NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS LIST

NASHVILLE BASIN

ROCKY, CALCAREOUS, HIGH SUNLIGHT, LImestone glades, barrens, & Savannas

The following list of species was developed from a combination of floristic publications and guides, unpublished surveys, consultation with experts, and our staff's experience and study of existing grassland remnants. Please click on the photos below for a link to the original photo or for photographic credits. The majority of images were obtained from the sources listed below.

TREES

Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (Carolina Shagbark Hickory)

Quercus stellata (Post Oak)

Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak)

Quercus shumardii (Shumard Oak)

Fraxinus quadrangulata (Blue Ash)

Ulmus serotina (September Elm)

SHRUBS

Celtis tenuifolia (Dwarf Hackberry)

Forestiera ligustrina (Glade Privet)

Hypericum frondosum (Great St. John's-wort)

Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John's-wort)

Opuntia cespitosa (Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus)

Prunus mexicana (Mexican Plum)

Rhamnus caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn)

Lanceleaf Buckthorn (Rhamnus lanceolata)

Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac)

Rosa carolina (Carolina Rose)

Sideroxylon lycioides (Southern Buckthorn)

Viburnum rufidulum (Rusty Blackhaw)

woody vines

Berchemia scandens (Alabama Supplejack)

Clematis catesbyana (Catesby's Virgin's-Bower)

Cocculus carolinus (Carolina Coralbeads)

Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)

FORBS

Allium cernuum (Nodding Wild Onion)

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri (Limestone Blue Star)

Copy of Agalinis tenuifolia (Slenderleaf False Foxglove)

Anemone caroliniana (Carolina Anemone)

Anemone virginiana (Thimbleweed)

Copy of Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaved Pussytoes)

Copy of Arnoglossum plantagineum (Groovestem Indian Plantain)

Copy of Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)

Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed)

Copy of Asclepias viridiflora (Green Milkweed)

Copy of Asclepias viridis (Antelope-Horn Milkweed)

Astragalus bibullatus (Pyne's Ground Plum)

Astragalus tennesseensis (Tennessee Milk Vetch)

Copy of Astranthium integrifolium (Entireleaf Western Daisy)

Baptisia aberrans (Blue False Indigo)

Copy of Bidens bipinnata (Spanish Needles)

Copy of Blephilia ciliata (Wood Mint)

Copy of Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset)

Copy of Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth)

Clinopodium arkansanum (Arkansas Glade Savory)

Comandra umbellata (Bastard Toadflax)

Copy of Dasistoma macrophylla (Mullein Foxglove)

Copy of Desmanthus illinoensis (Prairie Bundleflower)

Copy of Erigeron strigosus (Prairie Fleabane)

Copy of Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort)

Copy of Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge)

Euphorbia spathulata

Copy of Frasera caroliniensis (American Colombo)

Copy of Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry)

Copy of Galactia regularis (Milk Pea)

Copy of Gaura biennis (Biennial Beeblossom)

Geum virgatum

Copy of Gonolobus suberosus (Angular-fruit Milkvine)

Copy of Hedeoma hispida (Rough False Pennyroyal)

Copy of Houstonia lanceolata (Lanceleaf Bluets)

Copy of Lespedez virginica (Virginia Bushclover)

Copy of Liatris squarrosa (Scaly Blazingstar)

Copy of Lobelia spicata (Pale Spike Lobelia)

Copy of Matelea caroliniensis (Carolina Milkvine)

Copy of Matelea obliqua (Climbing Milkvine)

Copy of Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

Copy of Myosotis verna (Spring-Forget-Me-Not)

Copy of Passiflora lutea (Yellow Passionflower)

Copy of Penstemon calycosus (Longsepal Beardtongue)

Copy of Potentilla simplex (Common Cinquefoil)

Copy of Primula meadia (Shooting Star)

Copy of Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata (Self-heal)

Copy of Ratibida pinnata (Gray-Headed Coneflower)

Copy of Ruellia caroliniensis (Carolina Wild Petunia)

Copy of Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)

Copy of Rudbeckia triloba (Browneyed Susan)

Copy of Sabatia angularis (Rose Pink)

Copy of Packera anonyma (Small's Ragwort)

Copy of Senna marilandica (Wild Senna)

Copy of Sisyrinchium albidum (White Blue-Eyed Grass)

Copy of Silphium glabrum (Smooth Rosinweed)

Copy of Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod)

Copy of Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)

Copy of Solidago rigida var. rigida (Stiff Goldenrod)

Copy of Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Slender Ladies'-Tresses)

Copy of Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink)

Copy of Stylosanthes biflora (Pencil Flower)

Copy of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)

Copy of Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernell)

Copy of Thaspium chapmanii (Chapman's Meadow-Parsnip)

Copy of Thalictrum revolutum (Waxy-Leaf Meadow-Rue)

Copy of Tragia cordata (Heartleaf Noseburn)

Copy of Valerianella radiata (Beaked Corn Salad)

Copy of Valerianella umbilicata (Navel Corn Salad)

Copy of Zizia aptera (Heart-Leaved Golden Alexanders)

graminoids

Copy of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)

Copy of Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard Bluestem)

Copy of Bromus pubescens (Hairy Brome)

Copy of Carex blanda (Eastern Woodland Sedge)

Copy of Carex cherokeensis (Cherokee Sedge)

Copy of Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge)

Copy of Carex hirsutella (Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge)

Copy of Carex leavenworthii (Leavenworth's Sedge)

Copy of Carex meadii (Mead's Sedge)

Carex retroflexa (Reflexed Sedge)

Carex texensis (Texas Sedge)

Danthonia spicata (Poverty Oat Grass)

Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Openflower Rosette Grass)

Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass)

Elymus glabriflorus (Smooth-leaf Wild Rye)

Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass)

Juncus brachycarpus (Whiteroot Rush)

Muhlenbergia schreberi (Nimblewill)

Panicum anceps (Fall Panic Grass)

Copy of Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

Sporobolus asper var. asper (Dropseed)

Rare species

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References

Photo sources:

Gwaltney, John. Southeastern Flora. Accessed January 04, 2018. http://www.southeasternflora.com/index.php.
Tennessee Vascular Plant Atlas and Database. Accessed January 04, 2018. University of Tennessee Herbarium and Austin Peay State University Herbarium. Tennessee Vascular Plant Database. http://herbarium.utk.edu/.