USWildflowers Daily Post Slight Change in Direction #USWF-Daily

As September draws to a close, the number of native plants in the USWildflowers database that haven’t been used in one of the daily posts on Twitter and Facebook is also being exhausted, destined to lose a race against time even with 33 native species added in August along with another 19 in September.  I’ve decided a slight change in direction for USWildflowers’ daily wildflower post is in order.

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Prickly Lettuce – Lactuca serriola – Added to USWildflowers Database

Prickly Lettuce, a non-native, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/30/2010.)  Scientific name is Lactuca serriola.  It’s also known by the common name China Lettuce.  Photo below was taken in downtown Chattanooga, TN on May 20, 2010.

Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce - Lactuca serriola

Side note: This is the 100th species added to the USWildflowers database in 2010.

#NPOD: Plantain-leaf Pussytoes

Native Plant of the Day 09/29/2010:

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes - for more photos and information go to the Antennaria plantaginifolia detail page.

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Woman's Tobacco - Antennaria plantaginifolia

Yellow Salsify – Tragopogon dubius – Added to USWildflowers Database

Yellow Salsify, a non-native and potentially invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/28/2010.)  Scientific name is Tragopogon dubius.  It’s also known by the common names Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, and Wild Oysterplant.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills near Boise, ID on June 19, 2010.

Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant - Tragopogon dubius

Balloon Vine – Cardiospermum halicacabum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Balloon Vine, a non-native and potentially invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/27/2010.)  Scientific name is Cardiospermum halicacabum.  It’s also known by the common names Love in a Puff and Heartseed.  Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, TN on Sep 5, 2010.

Balloon Vine, Love in a Puff, Heartseed - Cardiospermum halicacabum

American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana – Added to USWildflowers Database

American Beautyberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/23/2010.)  Scientific name is Callicarpa americana.  It’s also known by the common name French Mulberry .  Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Sep 20, 2010.

American Beautyberry, French Mulberry - Callicarpa americana

#NPOD: Bursting Heart

Native Plant of the Day 09/22/2010:

Bursting Heart - after the heart bursts. For more photos and information go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.

Bursting Heart, Strawberry Bush – Euonymus americanus

#NPOD: Bursting Heart

Native Plant of the Day 09/21/2010:

Bursting Heart - before the heart bursts. For more photos and information go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.

Bursting Heart, Strawberry Bush. - Euonymus americanus

White Crownbeard – Verbesina virginica – Added to USWildflowers Database

White Crownbeard, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/20/2010.)  Scientific name is Verbesina virginica.  Other common names are Frostweed, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, and Squawweed.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Sep 6, 2010.

White Crownbeard, Frostweed, Iceplant, Virginia Crownbeard - Verbesina virginica

#NPOD: Zigzag Spiderwort

Native Plant of the Day 09/20/2010:

Zigzag Spiderwort - for more photos and information go to the Tradescantia subaspera detail page.

Zigzag Spiderwort, Wideleaf Spiderwort - Tradescantia subaspera

Northern Maidenhair – Adiantum pedatum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Northern Maidenhair fern, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/16/2010.)  Scientific name is Adiantum pedatum.  Another common name is Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern.  Photo below was taken on Big Frog Mountain in Polk County, TN on May 2, 2010.

Northern Maidenhair, Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes – Antennaria plantaginifolia – Added to USWildflowers Database

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/15/2010.)  Scientific name is Antennaria plantaginifolia.  Another common name is Woman’s Tobacco.  Photo below was taken at THe Pocket on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on April 1, 2010.

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes – Antennaria plantaginifolia

Virginia Knotweed – Polygonum virginianum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Virginia Knotweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/13/2010.)  Scientific name is Polygonum virginianum.  Another common name is Jumpseed.  Photo below was taken in Hamilton County on September 11, 2010.

Virginia Knotweed, Jumpseed - Polygonum virginianum

Starry Campion – Silene stellata – Added to USWildflowers Database

Starry Campion, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/12/2010.)  Scientific name is Silene stellata.  Another common name is Widow’s Frill.  Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.

Starry Campion, Widow's Frill – Silene stellata

Zigzag Spiderwort – Tradescantia subaspera – Added to USWildflowers Database

Zigzag Spiderwort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/10/2010.)  Scientific name is Tradescantia subaspera.  Another common name is Wideleaf Spiderwort.  Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, Tennessee on Sep 6, 2010.

Zigzag Spiderwort, Wideleaf Spiderwort - Tradescantia subaspera