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( To receive a printed 3-fold copy of this brochure, send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to: Shoals Environmental Alliance, P.O. Box 699, Sheffield, AL 35660)
Tennessee Valley Authority Muscle Shoals Reservation
Native Plant Garden
A cooperative effort by:
Shoals Chapter – Alabama Wildflower Society
Shoals Environmental Alliance
Shoals Area Master Gardeners
Shoals Men's Garden Club
Shoals Audubon Society
Tennessee Valley Authority
To find the garden, turn off of Reservation Road at the Nature Trails sign. The garden is behind the restrooms building along the handicapped-accessible trails. The Native Plant Garden is free and open to the public.
A partial list of the plants currently found in the garden is provided inside this brochure. As the garden grows, this list will grow, too!
TVA Native Plant Garden
Education
Preservation
Aesthetic Appreciation
This garden has been created to provide a place for people of all ages to enjoy the natural beauty of the Shoals area. It is also a unique educational tool for the study and appreciation of Alabama's native plants. The plants of the garden are labeled and organized for teachers and students to learn about the characteristics of plant groups and their habitat needs. A few of the plants in the garden are noninvasive nonnatives included for their educational value in presenting plant diversity. It is hoped that the garden will help develop and nurture an appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
The garden is a labor of love for the many volunteers who are working to create and maintain it. If you would like to become one of those volunteers, contact:
Charles L. Rose, President
Shoals Environmental Alliance
P.O. Box 699, Sheffield, Alabama 35660
(256) 381-2826 or (256) 366-1937
http://ShoalsEnvironAlliance.netfirms.com
Margie Anderton, President
Shoals Chapter Alabama Wildflower Society
271 CR 68, Killen, Alabama, 35645
(256) 757-7064
margmick271@aol.com
A Note on Invasive Nonnative Plants
The first step in establishing the Native Plant Garden was the removal of large stands of Chinese privet, Japanese honeysuckle, and kudzu. Keeping these invasive nonnative species at bay will be an ongoing part of the project.
Invasive nonnative species are considered to be the second leading cause of the decline and extinction of species, after habitat loss and degradation.
Millions of acres of forest land in the Southeast are occupied by invasive nonnative plant species. These species have been introduced into an environment where they have few or no natural enemies. Once established, they reproduce and spread unimpeded by (and at the expense of) native plants. Kudzu and Japanese honeysuckle occupy more than 7 million acres each, and their spread rates are increasing. The acreage infested by Chinese privet has not been established, but this species is shade tolerant and invades even relatively dense forests, replacing the native understory species and preventing forest regeneration.
Though these nonnative species provide cover and food for some birds and wildlife, the habitat benefits of these invasive species can be found in carefully selected native plants, enhancing the overall health and diversity of the forest ecosystem.
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Wildflowers |
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Blooms |
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Actaea pachypoda |
Doll's-Eyes |
Apr-May |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Blue Star |
Apr-May |
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Anemone quinquefolia |
Wood Anemone |
Mar-May |
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Anemone virginiana |
Thimbleweed |
May-Jul |
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Aquilegia canadensis |
Wild Columbine |
Mar-May |
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Arisaema dracontium |
Green Dragon |
May |
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Arisaema triphyllum |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
Mar-Apr |
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Asarum canadense |
Wild Ginger |
Apr-May |
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Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
Jul-Sep |
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Camassia scilloides |
Wild Hyacinth |
Apr-May |
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Cardamine angustata |
Slender Toothwort |
Mar-Apr |
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Cardamine diphylla |
Broadleaf Toothwort |
Apr-May |
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Caulophyllum peltatum |
Blue Cohosh |
Apr-May |
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Chamaelirium luteum |
Fairy Wand |
Mar-May |
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Chasmanthium latifolium |
River Oats |
Jun-Jul |
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Chelone lyonii |
Pink Turtlehead |
Jul-Sep |
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Claytonia virginica |
Spring Beauty |
Mar-Apr |
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Delphinium exaltatum |
Tall Larkspur |
Jul-Sep |
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Delphinium tricorne |
Dwarf Larkspur |
Mar-May |
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Dicentra cucullaria |
Dutchman's Breeches |
Mar-Apr |
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Disporum lanuginosum |
Yellow Mandarin |
Apr-May |
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Dodecatheon meadia |
Shooting Star |
Mar-May |
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Erythronium albidum |
White Trout Lily |
Feb-Apr |
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Erythronium americanum |
Yellow Trout Lily |
Feb-Apr |
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Hepatica acutiloba |
Sharp-Lobed Hepatica |
Feb-Apr |
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Hepatica americana |
Round-Lobed Hepatica |
Feb-Apr |
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Hexastylis arifolia |
Wild Ginger |
Mar-May |
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Hexastylis shuttlesworthii |
Shuttleworth's G. |
May-Jul |
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Hydrastis Canadensis |
Goldenseal |
Apr |
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Hymenocallis occidentalis |
Spider Lily |
Jun-Aug |
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Iris cristata |
Crested Iris |
Apr-May |
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Isopyrum biternatum |
False Rue Anemone |
Mar-Apr |
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Jeffersonia diphylla |
Twinleaf |
Mar-Apr |
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Lilium michauxii |
Carolina Lily |
Jul-Aug |
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Mertensia virginica |
Virginia Bluebell |
Mar-Jun |
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Pachysandra procumbens |
Allegheny Spurge |
Mar-Apr |
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Phlox divaricata |
Blue Phlox |
Apr-May |
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Podophyllum peltatum |
Mayapple |
Mar-May |
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Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's Ladder |
Apr-May |
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Polygonatum biflorum |
Solomon's Seal |
Apr-Jun |
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Sanguinaria canadensis |
Bloodroot |
Mar-Apr |
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Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon's Seal |
Apr-Jun |
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Spiranthes ovalis |
Oval Ladies-Tresses |
Aug-Nov |
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Stellaria pubera |
Giant Chickweed |
Apr-Jun |
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Stylophorum diphyllum |
Celandine Poppy |
Mar-May |
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Thalictrum dioicum |
Meadow Rue |
Mar-Apr |
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Thalictrum thalictroides |
Rue Anemone |
Mar-May |
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Tiarella cordifolia |
Foamflower |
Apr-Jun |
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Tradescantia ohiensis |
Ohio Spiderwort |
Apr-Jul |
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Tradescantia virginiana |
Virginia Spiderwort |
Apr-Jul |
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Trillium cuneatum |
Sweet Betsy Trillium |
Mar-Apr |
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Trillium flexipes |
White Trillium |
Mar-Apr |
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Trillium sessile |
Sessile Trillium |
Mar-Apr |
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Trillium stamineum |
Twisted Trillium |
Mar-Apr |
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Trillium sulcatum |
Southern Red Trillium |
Mar-Apr |
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Uvularia grandiflora |
Large-Flowered Bellwort |
Apr-May |
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Shrubs and Vines |
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Aesculus parviflora |
Bottlebrush Buckeye |
May |
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Aesculus pavia |
Red Buckeye |
Apr-May |
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Callicarpa americana |
Beautyberry |
Jun-Jul |
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Clematis viorna |
Leather Vase Vine |
May-Sep |
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Croton alabamensis |
Alabama Croton |
Feb-Mar |
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Euonymus americanus |
Strawberry Bush |
May-Jun |
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Hydrangea arborescens |
Wild Hydrangea |
May-Jul |
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Hydrangea quercifolia |
Oakleaf Hydrangea |
Apr-Jun |
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Hypericum frondosum |
Golden St. John's-Wort |
May-Jul |
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Itea virginica |
Sweet Spire |
May-Jun |
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Kalmia latifolia |
Mountain Laurel |
Apr-Jun |
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Rhododendron alabamense |
Alabama Azalea |
May |
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Rhododendron atlanticum |
Dwarf Azalea |
Apr-May |
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Rhodedendron austrinum |
Florida Azalea |
Apr-May |
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Rhododendron calendulaceum |
Flame Azalea |
May-Jul |
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Rhododendron canescens |
Wild Azalea |
Mar-May |
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Rhododendron nudiflorum |
Pinxter-Flower |
Mar-May |
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Rhododendron vaseyi |
Pink-Shell Azalea |
May-Jun |
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Rhododendron viscosum |
Swamp Honeysuckle |
May-Jul |
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Trees |
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Acer negundo |
Box Elder |
Mar-Apr |
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Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
Jan-Mar |
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Carya cordiformis |
Bitternut Hickory |
Apr |
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Cercis canadensis |
Redbud |
Mar-May |
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Cornus florida |
Flowering Dogwood |
Mar-Apr |
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Juniperus virginiana |
Red Cedar |
Apr-Oct |
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Liquidambar styraciflua |
Sweet-Gum |
Apr-Oct |
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Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tulip Tree |
Apr-Jun |
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Morus rubra |
Red Mulberry |
Apr-May |
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Ostrya virginiana |
Hop Hornbeam |
Apr-May |
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Platanus occidentalis |
Sycamore |
Apr-May |
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Quercus austrina |
White Oak |
Apr |
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Quercus stellata |
Post Oak |
Apr |
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Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras |
Mar-Apr |
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Ulmus rubra |
Slippery Elm |
Feb-Mar |
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Ferns |
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Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Southern Maidenhair |
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Adiantum pedatum |
Northern Maidenhair |
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Asplenium platyneuron |
Ebony Spleenwort |
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Athyrium asplenioides |
Lady Fern |
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Athyrium pycnocarpon |
Glade Fern |
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Botrychium lunarioides |
Winter Grape Fern |
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Botrychium virginianum |
Rattlesnake Fern |
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Cystopteris protrusa |
Fragile Fern |
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Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive Fern |
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Osmunda cinnamomea |
Cinnamon Fern |
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Osmunda regalis |
Royal Fern |
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Polystichum acrostichoides |
Christmas Fern |
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Selaginella braunii |
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Selaginella uncinata |
Peacock Spikemoss |
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Thelypteris hexagonoptera |
Broad Beech Fern |
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Thelypteris kunthii |
Southern Shield Fern |
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Thelypteris noveboracensis |
New York Fern |
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Thelypteris torresiana |
Mariana Maiden Fern |
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