Aster Family August 6, 2007 This is a common flower in the woods in late summer. I found it blooming in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in mid-August. Note the pistils of the flowers. This plant has large basal leaves which lie on the ground and small stem leaves. (See next photo) Perennial Where seen: Pickett SP, Big Ridge SP, Big South Fork NRRA, Great Smoky Mountains NP
Madder Family Height: 4" - 8" July 8, 2005 These tiny flowers bloom in the high elevations of the Appalachian Mountains in the summer. I have found these on Gregory's and Andrews' Balds. Perennial Where seen: Great Smoky Mountains NP Formerly known as: Houstonia serpyllifolia
Asters can be very confusing, there are several different purple-flowered ones in east Tennessee. Perennial Where seen: Oak Ridge Greenways
