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Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants

Hancock County


Pteridophytes

• Adiantum pedatum
• Asplenium platyneuron
• Asplenium resiliens
• Asplenium rhizophyllum
• Asplenium ruta-muraria
• Botrypus virginianus
• Cheilanthes lanosa
• Cystopteris bulbifera
• Cystopteris protrusa
• Deparia acrostichoides
• Diplazium pycnocarpon
• Dryopteris goldiana
• Dryopteris marginalis
• Equisetum arvense
• Equisetum hyemale L. ssp. affine
• Pellaea atropurpurea
• Phegopteris hexagonoptera
• Polystichum acrostichoides
• Sceptridium biternatum
• Selaginella apoda
• Woodsia obtusa

Gymnosperms

• Thuja occidentalis

Monocots

• Allium cernuum
• Andropogon gerardii
• Arisaema dracontium
• Arisaema triphyllum
• Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. dichotoma
• Arthraxon hispidus
• Bromus inermis
• Carex albicans
• Carex albursina
• Carex amphibola
• Carex appalachica
• Carex blanda
• Carex cumberlandensis
• Carex granularis
• Carex kraliana
• Carex laxiflora
• Carex oligocarpa
• Carex plantaginea
• Carex platyphylla
• Carex purpurifera
• Carex retroflexa
• Carex styloflexa
• Carex virescens
• Commelina communis
• Cyperus esculentus
• Cyperus flavescens
• Eleusine indica
• Elymus villosus
• Elymus virginicus
• Eragrostis frankii
• Galearis spectabilis
• Heteranthera dubia
• Kyllinga pumila
• Leersia virginica
• Luzula acuminata
• Miscanthus sinensis
• Muhlenbergia sobolifera
• Panicum flexile
• Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin. ssp. gattingeri
• Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin. ssp. philadelphicum
• Platanthera lacera
• Poa autumnalis
• Poa compressa
• Poa pratensis
• Polygonatum pubescens
• Potamogeton nodosus
• Secale cereale
• Setaria italica
• Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. viridis
• Sorghastrum nutans
• Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. obtusata
• Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth var. asper
• Stuckenia pectinata
• Tipularia discolor
• Tridens flavus
• Trillium flexipes
• Trillium sulcatum
• Uvularia grandiflora
• Uvularia perfoliata
• Vallisneria americana

Dicots

• Acalypha ostryifolia
• Acer saccharum Marsh. ssp. nigrum
• Achillea millefolium
• Agrimonia parviflora
• Agrimonia rostellata
• Amaranthus hybridus
• Antennaria plantaginifolia
• Aruncus dioicus
• Asarum canadense
• Asclepias quadrifolia
• Asimina triloba
• Astilbe biternata
• Astragalus canadensis
• Baptisia australis
• Bidens bipinnata
• Bignonia capreolata
• Blephilia hirsuta
• Boechera laevigata
• Buglossoides arvensis
• Campanula americana
• Caulophyllum thalictroides
• Celastrus scandens
• Cerastium brachypetalum
• Chaerophyllum procumbens
• Chaerophyllum tainturieri
• Chamaecrista nictitans
• Chrysogonum virginianum L. var. brevistolon
• Cimicifuga racemosa
• Cimicifuga rubifolia
• Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis
• Claytonia caroliniana
• Clematis viorna
• Cocculus carolinus
• Collinsonia canadensis
• Corylus americana
• Cryptotaenia canadensis
• Cunila origanoides
• Cuphea viscosissima
• Cynoglossum virginianum
• Delphinium tricorne
• Dentaria diphylla
• Desmodium nudiflorum
• Desmodium paniculatum
• Dicentra canadensis
• Dipsacus sativus
• Doellingeria infirma
• Draba ramosissima
• Dysphania ambrosioides
• Eclipta prostrata
• Epifagus virginiana
• Epigaea repens
• Erigeron philadelphicus
• Erigeron pulchellus
• Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. var. strigosus
• Eupatorium album
• Euphorbia cyparissias
• Euphorbia mercurialina
• Euphorbia spathulata
• Eurybia divaricata
• Fagus grandifolia
• Fallopia scandens
• Fleischmannia incarnata
• Fraxinus pennsylvanica
• Fraxinus quadrangulata
• Galium pedemontanum
• Gaultheria procumbens
• Gaura biennis
• Gentiana villosa
• Geranium maculatum
• Geum vernum
• Glechoma hederacea
• Gymnocladus dioicus
• Hackelia virginiana
• Hamamelis virginiana
• Hedeoma pulegioides
• Helenium autumnale
• Helianthus strumosus
• Helianthus tuberosus
• Heliopsis helianthoides
• Hesperis matronalis
• Heuchera longiflora
• Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa
• Hexastylis heterophylla
• Houstonia canadensis
• Humulus japonicus
• Hydrangea arborescens
• Hydrastis canadensis
• Hydrophyllum canadense
• Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
• Hypericum drummondii
• Hypericum punctatum
• Impatiens pallida
• Ipomoea lacunosa
• Isanthus brachiatus
• Isotrema macrophylla
• Jeffersonia diphylla
• Juglans cinerea
• Justicia americana
• Kerria japonica
• Lactuca floridana
• Lechea racemulosa
• Lepidium campestre
• Lespedeza repens
• Lespedeza violacea
• Lithospermum canescens
• Lithospermum latifolium
• Lobelia inflata
• Lobelia puberula
• Lonicera dioica
• Lycopus virginicus
• Lysimachia ciliata
• Lysimachia tonsa
• Maclura pomifera
• Magnolia tripetala
• Meehania cordata
• Menispermum canadense
• Micranthes careyana
• Microthlaspi perfoliatum
• Minuartia patula
• Monarda clinopodia
• Nabalus altissimus
• Nabalus serpentarius
• Nicandra physalodes
• Obolaria virginica
• Oxypolis rigidior
• Packera anonyma
• Packera aurea
• Packera obovata
• Papaver dubium
• Penstemon brevisepalus
• Penthorum sedoides
• Persicaria amphibia
• Persicaria longiseta
• Persicaria sagittata
• Phacelia bipinnatifida
• Phacelia purshii
• Phlox divaricata
• Phlox ovata
• Phryma leptostachya
• Phyla lanceolata
• Phyllanthus caroliniensis
• Physalis heterophylla
• Physocarpus opulifolius
• Pilea pumila
• Plantago aristata
• Plantago virginica
• Polygala senega
• Polymnia canadensis
• Populus ×jackii
• Prunus persica
• Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
• Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata
• Pycnanthemum loomisii
• Pyrularia pubera
• Ranunculus bulbosus
• Ranunculus fascicularis
• Ranunculus sardous
• Rhododendron maximum
• Rhus aromatica
• Ribes cynosbati
• Robinia hispida
• Rosa multiflora
• Rotala ramosior
• Rubus occidentalis
• Rubus odoratus
• Rubus phoenicolasius
• Ruellia strepens
• Rumex conglomeratus
• Salvia urticifolia
• Samolus parviflorus
• Sanicula odorata
• Satureja vulgaris
• Scrophularia marilandica
• Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. var. elliptica
• Scutellaria incana Biehler var. incana
• Scutellaria ovata
• Scutellaria parvula Michx. var. missouriensis
• Scutellaria saxatilis
• Scutellaria serrata
• Sedum sarmentosum
• Sicyos angulatus
• Silene vulgaris
• Silphium perfoliatum
• Smallanthus uvedalius
• Solanum carolinense
• Solidago curtisii
• Solidago erecta
• Solidago faucibus
• Solidago flaccidifolia
• Solidago flexicaulis
• Solidago gigantea
• Solidago nemoralis
• Spiraea prunifolia
• Staphylea trifolia
• Stylophorum diphyllum
• Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
• Symphyotrichum lowrieanus
• Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
• Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
• Symphyotrichum patens
• Symphyotrichum pilosum
• Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
• Symphyotrichum undulatum
• Symphyotrichum urophyllum
• Teucrium canadense
• Thalictrum dioicum
• Thaspium barbinode
• Tiarella cordifolia
• Trifolium pratense
• Tussilago farfara
• Vaccinium pallidum
• Veronica anagallis-aquatica
• Veronica officinalis
• Viburnum acerifolium
• Viburnum rafinesquianum
• Viburnum rufidulum
• Vicia sativa L. ssp. nigra
• Viola canadensis
• Viola labradorica
• Viola pedata
• Zizia aurea


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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