Wildflowers of Tennessee: The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians

Wildflowers of Tennessee: The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians

Wildflowers of Tennessee: The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians

Wildflowers of Tennessee: The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians

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Overview

A revised, updated edition to this gorgeous field guide, the most comprehensive ever published on the spectacular and breathtaking flora of this region.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781772131192
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
Publication date: 08/01/2018
Edition description: Third Edition
Pages: 496
Sales rank: 247,979
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

DENNIS HORN is an engineer, naturalist, amateur botanist, and wildflower photographer who makes his home in Tullahoma. A charter member of the Tennessee Native Plant Society, he is currently the TNPS vice-president and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Rare Plants in Tennessee. For over 40 years, Dennis has traveled from the Mississippi River to the Blue Ridge Mountains studying and photographing Tennessee wildflowers, and he has presented numerous wildflower programs for garden clubs, civic groups, and plant conferences. Dennis was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the State of Tennessee in 2003 for his conservation efforts.
TAVIA CATHCART is Executive Director of the Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve in Goshen, Kentucky, where she has planted a multi-acre native wildflower and fern woodland garden. An educator, presenter, writer, and photographer, she is also the co-author and lead photographer of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, winner of a 2011 Gold Nautilus Book Award. Tavia brings extensive knowledge of ethnobotany, folklore, and mythology of plants to this book. Her love of flora lore has taken her to southern Mexico, the peaks of the Chilean Andes, the Sierra Nevada, and quiet coves in the Smoky Mountains. She has been published in national and regional journals, anthologies, and conservation magazines.
THOMAS E. HEMMERLY is professor of biology at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, where he teaches courses in medical botany and economic botany. He holds a Ph.D. in plant ecology from Vanderbilt University and has authored more than 50 articles in scientific journals. Among his books are Appalachian Wildflowers and Ozark Wildflowers, published by University of Georgia Press.
DAVID DUHL has made Nashville his home since 1980. His work has been widely published in books, magazines, and calendars, and has been used in corporate proposals and commercial projects. David teaches the art of nature photography at Nashville State Community College and at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, and leads photo tours for groups of interested photographers.
 

Table of Contents

Region Map 5

Acknowledgments 6

Color Key 9

Introduction 24

Dicotyledon Families

Buttercups, Poppies, & Relatives 45

Sweet Shrub (Calycanthaceae) 45

Lizard's Tail (Saururaceae) 45

Birthwort (Aristolochiaceae) 46

Lotus (Nelumbonaceae) 48

Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae) 49

Water Shield (Cabomaceae) 50

Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) 51

Barberry (Berberidaceae) 66

Poppy (Papaveraceae) 68

Bleeding Heart (Fumariaceae) 69

Nettles, Pinks, & Relatives 71

Nettle (Urticaceae) 71

Pokeweed (Phytolaccaceae) 72

Four-O'Clock (Nyctaginaceae) 72

Cactus (Cactaceae) 73

Goosefoot (ChenoDodiaceae) 73

Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) 74

Purslane (Portulacaceae) 75

Pink (Caryophyliaceae) 76

Smartweed (Polygonaceae) 82

St Johnsworts, Mallows, & Sundews 85

St Johnswort (Clusiaceae) 85

Mallow (Malvaceae) 90

Sundew (Droseraceae) 94

Violets & Relatives 95

Rockrose (Cistaceae) 95

Violet (Violaceae) 95

Passion Flower (Passifloraceae) 105

Gourd (Cucurbitaceae) 106

Mustards (Brassicaceae) 107

Heaths & Relatives 123

White Alder (Clethraceae) 123

Heath (Ericaceae) 124

Primroses & Relatives 132

Diapensia (Diapensiaceae) 132

Primrose (Primulaceae) 132

Sedums, Saxifrages, & Roses 136

Sedum (Crassulaceae) 136

Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) 138

Rose (Rosaceae) 145

Beans or Peas (Fabaceae) 158

Evening Primroses & Relatives 183

Loosestrife (Lythraceae) 183

Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) 184

Meadow Beauty (Melastomataceae) 191

Spurges & Relatives 192

Sandalwood (Santalaceae) 192

Boxwood (Buxaceae) 192

Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) 193

Milkworts & Relatives 197

Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) 197

Flax (Linaceae) 197

Milkwort (Polygalaceae) 198

Geraniums & Relatives 201

Wood Sorrel (Oxalidaceae) 201

Geranium (Geraniaceae) 204

Touch-Me-Not (Balsaminaceae) 205

Ginsengs & Carrots 206

Ginseng (Araliaceae) 206

Carrot or Parsley (Apiaceae) 208

Gentians, Milkweeds, & Relatives 219

Logania (Loganiaceae) 219

Gentian (Gentianaceae) 220

Dogbane (Apocynaceae) 224

Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) 226

Morning Glories & Relatives 233

Potato (Solanaceae) 233

Morning Glory (Convolvuiaceae) 236

Phlox (Polemoniaceae) 240

Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) 244

Mints & Relatives 247

Forget-Me-Not (Boraginaceae) 247

Vervain (Verbenaceae) 252

Mint (Lamiaceae) 255

Plantain (Plantaginaceae) 275

Figworts & Relatives 276

Olive (Oleaceae) 276

Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) 277

Broomrape (Orobanchaceae) 293

Acanthus (Acanthaceae) 294

Trumpet Creeper (Bignoniaceae) 296

Bladderwort (Lentibulariaceae) 297

Bellflowers & Madders 298

Bellflower (Campanulaceae) 298

Madder (Rubiaceae) 303

Honeysuckles & Relatives 309

Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) 309

Valerian (Valerianaceae) 313

Teasel (Dipsacaceae) 314

Asters or Sunflowers (Asteraceae) 315

Monocotyledon Families

Water Plantains & Arums 387

Water Plantain (Alismataceae) 387

Arum (Araceae) 389

Spiderworts & Relatives 396

Yellow-Eyed Grass (Xyridaceae) 392

Spiderwort (Commelinaceae) 393

Sedges, Grasses, & Relatives 396

Rush (Juncaceae) 396

Sedge (Cyperaceae) 397

Grass (Poaceae) 399

Bur Reed (Sparganiaceae) 402

Cattail (Typhaceae) 403

Lilies, Irises, & Relatives 403

Pickerelweed (Pontederiaceae) 403

Lily (Liliaceae) 405

Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae) 437

Agave (Agavaceae) 438

Greenbrier (Smilacaceae) 439

Yam (Dioscoreaceae) 439

Iris (Iridaceae) 440

Orchids (Orchidaceae) 446

Glossary 469

References 479

Index 482

About the Editors 496

List of Keys

Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) 51

Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) 107

Heath Family (Ericaceae) 124

Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) 138

Rose Family (Rosaceae) 145

Bean or Pea Family (Fabaceae) 158

Carrot or Parsley Family (Apiaceae) 208

Mint Family (Lamiaceae) 255

Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) 277

Aster or Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) 315

Lily Family (Liliaceae) 405

Orchid Family (Orchidaceae) 446

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