Buttercup Family Height: 16" - 32" April 10, 2005 This plant is also named "Doll's Eyes," (See Fruits and Seeds Gallery) which comes from the poisonous white fruits that ripen in the fall. The poison in this plant is protoanemonin. Baneberry is in the Buttercup Family. I found this one blooming along the Piney River Trail in early April. Perennial Where seen: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Pickett SP, Piney River Pocket Wilderness, Ijams Nature Center Formerly known as: Actaea alba
Dogwood Family
Heath Family May 7, 2005 Dog-Hobble has fragrant clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers. It gets its name from the way it grows in dense thickets. Hunting dogs pursuing animals would be stopped (hobbled) by the tangled stems and the stiff, saw-toothed leaves. This plant is common in the lower elevations of the Smokies. It blooms in April and early May. Perennial - Shrub Where seen: Great Smoky Mountains NP
