Monthly Archives: February 2012

An Early Spring at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain

This is Leap Day.  For this once-every-four-years day, I thought that rather than the normal Native Plant of the Day (#NPOD on Twitter) I’d post a few native plants from and a report on the early spring status of the wildflowers at one of Georgia’s premier wildflower locations, The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain.  As things worked out, Feb 27 was the day available to make the short trek down to that part of Walker County.

It was a beautiful day.  When my wife and I headed down to The Pocket on Monday, Feb 27, 2012, we considered both the beautiful day and the time we were able to spend together a blessing from God.  We also expected to find wildflowers, since we’ve had very little real winter and quite a warm February. However, we had no idea!

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain

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Coatbuttons – Tridax procumbens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Coatbuttons, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/20/2012.) Scientific name is Tridax procumbens.  Photo below was taken in Sarasota County, FL, on December 18, 2011.   It  is also known by the common names Tridax Daisy, Tridax, and Cadillo Chisaca.  Go to the Coatbuttons detail page for more photos and information.

Coatbuttons, Tridax Daisy, Tridax, Cadillo Chisaca - Tridax procumbens

Coatbuttons, Tridax Daisy, Tridax, Cadillo Chisaca - Tridax procumbens

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Hairy Bittercress – Cardamine hirsuta – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Hairy Bittercress, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/15/2012.) Scientific name is Cardamine hirsuta.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on February 4, 2012.   It  is also known by the common name Hoary Bittercress.  Go to the Hairy Bittercress detail page for more photos and information.

Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta

Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta

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Florida Tasselflower – Emilia fosbergii – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Florida Tasselflower, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/08/2012.) Scientific name is Emilia fosbergii.  Photo below was taken in Sarasota County, FL, on December 18, 2011.   It  is also known by the common name Flora’s Paintbrush.  Go to the Florida Tasselflower detail page for more photos and information.

Florida Tasselflower, Flora's Paintbrush, Florida Tassel Flower - Emilia fosbergii

Florida Tasselflower, Flora's Paintbrush, Florida Tassel Flower - Emilia fosbergii

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