Monthly Archives: May 2017

Eastern Agave – Manfreda virginica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Eastern Agave, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/25/2017.) Scientific name is Manfreda virginica. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on July 12, 2014. Go to the Eastern Agave detail page for more information and photos.

Eastern Agave, Virginian Agave, Eastern False Aloe, Rattlesnake-master - Manfreda virginica

Eastern Agave – Manfreda virginica

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Price’s Wood Sorrel – Oxalis macrantha – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Price’s Wood Sorrel, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/19/2017.) Scientific name is Oxalis macrantha. Photo below was taken in Long Hunter State Park on May 11, 2017. Go to the Price’s Wood Sorrel detail page for more information and photos.

Price's Wood Sorrel, Tufted Yellow Woodsorrel - Oxalis macrantha

Price’s Wood Sorrel – Oxalis macrantha

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#NPOD Broadleaf Waterleaf #Nativeplants

Broadleaf Waterleaf – Native Plant of the Day 05/18/2017
Photo from 05/13/2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County GA.
More photos / info at the Hydrophyllum canadense detail page

Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf - Hydrophyllum canadense

Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf – Hydrophyllum canadense

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Green Dragon – Arisaema dracontium – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Green Dragon, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/17/2017.) Scientific name is Eriophorum virginicum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Green Dragon detail page for more information and photos.

Green Dragon, Dragonroot - Arisaema dracontium

Green Dragon – Arisaema dracontium

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Dame’s Rocket – Hesperis matronalis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Dame’s Rocket , an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/15/2017.) Scientific name is Hesperis matronalis.  Photo below was taken at the John C. Wilson Park, Chattanooga, TN on Apr 22, 2017.   Go to the Dame’s Rocket detail page for more information.

Dame's Rocket, Damask Violet, Night-scented Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Mother-of-the-evening, Summer Lilac - Hesperis matronalis

Dame’s Rocket – Hesperis matronalis

It’s been over a year since I added a non-native species to the USWildflowers.com database (I’ve got a big backlog of native species that I need to get added), but I’ve seen quite a few questions about the identity of this plant this spring – it’s often confused with Phlox – so I thought it would be helpful to get it into the database.
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#NPOD: Solomon’s Seal #Nativeplants

Solomon’s Seal – Native Plant of the Day 05/15/2017
Photo from 05/13/2008. Location:  The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the  Polygonatum biflorum detail page.

Smooth Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum biflorum

Smooth Solomon’s Seal – Polygonatum biflorum

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