Glade Savory, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/28/2018.) Scientific name is Clinopodium glabellum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Glade Savory detail page for more information and photos.
Glade Savory – Clinopodium glabellum
This is an incomplete update on the wildflowers at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain – I got an “urgent” call from my wife as I approached the back of the boardwalk, so it covers only a very small part of the area. Fortunately, and I didn’t know until I got home, the urgent call wasn’t an emergency call – our granddaughter had returned a few days early from a months-long mission trip to Mexico and South America, and we were fortunate enough to get to have lunch with her – our middle granddaughter – and our youngest granddaughter. Sorry, but I’ve got my priorities.
Even with the much shortened walk, I spotted 13 species blooming along the boardwalk, including what I consider to be the crown jewel of the early wildflowers – Bloodroot.
Bloodroot at The Pocket
Star Chickweed – Native Plant of the Day 02/27/2018
Photo from 2/21/2010. Location: The Pocket, Walker County GA.
More photos / information at the Stellaria pubera detail page.
Star Chickweed – Stellaria pubera
While we had a very cold January, February warmed up, and with the next week also expected to be quite warm – temperatures in the 60s, 70s, with even a possibility of reaching 80 degrees – I would expect a lot of action by next weekend. It was reported to me that a few Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) and Harbinger of Spring (Erigenia bulbosa) were blooming a week ago; those are abundant now, and I found a few other species blooming along the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail as well.
Hepatica – Anemone acutiloba
Smooth Rockcress, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/17/2018.) Scientific name is Boechera laevigata. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on Mar 30, 2016. Go to the Smooth Rockcress detail page for more information and photos.
Smooth Rockcress – Boechera laevigata
American Plum – Native Plant of the Day 02/16/2018
Photo from 4/2/2011. Location: Walker County, GA.
More info / photos at the Prunus americana detail page.
American Plum, Wild Plum – Prunus americana
Florida Pinxter – Native Plant of the Day 02/06/2018
Photo from April 26, 2008. Location: Grundy County, TN.
More photos/info at the Rhododendron canescens detail page.
Florida Pinxter, Mountain Azalea, Pink Azalea, Hoary Azalea – Rhododendron canescens