USWildflowers.com Journal
Reports on Gerry Williamson's Wildflower Hobby
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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Yellow Horse Gentian – Triosteum angustifolium – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 18th, 2013 2 commentsYellow Horse Gentian, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/18/2013.) Scientific name is Triosteum angustifolium. It is also known by the common names Yellowfruit Horsegentian, Narrow-leaved Horse-gentian, Lesser Horse-gentian, and Yellow Tinkers Weed. Photo below was taken near the Blue Hole on Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on April 16, 2010. Go to the Yellow Horse Gentian detail page for more photos and information.
Yellow Horse Gentian – Triosteum angustifolium
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Widow’s Cross – Sedum pulchellum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 13th, 2013 No commentsWidow’s Cross, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/13/2013.) Scientific name is Sedum pulchellum. It is also known by the common names Glade Stonecrop, Widowscross, Lime Stonecrop, and Pink Stonecrop. Photo below was taken in a Cedar Glade on Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on May 11, 2013. Go to the Widow’s Cross detail page for more photos and information.
Widow’s Cross – Sedum pulchellum
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Green Violet – Hybanthus concolor – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 10th, 2013 2 commentsGreen Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/10/2013.) Scientific name is Hybanthus concolor. It is also known by the common name Eastern Greenviolet. Photo below was taken at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on May 7, 2013. Go to the Green Violet detail page for more photos and information.
Green Violet – Hybanthus concolor
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Beefsteak Plant – Perilla fructescens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 9th, 2013 No commentsBeefsteak Plant, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/09/2013.) Scientific name is Perilla fructescens. It is also known by the common names Beefsteak Mint and Perilla Mint. Photo below was taken in Grundy County, TN on Sep 17, 2011. Go to the Beefsteak Plant detail page for more photos and information.
Beefsteak Plant – Perilla frutescens
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Trailing Arbutus – Epigaea repens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 6th, 2013 No commentsTrailing Arbutus, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/06/2013.) Scientific name is Epigaea repens. It is also known by the common names Ground Laurel, Mayflower, and Plymouth Mayflower. Photo below was taken on the approach to Big Frog Mountain in Polk County, TN on Apr 8, 2013. Go to the Trailing Arbutus detail page for more photos and information.
Trailing Arbutus, Ground Laurel, Mayflower, Plymouth Mayflower – Epigaea repens
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Walking Fern – Asplenium rhizophyllum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 4th, 2013 No commentsWalking Fern, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/04/2013.) Scientific name is Asplenium rhizophyllum. It is also known by the common name American Walking Fern, because there is a similar Asian species, although it is not found in the United States. Photo below was taken in the Virgin Falls State Natural Area of eastern Tennessee on March 8, 2013. Go to the Walking Fern detail page for more photos and information.
Walking Fern, American Walking Fern – Asplenium rhizophyllum
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Fraser’s Sedge – Cymophyllus fraserianus – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on May 2nd, 2013 4 commentsFraser’s Sedge, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/02/2013.) Scientific name is Cymophyllus fraserianus. It is also known by the common name Fraser’s Cymophyllus. Photo below was taken in the Nantahala Gorge, Swain County, NC on Apr 8, 2013. Go to the Fraser’s Sedge detail page for more photos and information.
Fraser’s Sedge, Fraser’s Cymophyllus – Cymophyllus fraserianus
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Wood Anemone – Anemone quinquefolia – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on April 24th, 2013 No commentsWood Anemone, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/24/2013.) Scientific name is Anemone quinquefolia. It is also known by the common names Nightcaps, amd Twoleaf Anemone. Photo below was taken near the Cosby Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cocke County, TN on Apr 7, 2013. Go to the Wood Anemone detail page for more photos and information.
Wood Anemone, Nightcaps, Twoleaf Anemone – Anemone quinquefolia
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Yellow Sweetclover – Melilotus officinalis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on April 23rd, 2013 No commentsYellow Sweetclover, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/23/2013.) Scientific name is Melilotus officinalis. It is also known by the common names Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, and White Sweetclover. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on May 6, 2012. Go to the Yellow Sweetclover detail page for more information.
Yellow Sweetclover, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real – Melilotus officinalis
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Virginia Plantain – Plantago virginica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on April 17th, 2013 No commentsVirginia Plantain, a species native to much the United States, but naturalized in other parts and naturalized in parts of Canada, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/17/2013.) Scientific name is Plantago virginica. It is also known by the common names Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, and Paleseed Indianwheat. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on Apr 29, 2012. Go to the Virginia Plantain detail page for more photos and information.
Virginia Plantain, Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Paleseed Indianwheat – Plantago virginica
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Pineapple Weed – Matricaria discoidea – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on March 27th, 2013 No commentsPineapple Weed, a species native to the Pacific Northwest, but naturalized in much of the rest of the United States, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/27/2013.) Scientific name is Matricaria discoidea. It is also known by the common names Wild Chamomile, Rayless Chamomile, and Disc Mayweed. Photo below was taken in the Hell’s Canyon Park in Adams County, ID on May 28, 2013. Go to the Pineapple Weed detail page for more photos and information.
Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Rayless Chamomile, Disc Mayweed – Matricaria discoidea
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Field Pansy – Viola bicolor – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on March 23rd, 2013 No commentsField Pansy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/23/2013.) Scientific name is Viola bicolor. It is also known by the common names Wild Pansy, and Johnny Jump-up, and all of these names are frequently applied to a couple of similar Viola species. Photo below was taken in The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA on Mar 16, 2013. Go to the Field Pansy detail page for more photos and information.
Field Pansy, Wild Pansy, Johnny Jump-up – Viola bicolor
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Cow Soapwort – Vaccaria hispanica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on March 17th, 2013 No commentsCow Soapwort, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/16/2013.) Scientific name is Vaccaria hispanica. It is also known by the common names Cowcockle and Cowherb. Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID, on June 19, 2011. Go to the Water Cow Soapwort detail page for more information.
Cowcockle, Cow Soapwort, Cowherb – Vaccaria hispanica
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Water Speedwell – Veronica anagallis-aquatica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on March 3rd, 2013 No commentsWater Speedwell, probably an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/03/2013.) Scientific name is Veronica anagallis-aquatica. It is also known by the common names Sessile Water-speedwell, Brook-pimpernell, and Blue Water Speedwell. Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID, on May 28, 2012. Go to the Water Speedwell detail page for more information.
Water Speedwell, Sessile Water-speedwell, Brook-pimpernell, Blue Water Speedwell – Veronica anagallis-aquatica
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Common Snowberry – Symphoricarpos albus – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on February 23rd, 2013 2 commentsCommon Snowberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/23/2013.) Scientific name is Symphoricarpos albus. It is also known by the common name Upright Snowberry. Photo below was taken on the Kleinschmidt Grade in Adams County, ID on May 28, 2012. Go to the Common Snowberry detail page for more photos and information.
Common Snowberry – Symphoricarpos albus
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