SOUTH CAROLINA WILDFLOWERS *Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) Silky Camellia (Stewartia malacodendron) BY COLOR AND SEASON Mountain Camelia (Stewartia ovata) Dwarf Witch Alder (Fothergilla gardenii) Revised 10/2007 by Mike Creel *Wild Plums (Prunus angustifolia, americana) 155 Cannon Trail Road Flatwoods Plum (Prunus umbellata) Lexington, SC 29073 *Shadberry or Sarvis Tree (Amelanchier arborea, obovata) Phone: (803) 359-2717 E-mail: [email protected] Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) Yellowwood Tree (Cladratis kentuckeana) Silverbell Tree (Halesia carolina, etc.) IDENTIFY PLANTS BY COLOR, THEN Evergreen Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana) SEASON . Common ones in bold print. Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis, marshalli, etc.) Storax (Styrax americana, grandifolia) Wild Crabapple (Malus angustifolia) WHITE Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina) SPRING WHITE Dec. 1 to May 15 SUMMER WHITE May 15 to Aug. 7 *Atamasco Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco) *Swamp Spiderlily (Hymenocallis crassifolia) Carolina Anemone (Anemone caroliniana) Rocky Shoals Spiderlily (Hymenocallis coronaria) Lance-leaved Anemone (Anemone lancifolia) Colic Root (Aletris farinosa) Meadow Anemone (Anemone canadensis) Fly-Poison (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) American Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) Angelica (Angelica venosa) Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata) Ground Nut Vine (Apios americana) Sandwort (Arenaria caroliniana) Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabium) American Bugbane (Cimicifuga americana) Sand Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) Cohosh Bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosa) White Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriacia Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) *Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata) Giant Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) White-topped Asters (Aster paternus, etc.) Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Piedmont Aster (Aster commixtus) Fairy Bells (Disporum maculatum) False Indigo (Baptisia alba, etc.) *Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) *Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron pulchella) White Clover (Trifolium repens) Indian-Physic (Gillenia stipulata) *Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) Bowman's Root (Gillenia trifoliata) White Bracted Sedge (Dichromena colorata) Liverleaf (Heptica americana) Spurge Nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus) Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthum) Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Speckled Wood Lily(Clintonia umbellulata) Meadow Rue (Thalictrum anemonella) Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata) Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum tomentosum) Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) Wild Cotton (Hibiscus aculeatus) Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa) Smooth Hibiscus (Hibiscus palustris) Windflower (Thalictrum thalictroides) Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Swamp Violet (Viola lanceolata) Hatpins (Eriocaulon compressum, etc.) White Violet (Viola canadensis) Hyptis (Hyptis alata) May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Barbara's Buttons (Marshallia obovata) White Clover (Trifolium repens) Bunchflower (Melanthium hybridum) Thrift (Phlox nivalis) Mountain Bee Balm (Monarda clinopodia) White Bracted Sedge (Dichromena latifolia, colorata) Sandhill Heather (Polygonella americana) Wood Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) White Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana) Allegheny Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) Isopyrum (Isopyrum biternatum) Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) Sun Bonnets (Chaptalia tomentosa) White Sabatia (Sabatia quadrangula, difformis) Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus) Sida (Sida rhombifolia) Partridgeberry (Michella repens) Miniglory Vine (Stylisima patens) Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) Needleleaf Miniglory (Stylisima pickeringii) Toothwort (Dentaria diphylla, laciniata) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Thinleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) SHRUBS/TREES Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum) Spanish Bayonets (Yucca aloifolia) Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiiza claytonii, longistylis) Spanish Dagger (Yucca gloriosa Twisted Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) *Bear Grass (Yucca filamentosa) Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Indian Cucumber Root (Medeolia virginica) Fetterbush (Lyonia mariana, lucida) Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) *Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Colic Root (Aletris farinosa) Smooth Azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) SHRUBS/TREES Hammocksweet Azalea (Rhododendron serrulatum) *Coast Azalea (Rhododendrum atlanticum) Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) Gooseberry Bush (Vaccinium stamineum) Yellow Water Iris (Iris psuedacorus) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Polygala (Polygala lutea, cymosa, ramosa, etc.) Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerfolium) Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Silky Camellia (Stewartia malacodendron) Yellow Violets (Viola hastata, rotundifolia, etc.) Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Mountain Camellia (Stewartia ovata) Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis europaea) Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Little Bellwort (Uvularia sesilifolia, etc.) Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) Grand Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) (Catalpa Tree (Catalpa speciosa) SHRUBS/TREES Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) Sweet Bay Tree (Magnolia virginica) Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Sourwood Tree (Oxydendron arboreum) *Horse Sugar (Symplocos tinctoria) Sparkleberry Tree (Vaccinium arboreum) *Tulip Poplar Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Wild Raisin Tree (Viburnum nudum) *Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) SUMMER YELLOW May 15 to Aug. 7 *Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) FALL WHITE Aug. 15 to Nov. 24 (frost) Sticky Foxglove (Aureolaria pectinata) *Sandhill Heather (Polygonella americana, polygama) *Smooth Foxglove (Aureolaria flava. etc.) White Boneset (Eupatorium album, etc.) Yellow Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) Dog Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium, compositifolium) *Greeneyes (Berlandiera pumila) *Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum montanum, etc.) Tickseed Sunflowers (Bidens bipinnata, etc.) *Cottonweed (Froelichia floridana) Partridge Pea (Cassia fascisculata) White-topped Asters (Aster paternus, solidagineus, etc.) Callliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) Woodland Aster (Aster divaricatus) Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) Frost Aster (Aster pilosus) Grand Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) Calico Aster (Aster lateriflorus) Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) Small-flowered White Asters (Aster vimineus) Rattlebox (Crotalaria spectabilis) Other White Asters (Aster infirmus, simplex, umbellatus, Cucumberleaf Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) acuminatus) Helenium (Helenium flexuosum, etc.) Bushy Aster (Aster dumosus) Sneezeweed (Helenium amarum) White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) Silverrod (Solidago bicolor) Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) Wild Cotton (Hibiscus aculeatus) Four-leaved Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba) Creeping St. John's Wort (Hypericum lloydii) White Bracted Sedge (Dichromena latifolia, colorata) Yellow Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) *Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa, decora) Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum tomentosum) Sun Drops (Oenothera fruticosa) Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) *Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa) Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea foetida) Bear's Foot (Polymnia uvedalia) *Fragrant Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) Giant Spiral-Orchid (Spiranthes longilabris) Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) *Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis virginiana) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Indian Plantain (Cacalia lanceolata, atriplicifolia, etc.) Yellow Meadow Beauty (Rhexia lutea) Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia caroliniana, etc.) Butterweed (Senecio smalli, etc.) Hemp Vine (Mikania scandens) Golden Pea (Thermopsis villosa) Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata) Sun Rose (Helianthemum canadense, carolinianum etc Morning Glories (Ipomoea stolonifera, lacunosa) SHRUBS/TREES SHRUBS/TREES St. John's Wort (Hypericum prolificum, stans, etc.) *Salt Myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia, angustifolia, etc.) St. Andrew's Cross (Hypericum hypericoides)

YELLOW FALL YELLOW Aug.15 to Nov. 24 (frost) SPRING YELLOW Dec. 1 to May 15 Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis) Sour Clover (Melilotus indica) Buttercups (Ranunculus repens, septrionalis, etc.) *Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis, pallida) Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) Rattlesnake Root (Prenanthes serpentaria, autumnalis) Butterweed (Senecio smallii, etc.) Honeycomb Head (Balduina uniflora, atropurpurea) *Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) Green Eyes (Berlandiera pumila) Swamp Jessamine (Gelsemium rankinii) Wingstem (Verbesina occidentalis, etc.) Yellow Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava) Bear's Foot (Polymnia uvedalia) Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) Swamp Jessamine (Gelsemium rankinii) *Green and Gold (Chrysogonum australe) *Maryland Golden Aster Chrysopsis mariana) Spring Goldenrod (Solidago verna) Cottony Golden Aster (Chrysopsis gossypina) *Leopard's Bane (Arnica acaulis) Grass-leaved Golden Aster (C. graminifolia) False Indigo (Baptisia lanceolata, cinerea) Yellow Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Wild Mustard (Brassica erucastrum) Camphorweed (Hetereotheca subaxillaris) Flathead Goldenrod (Euthamia tenufolia, graminifolia) Halberd-leaved Hibiscus (Hibiscus militaris) Shrub Goldenrod (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) Arrowleaf Morning Glory (Ipomoea saggittata) *Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa, coronata, etc. Macbride's Mint (Macbridea caroliniana) Yellow Oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides) *Pink Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia triloba, laciniata, etc.) Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata) Coreopsis Daisy (Coreopsis helianthoides, augustifolia, Texas Phlox (Phlox drummondi) gladiata, pubescens, latifolia) Fragrant Fleabane (Pluchea camphorata) Smooth False Foxglove (Aureolaria flava, laevigata) Candyroot (Polygala polygama) Sticky False Foxglove (Aureolaria pectinata, etc.) Wingless Polygala (Polygala grandiflora) Rosin Weed (Silphium compositum, dentatum, etc.) Rabbit Foot Clover (Trifolium arvense) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora) Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale, etc.) *Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) *Wild Rose (Rosa carolina) Fragrant Goldenrod (Solidago odora) *Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida, viscosa, etc.) Other Goldenrods (Solidago petiolaris, etc.) Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis) Wreath Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Marsh Pink (Sabatia stellaris, etc.) Rayless Sunflower (Helianthus radula) Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis) *Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolia) American Germander (Teucrium canadense) Schweinitz's Sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii) *Sensitive Briar (Schrankia microphylla) Cucumber-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) Devil's Shoestring (Tephrosia virginiana, etc.) Sunflowers (Helianthus divercatus, resinosus, etc.) *Roseling Spiderwort (Tradescantia rosea) Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia, etc.) Dark-eyed Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Memorial Rose (Rosa wichuraiana) SHRUBS/TREES Pest Artichoke (Stachys floridana) *Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) SHRUBS/TREES Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) PINK Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) SPRING PINK Dec. 1 to May 15 Sandhills Laurel (Kalmia hirsuta) Rosebay (Rhododendron maximum) *Spotted Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Purple Laurel (Rhododendron catawbiense) Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) Carolina Laurel (Rhododendron minus) Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) Mimosa Tree (Albizzia julibrissin) Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) Violet Wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea) FALL PINK Aug. 15 to Nov. 24 (frost) Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) *Autumn Bells (Agalinis purpurea, etc.) Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia) Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia, etc.) Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus, etc.) Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis) Hound's Tongue (Trilisa paniculata ) *Carolina Pink (Silene caroliniana) Vanilla Plant (Trilisa odoratissima) Pink Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) Camphorweed (Pluchea camphorata, etc.) Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) Carphephorus (Carphephorus bellidifolius, etc.) Hunter's Cup (Sarracenia purpurea) Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Rose Dicerandra (Dicerandra odoratissima) Lady's Lupine (Lupinus villosus) Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) Thrift (Phlox nivalis) Climbing Aster (Aster carolinianus) Rabbit Foot Clover (Trifolium arvense) *Blazing Star (Liatris elegans, spicata, etc.) Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron pulchellus) Georgia Savory (Satureja georgiana) Sun Bonnets (Chaptalia tomentosa) *Spotted Horse Mint (Monarda punctata) Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua, lyonii, etc.) Pest Artichoke (Stachys floridana) Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea, etc.) SHRUBS/TREES *Joepye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum, fistulosum, etc.) *Piedmont Azalea (Rhododendron canescens) Rose Pink (Sabatia stellaris, angularis) Coast Azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) Arrow-leaved Morning Glory (Ipomoea sagittata) Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymeniodes) Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana, virginica, etc.) *Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata, maculata) Redbud Tree (Cercis canadensis) Seashore Mallow (Kosteletskya virginica) SHRUBS/TREES SUMMER PINK May 15 to Aug.t 7 *Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) berries Sandhills Spiderflower (Warea cuneifolia) Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) BLUE-PURPLE Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon pulchellus, pallidus) SPRING BLUE Dec. 1 to May 15 *Thistle (Carduus repandus, etc.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) *Blue Stars (Amsonia tabermontanea, ciliata) Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutus) Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) Hepatica (Hepatica americana) *Sandhills Blue Lupine (Lupinus diffusus) Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) Spreading Verbena (Verbena tenuisecta, canadensis) *Dwarf Iris (Iris cristata, verna) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Blue Flag (Iris virginica, etc.) Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) Toadflax (Linaria canadensis) Skullcaps (Scutellaria integrifolia, etc.) Wood Violet (Viola papilionacea) RED-ORANGE Palmate Violet (Viola palmata) SPRING RED Dec. 1 to May 15 *Birdsfoot Violet (Viola pedata) Wooly Blue Violet (Viola villosa) *Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) Native Wisteria Vine (Wisteria frutescens) Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis, floribunda) Texas Phlox (Phlox drummondi) Sour Grass (Rumex hastatulus) SUMMER BLUE May 15 to Aug. 7 Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Ground Nut (Apios americana) *Fire Pink (Silene virginica) Indigo Bush (Amorpha herbacea) Hunter's Cup (Sarracenia purpurea) Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) SHRUBS/TREES Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana) Red Maple (Acer rubra) Dayflower (Commelina virginica) Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) Purple Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) *Oconee Azalea (Rhododendron flammeum) Blue Flag (Iris virginica, etc.) Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) *Southern Beardtongue (Penstemon australis) SUMMER RED May 15 to Aug. 7 *Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) *Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) *Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) Skullcaps (Scutellaria integrifolia, etc.) Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum) Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) Purple Nightshade (Solanum carolinense, etc.) Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea) American Germander (Teucrium canadense) Cherokee Bean (Erythrina herbacea) Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohioensis, etc.) *Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) Tall Verbena (Verbena brasiliensis, etc.) Bull Thistle (Carduus spinosissimus) *Spreading Verbena (Verbena tenuisecta, canadensis) Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Ironweed (Vernonia tenuifolia, etc.) Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Kentucky Wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya) Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) FALL BLUE Aug. 15 to Nov. 24 (frost) Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) Alexander's Rock Aster (Aster avitus) Pine Lily (Lilium catesbaei) Piedmont Aster (Aster commixtus) Yellow Fringed Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris) Heart-leaved Aster (Aster cordifolius) Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) Smooth Aster (Aster laevis) Cross Vine (Anisostichus capreolata) Stiff-leaved Aster (Aster linariifolius) SHRUBS/TREES Walter's Aster (Aster squarrosus) *Flame Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) Sprouting Aster (Aster surculosus) Angle-pod (Daubentonia punicea) Showy Aster (Aster spectabilis) Mountain Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Blue Asters (Aster concolor, grandiflorus, patens, etc.) Harebells (Campanula divaricatus) FALL RED Aug. 15 to Nov.r 24 (frost) *Purple Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) *Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Pine-barrens Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis) Oswego Tea, Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) *Bottle Gentian (Gentiana saponaria, etc.) *Red Morning Glory (Ipomoea coccinea) Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris) Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) Blue Curls (Trichostema setaceum, dichotomum) Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) Coral Beads Vine (Cocculus carolinus) Red-berried Smilax (Smilax walteri) SHRUBS/TREES Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) berries *Hearts-A-busting (Euonymous americana) Possum Haw (Ilex decidua) berries Smooth Winterberry (Ilex laevigata) berries Sarvis Holly (Ilex amelanchier) berries American Holly (Ilex opaca) Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) Cassena Holly (Ilex cassine) *Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata) Mayhaw (Crategus aestivalis)

* Species marked with an asterisk are illustrated in the video "Color & Season: Identifying South Carolina's Wildflowers.