PHOTOGRAPHS OF FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE OZARKS AND THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS OF NORTH AMERICA

By

Paul L. Redfearn, Jr.  

Species in this list include not only native and adventive plants, but also some commonly encountered ornamental plants.  Plants are listed alphabetically by genus.  

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Packera obovata  (Muhlenb. ex Willd.) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve, Photo1Photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, squaw weed, roundleaf groundsel [Asteraceae, daisy family]

Palafoxia callosa (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray, Photo 1, Photo 2Photo 3, Spanish needles, [Asteraceae, daisy family]

Panax quinquefolius L., Photo 1, Photo 2, American ginseng, ginseng, Araliaceae, genseng family]

Panicum boscii Poiret, panic grass [Poaceae, grass family]  

Panicum capillare L., Photo 1, Photo 2, common witchgrass [Poaceae, grass family]

Panicum virgatum L.,  Photo 1, Photo 2, switch grass [Poaceae, grass family]

Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall, Photo 1, Photo 2, cottonwood, eastern cottonwood, southern cottonwood [Salicaceae, willow family]

Parnassia grandifolia DC., grass-of-Parnassus [Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family]

Parthenium hispidum Raf., Photo 1, Photo 2, American feverfew [Asteraceae, daisy family]

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon, Virginia creeper, woobine [Vitaceae, grape family]

Passiflora incarnata L., maypops, apricot vine, passion flower [Passifloraceae, passion-flower family]

Passiflora lutea var. glabriflora Fern., passion-flower [Passifloraceae, passion flower family]  

Paspalum sp., beard grass [Poaceae, grass family]

Pastinaca sativa L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, parsnip [Apiaceae, carrot family]

Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steudel, Tree, Leaves, Flower 1, Flower 2, Flower 3, Flower 4Fruit, Young Tree 1, Young Tree 2, Young Tree 3, empress tree [Scrophulariaceae, figwort family]

Pedicularis canadensis L.  Photo 1, Photo 2,  Photo 3 (red form),  common lousewort, wood betony [Scrophulariaceae, figwort family]  

Pennisetum setaceum, Photo 1, Photo 2, fountain grass [Poaceae, grass family]

Penstemon cobaea Nutt. var. purpureus Pennell, Photo 1, , Photo 2, Photo 3, cobaea beard-tongue [Scrophulariaceae, figwort family]

Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims f. digitalis Steyerm., smooth beard-tongue [Scrophulariaceae, figwort family]

Penstemon pallidus Small, Photo 1, Photo 2, pale beard-tongue [Scrophulariaceae, figwort family]

Penthorum sedoides L.,  ditch stonecrop [Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family]

Perilla frutescens  (L.) Britton, Photo 1, Photo 2Photo 3, beef-steak plant [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Phacelia gilioides Brand, hairy phacelia [Hydrophyllaceae, waterleaf family]

Phacelia hirsuta Nutt. f. hirsuta,   Photo 1, Photo 2, scorpion weed, phacelia [Hydrophyllaceae, waterleaf family]

Philadelphus inodorus Schrad., mock orange [Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family]

Phlopx bifida Beck, Photo 1, Photo 2, cleft phlox, sand phlox [Polemoniaceae, phlox family]

Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (Alph. Wood) Wherry, blue phlox, wild sweet William [Polemoniaceae, phlox family]

Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. interior (Wherry) Wherry, Photo 1, Photo 2, smooth phlox, [Polemoniaceae, phlox family]

Phlox paniculata L., perennial phlox, summer phlox, garden phlox [Polemoniaceae, phlox family]

Phlox pilosa L., prairie phlox, downy phlox [Polemoniaceae, phlox fmily]

Phryma leptostachya L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo3, lopseed [Verbenaceae, vervain family]

Phyla lanceolata (Michaux) E. Green, northern fog fruit, northern fron fruit [Verbenaceae, vervain family]  

Phyla nodoflora (L.) E. Greene, Photo 1, Photo 2,  common frog fruit, turkel tangle [Verbenaceae. vermain family]

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walt. ssp. caroliniensis, Photo 1, Photo 2, leaf flower {Euphorbiaceae, spurge family]

Physalis longifolia Nutt. var. longifolia, Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, common ground cherry [Solanaceae, nightshade family]

Physalis pubescens L. var. missouriensis (Mackenz.) Waterfall, Photo 1, Photo 2, downy ground cherry. annual ground cherry [Solanaceae, nightshade family]

Physocarpus opulifolius var. intermedius (Rydb.) Robinson, Photo 1, Photo 2, ninebark [Rosaceae, rose family]

Physostegia angustifolia Fern., photo 1, photo 2, false dragonhead [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. virginiana, false dragonhead, obedient plant, Virginia lionsheart [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Phytolacca americana L., pokeweed, poke [Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family]

Plantago aristata Michx., bracked plantain, buckthorn [Plantaginaceae, plantain family]

Plantago cordata Lam., heartleaf plantain [Plantaginaceae, plantain family]

Plantago lanceolata L., English plantain, buckthorn, rib grass [Plantaginaceae, plantain family]

Plantago virginiana L., Photo 1, Photo 2, hoary plantain, pale-seeded plantain [Plantaginaceae, plantain family]  

Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindley, Photo 1, Photo 2, yellow fringed orchid [Orchidaceae, orchid family]

Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer, Photo 1, Photo 2, green wood orchid [Orchidaceae, orchid family]

Platanthera psychoides Sheviak & Bowles, small purple fringed orchid [Orchidaceae, orchid family]

Platanus occidentalis L, Photo 1, Photo 2, fruits, bark, sycamore, American plane tree [Platanaceae, plane tree family]

Podophyllum peltatum L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, rose colored form,  Fruit, May apple, mandrake [Berberidaceae, barberry family]

Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC., clammy-weed [Capparidaceae, caper family]

Polemonium reptans L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, creeping polemonium [Polemoniaceae, phlox family]

Polygala sanguinea L., field milkwort, slender milkwort [Polygalaceae, milkwort family]

Polygala senega L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Seneca snakeroot [Polygalaceae, milkwort family]

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (Schultes f.) Morong., Solomom's Seal [Liliaceae, lily family]  

Polygonum coccineum Muhl. Photo 1, Photo 2, water smartweed [Polygonaceae, smartweed]

Polygonym hydropiperoides Michx., Photo 1, Photo 2,  mild water pepper, wild water pepper [Pologonaceae, smartweed family]

Polygonum pensylvanicum L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, pinkweed, common smartweed, Pennsylvania smartweed [Polygonaceae, smartweed family]

Polygonum scandens L., Photo 1, Photo 2, false buckwheat, crested buckwheat [Polygonaceae smartweed family]

Polymnia uvedalia L., bearsfoot, yellow flowered leaf cup [Asteraceae, daisy family]

Polytaenia nuttallii DC., Photo 1, Photo 2, prairie parsley, [Apiaceae, carrot family]

Pontederia cordata L., Photo 1, Photo 2, pickerel weed [Pontederiaceae, pickerel weed family]  

Populus alba L., Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, silver poplar, white poplar [Salicaceae, willow family]

Populus deltoides Marsh. Photo 1, Photo 2, cottonwood [Salicaceae, willow family]

Portulaca oleracea L., Photo 1, Photo 2, little hogweed, [Portulacaceae, purslane family]

Portulaca pilosa L., Photo 1, Photo 2, pink purslane [Portulacaceae, purslane family]

Potentilla recta L., Photo 1, Photo 2, rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinqefoil [Rosaceae, rose family]  

Potentilla simplex Michaux, common cinquefoil, old-field cinquefoil. five finger [Rosaceae, rose family]

Prenanthes asper Michaux, Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, rattlesnake root, rough white lettuce [Asteraceae, daisy family]

Prunella vulgaris L.,Photo 1, Photo 2,  self-seal, heal-all [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Prunus angustifolia Marshall, Chicksaw plum (Rosaceae, rose family]

Prunus mexicana S. Watson, big tree plum, wild plum [Rosaceae, rose family]

Prunus serotina Ehrh., Photo 1, Photo 2, fruit, black cherry, wild cherry, rum cherry [Rosaceae, rose family]

Prunus sp., wild plum [Rosaceae, rose family]  

Ptelea trifoliata L. ssp. trifoliata, common hop tree, stinking ash [Rutaceae, citrus family]

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, kudzu vine [Fabaceae, bean family]

Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt., hair mountain mint [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad. , Photo 1, Photo 2,  slender northern mint [Lamiaceae, mint family]

Pyrrhopopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC. Photo 1, Photo 2, false danedloin (Asteraceae, daisy family]

Pyrus calleryana Decene 'Bradford', Bradford pear, [Rosaceae, rose family]

Pyrus communis L.,  pear, [Rosaceae, rose family]

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