Southern Appalachian Wildflowers

There are literally hundreds of varieties of wildflowers in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Blooming begins in March and continues into late October and early November. I've kind of arranged this gallery by color, so hopefully that will make it easier for you to find a flower you are trying to ID. I've also added separate galleries on the first page for specific types of flowers like trilliums, violets and native orchids so all of those will be grouped together since they vary in color.



A very few of the flowers here are not native to this area and might be an invasive species. If you spot an incorrect ID, feel free to let me know. I use several books and online sources and do the best I can. Please click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

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:: North & South Carolina Native Orchids ::

:: Trilliums ::

:: Wild Violets ::

:: Native Flowering Shrubs and Trees ::

Oconee Bells 1

Oconee Bells 2

Oconee Bells 3

Oconee Bells 4

Oconee Bells 5

Oconee Bells 6

Oconee Bells 7

Oconee Bells 8

Rue Anemone 1

Rue Anemone 2

Rue Anemone 3

Rue Anemone 4

Rue Anemone 5

Rue Anemone 6

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 1

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 2

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 3

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 4

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 5

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 6

Sharp-lobed Hepatica 7

Round-lobed Hepatica 1

Round-lobed Hepatica 2

Pennywort 1

Pennywort 2

Pennywort 3

Allegheny Spurge 1

Allegheny Spurge 2

Bloodroot 1

Bloodroot 2

Bloodroot 3

Bloodroot 4

Bloodroot 5

Bloodroot 6

Star of Bethlehem 1

Star of Bethlehem 2

Crow Poison

Appalachian Stitchwort 1

Appalachian Stitchwort 2

Early Saxifrage 1

Early Saxifrage 2

Early Saxifrage 3

Lettuceleaf Saxifrage 1

Lettuceleaf Saxifrage 2

Brook Saxifrage

Cliff Saxifrage 1

Cliff Saxifrage 2

Garlic Mustard

Navel Cornsalad 1

Navel Cornsalad 2

European Field Pansy

White Violet 1

White Violet 2

White Violet 3

White Violet 4

White Violet 5

Canadian White Violet 1

Canadian White Violet 2

Plantainleaf Pussytoes 1

Plantainleaf Pussytoes 2

Plantainleaf Pussytoes 3

Plantainleaf Pussytoes 4

Single-headed Pussytoes 1

Single-headed Pussytoes 2

Single-headed Pussytoes 3

Single-headed Pussytoes 4

Fraser's Sedge

Fringed Phacelia 1

Fringed Phacelia 2

Fringed Phacelia 3

Fringed Phacelia 4

Fringed Phacelia & Yellow Trillium

Smallflower Phacelia 1

Smallflower Phacelia 2

Carolina Vetch

Wood Anenome 1

Wood Anenome 2

Wood Anenome 3

Wood Anemone 4

Mountain Thimbleweed

Alumroot 1

Alumroot 2

Alumroot 3

Eastern Shooting Star

Great Chickweed

Robin's Plantain 1

Mayapple 1

Mayapple 2

Mayapple 3

Pussy Willow

Sweetleaf

Twoleaf Miterwort 1

Twoleaf Miterwort 2

Squirrel Corn 1

Squirrel Corn 2

Squirrel Corn 3

Dutchman's Breeches 1

Dutchman's Breeches 2

Dutchman's Breeches 3

Wildflower Combo

Smooth Rockcress 1

Smooth Rockcress 2

White Baneberry 1

White Baneberry 2

Hairy Sweet Cicely 1

Sweet Cicely 2

Stonecrop 1

Stonecrop 2

Stonecrop 3

Dwarf Ginseng 1

Dwarf Ginseng 2

Dwarf Ginseng 3

Naked Broomrape 1

Naked Broomrape 2

Foam Flower 1

Foam Flower 2

Foam Flower 3

Foam Flower 4

Foam Flower 5

Foam Flower 6

Two-leaved Toothwort

Cutleaf Toothwort 1

Cutleaf Toothwort 2

Cutleaf Toothwort 3

Cutleaf Toothwort 4

Cutleaf Toothwort 5

Large White Trillium 1

Large White Trillium 2

Large White Trillium 3

Large White Trillium 4

Large White Trillium 5

Catesby's Trillium 5

Jones Gap Trillium

Trillium sp.

Southern Nodding Trillium

Painted Trillium 1

Painted Trillium 2

4 leaf Painted Trillium 1

4 leaf Painted Trillium 2

Sweet White Trillium

Trillium Hybrid

Wake Robin 2

Wake Robin 4

Wake Robin 5

Wake Robin 6

Sweet Azalea

Grass Pink - white variant

Pink Lady Slipper - white variant

Umbrella Leaf 1

Umbrella Leaf 2

Umbrella Leaf 3

Umbrella Leaf 4

Umbrella Leaf 5

Allegheny Brookfoam 1

Allegheny Brookfoam 2

Partridge Berry 1

Partridge Berry 2

Partridge Berry 3

False Lily of the Valley

American Lily of the Valley

Redring Milkweed 1

Redring Milkweed 2

Four-leaved Milkweed

Spiderwort 4

Spiderwort 5

Oxeye Daisy

Cow Wheat 1

Cow Wheat 2

Devil's Bit 1

Devil's Bit 2

Devil's Bit 2

White Crested Dwarf Iris

Wild Strawberry 1

Wild Strawberry 2

False Solomon's Seal 1

False Solomon's Seal 2

Turkeybeard 1

Turkeybeard 2

Fly Poison 1

Fly Poison 2

2 bugs on Fly Poison

Galax 1

Galax 2

Speckled Wood Lily 1

Speckled Wood Lily 2

Speckled Wood Lily 3

Mountain Wood Sorrel 1

Mountain Wood Sorrel 2

Cow Parsnip

Indian Physic 1 - aka Bowman's Root

Indian Physic 2 - aka Bowman's Root

Allegheny Stonecrop 1

Allegheny Stonecrop 2

Maryland Meadow Beauty

Mountain Meadow-rue

Early Meadow Rue

Tassel Rue 1

Tassel Rue 2

Thimbleweed 1

Thimbleweed 2

Thimbleweed 3

Daisy Fleabane 1

Daisy Fleabane 2

Flowering Spurge 1

Enchanter's Nightshade 1

Enchanter's Nightshade 2

Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade 1

Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade 1

Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade 2

Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade

Horse Balm 1

Horse Balm 2

Common Yarrow 1

Common Yarrow 2

Queen Anne's Lace 1

Queen Anne's Lace 2

White Snakeroot 1

Black Cohosh

American Bugbane 2

White Bergamot 1

White Bergamot 2

Hairy Wood Mint 1

Hairy Wood Mint 1

Mountain Mint

Three-birds Orchid 1

Three-birds Orchid 2

White Monkshood 1

White Monkshood 2

Mapleleaf Alumroot 1

Mapleleaf Alumroot 2

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Morning Glory

Ox-eye Daisy

Pale Jewelweed - white variety

Starry Campion 1

Starry Campion

Bladder Campion

Striped Wintergreen 1

Striped Wintergreen 2

Ramp 1

Ramp 2

White Aster 1

White Wood Aster

Whorled Wood Aster

White Aster 2

White Aster 3

White Sweet Clover

Lopseed 1

Lopseed 2

Eastern Featherbells 1

Eastern Featherbells 2

False Asphodel 1

False Asphodel 2

Rattlesnake Plantain 1

Rattlesnake Plantain 2

Rattlesnake Plantain 3

Ladies' Tresses 1

Ladies' Tresses 2

Ladies' Tresses 3

Grass of Parnassus 1

Grass of Parnassus 2

Grass of Parnassus 3

Grass of Parnassus 4

Scentless Mock Orange 1

Scentless Mock Orange 2

Tall Rattlesnake-root

Wild Comfrey

Miami Mist 1

Miami Mist 2

Thyme-leaved Bluet 1

Thyme-leaved Bluet 2

Azure Bluet 1

Bluet Flowers

Bluet and Moss

White Bluet

Tiny Bluet 1

Tiny Bluet 2

Bluets along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Summer Bluet 1

Summer Bluet 2

Summer Bluet 3

Field Madder aka Spurwort

Longleaf Summer Bluet

Dayflower

Blue Dogbane 1 aka Bluestar

Blue Dogbane 2 aka Bluestar

Blue Dogbane 3 aka Bluestar

Wild Comfrey 1

Wild Comfrey 2

Speedwell

Forget Me Not

Blue Toadflax 1

Blue Toadflax 2

Carolina Horsenettle 1

Carolina Horsenettle 2

Blue-eyed Mary 1

Blue-eyed Mary 2

Jacob's Ladder

Blue-eyed Grass 1

Blue-eyed Grass 2

Carolina Elephants' Foot 1

Carolina Elephants' Foot 2

Southern Blue Monkshood 1

Southern Blue Monkshood 2

Southern Blue Monkshood 3

Southern Blue Monkshood 4

Great Blue Lobelia 1

Great Blue Lobelia 2

Downy Lobelia 1

Downy Lobelia 2

Downy Lobelia 3

Downy Lobelia 4

Unknown Lobelia 1

Indian Tobacco 1

Indian Tobacco 2

Indian Tobacco 3

Indian Tobacco 4

Dwarf Larkspur 1

Dwarf Larkspur 2

Dwarf Larkspur 3

Dwarf Larkspur 4

Purple Violet 3

Purple Violets with Fringed Phacelia

Purple Violet 1

Purple Violet 2

Field Pansy 1

Field Pansy 2

Longspur Violet 1

Longspur Violet 2

Longspur Violet 3

Birdfoot Violet 1

Birdfoot Violet 2

Birdfoot Violet 3

Birdfoot Violet 4

Birdfoot Violet 5

Arrowleaf Violet 1

Arrowleaf Violet 2

Early Blue Violet 1

Early Blue Violet 2

Bi-color Violet 1

Bi-color Violet 2

Sweet Pinesap aka Pygmy Pipes

Pennywort 3

Lyreleaf Sage

Ground Ivy

Purple Phacelia 1

Purple Phacelia 2

Purple Phacelia 3

Purple Phacelia 4

Wild Geranium 1

Wild Geranium 2

Wild Geranium 3

Wild Geranium 4

Wild Geranium 5

Wild Geranium & Fringed Phacelia

Geranium Petals

Dwarf Crested Iris 1

Dwarf Crested Iris 2

Dwarf Iris 1

Robin's Plantain 2

Robin's Plantain 3

White Butterfly on Phlox

Hover Fly on Phlox

Carolina Geranium 1

Carolina Geranium 2

Cutleaf Geranium

Hissopleaf Skullcap 1

Hissopleaf Skullcap 2

Southern Showy Skullcap 1

Southern Showy Skullcap 2

Carolina Wild Petunia 1

Carolina Wild Petunia 2

Pigeonwings

Littleleaf Sensitive Briar 1

Littleleaf Sensitive Briar 2

Large Purple Fringed Orchid

Small Purple Fringed Orchid 1

Small Purple Fringed Orchid 2

Hairystem Spiderwort 1

Hairystem Spiderwort 2

Hairystem Spiderwort 3

Virginia Spiderwort 1

Virginia Spiderwort 2

Virginia Spiderwort 3

Virginia Spiderwort 4

Hairy-stem Spiderwort 1

Hairy-stem Spiderwort 2

Hairy-stem Spiderwort 3

Grass Pink

Common Selfheal 1

Common Selfheal 2

Venus Looking Glass

Tall Bellflower 1

Tall Bellflower 2

Violet Wood Sorrell

Blazing Star

Heller's Blazing Star 1

Heller's Blazing Star 2

False Indigo Bush

Ironweed 1

Ironweed 2

Purple Aster 1

Purple Aster 2

Purple Aster 3

Purple Aster 4

Purple Aster 5

Purple Aster 6

Purple Aster 7

Purple Aster 8

Purple Aster 9

Showy Gentian 1

Showy Gentian 2

Stiff Gentian 1

Stiff Gentian 2

Balsam Mountain Gentian 1

Field Thistle

Spotted Knapweed 1

Nodding Wild Onion

Joe-Pye Weed 1

Joe-Pye Weed 2

Southern Harebell

Slenderleaf False Foxglove 1

Slenderleaf False Foxglove 2

Slenderleaf False Foxglove 3

Purple False Foxglove aka Purple Gerardia

Bee on Purple False Foxglove

Monkey Flower

Lavender Bee Balm 1

Lavender Bee Balm 2

Cleistes Orchid

Trailing Arbutus 1

Trailing Arbutus 2

Trailing Arbutus 3

Carolina Spring Beauty 1

Carolina Spring Beauty 2

Carolina Spring Beauty 3

Virginia Spring Beauty 1

Virginia Spring Beauty 2

Elf Orpine 1

Elf Orpine 2

Elf Orpine 3

Elf Orpine 4

Elf Orpine 5

Polygala 1

Polygala 2

Showy Orchis 1

Showy Orchis 2

Showy Orchis 3

Showy Orchis 4

Showy Orchis 5

Large White Trillium 6

Catesby's Trillium 1

Catesby's Trillium 2

Catesby's Trillium 3

Catesby's Trillium 4

Catesby's Trillium 6

Catesby's Trillium 7

Catesby's Trillium 8

Swamp Pink 1

Swamp Pink 2

Swamp Pink 3

Swamp Pink 4

Swamp Pink 5

Grass Pink

Grass Pink and Mountain Pitcher Plants

Rose Pogonia

Large Spreading Pogonia

Mountain Laurel 1

Mountain Laurel 2

Pink Shell Azalea 1

Pink Shell Azalea 2

Pink Shell Azalea 3

Pink Shell Azalea 4

Carolina Rhododendron 3

Catawba Rhododendron 1

Catawba Rhododendron 2

Catawba Rhododendron 3

Rosebay Rhododendron 1

Creeping Phlox

Pink Lady Slippers 1

Pink Lady Slippers 2

Pink Lady Slippers 3

Pink Lady Slippers 5

Pink Lady Slippers 4

Pink Lady Slippers 6

Purple-flowering Raspberry

Deptford Pink 1

Deptford Pink 2

Deptford Pink 3

Deptford Pink 4

Common Milkweed 1

Common Milkweed 2

Fall Phlox 1

Fall Phlox 2

Phlox 4

Phlox bud

Beardtongue 1

Beardtongue 2

Beardtongue 3

Pale Corydalis

Nodding Wild Onion

Curtiss' Milkwort

Hedge Nettle 1

Hedge Nettle 2

Hedge Bindweed

Fireweed 1

Fireweed 2

Virginia Meadow Beauty

Bitterbloom

Turtlehead

Pink Aster 1

Southern Red Trillium 1

Southern Red Trillium 2

Vaseys Trillium

Vaseys Trillium 2

a nodding Trillium 1

Wake Robin 1

Wake Robin 3

Carolina Allspice

Indian Pink

Fire Pink 1

Fire Pink 2

Cardinal Flower

Scarlet Bee Balm 1

Ginseng

Indian Paintbrush 1

Indian Paintbrush 2

Indian Paintbrush 3

Gray's Lily 1

Gray's Lily 2

Gray's Lily 3

Columbine 1

Columbine 2

Columbine 3

Columbine 4

Orange Hawkweed

Butterfly Milkweed 1

Butterfly Milkweed 2

Turk's Cap Lily 1

Turk's Cap Lily 2

Turk's Cap Lily 3

Turk's Cap Lily 4

Carolina Lily 1

Carolina Lily 2

Jewel Weed 1

Yellow Fringed Orchid 1

Yellow Fringed Orchid 2

Bursting-heart aka Hearts-a-bustin'

Flame Azalea 1

Flame Azalea 2

Flame Azalea 3

Flame Azalea 4

Flame Azalea & Mountain Laurel

Yellowroot

Blue Cohosh 1

Blue Cohosh 2

Blue Cohosh 3

Blue Cohosh 4

Canadian Black Snakeroot

Nodding Mandarin 1

Nodding Mandarin 2

Rose Twisted Stalk

Yellow Mandarin 1

Yellow Mandarin 2

Yellow Mandarin 3

Indian Cucumber 1

Indian Cucumber 2

Indian Cucumber 3

Blisterwort 1

Blisterwort 2

Lousewort 1 aka Canadian Wood Betony

Lousewort 2 aka Canadian Wood Betony

Rugel's Indian Plantain 1

Rugel's Indian Plantain 2

Prairie Trillium

Toadshade Trillium 1

Toadshade Trillium 2

Toadshade Trillium 3

Toadshade Trillium 4

Toadshade Trillium 5

Toadshade Trillium 5

Yellow Trillium 1

Yellow Trillium 2

Yellow Trillium 3

Yellow Trillium & Wild Iris

Pale Yellow Trillium 1

Pale Yellow Trillium 2

Pale Yellow Trillium 3

Green and Gold 1

Green and Gold 2

Green and Gold 3

Green and Gold 4

Yellow Fumewort 1 aka Yellow Corydalis

Yellow Fumewort 2 aka Yellow Corydalis

Halberd-leaf Yellow Violet 1

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet 2

Roundleaf Yellow Violet 1

Roundleaf Yellow Violet 2

Downy Yellow Violet 1

Downy Yellow Violet 2

Downy Yellow Violet 3

Indian Strawberry

Dwarf Cinquefoil

Buttercup 1

Buttercup 2

Golden Alexanders

Dandelion

dandelion seed

Trout Lily 1

Trout Lily 2

Trout Lily 3

Trout Lily 4

Solomon's Seal 1

Solomon's Seal 2

Roundleaf Ragwort 1

Roundleaf Ragwort 2

Wooly Ragwort 1

Wooly Ragwort 2

Ragwort 1

Ragwort 2

Ragwort 3

Ragwort 4

Thousand-leaf Groundsel 1

Thousand-leaf Groundsel 2 - foliage

False Hellebore 1

False Hellebore 2

Sessile-leaf Bellwort 1

Sessile-leaf Bellwort 2

Sessile-leaf Bellwort 3

Mountain Bellwort 1

Mountain Bellwort 2

Perfoliate Bellwort 1

Perfoliate Bellwort 2

Perfoliate Bellwort 3

Perfoliate Bellwort 4

Perfoliate Bellwort 5

Large Flowered Bellwort

Prickly Pear Cactus

Yellow Stargrass 1

Yellow Stargrass 2

Yellow Stargrass

Wintercress 1

Wintercress 2

Yellow Lady's Slipper 1

Yellow Lady's Slipper 2

Yellow Lady's Slipper 3

Horned Bladderwort 1

Horned Bladderwort 2

Bluebead Lily 1

Bluebead Lily 2

Bog Yellow-eyed Grass 1

Bog Yellow-eyed Grass 2

Sundrop

Common Evening Primrose

Downy Yellow False Foxglove

Fern-leaved False Foxglove

Prickly Sowthistle 1

Prickly Sowthistle 2

Rattlesnake Weed 1

Rattlesnake Weed 2

Mouse-eared Hawkweed

Hawkweed

Lanceleaf Loosestrife 1

Lanceleaf Loosestrife 2

Lanceleaf Loosestrife 3

Whorled Loosestrife 1

Whorled Loosestrife 2

Whorled Loosestrife 3

Seedbox aka Water Primrose

Black-eyed Susan 1

Black-eyed Susan 2

Black-eyed Susan 3

Cutleaf Coneflower 1

Cutleaf Coneflower 2

Sunflower 1

Sunflower 2

Sunflower 3

Sunflower 4

Lance-leaved Coreopsis 1

Lance-leaved Coreopsis 2

Whorled Coreopsis

Carolina Bush Pea 1

Carolina Bush Pea 2

St Johnswort 1

St Johnswort 2

Spotted St Johnswort

St Andrew's Cross 1

St Andrew's Cross 2

Pale Yellow Jewelweed

Common Mullein

Agrimony

Grass-leaf Golden Aster

Camphorweed (?)

Goldenrod 1

Goldenrod 2

Goldenrod 3

Goldenrod 4

Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove 1

Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove 2

Yellow Jessamine

Largeflower Heartleaf 1

Largeflower Heartleaf 2

Largeflower Heartleaf 3

Largeflower Heartleaf 4

Largeflower Heartleaf 5

Spring Coralroot Orchid 1

Spring Coralroot Orchid 2

Spring Coralroot Orchid 3

Lily-leaved Twayblade

Kidneyleaf Twayblade Orchid

Twayblade close up

Clubspur Orchid 1

Clubspur Orchid 2

Clubspur Orchid 3

Green Adder's Mouth Orchid 1

Green Adder's Mouth Orchid 2

Cranefly Orchid 1

Cranefly Orchid 2

Green Fly Orchid 1

Green Fly Orchid 2

Puttyroot Orchid 1

Puttyroot Orchid 2

Jack in the Pulpit 1

Jack in the Pulpit 2

Roundleaf Sundew 1

Roundleaf Sundew 2

Roundleaf Sundew 3

Roundleaf Sundew 4

Roundleaf Sundew 5

Roundleaf Sundew 6

Roundleaf Sundew 7

Roundleaf Sundew 8

Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant 1

Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant 2

Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant 3

Fern Frond 1

Fern Frond 2

Fern Frond 3

Indian Pipes 1

Pinesap 1

Sweet Pinesap 1

Sweet Pinesap 2

Beechdrops 1

Beechdrops 2

American Cancer Root 1

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