Tennessee State Parks has put together a list of 14 wildflowers and flowering shrubs that you can find in state parks this season.
Before you take off, be sure to download the iNaturalist app for iPhone and Android. In the app, click ‘observe,’ snap a picture of the plant you’re looking at, and hit “what did you see.” iNaturalist will then provide you with the name, image, and description of the species it thinks you’ve found. Make sure to record the park location and share to help state park naturalists keep track of the living things in the parks. You can also search the app and look at plants already found in your neighborhood.
Find the list of 14 wildflowers below and see where they have been spotted before. View pictures and more information about each flower at the Tennessee State Parks website here.
1. Spring Beauty; Claytonia virginica
Viewing: January – May