Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains
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More than 1400 species of Wildflower
s are native to the Great Smoky Mountains
. Every spring in late April Great Smoky Mountains National Park
is the site of the week long annual spring wildflower pilgrimagehttp://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org to celebrate this diversity.
The park is also the site of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
http://www.dlia.org/atbi/ to inventory all the living organisms in the park.
This article lists some of these Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains and references sites for further research.
is a major threat in the park. In particular, Ginseng
is a popular target. Removal of specimens such as Trillium
s and Orchids for private gardens is also threatening these populationshttp://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/threats-to-wildflowers.htm.
Air pollution
is also injurious to native plant populations in the park.
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
s are native to the Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains or the...
. Every spring in late April Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North...
is the site of the week long annual spring wildflower pilgrimagehttp://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org to celebrate this diversity.
The park is also the site of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
http://www.dlia.org/atbi/ to inventory all the living organisms in the park.
This article lists some of these Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains and references sites for further research.
Threats
Plant poachingPoaching
Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in...
is a major threat in the park. In particular, Ginseng
Ginseng
Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
is a popular target. Removal of specimens such as Trillium
Trillium
Trillium is a genus of about 40–50 species of spring ephemeral perennials, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia....
s and Orchids for private gardens is also threatening these populationshttp://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/threats-to-wildflowers.htm.
Air pollution
Air pollution
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment, into the atmosphere....
is also injurious to native plant populations in the park.
See also
- Wildflowers of New EnglandWildflowers of New EnglandMany species of wildflowers are native to New England. There are four important community types which show considerable diversity and blending across this United States physiographic region. These are: alpine, coniferous forests, northern hardwood forests, and wetlands...
- Wildflowers of the Canadian Rocky MountainsWildflowers of the Canadian Rocky MountainsWildflowers of the Canadian Rocky Mountains is an image list of flowering plants found in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.-Resources:*Alberta Wayside Wildflowers - Linda Kershaw ISBN 1-55105-350-0...
- List of San Francisco Bay Area wildflowers
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterLady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterThe center currently functions as an Organizational Research Unit of The University of Texas at Austin.The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is a public botanical garden on La Crosse Avenue near the Mopac Expressway, 10 miles SW of downtown Austin, Texas and just inside the edge of the...
- Brandywine Wildflower and Native Plant GardensBrandywine Wildflower and Native Plant GardensThe Brandywine Wildflower and Native Plant Gardens are gardens at the Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 beside the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania....
- Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
Resources
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers: When & Where to Find Them (Paperback)by Carlos C. Campbell, Aaron J. Sharp, Robert W. Hutson, William F. Hutson, Windy Pines Pub,(April 1996),ISBN 0-9643417-3-5
- Wildflowers Of Tennessee, The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians (Paperback)by Dennis Horn and Tavia Cathcart, Lone Pine Publishing (2005), ISBN 1-55105-428-0