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Acalypha gracilens

Shortsalk Copperleaf, Slender Copperleaf, Slender Threeseed Mercury, Three-seeded Mercury
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Close up of leaves Close up of leaves Form Form Drawing from 1913 Drawing from 1913

Actaea podocarpa

American Bugbane, Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Mountain Bugbane
Form Form Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Close up of flower Close up of flower Inflorescence Inflorescence Leaf detail Leaf detail

Agalinis tenuifolia

Common False Foxglove, Gerardia, Slender Agalinis, Slender-leaved False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide.

Ageratina altissima

Fall Poison, Richweed, Tremetol, White Sanicle, White Snakeroot
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Eupatorium rugosum Eupatorium rugosum Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads. Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ageratina aromatica

Lesser Snakeroot, Small-leaf White Snakeroot, Wild Hoarhound
Flowers Flowers Form Form Disc flowers Disc flowers Flower buds Flower buds Opposite leaves and stem Opposite leaves and stem Stem and leaf attachment Stem and leaf attachment

Aletris aurea

Colicroot, Golden Colicroot, Golden Unicorn Root, Miller's Maid, Star Grass, Yellow Colic Root
Flowers Flowers Native habitat Native habitat Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flower Flower

Aletris farinosa

Colic-Root, Northern White Colic-root, True Unicorn Root, White Colicroot, White Stargrass
Aletris farinosa Aletris farinosa White flowers with orange stamens White flowers with orange stamens Along a roadside. Along a roadside. Basal rosette of leaves Basal rosette of leaves In a meadow. In a meadow. Rosette of green leaves Rosette of green leaves

Amianthium muscitoxicum

Crow Poison, Fly Poison, Stagger Grass
Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Form Form Flower Flower Form Form

Amorpha canescens

False indigo, Lead Plant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring
flower and leaves flower and leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower flower and leaves flower and leaves Amorpha canescens Amorpha canescens

Ampelaster carolinianus

Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus Ampelaster carolinianus Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Aster carolinianus Aster carolinianus Multiple flowers Multiple flowers On a Trellis On a Trellis Ampelaster carolinianus Ampelaster carolinianus

Amsonia ciliata

Blue Milkweed, Bluestar, Blue Star, Creeping Bluestar, Downy Amsonia, Downy Blue Star, Fringe Blue Star, Sandhills Bluestar
Flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers, leaves, and form in the spring in Moore County Flowers, leaves, and form in the spring in Moore County Leaves Leaves Amsonia ciliata in the fall in Moore County Amsonia ciliata in the fall in Moore County Form of var. tenuifolia Form of var. tenuifolia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Blue Dogbane, Blue Star, Blue Star Flower, Eastern Bluestar, Woodland Bluestar
Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Form in full bloom in the spring in Moore County Form in full bloom in the spring in Moore County Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia tabernaemontana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Anacis major

Forest Tickseed, Greater Coreopsis, Greater Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis, Whorled Leaf Coreopsis, Woodland Coreopsis, Wood Tickseed
leaves and yellow daisy "flowers" leaves and yellow daisy "flowers" Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Yellow daisy "flowers" Yellow daisy "flowers"

Anacis verticillata

Threadleaf Coreopsis, Thread-leaf Tickseed, Threadleaf tickseed, Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis
Lots of yellow daisy "flowers" Lots of yellow daisy "flowers" Yellow daisy "flowers," buds and thread-like leaves Yellow daisy "flowers," buds and thread-like leaves Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Lots of yellow daisy "flowers" Lots of yellow daisy "flowers" Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. Head of yellow ray flowers and yellow disk flowers.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Angelica triquinata

Appalachian Angelica, Filmy Angelica, Mountain Angelica
Flower Flower Flower Flower flower and form flower and form flower and form flower and form

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Bitter Root, Dogbane, Dogbane Hemp, Indian Hemp, Spreading Dogbane
Form Form Plant Plant Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Close up of flower Close up of flower Branch Branch

Apocynum cannabinum

Amy Root,, Dogbane, Hemp Dogbane, Indian Hemp, Prairie Dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Leaves Leaves Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Seeds Seeds

Aquilegia canadensis

Canadian Columbine, Columbine, Eastern Columbine, Eastern Red Columbine, Jack-In-Trousers, Red Columbine, Turks Cap, Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis flower, spring, Haywood County, NC flower, spring, Haywood County, NC Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis in the fall in Moore County Aquilegia canadensis in the fall in Moore County
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Arisaema triphyllum

Bog onion, Brown dragon, Common Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Devil's ear, Dragon root, Indian Cradle, Indian Jack in The Pulpit, Indian Turnip, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Lady-in-a-chaise, Lord-and-Lady, Memory root, Parson-in-the-Pulpit, Pepper turnip, Starch wort, Three-leaved indian turnip, Wake robin, Wild turnip
Flower - May 10 - Wake Co., NC Flower - May 10 - Wake Co., NC Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum spring flower, Union County, NC spring flower, Union County, NC spring leaves, Union County, NC spring leaves, Union County, NC
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Aristolochia macrophylla

Broadleafed Birthwort, Dutchman's Pipe, Pipevine, Wild Ginger
Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves.

Aristolochia serpentaria

Serpent Birthwort, Turpentine-Root, Virginia Dutchmans pipe, Virginia Snakeroot
Leaves (Houston County, AL)-Late Spring Leaves (Houston County, AL)-Late Spring Native habitat (Houston County, AL)-Late Spring Native habitat (Houston County, AL)-Late Spring Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Aristilochia serpentaria Aristilochia serpentaria

Aruncus dioicus

Bride’s-feathers, Eastern Goat's Beard, Goat's Beard
Form Form Form Form Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Asclepias amplexicaulis

Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed, Sand Milkweed
Form Form Flowers Flowers Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s Opposite leaves with wavy margins. Opposite leaves with wavy margins. Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Immature green fruits (follicles). Immature green fruits (follicles).

Asclepias incarnata

Marsh Milkweed, Swamp Butterfly Weed, Swamp Milkweed
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Asclepias incarnata Asclepias incarnata
1 Cultivar/Variety

Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra

Eastern Swamp Milkweed
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flower with monarch caterpillar Flower with monarch caterpillar Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Fruit Fruit

Asclepias lanceolata

Asclepias, Few-flower Milkweed, Lanceolated Milkwort, Red Milkweed
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flowers Flowers Plant Plant Fruit Fruit Leaves and stem Leaves and stem

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple Milkweed
Leaves, buds, flower Leaves, buds, flower Flower buds Flower buds Stem Stem Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Asclepias quadrifolia

Four-Leaved Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed
Flowers Flowers Flower Flower leaves leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves leaves leaves

Asclepias rubra

Red Milkweed, Tall Pink Bog Milkweed
Flowers Flowers Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Side view of flower Side view of flower Asclepias rubra Asclepias rubra Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Chieger Flower, Chiggerflower, Common Butterfly-weed, Indian Paintbrush, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root
Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county) buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county) flowers (summer in Moore county) flowers (summer in Moore county) close up of flower (in summer in Moore county) close up of flower (in summer in Moore county)

Asclepias variegata

Redring Milkweed, White-Flowered Milkweed, White Milkweed
Asclepias variegata Asclepias variegata Form Form A scarab beetle on Asclepias variegata flowers. A scarab beetle on Asclepias variegata flowers. Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed
Bee on flower Bee on flower Form Form Fruit Fruit Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Asclepias viridiflora

Green Comet Milkweed, Green-flowered Milkweed, Green Milkweed, Wand Milkweed

Astilbe biternata

Appalachian False Goatsbeard, False Goat's Beard
Flowers Flowers Astilbe biternata Astilbe biternata Astilbe biternata Astilbe biternata Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Aureolaria virginica

Downy False Foxglove, Downy Oak Leach, Downy Yellow False Foxglove, False Foxglove, Virginia Oak-leach
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower, bud, stem Flower, bud, stem Close up of flower Close up of flower Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves

Bacopa caroliniana

Blue Water Hyssop, Blue Water-hyssop, Carolina Hyssop
Flowers Flowers Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Bacopa monnieri

Brahmi, Herb of Grace, Monnier's Water-hyssop, Smooth Water Hyssop, Water Hyssop
Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Stems, back of leaves and flower Stems, back of leaves and flower Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Stems and leaves Stems and leaves

Baptisia alba

False Indigo, Thin-Pod White Wild Indigo, White False Indigo, White Indigo, White Wild Indigo, Wild Indigo, Wild White Indigo
Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba

Baptisia tinctoria

Horseflyweed, Rattleweed, Shoofly, Wild Black Indigo, Wild Indigo, Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria flower Baptisia tinctoria flower Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria

Berlandiera lyrata

Chocolate Daisy, Chocolate Flower, Greeneyed Lyre Leaf, Lyreleaf Greeneyes
Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata Berlandiera lyrata

Bidens aristosa

Bearded Beggarticks,, Bur Marigold, Long-Bracted Beggarticks, Long-Bracted Tickseed Sunflower, Swamp Marigold, Tick Seed, Tickseed Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower, Western Tickseed, Yankee Lice
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Bidens aristosa Bidens aristosa Leaves Leaves Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Fruits forming Fruits forming

Callisia graminea

Grassleaf Roseling
form in summer in Moore County form in summer in Moore County 3-petaled pink flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer 3-petaled pink flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Flower and bud (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Flower and bud (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Sessile leaf juncture (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Sessile leaf juncture (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Native habitat (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Native habitat (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer

Calopogon pallidus

Pale Grass Pink
Form Form Purple flower Purple flower White flower White flower Flower and buds Flower and buds Leaves Leaves Flower petals (Shallotte, NC)-Late Spring Flower petals (Shallotte, NC)-Late Spring

Campanula americana

American Bellflower, Bellflower, Tall Bellflower
Campanula americana Campanula americana Campanual americana Campanual americana Campanula americana Campanula americana Campanula americana Campanula americana

Campanula divaricata

Appalachian Bellflower, Panicled Bellflower, Small Bonny Bellflower, Southern Bluebell, Southern Harebell
Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata

Cardamine concatenata

Cut-leafed Toothwort, Pepper Root
Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata Flower/Buds/Leaves - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds/Leaves - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Form - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Form - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Form - March - Wake Co., NC Form - March - Wake Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC

Carphephorus bellidifolius

Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead
Form Form Purple disc flowers Purple disc flowers Side view of purple disc flower Side view of purple disc flower Flower Flower Green basal leaves in a rosette Green basal leaves in a rosette Green stem with small green leaves Green stem with small green leaves

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Common Partridge Pea, Golden Cassia, Large-Flowered Sensitive Pea, Locust Weed, Partridge Pea, Prairie Senna, Senna, Sensitive Plant, Sleeping Plant
Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Plant Plant