Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Status: Special Concern

• Acalypha deamii (Weath.) H.E. Ahles
  Common Name: copperleaf
  Synonyms:
  

         • Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. var. deamii (Weatherby) Weatherby

         • Acalypha virginica L. var. deamii Weatherby

         • Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. var. deamii (Weatherby) Weatherby

         • Acalypha virginica L. var. deamii Weatherby

• Agalinis setacea (J.F. Gmel.) Raf.
  Common Name: threadleaf false foxglove
  Synonyms:
  

         • Gerardia setacea J.F. Gmel.

• Agrostis mertensii Trin.
  Common Name: northern bent-grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Agrostis borealis Hartman var. americana (Scribn.) Fernald

• Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. crispa (Aiton) Turrill
  Common Name: green alder
  Synonyms:
  

         • Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh

         • Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh

• Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt. var. gattingeri Woods.
  Common Name: eastern bluestar

• Antennaria howellii Greene ssp. neodioica (Greene) R.J. Bayer
  Common Name: Field Pussytoes

• Asclepias purpurascens L.
  Common Name: purple milkweed

• Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapman
  Common Name: Tennessee milk vetch

• Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Mert. ssp. angustum (Willd.) Lawson
  Common Name: northern lady fern
  Synonyms:
  

         • Athyrium angustum (Willd.) K. Presl

• Aureolaria patula (Chapman) Pennell
  Common Name: spreading yellow false foxglove
  Synonyms:
  

         • Gerardia patula (Chapman) Gray

• Bacopa caroliniana (Walter) B. L. Rob.
  Common Name: blue water hyssop

• Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
  Common Name: longbract wild indigo
  Synonyms:
  

         • Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. glabrescens Larisey

         • Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.

         • Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely

• Berberis canadensis Mill.
  Common Name: Canada barberry

• Blephilia subnuda R. Simmers & Kral
  Common Name: Cumberland pagoda-plant

• Boechera dentata Al-shehbaz & Zarucchi
  Common Name: Short's rockcress
  Synonyms:
  

         • Arabis shortii (Fernald) Gleason

         • Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun var. shortii Fernald

         • Boechera shortii (Fern.) Al-Shehbaz

• Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják
  Common Name: river bulrush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Gray

         • Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong

• Botrychium matricariifolium (A. Braun ex Dowell) A. Braun ex W.D.J. Koch
  Common Name: daisyleaf moonwort

• Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) P. Beauv. ex Branner & Coville
  Common Name: northern shorthusk
  Synonyms:
  

         • Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker

• Campanula aparinoides Pursh
  Common Name: marsh bellflower

• Cardamine rotundifolia Michx.
  Common Name: American bitter cress

• Carex aestivaliformis Mackenzie
  Common Name: hybrid sedge

• Carex bulbostylis Mackenzie
  Common Name: Bulbous sedge
  Synonyms:
  

         • Carex amphibola Steud. var. globosa (Bailey) Bailey

         • Carex grisea Wahl. var. globosa Bailey

• Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willd.
  Common Name: button sedge

• Carex davisii Schwein. & Torr.
  Common Name: Davis' sedge

• Carex echinata Murr.
  Common Name: star sedge
  Synonyms:
  

         • Carex echinata Murr. var. angustata (Carey) Bailey

         • Carex angustior Mack.

• Carex hirtifolia Mackenzie
  Common Name: pubescent sedge

• Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart & Bryson
  Common Name: Ouachita Mountain sedge

• Carex pallescens L.
  Common Name: pale sedge

• Carex reniformis (Bailey) Small
  Common Name: kidneyshape sedge

• Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
  Common Name: American chestnut

• Ceratophyllum echinatum A. Gray
  Common Name: spineless hornwort

• Chelone obliqua L.
  Common Name: red turtlehead

• Clematis glaucophylla Small
  Common Name: whiteleaf leather flower

• Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf.
  Common Name: blue bead-lily

• Cornus obliqua Raf.
  Common Name: silky dogwood

• Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.
  Common Name: rock harlequin

• Cotinus obovatus Raf.
  Common Name: American smoke tree

• Cymophyllus fraserianus (Ker-Gawl.) Kartesz & Gandhi
  Common Name: Fraser's sedge
  Synonyms:
  

         • Carex fraseri Andrews

         • Carex fraseriana Ker-Gawl.

         • Cymophyllus fraseri (Andrews) Mackenzie ex Britton

• Cyperus dentatus Torr.
  Common Name: toothed flat-sedge

• Cyperus plukenetii Fernald
  Common Name: Plukenet's flat-sedge

• Danthonia epilis Scribn.
  Common Name: Carolina oatgrass

• Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A. Haines
  Common Name: tree clubmoss
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lycopodium obscurum L. var. dendroideum (Michx.) D.C. Eaton

         • Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.

• Diarrhena obovata (Gleason) Brandenburg
  Common Name: obovate beakgrain
  Synonyms:
  

         • Diarrhena americana Beauv. var. obovata Gleason

• Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. leucothrix
  Common Name: rough panic grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. leucothrix (Nash) Lelong

         • Panicum leucothrix Nash

         • Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann

• Draba cuneifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
  Common Name: wedgeleaf draba

• Draba ramosissima Desv.
  Common Name: branched draba

• Drosera intermedia Hayne
  Common Name: spoonleaf sundew

• Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller
  Common Name: Coast cockspur grass

• Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett
  Common Name: upright burrhead
  Synonyms:
  

         • Echinodorus rostratus (Nutt.) Engelm. ex A. Gray

• Eleocharis compressa Sull.
  Common Name: flatstem spike-rush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. compressa (Sullivant) Drapalik & Mohlenbrock

• Eleocharis lanceolata Fern.
  Common Name: lance leaved spike-rush

• Eleocharis tortilis (Link) J.A. Schultes
  Common Name: twisted spike-rush

• Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John
  Common Name: western water-weed

• Erythronium rostratum W. Wolf
  Common Name: beaked trout-lily

• Eupatorium godfreyanum Cronquist
  Common Name: Godfrey's thoroughwort

• Eurybia schreberi (Nees) G.L. Nesom
  Common Name: Schreber's aster
  Synonyms:
  

         • Aster schreberi Nees

• Evolvulus nuttallianus Schult.
  Common Name: shaggy dwarf morning-glory
  Synonyms:
  

         • Evolvulus pilosus Nutt.

• Festuca paradoxa Desv.
  Common Name: clustered fescue

• Fuirena squarrosa Michx.
  Common Name: hairy umbrella-sedge

• Galium asprellum Michx.
  Common Name: rough bedstraw

• Galium palustre L.
  Common Name: common marsh bedstraw

• Galium uniflorum Michx.
  Common Name: oneflower bedstraw

• Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) St. Hil.
  Common Name: yellow jassamine

• Gentiana austromontana Pringle & Sharp
  Common Name: Appalachian gentian

• Geranium robertianum L.
  Common Name: Robert geranium

• Geum laciniatum Murr.
  Common Name: rough avens

• Glyceria acutiflora Torr.
  Common Name: creeping manna grass

• Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. var. laxa (Scribn.) Hitchc.
  Common Name: limp manna grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Glyceria laxa (Scribn.) Scribn.

• Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Aiton
  Common Name: lesser rattlesnake-plantain

• Gratiola brevifolia Raf.
  Common Name: sticky hedge hyssop

• Gratiola viscidula Pennell
  Common Name: Short's hedge hyssop

• Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin.
  Common Name: shortleaf skeleton grass

• Hasteola suaveolens L. Pojark.
  Common Name: false Indian plaintain
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cacalia suaveolens L.

• Helianthus eggertii Small
  Common Name: Eggert's sunflower

• Helianthus occidentalis Riddell
  Common Name: fewleaf sunflower

• Heracleum maximum Bartr.
  Common Name: common cow parsnip
  Synonyms:
  

         • Heracleum lanatum Michx.

         • Heracleum sphondylium L. var. lanatum (Michx.) Dorn

• Heteranthera multiflora (Griseb.) C.N. Horn
  Common Name: bouquet mud plantain

• Heuchera longiflora Rydb.
  Common Name: longflower alumroot
  Synonyms:
  

         • Heuchera longiflora Rydb. var. aceroides (Rydb.) Rosendahl, Butters & Lakela

• Hexastylis virginica (L.) Small
  Common Name: Virginia heartleaf

• Hieracium longipilum Torr.
  Common Name: hairy hawkweed

• Hottonia inflata Ell.
  Common Name: American featherfoil

• Hydrolea ovata Nutt. ex Choisy
  Common Name: ovate false fiddleleaf

• Hydrolea quadrivalvis Walt.
  Common Name: waterpod

• Hymenophyllum tayloriae Farrar & Raine
  Common Name: Taylor's filmy fern

• Hypericum nudiflorum Michx. ex Willd.
  Common Name: early St. Johnswort

• Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch.
  Common Name: smallhead rush

• Juncus brachyphyllus Wieg.
  Common Name: tuftedstem rush

• Juncus elliottii Chapman
  Common Name: Elliott's rush

• Lathyrus palustris L.
  Common Name: marsh pea

• Leavenworthia exigua Rollins var. exigua
  Common Name: Tennessee glade cress

• Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd.
  Common Name: shaggy blazing star

• Lonicera dioica L.
  Common Name: wild honeysuckle

• Ludwigia hirtella Raf.
  Common Name: spindleroot

• Lysimachia hybrida Michx.
  Common Name: lowland yellow loosestrife
  Synonyms:
  

         • Steironema hybridum (Michx.) Raf. ex B.D. Jackson

• Lysimachia lewisii D. Estes
  Common Name: Lewis’s Yellow Loosestrife

• Menziesia pilosa (Michx.) Juss.
  Common Name: minnie bush

• Milium effusum L.
  Common Name: American millet grass

• Minuartia muscorum (Fassett) Rabeler
  Common Name: Dixie Sandwort
  Synonyms:
  

         • Arenaria patula Michx. Var. robusta (Steyermark) Maguire

• Muhlenbergia glabrifloris Scribn.
  Common Name: inland muhly

• Nabalus albus (L.) Hook.
  Common Name: white snakeroot
  Synonyms:
  

         • Prenanthes alba L.

• Nabalus barbatus Torr. & A. Gray
  Common Name: barbed rattlesnake root
  Synonyms:
  

         • Prenanthes barbata (Torr. & A. Gray) Milstead ex Cronquist

• Nabalus crepidineus (Michx.) A. DC.
  Common Name: nodding rattlesnake root
  Synonyms:
  

         • Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.

• Nemopanthus collinus (Alexander) R.C. Clark
  Common Name: Appalachian mountain holly
  Synonyms:
  

         • Ilex collina Alexander

• Oenothera parviflora L.
  Common Name: northern evening primrose

• Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Walt.
  Common Name: bulbous adder's-tongue

• Orobanche riparia L.T. Collins
  Common Name: river broom-rape

• Orobanche uniflora L.
  Common Name: oneflowered broomrape

• Panicum hemitomon J.A. Schultes
  Common Name: maiden cane

• Parnassia grandifolia DC.
  Common Name: largeleaf grass of Parnassus

• Paysonia densipila (Rollins) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
  Common Name: Duck River bladderpod
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lesquerella densipila Rollins

• Pedicularis lanceolata Michx.
  Common Name: swamp lousewort

• Penstemon tubiflorus Nutt.
  Common Name: white wand beard tongue

• Phacelia ranunculacea (Nutt.) Constance
  Common Name: oceanblue phacelia

• Phemeranthus calcaricus (S. Ware) Kiger
  Common Name: limestone fameflower
  Synonyms:
  

         • Talinum calcaricum S. Ware

• Phlox ovata L.
  Common Name: wideflower phlox
  Synonyms:
  

         • Phlox latifolia Michx.

• Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides Voronts. & P. Hoffm.
  Common Name: Missouri maidenbush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Leptopus phyllanthoides (Nutt.) G.L. Webster

         • Andrachne phyllanthoides (Nutt.) J.M. Coult.

• Pilularia americana A. Braun
  Common Name: American pillwort

• Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl.
  Common Name: yellow crested orchid
  Synonyms:
  

         • Habenaria cristata (Michx.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

• Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
  Common Name: small purple fringed orchid
  Synonyms:
  

         • Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng.

• Polygala mariana Mill.
  Common Name: Maryland milkwort
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygala harperi Small

• Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.
  Common Name: ribbonleaf pondweed

• Prunus virginiana L.
  Common Name: choke cherry

• Pseudognaphalium helleri (Britton) Anderb.
  Common Name: Heller's cudweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Gnaphalium helleri Britton

• Pycnanthemum torreyi Benth.
  Common Name: Torrey's mountainmint

• Quercus margaretta (Ashe) Small
  Common Name: sand post oak

• Ranunculus harveyi (A. Gray) Britton
  Common Name: Harvey's buttercup

• Rhynchospora caduca Ell.
  Common Name: anglestem beakrush

• Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A. Gray
  Common Name: tall horned beakrush

• Ribes missouriense Nutt.
  Common Name: Missouri gooseberry

• Rorippa aquatica (Eaton) Palmer & Steyerm.
  Common Name: lake cress
  Synonyms:
  

         • Neobeckia aquatica (Eat.) Greene

         • Armoracia lacustris (A. Gray) Al-Shehbaz & V.M. Bates

         • Armoracia aquatica (Eat.) Wieg.

• Rosa virginiana Mill.
  Common Name: Virginia rose

• Ruellia purshiana Fernald
  Common Name: Pursh's wild petunia

• Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash
  Common Name: American cupscale, cupscale grass

• Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.
  Common Name: delta arrowhead
  Synonyms:
  

         • Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. platyphylla Engelm.

• Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam. var. grandiflora Benth.
  Common Name: pitcher sage

• Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub
  Common Name: blunt-lobed grapefern
  Synonyms:
  

         • Botrychium oneidense (Gilbert) House

• Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják
  Common Name: swaying bulrush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Scirpus subterminalis Torr.

• Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
  Common Name: low nut-rush

• Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
  Common Name: lanceleaf figwort

• Scutellaria saxatilis Riddell
  Common Name: smooth rock skullcap

• Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (Aiton) Rydb.
  Common Name: dwarf fivefingers, mountain white potentilla
  Synonyms:
  

         • Potentilla tridentata (Sol.) Aition

• Smilax laurifolia L.
  Common Name: laurel greenbrier

• Solidago arenicola B.R. Keener & Kral
  Common Name: Southern racemose goldenrod

• Solidago austrina Small
  Common Name: Virginia goldenrod
  Synonyms:
  

         • Solidago gracillima Torr. & A.Gray

• Solidago faucibus Wieboldt
  Common Name: gorge goldenrod

• Solidago tarda Mackenzie ex Small
  Common Name: slow goldenrod

• Stellaria fontinalis (Short & Peter) B.L. Rob.
  Common Name: American water chickweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Sagina fontinalis Short & Peter

         • Arenaria fontinalis (Short & Peter) Shinners

• Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal
  Common Name: lanceleaf twisted stalk
  Synonyms:
  

         • Streptopus roseus Michx.

• Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G.L. Nesom
  Common Name: skyblue aster
  Synonyms:
  

         • Aster oolentangiensis Riddell

• Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.
  Common Name: common sweet leaf, horse sugar

• Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A. Curtis ex A. Gray
  Common Name: Allegheny Mountain golden banner
  Synonyms:
  

         • Thermopsis hugeri (Small) Small

• Thuja occidentalis L.
  Common Name: white cedar

• Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church
  Common Name: pale false manna grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.

• Triadenum fraseri (Spach) Gleason
  Common Name: Fraser's marsh St. Johnswort
  Synonyms:
  

         • Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. var. fraseri (Spach) Cooperrider

• Tridens chapmanii (Small) Chase
  Common Name: Chapman's tridens
  Synonyms:
  

         • Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. chapmanii (Small) Shinners

• Trillium tennesseense E.E. Schill. & Floden
  Common Name: Tennessee trillium

• Turritis glabra L.
  Common Name: tower rock cress
  Synonyms:
  

         • Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.

• Ulmus crassifolia Nutt.
  Common Name: cedar elm

• Utricularia inflata Walt.
  Common Name: swollen bladderwort

• Utricularia resupinata B.D. Greene ex Bigelow
  Common Name: lavender bladderwort

• Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.
  Common Name: American speedwell

• Viburnum rafinesquianum Schult.
  Common Name: Rafinesque's viburnum

• Viola tripartita Elliott var. tripartita
  Common Name: threepart violet

• Woodsia appalachiana T.M.C. Taylor
  Common Name: Appalachian cliff fern
  Synonyms:
  

         • Woodsia scopulina D.C. Eaton ssp. appalachiana (T.M.C. Taylor) Windham

         • Woodsia scopulina D.C. Eaton var. appalachiana (T.M.C. Taylor) Morton

• Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
  Common Name: Virginia chain fern

• Zanthoxylum americanum Mill.
  Common Name: common prickly ash

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