Monthly Archives: December 2015

Smooth Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium trifoliatum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Smooth Meadow Parsnip, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (12/28/2015.) Scientific name is Thaspium trifoliatum.  Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN on May 5, 2015. Go to the Smooth Meadow Parsnip detail page for more information.

Smooth Meadow Parsnip, Woodland Meadow Parsnip, Yellow Meadow Parsnip, Purple Meadow Parsnip - Thaspium trifoliatum

Smooth Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium trifoliatum

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#NPOD: Elderberry #Nativeplants

Elderberry – Native Plant of the Day 12/14/2015

Photo from 6/01/2011. Location:  Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis detail page.

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

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

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