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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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