Family Asteraceae (Aster family)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: Asterales Phenology

Asteraceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Achillea millefoliumCommon yarrow(NA) HerePhenology
Ageratina altissimawhite snakeroot HerePhenology
Ageratina speciesSnakeroot species(NA) HerePhenology
Ambrosia artemisiifoliaCommon ragweed(NA) HerePhenology
Ambrosia trifidaGiant ragweed(NA) HerePhenology
Antennaria neglectaField pussy toes(NA) HerePhenology
Antennaria plantaginifoliaPlantain-leaved pussy toes HerePhenology
Antennaria solitariaSolitary pussy toes(NA) HerePhenology
Antennaria speciesPussy toes species(NA) HerePhenology
Arctium minusCommon burdock(NA) HerePhenology
Arnoglossum atriplicifoliumPale Indian plantain (NA) HerePhenology
Arnoglossum muehlenbergiiGreat Indian-Plantain(NA) HerePhenology
Arnoglossum speciesPlantain species(NA) HerePhenology
Artemisia vulgarisMugwort(NA) HerePhenology
Aster acuminatusWhorled wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster cordifoliusArrow-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster curtisiiRigid whitetop aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster divaricatuswhite wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster dumosusBushy aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster infirmusEntire-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster lateriflorusCalico aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster linariifoliusnarrowleaf aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster lowrieanusFall aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster macrophyllusBig-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster oblongifoliusAromatic aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster patensLate purple aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster pilosusDowny aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster puniceusPurple-stemmed aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster speciesAster species(NA) HerePhenology
Aster surculosusRecurved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Aster undulatusWavy-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Asteraceae_genus speciesAster family species(NA) HerePhenology
Bidens frondosaBegger ticks(NA) HerePhenology
Bidens speciesBeggarticks species(NA) HerePhenology
Bidens tripartitaStick-tight(NA) HerePhenology
Cacalia atriplicifoliaPale Indian plantain (NA) HerePhenology
Carduus acanthoidesSpiny plumeless thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Carduus nutansMusk thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Centaurea jaceaBrownray knapweed(NA) HerePhenology
Chrysopsis marianaMaryland golden aster(NA) HerePhenology
Cichorium intybusChickory(NA) HerePhenology
Cirsium altissimumTall thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Cirsium discolorField thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Cirsium muticumSwamp thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Cirsium speciesThistle species(NA) HerePhenology
Cirsium vulgareBull thistle(NA) HerePhenology
Conoclinium coelestinumMistflower(NA) HerePhenology
Conyza canadensisHorse-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Coreopsis majorWood Tickseed(NA) HerePhenology
Coreopsis speciesTickweed(NA) HerePhenology
Crepis pulchrahawk`s beard(NA) HerePhenology
Doellingeria infirmaEntire-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Doellingeria umbellataTall white aster(NA) HerePhenology
Echinacea purpureaPurple coneflower(NA) HerePhenology
Elephantopus carolinianusCarolina tobaccoweed HerePhenology
Elephantopus speciesElephantsfoot species(NA) HerePhenology
Elephantopus tomentosushairy tobaccoweed HerePhenology
Erechtites hieracifoliaAmerican burnweed(NA) HerePhenology
Erechtites hieraciifoliaPilewort(NA) HerePhenology
Erigeron annuusDaisy-fleabane(NA) HerePhenology
Erigeron philadelphicusPhiladelphia Fleabane(NA) HerePhenology
Erigeron pulchellusRobin's plantain(NA) HerePhenology
Erigeron speciesFleabane species HerePhenology
Erigeron strigosusDaisy-fleabane(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium albumwhite eupatorium(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium capillifoliumDog-fennel(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium fistulosumJoe-Pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium hyssopifoliumnarrow-leaved snakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium maculatumJoe-Pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium perfoliatumBoneset(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium purpureumSweet Joe-Pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium rotundifoliumRound-leaved snake-root(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium rugosumWhite snakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium serotinumAcuminate-leaved snake-root(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium sessilifoliumUpland Boneset(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium speciesSnakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Eupatorium steeleiAppalachian Joe-Pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia chlorolepisMountain wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia divaricatawhite wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia hemisphericaSouthern prairie aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia macrophyllaBig-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia schreberiSchrebers aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eurybia surculosaRecurved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Eutrochium maculatumSpotted joe-pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Eutrochium purpureumSweetscented joe-pye-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Galinsoga parvifloraGallant soldier(NA) HerePhenology
Galinsoga quadriradiataPeruvian daisy(NA) HerePhenology
Gamochaeta purpureaSpoonleaf purple everlasting(NA) HerePhenology
Gamochaeta purpureumPurple Cudweed(NA) HerePhenology
Gnaphalium obtusifoliumCatfoot(NA) HerePhenology
Gnaphalium speciesCudweed(NA) HerePhenology
Helenium autumnaleAutumn sneezeweed(NA) HerePhenology
Helenium flexuosumDark-eyed sneezeweed(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus angustifoliusnarrow-leaved sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus annuusCommon sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus atrorubensPurpledisk sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus decapetaluswide-leaved sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus divaricatusSessile-leaved sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus glaucophylluswhiteleaf Sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus microcephalussmall wood Sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus resinosusResindot sunflower(NA) HerePhenology
Helianthus speciesSunflower species(NA) HerePhenology
Heliopsis helianthoidesSmooth oxeye(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium caespitosumMeadow hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium gronoviihairy hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium paniculatumpanicled hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium pilosellamouse-ear hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium piloselloidesTall hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium scabrumRough hawkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Hieracium speciesHawkweed HerePhenology
Hieracium venosumrattlesnake hawkweed HerePhenology
Ionactis linariifoliusFlaxleaf aster(NA) HerePhenology
Iva annuaIva(NA) HerePhenology
Krigia bifloradwarf dandelion(NA) HerePhenology
Krigia montanaMountain krigia(NA) HerePhenology
Krigia virginicaVirginia dwarf dandelion(NA) HerePhenology
Lactuca biennisTall blue Lettuce(NA) HerePhenology
Lactuca canadensiswild lettuce(NA) HerePhenology
Lactuca floridanawoodland blue lettuce HerePhenology
Lactuca hirsutaHairy lettuce(NA) HerePhenology
Lactuca serriolaPrickly Lettuce(NA) HerePhenology
Lactuca speciesLettuce species(NA) HerePhenology
Lapsana communisNipplewort(NA) HerePhenology
Leucanthemum vulgareOxeye daisy HerePhenology
Liatris squarrulosaBlazing star(NA) HerePhenology
Oclemena acuminataWhorled wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Packera anonymaYellow ragwort HerePhenology
Packera aureaGolden ragwort HerePhenology
Packera obovataSpatulate-leaved ragwort(NA) HerePhenology
Parthenium integrifoliumwild quinine(NA) HerePhenology
Pityopsis graminifoliagrass-leaved golden aster(NA) HerePhenology
Polymnia canadensisLeaf-cup(NA) HerePhenology
Polymnia laevigataTennessee Leafcup(NA) HerePhenology
Polymnia speciesLeafcup species(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes albawhite rattlesnakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes altissimaTall rattlesnakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes roanensisRoans rattlesnakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes serpentariarattlesnakeroot(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes speciesRattlesnakeroot species(NA) HerePhenology
Prenanthes trifoliolataLions foot(NA) HerePhenology
Pseudognaphalium obtusifoliumcatfoot(NA) HerePhenology
Pyrrhopappus carolinianusfalse Dandelion(NA) HerePhenology
Rudbeckia fulgidaOrange Coneflower(NA) HerePhenology
Rudbeckia hirtanarrow-leaved black-eyed susan HerePhenology
Rudbeckia laciniataConeflower(NA) HerePhenology
Rudbeckia speciesRudbeckia species(NA) HerePhenology
Rudbeckia trilobaThree-lobed black-eyed susan(NA) HerePhenology
Rugelia nudicaulisRugels Indianplantain(NA) HerePhenology
Senecio speciesRagwort species(NA) HerePhenology
Sericocarpus asteroidesToothed whitetop aster (NA) HerePhenology
Sericocarpus linifoliusNarrowleaf whitetop aster(NA) HerePhenology
Silphium asteriscusRosinweed(NA) HerePhenology
Silphium compositumRosin-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Silphium integrifoliumRosinweed(NA) HerePhenology
Silphium speciesRosinweed(NA) HerePhenology
Smallanthus uvedaliusBears foot(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago altissimaCanada goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago argutaSharp-leaved goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago bicolorsilverrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago caesiaCurtis goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago canadensisCanada goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago curtisiiCurtis goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago erectaSlender golden-Rod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago flaccidifoliaThin-leaved goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago flexicaulisZig-zag goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago giganteaTall goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago glomerataskunk goldenrod HerePhenology
Solidago junceaEarly goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago nemoralisSouthern gray goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago odoraFragrant goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago patulaRough-leaved goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago petiolarisDowny ragged goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago puberulahairy goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago roanensisRoan’s goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago rugosaRough-stemmed goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago speciesGoldenrod species HerePhenology
Solidago speciosaShowy goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago sphacelataHeart-leaved goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Solidago ulmifoliaElm-leaf goldenrod(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum concolorEastern silver aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum cordifoliumCommon blue wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum drummondiiDrummonds aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum dumosumBushy aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum lateriflorumCalico aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum laterifoliumCalico aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum lowrieanumLowries blue wood aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum novae-angliaenew England aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumAromatic aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum patensLate purple aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum pilosumDowny aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum prenanthoidesCrookedstem aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum puniceumPurple-stemmed aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum retroflexumRigid whitetop aster(NA) HerePhenology
Symphyotrichum undulatumWavy-leaved aster(NA) HerePhenology
Taraxacum officinaleCommon dandelion(NA) HerePhenology
Verbesina alternifoliawingstem(NA) HerePhenology
Verbesina occidentaliswingstem(NA) HerePhenology
Verbesina speciesTickweed species(NA) HerePhenology
Verbesina virginicaTickweed HerePhenology
Vernonia giganteaTall ironweed(NA) HerePhenology
Vernonia noveboracensisNew York Ironweed(NA) HerePhenology
Vernonia speciesIronweed species HerePhenology
Xanthium strumariumCocklebur(NA) HerePhenology
Youngia japonicaOriental false hawksbeard (NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.



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