Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants

Jefferson County

Pteridophytes

• Adiantum pedatum

• Asplenium platyneuron

• Asplenium resiliens

• Asplenium rhizophyllum

• Botrypus virginianus

• Cheilanthes lanosa

• Cystopteris bulbifera

• Dryopteris celsa

• Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis

• Pellaea atropurpurea

• Phegopteris hexagonoptera

• Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana

• Polystichum acrostichoides

• Sceptridium dissectum

• Woodsia obtusa

Gymnosperms

• Juniperus virginiana

• Pinus pungens

• Pinus rigida

• Pinus strobus

• Pinus virginiana

Monocots

• Alopecurus carolinianus

• Anthoxanthum odoratum

• Arisaema triphyllum

• Asparagus officinalis

• Bromus tectorum

• Carex amphibola

• Carex blanda

• Carex frankii

• Carex hirsutella

• Carex laevivaginata

• Carex leptalea

• Carex lupulina

• Carex prasina

• Carex retroflexa

• Carex rosea

• Carex scoparia

• Carex stricta

• Carex styloflexa

• Carex texensis

• Carex typhina

• Commelina communis

• Corallorhiza wisteriana

• Cyperus flavicomus

• Cyperus squarrosus

• Cypripedium pubescens

• Dichanthelium depauperatum

• Dichanthelium latifolium

• Eragrostis barrelieri

• Eragrostis hypnoides

• Erythronium americanum

• Heteranthera dubia

• Heteranthera reniformis

• Iris verna L. var. smalliana

• Juncus effusus

• Lipocarpha micrantha

• Medeola virginiana

• Najas gracillima

• Najas minor

• Panicum capillare

• Panicum flexile

• Peltandra virginica

• Pennisetum glaucum

• Phragmites australis

• Poa annua

• Poa cuspidata

• Poa pratensis

• Poa sylvestris

• Poa trivialis

• Setaria italica

• Setaria pumila

• Smilax tamnoides

• Sorghastrum nutans

• Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth var. asper

• Sporobolus indicus

• Sporobolus neglectus

• Stuckenia pectinata

• Trillium luteum

• Tripsacum dactyloides

Dicots

• Acalypha ostryifolia

• Acalypha rhomboidea

• Acer negundo

• Acer rubrum

• Acer saccharinum

• Acer saccharum Marsh. ssp. saccharum

• Acer spicatum

• Aesculus glabra

• Agalinis purpurea

• Agastache nepetoides

• Agrimonia pubescens

• Agrimonia rostellata

• Ailanthus altissima

• Albizia julibrissin

• Amelanchier arborea

• Amelanchier laevis

• Ammannia coccinea

• Ampelopsis cordata

• Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt. var. tabernaemontana

• Anemone quinquefolia

• Anemone virginiana

• Antennaria plantaginifolia

• Antennaria solitaria

• Anthemis cotula

• Apocynum cannabinum

• Arctium minus

• Arenaria serpyllifolia

• Asclepias variegata

• Astilbe biternata

• Aureolaria laevigata

• Aureolaria pectinata

• Barbarea verna

• Barbarea vulgaris

• Bidens cernua

• Boechera laevigata

• Buglossoides arvensis

• Campanula americana

• Campanula divaricata

• Campsis radicans

• Capsella bursa-pastoris

• Cardamine douglassii

• Cardamine hirsuta

• Carduus nutans

• Castanea pumila

• Castilleja coccinea

• Ceanothus americanus

• Celastrus scandens

• Celtis occidentalis

• Celtis tenuifolia

• Centaurea stoebe

• Cerastium nutans Raf. var. nutans

• Cercis canadensis

• Chimaphila maculata

• Chionanthus virginicus

• Chrysopsis mariana

• Cichorium intybus

• Cimicifuga racemosa

• Cimicifuga rubifolia

• Cladrastis kentukea

• Claytonia virginica

• Clematis terniflora

• Cocculus carolinus

• Conoclinium coelestinum

• Coreopsis auriculata

• Cornus foemina

• Corydalis flavula

• Corylus americana

• Crataegus calpodendron

• Crataegus crus-galli

• Crotalaria spectabilis

• Croton monanthogynus

• Cuphea viscosissima

• Cynanchum laeve

• Cynoglossum virginianum

• Daucus carota

• Decodon verticillatus

• Dentaria heterophylla

• Dentaria laciniata

• Desmodium pauciflorum

• Desmodium perplexum

• Dianthus armeria

• Draba verna

• Dysphania ambrosioides

• Elaeagnus umbellata

• Epifagus virginiana

• Epigaea repens

• Epilobium coloratum

• Erechtites hieraciifolius

• Eubotrys recurva

• Euonymus alata

• Euonymus atropurpureus

• Eupatorium perfoliatum

• Eupatorium sessilifolium

• Euphorbia commutata

• Euphorbia corollata

• Euphorbia cyparissias

• Euphorbia dentata

• Euphorbia mercurialina

• Eurybia macrophylla

• Eutrochium purpureum

• Fragaria virginiana

• Fraxinus pennsylvanica

• Galium aparine

• Galium pedemontanum

• Gaylussacia baccata

• Geranium dissectum

• Geranium maculatum

• Geum vernum

• Halesia carolina

• Helenium autumnale

• Helianthus atrorubens

• Helianthus maximiliani

• Helianthus microcephalus

• Helianthus tuberosus

• Hepatica acutiloba

• Heuchera americana

• Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii

• Hibiscus laevis

• Hieracium scabrum

• Holosteum umbellatum

• Houstonia longifolia

• Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea

• Hybanthus concolor

• Hypericum drummondii

• Hypericum gentianoides

• Hypericum hypericoides

• Hypericum perforatum

• Hypericum prolificum

• Jeffersonia diphylla

• Juglans nigra

• Krigia biflora

• Kummerowia stipulacea

• Lactuca biennis

• Lamium amplexicaule

• Lamium purpureum

• Lepidium virginicum

• Lespedeza intermedia

• Leucanthemum vulgare

• Liatris squarrulosa

• Lindera benzoin

• Lithospermum canescens

• Lobelia cardinalis

• Lonicera japonica

• Lonicera maackii

• Lycopus americanus

• Lyonia ligustrina

• Lysimachia quadrifolia

• Lysimachia tonsa

• Magnolia acuminata

• Malus angustifolia

• Marrubium vulgare

• Medicago lupulina

• Mentha spicata

• Microthlaspi perfoliatum

• Minuartia patula

• Mitella diphylla

• Monotropa hypopithys

• Myosurus minimus

• Myriophyllum spicatum

• Nasturtium officinale

• Nelumbo lutea

• Nuphar advena

• Obolaria virginica

• Opuntia humifusa

• Ostrya virginiana

• Oxydendrum arboreum

• Pedicularis canadensis

• Penstemon brevisepalus

• Perilla frutescens

• Persicaria punctata

• Persicaria virginiana

• Philadelphus hirsutus

• Philadelphus pubescens Loisel. var. pubescens

• Planodes virginica

• Plantago virginica

• Polymnia canadensis

• Potentilla canadensis

• Potentilla norvegica

• Prunus americana

• Prunus mahaleb

• Prunus serotina

• Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata

• Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides

• Pyrularia pubera

• Pyrus communis

• Quercus marilandica

• Quercus michauxii

• Quercus velutina

• Ranunculus bulbosus

• Ranunculus fascicularis

• Ranunculus parviflorus

• Rhamnus caroliniana

• Rhododendron catawbiense

• Rhododendron cumberlandense

• Rhus glabra

• Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser ssp. fernaldiana

• Rosa setigera

• Rotala ramosior

• Rubus phoenicolasius

• Rudbeckia triloba L. var. triloba

• Ruellia caroliniensis

• Sagina decumbens

• Salix humilis Marshall var. humilis

• Salix nigra

• Sanguinaria canadensis

• Scutellaria integrifolia

• Securigera varia

• Sedum ternatum

• Sericocarpus linifolius

• Sherardia arvensis

• Silene latifolia

• Silene virginica L. var. virginica

• Silene vulgaris

• Silphium compositum

• Solidago arguta Aiton var. arguta

• Solidago bicolor

• Solidago caesia

• Solidago nemoralis

• Solidago sphacelata

• Sophronanthe pilosa

• Spigelia marilandica

• Staphylea trifolia

• Stellaria media

• Stellaria pubera

• Symphyotrichum cordifolium

• Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

• Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

• Symphyotrichum puniceum

• Symphyotrichum retroflexum

• Symphyotrichum urophyllum

• Tephrosia virginiana

• Thalictrum thalictroides

• Thlaspi arvense

• Toxicodendron radicans

• Tragopogon dubius

• Triosteum perfoliatum

• Ulmus alata

• Ulmus americana

• Ulmus rubra

• Vaccinium arboreum

• Vaccinium pallidum

• Vaccinium stamineum

• Valerianella locusta

• Verbena simplex

• Verbesina virginica

• Veronica anagallis-aquatica

• Veronica hederifolia

• Veronica officinalis

• Veronica peregrina

• Viburnum dentatum

• Viburnum prunifolium

• Viburnum rufidulum

• Vicia caroliniana

• Vinca minor

• Viola bicolor

• Viola blanda

• Viola canadensis

• Viola cucullata

• Viola hastata

• Viola palmata

• Viola pedata

• Viola sororia

• Viola walteri

• Waldsteinia fragarioides

• 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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