Monthly Archives: June 2011

Common Daylily – Hemerocallis fulva – Added to USWildflowers Database

Common Daylily, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/08/2011.)  Scientific name is Hemerocallis fulva.  It is considered weedy or invasive by some authorities.  It’s also known by the common names Tawny Daylily and Orange Daylily.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on May 31, 2011.

Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily - Hemerocallis fulva

Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily - Hemerocallis fulva

Question Mark Butterfly #WingsOnWednesday

Wednesday has been creeping up on me lately, thus the almost Thursday WingsOnWednesday post.  This lovely butterfly was one of many (several different species) hanging aroung the Blue Hole at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on Memorial Day 2011.

Thanks to Twitter friend @pwtphotography for the identification as a Question Mark butterfly – Polygonia interrogationis@echoschemes and @LeeHillerLondon also pointed me in the right direction identifying it as a member of the Polygonia genus.  I hadn’t gotten any closer to thinking (correctly, at least!) it was a member of the Nymphalidae family.

Butterfly at the Blue Hole

Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis

Following photo added to help show the mark that is what made me decide it is a Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis – instead of the very similar Eastern Comma – Polygonia comma.

Question Mark Butterfly - Polygonia interrogationis

The arrow points to the question mark.

Common Elderberry – Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis – Added to USWildflowers Database

Common Elderberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/01/2011.)  Scientific name is Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis.   It is also known by the common names American Elderberry and American Black Elderberry.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on May 31, 2011.

Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry - Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis