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Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants

Weakley County


Pteridophytes

• Asplenium platyneuron
• Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides
• Botrypus virginianus
• Dryopteris carthusiana
• Dryopteris celsa
• Equisetum arvense
• Onoclea sensibilis
• Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis
• Phegopteris hexagonoptera
• Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana
• Polystichum acrostichoides
• Sceptridium biternatum
• Sceptridium dissectum
• Woodsia obtusa

Gymnosperms

• Juniperus virginiana
• Taxodium distichum

Monocots

• Alisma subcordatum
• Allium canadense
• Arisaema dracontium
• Arundinaria gigantea
• Asparagus officinalis
• Carex amphibola
• Carex basiantha
• Carex blanda
• Carex caroliniana
• Carex complanata
• Carex corrugata
• Carex gravida Bailey var. gravida
• Carex hirsutella
• Carex leavenworthii
• Carex louisianica
• Carex lupulina
• Carex tenera
• Carex typhina
• Chasmanthium latifolium
• Cinna arundinacea
• Corallorhiza wisteriana
• Cyperus echinatus
• Cyperus pseudovegetus
• Cyperus strigosus
• Dichanthelium commutatum
• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum
• Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon
• Dichanthelium polyanthes
• Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
• Digitaria sanguinalis
• Echinochloa crus-galli
• Eleocharis obtusa
• Elymus virginicus
• Hymenocallis caroliniana
• Iris cristata
• Iris virginica
• Isolepis carinata
• Juncus acuminatus
• Ornithogalum umbellatum
• Panicum anceps
• Peltandra virginica
• Platanthera clavellata
• Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. flava
• Platanthera peramoena
• Poa autumnalis
• Poa chapmaniana
• Rhynchospora corniculata
• Scirpus atrovirens
• Scirpus georgianus
• Setaria glauca
• Sisyrinchium angustifolium
• Smilax tamnoides
• Trillium recurvatum

Dicots

• Acer negundo
• Acer saccharinum
• Acer saccharum Marsh. ssp. floridanum
• Acer saccharum Marsh. ssp. saccharum
• Aesculus pavia
• Ageratina altissima
• Agrimonia parviflora
• Agrimonia rostellata
• Alnus serrulata
• Ammannia coccinea
• Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt. var. tabernaemontana
• Anemone virginiana
• Apios americana
• Apocynum cannabinum
• Arabidopsis thaliana
• Arnoglossum atriplicifolia
• Asclepias perennis
• Asimina triloba
• Bartonia paniculata
• Betula nigra
• Bignonia capreolata
• Boehmeria cylindrica
• Brassica juncea
• Brunnichia ovata
• Cabomba caroliniana
• Callitriche terrestris
• Capsella bursa-pastoris
• Cardamine bulbosa
• Cardamine hirsuta
• Carpinus caroliniana
• Carya cordiformis
• Carya glabra
• Carya laciniosa
• Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch var. ovata
• Carya tomentosa
• Cephalanthus occidentalis
• Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare
• Cercis canadensis
• Chelone obliqua
• Cicuta maculata
• Clematis crispa
• Conoclinium coelestinum
• Conyza ramosissima
• Coreopsis tinctoria
• Cornus amomum
• Cornus florida
• Cornus foemina
• Corylus americana
• Crataegus harbisonii
• Crotalaria sagittalis
• Croton capitatus
• Cryptotaenia canadensis
• Delphinium tricorne
• Desmodium nudiflorum
• Didiplis diandra
• Diodia virginiana
• Diospyros virginiana
• Endodeca serpentaria
• Erigeron philadelphicus
• Euonymus americanus
• Eupatorium altissimum
• Eupatorium perfoliatum
• Eutrochium purpureum
• Fagus grandifolia
• Fraxinus americana
• Fraxinus pennsylvanica
• Fraxinus profunda
• Galium circaezans
• Galium obtusum
• Galium pilosum
• Galium triflorum
• Glandularia canadensis
• Gratiola neglecta
• Hackelia virginiana
• Helianthus angustifolius
• Helianthus annuus
• Helianthus decapetalus
• Helianthus divaricatus
• Helianthus hirsutus
• Helianthus microcephalus
• Helianthus mollis
• Helianthus occidentalis
• Helianthus silphioides
• Helianthus tuberosus
• Helianthus ×laetiflorus
• Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp. lasiocarpus
• Houstonia caerulea
• Hydrangea cinerea
• Hydrolea uniflora
• Hypericum hypericoides
• Hypericum mutilum
• Hypericum stragulum
• Ilex decidua Walt. var. decidua
• Ilex opaca
• Ilex verticillata
• Itea virginica
• Krigia caespitosa
• Lactuca canadensis
• Lamium amplexicaule
• Leucospora multifida
• Lindera benzoin
• Lindernia dubia
• Linum striatum
• Liquidambar styraciflua
• Lobelia inflata
• Lonicera sempervirens
• Ludwigia alternifolia
• Ludwigia palustris
• Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) ssp. glabrescens
• Lysimachia ciliata
• Lysimachia radicans
• Lythrum alatum Pursh var. alatum
• Mecardonia acuminata
• Melothria pendula
• Menispermum canadense
• Mimulus alatus
• Mitchella repens
• Mollugo verticillata
• Morus rubra
• Myosotis macrosperma
• Nuphar advena
• Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. sylvatica
• Ostrya virginiana
• Oxalis stricta
• Packera glabella
• Pedicularis canadensis
• Penstemon alluviorum
• Penstemon laevigatus
• Penthorum sedoides
• Persicaria hydropiper
• Persicaria hydropiperoides
• Persicaria pensylvanica
• Philadelphus inodorus
• Phlox divaricata
• Phlox glaberrima
• Phryma leptostachya
• Phyla lanceolata
• Physalis angulata
• Pilea pumila
• Planera aquatica
• Plantago virginica
• Podophyllum peltatum
• Polygala sanguinea
• Polygonum aviculare
• Poncirus trifoliata
• Populus heterophylla
• Prunus americana
• Prunus angustifolia
• Prunus mexicana
• Prunus serotina
• Pycnanthemum loomisii
• Pycnanthemum pilosum
• Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
• Quercus alba
• Quercus lyrata
• Quercus michauxii
• Quercus nigra
• Quercus pagoda
• Quercus phellos
• Quercus rubra
• Quercus stellata
• Ranunculus abortivus
• Rhexia mariana L. var. interior
• Rorippa sessiliflora
• Rosa carolina
• Rotala ramosior
• Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima
• Ruellia caroliniensis
• Rumex acetosella
• Rumex verticillatus
• Salix humilis Marshall var. humilis
• Salix nigra
• Salvia lyrata
• Sanicula canadensis
• Sassafras albidum
• Saururus cernuus
• Scutellaria incana Biehler var. incana
• Scutellaria ovata
• Sicyos angulatus
• Silene antirrhina
• Silene stellata
• Silphium glabrum
• Silphium integrifolium
• Solidago juncea
• Solidago ulmifolia
• Stachys tenuifolia
• Stellaria media
• Strophostyles umbellata
• Styrax americana
• Teucrium canadense
• Trachelospermum difforme
• Triadenum walteri
• Trifolium reflexum
• Ulmus americana
• Ulmus rubra
• Valerianella radiata
• Verbena simplex
• Verbena stricta
• Verbena urticifolia
• Vernonia gigantea
• Vernonia missurica
• Viburnum prunifolium
• Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia
• Viola bicolor
• Viola cucullata
• Viola palmata
• Viola sororia
• Vitis cinerea (Engelm.) Millard var. baileyana
• Vitis rotundifolia
• Vitis vulpina
• Wisteria frutescens


All names follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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