Aster Family The leaves of this plant have a sticky white juice, so don't mix these lettuce leaves with your salad! I found these blooming at Big Ridge State Park. Biennial Where seen:Oak Ridge Greenways, Big Ridge State Park, Great Smoky Mountains NP
Spiderwort Family Individual Dayflowers last as long as their name implies, one day. Linneas named this plant for the Commelin brothers, although he was a great scientist, he had quite a sense of humor. There were three brothers who were botanists, only two of them made a name for themselves. The flowers have three petals, but only two of them are showy and noticible, kind of like the Commelin brothers! I took this picture in front of the dorm at Tremont in the Smokies. The showy yellow "fake anthers" are attention getters to attract bees, the true pollen-producing anthers are the two long ones below the flower. Annual Where seen: Oak Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains NP
plant
