Skunk Cabbage
(Sympocarpus foetidus) |
Feb-Mar |
176.1, 185.8, 217.0 |
Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale) |
Feb-June |
Common along roadside. |
Dwarf Iris
(Iris Verna) |
Mar-Apr |
260.5 |
Spring Beauty
(Claytonia caroliniana) |
Mar-Apr |
Craggy Picnic Area |
Mayapple
(Podophyllum peltatum) |
Mar-Apr |
76.2-76.4, 296-297, 315-317, 320.8, 339.5 |
Serviceberry-Sarvis
(Amelanchier arborea) |
Mar-May |
241-242, 294-297, 308.3, 347.6, 368-370 |
Silver-Bell Tree
(Halesia carolina) |
Mar-May |
344.1-355.3 |
Birdfoot Violet
(Viola pedata) |
Mar-May |
147.4, 202, 260.5, 379 |
Buttercups
(Rannunculus hispidus) |
Mar-June |
Common along roadside |
Squirrel Corn
(Dicentra canadensis) |
Apr-May |
Craggy Picnic Area, 458.2- Heintooga Spur Rd. |
Tulip Poplar
(Liriodendron tulipifera) |
Apr-May |
Common in low woods and coves. |
Indian Paintbrush
(Castilleja coccinea) |
Apr-May |
369-371 |
Great Chickweed
(Stellaria pubera) |
Apr-May |
Common in rich, moist woods. |
Soloman's Seal
(Polyganatum biflorum) |
Apr-May |
Common on moist wooded slopes, coves. |
Fringed Phacelia
(Phacelia fimbriata) |
Apr-May |
370-375 |
Bloodroot
(Sanguinara canadensis) |
Apr-May |
85.6, 191-193, 198.7, 294 |
Princess Tree
(Paulownia tomentosa) |
Apr-May |
100-123, 381-382, 396, 400 |
Golden Groundsel
(Senecio aureus) |
Apr-May |
29.1, 85.8 Picnic Area, 330-340 |
Pinxter Flower
(Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
Apr-May |
4, 92-97, 138.6, 145.5, 154.5 PA, 162.9, 211.6, 217-222, 350-351, 412-423 |
Heal All
(Prunella vulgaris) |
Apr-frost |
Common along roadside |
Trillium
(Trillium spp.) |
Apr-May |
175, 200-216, 339-340, 364.6 |
Fetterbush
(Leucothoc racemosa) |
Late Apr-May |
241.1, 379 |
Redbud
(Cercia canadensis) |
Late Apr-May |
54-68 |
Dutchman's Breeches
(Dicentra cucullaria) |
Apr-June |
367.6 Picnic Area, 458.2 |
Foam Flower
(Tiarella cordifolia) |
Apr-June |
296.9, 339.5, 367.7 Picnic Area |
False Soloman's Seal
(Smilacina racemosa) |
Apr-June |
Common along roadside |
Black Locust
(Robinia pseudo-acacia) |
Apr-June |
100-123, 367-368, 383 |
Witch Hobble-Hobblebush
(Vibumum alnifolium) |
Apr-June |
295.5, 362-367, higher elevations in rich,
moist woods. |
Carolina Rhododendron
(Rhododendron minus) |
Late Apr-June |
308-310, 404-411 |
Dogwood
(Cornus florida) |
May |
6, 85.8 PA, 154.5 PA, 230-232, 217-219,
378-282 |
Large Flowered Trillium
(Trillium grandiflorum) |
May |
3-7, 64-85, 154.5 PA, 168-169, 175, 330-340, 370-375 |
Fraser Magnolia
(Magnolia fraseri) |
May |
173-174, 252-253 |
Bluets
(Houstonia spp.) |
May-June |
200.2, 355-368 Picnic Area |
Field Hawkweed
(Hieracium pratense) |
May-June |
6, 78.4, 165.5, 229.5, 325-330 |
Wild Geranium
(Geranium maculatum) |
May-June |
84-86, 170-172, 211.6, 375 |
Hawthorne
(Crataegus spp.) |
May-June |
155-176, 365.6, 368 |
Small's Groundsel
(Senecio smallii) |
May-June |
29.1, 85.8 Picnic Area, 330-340 |
Bristly Locust
(Robinia hispida) |
May-June |
167-174, 308.3, 347.9 |
Pinkshell
(Rhododendron vaseyi) |
May-June |
305.2, 342-343, 349-351, 419-424 |
Red Berried Elder
(Sambucus pubens) |
May-June |
355-360, 369, 412-425, higher elevations in rich, moist woods. |
Flame Azalea
(Rhododendron calendulaceum) |
May-June |
138.6, 144-145, 149.5, 164-166, 217-221, 308-310, 368-380, 412-423 |
Fire Pink PA,
(Silene virginica) |
May-June |
1-2, 85.8 Picnic Area, 154.5 241 Picnic Area, 339.3 Picnic Area, 367-375, 404-408 |
Allegheny Blackberry
(Rubus allegheniesis) |
May-June |
6, 167.2, 239.9, 305-315, 339.5, 367.6 |
Staghorn Sumac
(Rhus typhina) |
May-June |
Common along roadside in dry, rocky areas. |
Bowman's Root
(Gillenia trifoliata) |
May-June |
24-25, 149.5, 260, 332, 368-369 |
Bead Lily
(Clintonia unbellulata) |
May-June |
Common in rich, moist deciduous woods. |
New Jersey Tea
(Ceanothus americanus) |
May-June |
42-43, 91-100, 138.4, 197, 211, 241, 328.6 |
Dodder or Love Vine
(Cuscuta rostrata) |
Aug-Sep |
Common along roadside |
Spiraca
(Spiraca japonica) |
June-July |
368-378 |
Bittersweet
(Celastrus orbiculatus) |
May-June Aug-Sep (berry) |
242.4, 383, 394, 396 |
Galax
(Galax aphylla) |
May-July |
Common in deciduous forests, open rocky areas. |
Fly Poison
(Amianthium muscaetoxicum) |
May-July |
210-216, 406-408 |
Phlox
(Phlox carolina) |
May-July |
4, 79-82, 163-164, 200-202, 219-221, 339.3 Picnic Area, 370-380 |
Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis) |
May-July |
74-75, 339.3 Picnic Area, 370-378 |
Bladder Campion
(Silene cucubalus) |
May-Aug |
376-381 |
Queen Anne's Lace
(Daucus carota) |
May-Sep |
Common along open fields and roadside. |
Virginia Spiderwort
(Tradescantia subaspera) |
Late May-July |
85.8 Sharp Top Trail, 380-381 |
Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia) |
Late May-June |
130.5, 162.9, 347.9, 380, 400 |
Catawba Rhododendron
(Rhododendron catawbiesne) |
June |
44.9, 77-83, 130.5, 138.6, 239, 247, 266.8, 348-350, 364.1 |
Viper's Bugloss
(Echium vulgare) |
June |
May-40 |
Sundrop
(Oenothera fruticosa) |
June |
8-10, 89-91, 229, 270.6, 351-352, 355-360, 370-375 |
Tree of Heaven
(Ailanthus altissima) |
June July-Oct (berry) |
382, common along roadside in Virginia. |
Goat's Beard
(Aruncus dioicus) |
June |
10-11, 24, 240, 337.6, 370-375 |
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa) |
June-Aug |
63-65, 238-246 |
Beard-Tongue
(Penstemon spp.) |
June-July |
44.4, 89-91, 154.5 Picnic Area, 254.4, 339-340, 370-372 |
American Elder
(Sambucus canadensis) |
June-July |
29, 85.8 Picnic Area, 136-138, 272-275, 311.2 |
Fragrant Thimbleberry
(Rubus odoratus) |
June-July |
18, 74.7, 339.3 Picnic Area 369-372, 406-408 |
White Rhododendron
(Rhododendron maximum) |
June-July |
162.9, 169 Picnic Area, 232-233, 339.3 PA, 352-353, 455-456 |
Sourwood
(Oxydendrum arboreum) |
June-July |
102-106, 231-232, 321-327, 375-380 |
Mountain Ash
(Sorbus americana) |
June-July (bloom) Sep-Oct (berry) |
Higher elevation spruce-fir forests, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Pisgah. |
| False Hellebore |
June-Aug |
364.6, Craggy Gardens |
Deptford Pink
(Dianthus aemeria) |
June-Aug |
Common along grassy roadsides. |
Coreopsis
(Coreopsis pubescens) |
June-Aug |
29.6, 77, 157, 190, 306 |
Butter and Eggs
(Linaria vulgaris) |
June-Aug |
Common along roadsides and waste places. |
Turkscap Lily
(Lilium superbum) |
June-Aug |
187.6, 364-368, 406-411 |
Mullein
(Verbasxum thapsus) |
June-Sep |
Common along roadside on dry banks. |
Bull Thistle
(Carduus lanceolatus) |
Late June-frost |
Common alongroad sides & pastures at lower elevations. |
Black Cohosh
(Cimicifuga racemosa) |
July |
6, 85.8 Picnic Area, 169 Picnic Area, 374 |
Tall Meadow-Rue
(Thalictrum polygamum) |
July |
85.8 PA, 155.2, 248 |
Fleabane
(Erigeron strigosus) |
July |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Ox-Eye Daisy
(Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) |
July |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium) |
July |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Black-Eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta) |
July |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca) |
July-Aug |
85-86, 167-176 |
Bergamot Beebalm
(Monarda fistulosa) |
July-Aug |
38.8, 368-374 |
Tall Coneflower
(Rudbeckia laciniata) |
July-Aug |
36, 161.2, 228.1, 314, 359-368 |
Oswego Tea
(Monarda didyma) |
July-Aug |
Common in wet areas at higher elevations. |
Starry Campion
(Silene stellata) |
July-Sep |
378-380 |
Bellflower
(Campanula americana) |
July-Sep |
370-375 |
White Snakeroot
(Eupatorium rugosum) |
July-Oct |
Common along roadside. |
Jewel Weed
(Impatiens capensis) |
Aug |
Common along roadside in wet areas. |
Boneset
(Eupatorium rugosum) |
Aug |
29.1, 85.8 Picnic Area, 151, 247, 314 |
Ironweed
(Venonia noveboracensis) |
Aug |
245, 248 |
Joe-Pye-Weed
(Eupatorium purpureum) |
Aug |
6, 85.8 Picnic Area, 146, 248, 339.3 Picnic Area, 357-359 |
Pokeberry
(Phytolacca americana) |
Aug |
6, 74.7, 151, 239.9, 323, 376.9 |
Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis) |
Aug |
Infrequently in wet places |
Virgins Bower
(Clematis virginiana) |
Aug |
131.1, 85.8 Picnic Area, 176.1, 285-289, 313-370 |
Blazing Star
(Liatris spicata) |
Aug-Sep |
305.1, 369-370 |
Angelica
(Angelica triquinata) |
Aug-Sep |
294.7, 339.5, 355, Craggy Gardens, Nature Trails |
Nodding Lady Tresses
(Spiranthes cernua) |
Aug-frost |
365-368 |
Gentian
(Gentiana quinquefolia) |
Late Aug-frost |
85.8, 363-368 |
Goldenrod
(Solidago spp.) |
Sep |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Aster
(Aster spp.) |
Sep |
Common in fields and along roadside. |
Yellow Ironweed
(Actinomeris alternifolia) |
Sep-Oct |
6, 88, 154.5, 271.9, 330.8 |
Witch Hazel
(Hamamelis virginiana) |
Late Sep-Oct |
130.5, 293.3, 295.4, 305.1, 308.3, 339.5, 347.6, 367.7 |
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a wildflower lover's paradise, offering a huge variety of native species during spring, summer and fall. Depending on your elevation and north/south orientation, some species can be found blooming over a considerably long period of time.
