Brian Reid Keener

Asplenium tutwilerae (Tutwiler's spleenwort or Scott's fertile spleenwort) is a rare epipetric fern found only in Hale County, Alabama, United States. A. tutwilerae is a fertile allotetraploid, formed by the chromosomal doubling of a specimen of the sterile diploid A. × ebenoides, a hybrid of A. platyneuron and A. rhizophyllum. Except for its spores, which are fertile rather than malformed, A. tutwilerae is essentially identical to A. × ebenoides and was described as part of that species until 2007. It is named in honor of Julia Tutwiler, who discovered the only known wild population at

Solidago arenicola, also referred to as Locust Fork goldenrod, is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae (after the type locality, which is alongside the Locust Fork River in Blount County, Alabama). It has been found only in the states of Tennessee and Alabama in the United States. It is endemic to riverside scour areas on the Cumberland Plateau, where it is often locally abundant. Solidago arenicola is a perennial herb reaching as tall as 80 cm (32 inches), with a woody underground rhizome. Leaves extend up to 15 cm (8 inches) and are mainly situated on the lower portion

Clinopodium talladeganum, commonly known as the Talladega wild basil, is a perennial vascular shrub in the mint family. C. talladeganum is endemic to a small area in three counties of Alabama.

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Asarum rollinsiae, commonly known as Rollins' wild ginger, is a perennial wildflower in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is endemic to Baldwin County, Alabama.

Asarum finzelii, or Finzel's wild ginger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is endemic to Marshall County, Alabama. It was formerly known as Hexastylis finzelii.