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are after Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles & Bell, UNC Press 1968), which is considered outdated by some botanists.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)

• Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum

38. COMMELINACEAE (Spiderwort Family)

• Asiatic Dayflower* Commelina communis

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)

• Jonquil* Narcissus jonquilla

46. IRIDACEAE (Iris Family)

• Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium sp.

49. ORCHIDACEAE (Orchid Family)

• Northern Slender Ladies'-Tresses Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
• Nodding Ladies'-Tresses Spiranthes cernua
• Cranefly Orchis Tipularia discolor

68. PHYTOLACCACEAE (Pokeweed Family)

• Pokeweed Phytolacca americana

70. PORTULACACEAE (Pink Family)

• Spring-Beauty Claytonia virginica

71. CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Pink Family)

• Chickweed* Stellaria media

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)

• Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata
• Wild Sensitive Plant Cassia nictitans
• Beggar-Lice #1 Desmodium sp.
• Beggar-Lice #2 Desmodium sp.

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)

• Blue Violet Viola sororia V. papilionacea)
• Johnny-jump-up Viola rafinesquii

131. PASSIFLORACEAE (Passion-Flower Family)

• Maypops (Purple Passion-flower) Passiflora incarnata
• Yellow Passion-flower Passiflora lutea

137. ONAGRACEAE (Evening Primrose Family)

• Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis

140. APIACEAE (Carrot Family)

• Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot)* Daucus carota
• Canadian Black Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis

145. ERICACEAE (Heath Family)

• Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata

156. APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family)

• Dogbane (Indian Hemp) Apocynum cannabinum

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

• Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata

163. PHRYMACEAE or LABIATAE (Lop-seed Family)

• Allegheny or Square-stemmed Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens

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)

• Horse-nettle Solanum carolinense
• Jimsonweed Datura stramonium

166. SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)

• Bird's eye Speedwell Veronica persica

171. ACANTHACEAE (Acanthus Family)

• Carolina Wild Petunia Ruellia caroliniensis

173. RUBIACEAE (Madder Family)

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

178. CAMPANULACEAE (Bellflower Family)

• Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis

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