Native Plant of the Day 07/31/2013
PHoto from November 5, 2004. Location: GSMNP – Alum Cave Trail.
Mountain Myrtle – for more information go to the Leiophyllum buxifolium detail page.
Native Plant of the Day 07/31/2013
PHoto from November 5, 2004. Location: GSMNP – Alum Cave Trail.
Mountain Myrtle – for more information go to the Leiophyllum buxifolium detail page.
Native Plant of the Day 07/29/2013
Photo from May 8, 2009. Location: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN.
Yellow Stargrass – for more information go to the Hypoxis hirsuta detail page.
Dense Blazing Star, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/28/2013.) Scientific name is Liatris spicata. Photo below was taken at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Dade County, GA on July 16, 2013. Go to the Dense Blazing Star detail page for more photos and information.
Swamp Rose Mallow, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/26/2013.) Scientific name is Hibiscus moscheutos. Photo below was taken in Amnicola Marsh in Hamilton County, TN on July 20, 2013. Go to the Swamp Rose Mallow detail page for more photos and information.
American Lotus, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/21/2013.) Scientific name is Nelumbo lutea. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on July 20, 2013. Go to the American Lotus detail page for more photos and information.
The Whiteflower Leafcup detail page has been revised with additional photos and information (07/14/2013.) The scientific name of this native species is Polymnia canadensis. It is also known by the common names White Bear’s Foot, and Smallflower Leafcup. Photo below was taken in the Cloudland Canyon State Park in Dade County, GA on July 9, 2013. This species was originally added to the USWildflowers database in 2009.
White Avens, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/13/2013.) Scientific name is Geum canadense. It is also known by the common name Canada Avens. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on June 27, 2013. Go to the White Avens detail page for more photos and information.
Swamp Rose, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/05/2013.) Scientific name is Rosa palustris. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on June 24, 2013. Go to the Swamp Rose detail page for more photos and information.
Pencil Flower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/03/2013.) Scientific name is Stylosanthes biflora. Photo below was taken in Dade County, GA on June 21, 2013. Go to the Pencil Flower detail page for more photos and information.