USWildflowers.com Journal
Reports on Gerry Williamson's Wildflower Hobby
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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#NPOD: Heartleaf Skullcap #Nativeplants
Posted on May 17th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/17/2012.
Photo from June 6, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Heartleaf Skullcap - for more photos / info go to the Scutellaria ovata detail page.
Heartleaf skullcap - Scutellaria ovata
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#NPOD: Mountain Wood Sorrel #Nativeplants
Posted on May 16th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/15/2012.
Photo from June 18, 2005. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN.
Mountain Wood Sorrel - for more photos / info go to the Oxalis montana detail page.
Mountain Wood Sorrel, Northern Wood Sorrel - Oxalis montana
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#NPOD: Sessileleaf Bellwort #Nativeplants
Posted on May 15th, 2012 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/15/2012.
Photo from April 30, 2010. Location: Rabun County, Ga.
Sessileleaf Bellwort - for more photos / info go to the Uvularia sessilifolia detail page.
Sessileleaf Bellwort, Wild Oats - Uvularia sessilifolia
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#NPOD: Large-Flowered Bellwort #Nativeplants
Posted on May 14th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/14/2012.
Photo from April 2, 2008. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
Large-Flowered Bellwort - for more photos / info go to the Uvularia grandiflora detail page.
Large-flowered Bellwort - Uvularia grandiflora
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#NPOD: Perfoliate Bellwort #Nativeplants
Posted on May 13th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/13/2012.
Photo from April 13, 2010. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
Perfoliate Bellwort - for more photos / info go to the Uvularia perfoliata detail page.
Perfoliate Bellwort, Merry Bells - Uvularia perfoliata
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Climbing Hempweed – Mikania scandens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 12th, 2012 No commentsClimbing Hempweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/12/2012.) Scientific name is Mikania scandens. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on October 2, 2011. It is also known by the common name Climbing Boneset. Go to the Climbing Hempweed detail page for more information.
Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset - Mikania scandens
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#NPOD: Vasey’s Trillium #Nativeplants
Posted on May 12th, 2012 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/12/2012.
Photo from April 30, 2010. Location: Blue Ridge Gap Area, Towns County, Ga.
Vasey’s Trillium - for more photos / info go to the Trillium vaseyi detail page.
Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin - Trillium vaseyi
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Utah Serviceberry – Amelanchier utahensis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 11th, 2012 No commentsUtah Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/10/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis. Photo below was taken in Boise County, ID, on June 13, 2010. It is also known by the common names Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry if you go with more recent classifications which consider Amelanchier pallida to be a synonym of Amelanchier utahensis. Go to the Utah Serviceberry detail page for more information.
Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry - Amelanchier utahensis
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#NPOD: Lily of the Valley #Nativeplants
Posted on May 11th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/11/2012.
Photo from May 8, 2004. Location: Big Frog Mountain, Polk County, TN.
Lily of the Valley - for more photos / info go to the Convallaria majuscula detail page.
American Lily of the Valley - Convallaria majuscula
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#NPOD: Green Pitcher Plant #Nativeplants
Posted on May 10th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/10/2012.
Photo from May 1, 2010. Location: Reed Branch Wet Meadow Preserve, Towns County, GA. (Access by permission only.)
Green Pitcher Plant - for more photos / info go to the Sarracenia oreophila detail page.
Green Pitcher Plant - Sarracenia oreophila
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#NPOD Florida Pinxter #Nativeplants
Posted on May 9th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/09/2012.
Photo from April 26, 2008. Location: Grundy County, TN.
Florida Pinxter - for more info go to the Rhododendron canescens detail page.
Florida Pinxter, Mountain Azalea, Pink Azalea, Hoary Azalea - Rhododendron canescens
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Smooth Serviceberry – Amelanchier laevis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 8th, 2012 No commentsSmooth Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/08/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 2, 2008. It is also known by the common name Allegheny Serviceberry . Go to the Smooth Serviceberry detail page for more information.
Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry - Amelanchier laevis
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#NPOD: Gray Beardtongue #Nativeplants
Posted on May 8th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/08/2012.
Photo from May 4, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Gray Beardtongue - for more photos / info go to the Penstemon canescens detail page.
Eastern Gray Beardtongue - Penstemon canescens
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#NPOD: Puttyroot Orchid #Nativeplants
Posted on May 7th, 2012 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 05/07/2012.
Photo from May 6, 2010. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Puttyroot Orchid - for more photos / info go to the Aplectrum hyemale detail page.
Puttyroot, Adam and Eve - Aplectrum hyemale
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#NPOD Broadleaf Waterleaf #Nativeplants
Posted on May 6th, 2012 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/06/2012
Photo from May, 2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County GA:
Broadleaf Waterleaf - for more photos / information go to the Hydrophyllum canadense detail page
Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf - Hydrophyllum canadense
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