- Established 1982 -

HOME: www.hiltonpond.org

- PLANT INVENTORY -
HERBACEOUS FLOWERS

(Page updated 08/22/20)

All text & photos © Hilton Pond Center

Spotted Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis

The following 61 species of Herbaceous Flowering Plants (Plantae) have been positively identified at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. Each may be an ornamental plant, invasive plant, or native plant species. (See also checklists for vines, shrubs, and trees.)

Our formal survey of Herbaceous Flowering Plants is a work in progress, so please check back later for the results of our work. (Photos and/or other information about sleected species are available by clicking on underlined common names below.)

NOTE: If you have expertise in Herbaceous Flowering Plant identification and would like to help survey the species at Hilton Pond Center, please contact us at RESEARCH

Family numbers below are after Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles & Bell, UNC Press 1968), which is considered outdated by some botanists. Taxonomic botany is always in flux.

* = Introduced species

32. ARACEAE (Arum Family)

38. COMMELINACEAE (Spiderwort Family)

41. LILIACEAE (Lily Family)

  • Sweet Betsy Trillium cuneatum
  • Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum
  • Dog-tooth Violet Eyrthronium americanum
  • Wild Onion Allium sp.
  • Daylily* Hemerocallis fulva
  • Atamasco Lily Zephyranthes atamasca

44. AMARYLLIDACEAE (Amaryllis Family)

46. IRIDACEAE (Iris Family)

49. ORCHIDACEAE (Orchid Family)

68. PHYTOLACCACEAE (Pokeweed Family)

70. PORTULACACEAE (Pink Family)

  • Spring-Beauty Claytonia virginica

71. CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Pink Family)

87. CAPPARACEAE (Caper Family)

  • Red Spider-flower* Cleome houtteana

88. BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)

  • Silver Dollar Plant* Lunaria annua

97. ROSACEAE (Rose Family)

  • Indian Strawberry* Potentilla indica (formerly Duchesnea indica)

98. FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE (Pea or Legume Family)

101. GERANIACEAE (Geranium Family)

  • Cut-leafed Cranesbill* Geranium dissectum
  • Dove's-foot Cranesbill* Geranium molle

118. BALSAMINACEAE (Balsam or Touch-Me-Not Family)

  • Spotted Jewelweed Impatiens capensis (photo above)

130. VIOLACEAE (Violet Family)

131. PASSIFLORACEAE (Passion-Flower Family)

137. ONAGRACEAE (Evening Primrose Family)

  • Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis

140. APIACEAE (Carrot Family)

145. ERICACEAE (Heath Family)

156. APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family)

  • Dogbane (Indian Hemp) Apocynum cannabinum

157. ASCLEPIADACEAE (Milkweed Family) Note: Some authorities lump this family with #156

163. PHRYMACEAE or LABIATAE (Lop-seed Family)

164. LAMIACEAE or LABIATAE (Mint Family)

  • Lyre-leafed Sage Salvia lyrata
  • Henbit #1* Lamium amplexicaule
  • Henbit #2* Lamium purpureum
  • Skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia

165. SOLANACEAE (Nightshade Family)

166. SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)

  • Bird's eye Speedwell Veronica persica

171. ACANTHACEAE (Acanthus Family)

173. RUBIACEAE (Madder Family)

  • Virginia Buttonweed Diodia virginiana
  • Bluets Houstonia pusilla
  • Field Madder* Sherardia arvensis

178. CAMPANULACEAE (Bellflower Family)

179. ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE (Aster, Sunflower, or Composite Family)

  • Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
  • Common Dandelion* Taraxacum officinale
  • Small's Ragwort Senecio smallii (aka Southern Ragwort Packera anonyma)
  • Devil's Grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
  • Bull Thistle* Cirsium vulgare
  • Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
  • Rudbeckia Rudbeckia fulgida
  • Daisy Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus
  • Smooth White Oldfield Aster Symphyotrichum racemosum
  • Goldenrod(s) Solidago spp.
  • Dog-fennel Eupatorium capillifolium
  • Schweinitz's Sunflower** Helianthus schweinitzii

* = Introduced species
** = Endangered Species

Back to Plant & Fungi Inventory

If you found this information useful or interesting, please
Support

Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
It's painless, and YOU can make a difference!

Just CLICK on a logo below.

Make direct donations on-line through
Network for Good:
LIKE TO SHOP ON-LINE?
Donate a portion of your purchase price from 500+ top on-line stores via iGive:
Use your PayPal account
to make direct donations:

You can also
post questions for
The Piedmont Naturalist

Search Engine for
Hilton Pond Center


Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a non-profit research & education organization in York, South Carolina USA; phone (803) 684-5852. Directed by Bill Hilton Jr., aka The Piedmont Naturalist, it is the parent organization for Operation RubyThroat. Contents of this Web site--including articles and photos--may NOT be duplicated, modified, or used in any way except with the express written permission of Hilton Pond Center. All rights reserved worldwide. To obtain permission for use or for further assistance on accessing this Web site, contact the Webmaster.