Monthly Archives: July 2017

Drumheads – Polygala cruciata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Drumheads, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2017.) Scientific name is Polygala cruciata. Photo below was taken in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Coffee County, TN on Jul 10, 2017. Go to the Drumheads detail page for more information and photos.

Drumheads, Crossleaf Milkwort, Candy Root - Polygala cruciata

Drumheads – Polygala cruciata

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#NPOD Starry False Solomon’s Seal #Nativeplants

Starry False Solomon’s Seal – Native Plant of the Day 07/28/2017
Photo from 5/31/2012. Location:  Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
More info / photos at the Maianthemum stellatum detail page.

Starry False Solomon’s Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon's Seal Star-flowered Solomon’s Plume - Maianthemum stellatum

Starry False Solomon’s Seal – Maianthemum stellatum

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Nuttall’s Milkwort – Polygala nuttallii – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Nuttall’s Milkwort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/20/2017.) Scientific name is Polygala nuttallii. Photo below was taken in the May Prairie State Natural Area, Davidson County, TN on Jul 10, 2017. Go to the Nuttall’s Milkwort detail page for more information and photos.

Nuttall's Milkwort - Polygala nuttallii

Nuttall’s Milkwort – Polygala nuttallii

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Southern Fernleaf False Foxglove – Aureolaria pectinata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Southern Fernleaf False Foxglove, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/13/2017.) Scientific name is Aureolaria pectinata. Photo below was taken in the May Prairie State Natural Area, Davidson County, TN on Jul 10, 2017. Go to the Southern Fernleaf False Foxglove detail page for more information and photos.

Southern Fernleaf False Foxglove, Southern Oak-leech, Cut-leaved Gerardia, Combleaf Yellow False Foxglove - Aureolaria pectinata

Southern Fernleaf False Foxglove – Aureolaria pectinata

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Limestone Barrens Sandwort – Mononeuria patula – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Limestone Barrens Sandwort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/12/2017.) Scientific name is Mononeuria patula.
Photo below was taken in the Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017.
Go to the Limestone Barrens Sandwort detail page for more information and photos.

Lime Barren Sandwort, Glade Sandwort, Pitcher's Stitchwort - Mononeuria patula

Lime Barren Sandwort – Mononeuria patula

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Solitary Pussytoes – Antennaria solitaria – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Solitary Pussytoes, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/01/2017.) Scientific name is Antennaria solitaria. Photo below was taken along the Chestnut Top Trail of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Blount County, TN on March 21, 2016. Go to the Solitary Pussytoes detail page for more information and photos.

Solitary Pussytoes, Singlehead Pussytoes - Antennaria solitaria

Solitary Pussytoes – Antennaria solitaria

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