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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Dwarf Onion – Allium simillimum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 31st, 2010 No commentsDwarf Onion, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/31/2010.) Scientific name is Allium simillimum. It is also is known by the common name Simil Onion. Photo below was taken in the Boise National Forest near Boise, Idaho on June 15, 2010.
Simil Onion, Dwarf Onion - Allium simillimum
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Flowering Spurge – Euphorbia corollata – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 30th, 2010 No commentsFlowering Spurge, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/30/2010.) Scientific name is Euphorbia corollata. Check out this really interesting plant. It is also is known by the common names Blooming Spurge and Emetic Root. Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.
Flowering Spurge, Blooming Spurge, Emetic Root - Euphorbia corollata
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Purple-flowering Raspberry – Rubus odoratus – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 29th, 2010 No commentsPurple-flowering Raspberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/29/2010.) Scientific name is Rubus odoratus. This plant also is known by the common name Thimbleberry. Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.
Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry - Rubus odoratus
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Great Ragweed – Ambrosia trifida – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 29th, 2010 No commentsGreat Ragweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/29/2010.) Scientific name is Ambrosia trifida. This plant also is known by the common names Buffalo Weed, Horseweed, Giant Ragweed, and Tall Ambrosia. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Georgia on August 28, 2010.
Great Ragweed, Buffalo Weed, Tall Ambrosia - Ambrosia trifida
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Large-Flowered Trillium – Trillium grandiflorum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 27th, 2010 No commentsLarge-Flowered Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/27/2010.) Scientific name is Trillium grandiflorum. This plant also is known by the common names Great White Trillium and White Trillium. Photo below was taken near Tray Mountain in White County, Georgia on May 1, 2010.
Large-Flowered Trillium, White Trillium - Trillium grandiflorum
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Common Fiddleneck – Amsinckia menziesii – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 24th, 2010 No commentsCommon Fiddleneck, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/24/2010.) Scientific name is Amsinckia menziesii. This plant also is known by the common names Menzie’s Fiddleneck and Rancher’s Fiddleneck. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, Idaho on June 7, 2010.
Common Fiddleneck, Menzie's Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii
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Highland Dog Hobble – Leucothoe fontanesiana – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 No commentsHighland Dog Hobble, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/23/2010.) Scientific name is Leucothoe fontanesiana. This plant also is known by the common names Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, and Doghobble. Photo below was taken in Towns County, Ga near the Talullah River on April 30, 2010.
Highland Dog Hobble, Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush - Leucothoe fontanesiana
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Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 No commentsCutleaf Coneflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/23/2010.) Scientific name is Rudbeckia laciniata. This plant also is known by the common name Green-headed Coneflower. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Aug 21, 2010.
Green-headed Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata
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Tall Coreopsis – Coreopsis tripteris – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 No commentsTall Coreopsis, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/23/2010.) Scientific name is Coreopsis tripteris. This plant also is known by the common name Tall Tickseed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Aug 21, 2010.
Tall Coreopsis, Tall Tickseed - Coreopsis tripteris
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Rough Buttonweed – Diodia teres – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 21st, 2010 No commentsRough Buttonweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/21/2010.) Scientific name is Diodia teres. This plant also is known by the common name Poor Joe. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Aug 21, 2010.
Rough Buttonweed, Poor Joe - Diodia teres
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Hollow Joe Pye Weed – Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 20th, 2010 3 commentsHollow Joe Pye Weed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/20/2010 – species number 250!) Scientific name is Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus although many will know it by Eupatorium fistulosum. This plant also is known by the common names Trumpetweed, tubular thoroughwort, and hollow-stemmed joe-pye-weed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Aug 17, 2010.
Hollow Joe Pye Weed - Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
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Tall Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 17th, 2010 No commentsTall Ironweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/17/2010.) Scientific name is Vernonia gigantea. This plant also is known by the common names Giant Ironweed, Ironweed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Oct 3, 2009.
Tall Ironweed - Vernonia gigantea
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Ground Ivy – Glechoma hederacea – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 14th, 2010 No commentsGround Ivy, a non-native and invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/14/2010.) Scientific name is Glechoma hederacea. This plant also is known by the common names Gill-over-the-ground, Haymaids, Creeping Charlie, and a few other unkind epithets. Photo below was taken in our neighborhood in Walker County, GA on 04/04/2010.
Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea
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Fireweed – Chamerion angustifolium – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 14th, 2010 No commentsFireweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/14/2010.) Scientific name is Chamerion angustifolium. This plant also is known by the common names Narrow-leaf fireweed and Willow Herb. Photo below was taken at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Short of Lake Superior in MN on 08/03/2002.
Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb - Chamerion angustifolium
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Yellow Pond Lily – Nuphar lutea – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on August 12th, 2010 No commentsYellow Pond Lily, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/12/2010.) Scientific name is Nuphar lutea. This plant also is known by the common names Cowlily, and Spatterdock. Photo below was taken on the Stuart River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in MN on 08/02/2002.
Yellow Pond Lily - Nuphar lutea
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