Blooms on the Parkway

Rubus allegheniesis

Can be found commonly in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 6, 167.2, 239.9, 305-315, 339.5, 367.6

Sambucus canadensis

Can be found commonly in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 29, 85.8, 136-138, 272-275, 311.2

Angelica triquinata

Commonly found in North Carolina

Mileposts 294.7, 339.5, 355

Also at Craggy Gardens and Nature Trails

Aster spp.

Common in fields and along roadside.

Clintonia umbellulata

Common in rich, moist deciduous woods.

Penstemon spp.

Grows commonly in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 44.4, 89-91, 154.5 PA, 254.4, 339-340, 370-372

Campanula americana

Found commonly in North Carolina

Mileposts 370-375

Monarda fistulosa

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 38.8, 368-374

Viola pedata

Grows in both Virginia and North Carolina.

Mileposts 147.4, 202, 260.5, 379

Cimicifuga racemosa

Found in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 6, 85.8, 169, 374

Robinia pseudo-acacia

Common in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 100-123, 367-368, 383

Rudbeckia hirta

Common in fields and along the roadside.

Silene cucubalus

Found in North Carolina

Mileposts 376-381

Liatris spicata

Found in North Carolina

Mileposts 305.1, 369-370

Sanguinara canadensis

Found in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 85.6, 191-193, 198.7, 294

Houstonia spp.

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 200.2, 355-368

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 29.1, 85.8 PA, 151, 247, 314

Gillenia trifoliata

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 24-25, 149.5, 260, 332, 368-369

Robinia hispida

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 167-174, 308.3, 347.9

Cirsium vulgare

Common along roadsides and pastures at lower elevations. Non-native, but naturalized. Is classified as invasive in some states because it invades pastures and other edges, crowding out native plants.

Linaria vulgaris

Common along roadside.

Rannunculus hispidus

Common along roadside.

Asclepias tuberosa

Found in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 63-65, 238-246

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen infrequently in wet places

Rhododendron minus

Found in North Carolina

Mileposts 308-310, 404-411

Rhododendron catawbiense

Found in both Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 44.9, 77-83, 130.5, 138.6, 239, 247, 266.8, 348-350, 364.1

Aquilegia canadensis

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 74-75, 339.3, 370-378

Asclepias syriaca

Common in Virginia, also found in North Carolina

Mileposts 85-86, 167-176

Coreopsis pubescens

Found in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 29.6, 77, 157, 190, 306

Taraxacum officinale

Common along roadside

Dianthus aemeria

Common along grassy roadsides

Cuscuta rostrata

Common along roadside

Cornus florida

Found commonly in Virginia and North Carolina

Mileposts 6, 85.6, 154.5, 230-232, 217-219, 378-282

Dicentra cucullaria

Mileposts 367.6, 458.2

Iris Verna

Milepost 260.5

Veratrum viride var. viride

Mileposts: 364.6, Craggy Gardens

Leucothoe racemosa

Also known as swamp doghobble.

Mileposts 241.1, 379

Hieracium pratense

Mileposts 6, 78.4, 165.5, 229.5, 325-330

Silene virginica

Mileposts 1-2, 85.8, 154.5, 241, 339.3, 367-375, 404-408

Rhododendron calendulaceum

Mileposts 138.6, 144-145, 149.5, 164-166, 217-221, 308-310, 368-380, 412-423

Erigeron strigosus

Found commonly in fields and along roadside

Amianthium muscaetoxicum

Mileposts 210-216, 406-408

Tiarella cordifolia

Mileposts 296.9, 339.5, 367.7

Rubus odoratus

Mileposts 18, 74.7, 339.3, 369-372, 406-408

Magnolia fraseri

Mileposts 173-174, 252-253

Phacelia fimbriata

Mileposts 370-375

Galax aphylla

Common in deciduous forests, open rocky areas

Gentiana quinquefolia

Mileposts 85.8, 363-368

Aruncus dioicus

Mileposts: 10-11, 24, 240, 337.6, 370-375

Packera aurea

Mileposts 29.1, 85.8, 330-340

Solidago spp.

Common in fields and along roadside

Parnassia asarifolia

Milepost 424.8 on rock wall across from overlook

Stellaria pubera

Common in rich, moist woods

Crataegus spp.

Mileposts 155-176, 365.6, 368

Prunella vulgaris

Common along roadside

Castilleja coccinea

Mileposts 369-371

Venonia noveboracensis

Mileposts 245, 248

Impatiens capensis

Common along roadside in wet areas

Eupatorium purpureum

Mileposts 6, 85.8, 146, 248, 339.3, 357-359

Trillium grandiflorum

Mileposts 3-7, 64-85, 154.5, 168-169, 175, 330-340, 370-375

Clematis viorna

Milepost 404 Big Ridge Overlook

Podophyllum peltatum

Mileposts 76.2-76.4, 296-297, 315-317, 320.8, 339.5

Sorbus americana

Higher elevation spruce-fir forests, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Pisgah, Shining Rock Wilderness/ Black Balsam area

Kalmia latifolia

Mileposts 130.5, 162.9, 347.9, 380, 400

Verbasxum thapsus

Common along roadside on dry banks, naturalized but not native

Ceanothus americanus

Mileposts 42-43, 91-100, 138.4, 197, 211, 241, 328.6

Spiranthes cernua

Mileposts 365-368, 425.4

Celastrus orbiculatus

Commonly found in North Carolina. Highly invasive.

Mileposts 242.4, 383, 394, 396

Monarda didyma

Common in wet areas at higher elevations

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Common in fields and along roadside

Trillium undulatum

Mileposts 175, 200-216, 339-340, 364.6

Phlox carolina

Mileposts 4, 79-82, 163-164, 200-202, 219-221, 339.3, 370-380

Rhododendron vaseyi

Mileposts 305.2, 342-343, 349-351, 419-424

Rhododendron nudiflorum

Mileposts 4, 92-97, 138.6, 145.5, 154.5, 162.9, 211.6, 217-222, 350-351, 412-423

Phytolacca americana

Mileposts 6, 74.7, 151, 239.9, 323, 376.9

Paulownia tomentosa

From Asia. Highly invasive. Grows wherever the seeds can sprout.

Mileposts 100-123, 381-382, 396, 400

Daucus carota

Common along open fields and roadside.

Sambucus pubens

Mileposts 355-360, 369, 412-425

Higher elevations in rich, moist woods.

Trillium erectum

Mileposts 175, 200-216, 339-340, 364.6

Cercis canadensis

Mileposts 54-68

Amelanchier arborea

Mileposts 241-242, 294-297, 308.3, 347.6, 368-370

Halesia carolina

Mileposts 344.1-355.3

Sympocarpus foetidus

Mileposts 176.1, 185.8, 217

Senecio smallii

Mileposts 29.1, 85.8, 330-340

Maianthemum racemosum

Found commonly along roadside

Polyganatum biflorum

Common on moist wooded slopes, coves

Sibbaldiopsis tridentata

Found in sunny areas in shallow, rocky soil.

Milepost 364.1 at the start of the Craggy Pinnacle Trail