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Tennessee Native Plant Society

TN native wildflower, the passion flower

 

The Tennessee Native Plant Society was founded in 1978 and is open to anyone interested in native plants. Tennessee boasts one of the most botanically diverse states in the nation. Please see their website for up to date information on this active group.

  • Tennessee Native Plant Society

Society Newsletter

Dixie Reindeer Lichen, Cladina subtenuis.

The Tennessee Native Plant Society Newsletter is published four times a year. Become a member and receive the newsletter either online or in printed version. Dixie Reindeer Lichen, Cladina subtenuis. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Amada44.

  • Tennessee Native Plant Society Newsletter

A Native Fruit Tree of Tennessee

Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana L.
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Fritzflohrreynolds.

This photo shows the persimmon, Diospyros virginiana L. in flower. It is one of only a few native fruits of the United States. They can be eaten fresh,dried or cooked but the persimmon must ripen on the tree otherwise they taste sour and bitter and for this reason they have never been cultivated. The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin, while the genus name Diospyros, from the Greek, means fruit of the god Zeus.

 

Persimmon Tree loaded with fruit
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Tomamarusan.

A persimmon tree loaded with fruit.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverGreat Smoky Mountains Wildflowers by Carlos C. Campbell; Robert W. Hutson; William F. Hutson; Aaron J. Sharp
    Call Number: QK 135 .C3 2006
    ISBN: 0964341735
    Publication Date: 1996-04-01
  • Book CoverWoody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee by Ronald L. Jones; B. Eugene Wofford
    Call Number: QK 148 .J66 2013
    ISBN: 0813142504
    Publication Date: 2013-10-10
  • Book CoverGuide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee by Edward W. Chester; Dwayne Estes; Joey D. Shaw; David H. Webb; S. Eugene Wofford
    Call Number: QK 149 .G85 2015
    ISBN: 1621901009
    Publication Date: 2015-03-20
  • Book CoverWildflowers of Tennessee and the East Central States by Dennis Horn; David Duhl; Thomas E. Hemmerly; Tavia Cathcart; Tennessee Native Plant Society Staff (Contribution by)
    Call Number: QK 149 .H67 2005
    ISBN: 1551054280
    Publication Date: 2005-02-01
  • Book CoverPersimmons for everyone by Eugene Griffith and Mary E. Griffith
    Call Number: QL 270 .D54m G75 1982
    ISBN: 0969016522
    Publication Date: 1982

Where to See Wildflowers

The Great Smoky Mountains

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Miguel v.

The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range along the Tennessee-North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. This park was established in 1934 and is the most-visited national park in the country. There are over 1400 native species of wildflowers that grow in the mountains and valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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