Bigleaf Periwinkle, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Vinca major. This plant also goes by the common names Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle, and Myrtle. Some folks consider it to be invasive, so use caution in propagating this plant.
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Roundleaf Violet – Viola rotundifolia – Added to USWildflowers Database
Roundleaf Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Viola rotundifolia.
Twinleaf – Jeffersonia diphylla – Added to USWildflowers Database
Twinleaf, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Jeffersonia diphylla. This plant also goes by the common name Rheumatism Root.
Tiny Bluet – Houstonia pusilla – Added to USWildflowers Database
Tiny Bluet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Houstonia pusilla.
Hepatica – A Slightly Deeper Dive
My Twitter friend OurLittleAcre tweeted for an assist in a species identification on a Hepatica photo a day or so ago. As we tweeted back and forth a few times about the species and color variation, it became clear that the subject was going to be difficult to discuss in 140-character messages, and since I wanted to record my thoughts and what I was learning as I researched the subjects, a post here on the USWildflowers Journal seemed to be in order.
03/27/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with GA Botanical Society
On Saturday I participated in the Georgia Botanical Society outing to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, led by Mike Christison. I’m a new member of the BotSoc, as they call it, and this membership in this organization is already paying dividends in many ways. In addition to showing me two more wildflowers sites on Pigeon Mountain, I picked up two new species at The Pocket. One of those was the Roundleaf Yellow Violet.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum amphibium – Added to USWildflowers Database
Swamp Smartweed, a native knotweed species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Polygonum amphibium.
American White Water Lily – Nymphaea odorata – Added to USWildflowers Database
American White Water Lily, a native waterlily species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Nymphaea odorata. This plant also goes by the Common names American White Water Lily, Fragrant Water Lily, White Water Lily.
Purple Deadnettle – Lamium purpureum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Purple Deadnettle, a non-native mint species, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Lamium purpureum. This plant also goes by the common names of Red Deadnettle and Purple Archangel.
03/19/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain – The Variety Show Has Begun
A beautiful sunny day with temps near 70 drew Cindy and I down to The Pocket for a quick look around. As anticipated, the Bloodroot has burst forth in all its glory.