Nymphaeaceae - Water-lily family	Nuphar lutea Yellow Pond Lily, Cowlily, Spatterdock Nymphaea odorata American White Water Lily, Fragrant Water Lily, White Water Lily
Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family	Chamerion angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally Ludwigia peploides Creeping Water Primrose, Floating Primrose-Willow, Water-primrose Oenothera pallida Pale Evening Primrose, White Evening Primrose, Pale-Stemmed Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa Pink Ladies, Showy Evening Primrose, Pink Primrose
Orchidaceae - Orchid family	Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot Orchid, Adam and Eve Calypso bulbosa Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper, Deer's Head Orchid Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow Ladyslipper, Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper, Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper, Small Flowered Yellow Lady's Slipper
Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family	Castilleja linariifolia Wyoming Paintbrush, Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush, Desert Paintbrush Cordylanthus wrightii Wright's Bird's Beak, Club Flower Orobanche uniflora One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Ghostpipe, Naked Broomrape Pedicularis centranthera Dwarf Lousewort, Spring Lousewort, Great Basin Lousewort, Wood Betony
Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family	Oxalis dillenii Slender Yellow Woodsorrel, Southern Yellow Wood-sorrel, Dillen's Oxalis Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel
Papaveraceae - Poppy family	Eschscholzia californica California Poppy
Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family	Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower
Phytolaccaceae - Pokeweed family	Phytolacca americana American Pokeweed, Pokeberry, Inkberry, Poke Sallet
Plantaginaceae - Plantain family	Collinsia parviflora Blue-eyed Mary, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Smallflower Blue Eyed Mary Linaria dalmatica Dalmation Toadflax, Broadleaf Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax, Wild Snapdragon Plantago lanceolata Narrowleaf Plantain, English Plantain, Buckhorn, Lanceleaf Plantain, Ribwort, Buckhorn, Ribgrass Plantago virginica Virginia Plantain, Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Paleseed Indianwheat
Polemoniaceae - Phlox family	Collomia grandiflora Large Flowered Collomia, Grand Collomia, Mountain Collomia Collomia linearis Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet Phlox diffusa Spreading Phlox
Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family	Persicaria amphibia Water Knotweed, Swamp Smartweed, Water Smartweed Persicaria punctata Dotted Smartweed, Dotted Knotweed, Water Smartweed
Portulacaceae - Purslane family	Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce, Indian Lettuce, Winter Purslane
Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family	Clematis hirsutissima Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis Clematis ligusticifolia Western Clematis, Western White Clematis, Western Virgin's Bower, Creek Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Pepper Vine Ranunculus glaberrimus Sagebrush Buttercup, Shiny-leaved Buttercup, Early Buttercup, Elliptical Buttercup Thalictrum revolutum Skunk Meadow Rue, Waxyleaf Meadowrue, Purple Meadow-rue Trautvetteria caroliniensis Tassel Rue, False Bugbane, Carolina Bugbane
Rosaceae - Rose family	Agrimonia gryposepala Tall Hairy Agrimony, Common Agrimony, Hooked Agrimony, Tall Hairy Grooveburr Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil, Shrubby Five-finger, Golden Hardhack Fragaria virginiana Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry Prunus americana American Plum, Wild Plum Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry, Black Chokecherry Purshia stansburiana Stansbury's Cliffrose, Cliff Rose, Quininebush Rosa woodsii Woods Rose, Common Wild Rose, Mountain Rose Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry, Western Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Mountain Sorrel, White Flowering Raspberry, Western Thimble Raspberry Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet, Salad burnet, Garden burnet
Rubiaceae - Madder family	Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush, Common Buttonbush, Button Ball, Riverbush, Honey-bells, Button Willow Diodia teres Rough Buttonweed, Poor Joe Houstonia pusilla Tiny Bluet, Small Bluet, Least Bluet Sherardia arvensis Field Madder, blue fieldmadder, Spurwort
Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family	Verbascum blattaria Moth Mullein Verbascum thapsus Common Mullein, Great Mullein, Cowboy Toilet Paper, Flannel-plant Veronica anagallis-aquatica Water Speedwell, Sessile Water-speedwell, Brook-pimpernell, Blue Water Speedwell Veronica persica Bird's Eye Speedwell, Persian Speedwell, Birdeye Speedwell, Winter Speedwell
Solanaceae - Potato family	Datura stramonium Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed, Mad Apple, Moon Flower, Stinkwort, Thorn Apple, Devil's Trumpet Datura wrightii Sacred Datura, Sacred Thorn-apple, Indian Apple, Angel Trumpet Solanum carolinense Carolina Horse Nettle, Bull Nettle, Devil's Tomato
Verbenaceae - Verbena family	Phyla lanceolata Fogfruit, Lanceleaf Fogfruit, Northern Fogfruit
Violaceae - Violet family	Viola bicolor Field Pansy, Wild Pansy, Johnny Jump-up Viola canadensis Canada Violet Viola purpurea Goosefoot Violet, Goosefoot Yellow Violet, Mountain Violet

Number of Families represented 48

Blooming now in Tennessee: American Witchhazel - Hamamelis virginiana

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