Hollow Joe Pye Weed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/20/2010 – species number 250!) Scientific name is Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus although many will know it by Eupatorium fistulosum. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Aug 17, 2010.
Hollow Joe Pye Weed – Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
Tall Ironweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/17/2010.) Scientific name is Vernonia gigantea. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Oct 3, 2009.
Tall Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea
Ground Ivy, a non-native and invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/14/2010.) Scientific name is Glechoma hederacea. This plant also is known by the common names Gill-over-the-ground, Haymaids, Creeping Charlie, and a few other unkind epithets. Photo below was taken in our neighborhood in Walker County, GA on 04/04/2010.
Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea
Fireweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/14/2010.) Scientific name is Chamerion angustifolium. Photo below was taken at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Short of Lake Superior in MN on 08/03/2002.
Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb – Chamerion angustifolium
Yellow Pond Lily, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/12/2010.) Scientific name is Nuphar lutea. This plant also is known by the common names Cowlily, and Spatterdock. Photo below was taken on the Stuart River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in MN on 08/02/2002.
Yellow Pond Lily - Nuphar lutea
Helmet Flower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/09/2010.) Scientific name is Scutellaria integrifolia. This plant also is known by the common names Hissopleaf Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap, and Hyssop Skullcap. Photo below was taken at the Chickamauga National Military Park in GA on 05/31/2010.
Helmet Flower - Scutellaria integrifolia
Limestone Hawksbeard, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/07/2010.) Scientific name is Crepis intermedia. This plant also is known by the common name Smallflower Hawksbeard. Photo below was taken in Ada County, ID on 06/7/2010.
Limestone Hawksbeard - Crepis intermedia
Wild Blue Flax, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/06/2010.) Scientific name is Linum lewisii. This plant also is known by the common names Lewis Flax and Prairie Flax. Photo below was taken in Ada County, ID, on the road to Lucky Peak on 06/14/2010.
Blue Flax, Lewis Flax, Prairie Flax - Linum lewisii
Crimson Beebalm, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/02/2010.) Scientific name is Monarda didyma. Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC, on 07/12/2010.
Crimson Bee Balm – Monarda didyma
Virginia Buttonweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/01/2010.) Scientific name is Diodia virginiana. This plant also is known by the common name Large Buttonweed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga, on 07/2/2004.
Virginia Buttonweed - Diodia virginiana