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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Lanceleaf Spring Beauty – Claytonia lanceolata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 31st, 2012 No commentsLanceleaf Spring Beauty, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/31/2012.) Scientific name is Claytonia lanceolata. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 17, 2011. It is also known by the common name Western Spring Beauty. Go to the Lanceleaf Spring Beauty detail page for more photos and information.
Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty – Claytonia lanceolata
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#NPOD: Mountain Myrtle #Nativeplants
Posted on July 31st, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/31/2012:
PHoto from November 5, 2004. Location: GSMNP – Alum Cave Trail.
Mountain Myrtle - for more information go to the Leiophyllum buxifolium detail page.
Mountain Myrtle – Leiophyllum buxifolium
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#NPOD: Leather Vasevine #NativePlants
Posted on July 30th, 2012 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/30/2012:
Photo from July 12, 2010. Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, NC.
Leather Vasevine - for more photos and information go to the Clematis viorna detail page.
Leather Vasevine, Leather Flower – Clematis viorna
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Tailed Kittentails – Synthyris missurica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 29th, 2012 No commentsTailed Kittentails, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/29/2012.) Scientific name is Synthyris missurica. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 17, 2011. It is also known by the common names Mountain Kittentails and Mountain Kittentoes. Go to the Tailed Kittentails detail page for more photos and information.
Tailed Kittentails, Mountain Kittentails, Mountain Kittentoes – Synthyris missurica
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#NPOD Yellow Stargrass #Nativeplants
Posted on July 29th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/29/2012:
Photo from May 8, 2009. Location: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN.
Yellow Stargrass - for more information go to the Hypoxis hirsuta detail page.
Yellow Star Grass, Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta
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#NPOD Starry False Solomon’s Seal #Nativeplants
Posted on July 28th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/28/2012.
Photo from 5/31/2012. Location: Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
Starry False Solomon’s Seal - for more info and photos go to 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
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Narrowleaf Collomia – Collomia linearis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 27th, 2012 No commentsNarrowleaf Collomia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2012.) Scientific name is Collomia linearis. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. It is also known by the common names Tiny Trumpet, and Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet . Go to the Narrowleaf Collomia detail page for more photos and information.
Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet – Collomia linearis
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Eastern Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 27th, 2012 No commentsEastern Poison Ivy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/26/2012.) Scientific name is Toxicodendron radicans. Photo below was taken in The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on June 6, 2009. Go to the Eastern Poison Ivy detail page for more photos and information.
Eastern Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans
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#NPOD: Chokecherry #Nativeplants
Posted on July 27th, 2012 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 07/27/2012.
Photo from June 15 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Chokecherry - for more photos / info go to the Prunus virginiana detail page.
Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry, Black Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana
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Downy Rattlesnake Plantain – Goodyera pubescens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 26th, 2012 No commentsDowny Rattlesnake Plantain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/26/2012.) Scientific name is Goodyera pubescens. Photo below was taken near the Blue Hole at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on July 15, 2012. It is also known by the common names Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Adder’s Violet, and Net-leaf Plantain. Go to the Downy Rattlesnake Plantain detail page for more photos and information.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Adder’s Violet, Net-leaf Plantain – Goodyera pubescens
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#NPOD American Plum #Nativeplants
Posted on July 25th, 2012 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/25/2012.
Photo from 4/2/2011. Location: Walker County, GA.
American Plum – for more info and photos go to the Prunus americana detail page.
American Plum, Wild Plum - Prunus americana
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#NPOD Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower #Nativeplants
Posted on July 24th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/24/2012.
Photo from 5/25/2012. Location: Adams County, ID.
Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower - for more info and photos go to the Mimulus nanus detail page.
Dwarf Purple Mimulus, Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower - Mimulus nanus
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#NPOD: Cutleaf Coneflower #Nativeplants
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/23/2012
Photo from Aug 21, 2010. Location: Walker County, Ga.
Cutleaf Coneflower - for more information go to the Rudbeckia laciniata detail page.
Green-headed Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata
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Glade St. John’s Wort – Hypericum dolabriforme – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Posted on July 22nd, 2012 No commentsGlade St. John’s Wort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/22/2012.) Scientific name is Hypericum dolabriforme. Photo below was taken in a Cedar Glade on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on July 15, 2012. It is also known by the common name Straggling St. Johnswort. Go to the Glade St. John’s Wort detail page for more photos and information.
Glade St. John’s Wort; Straggling St. Johnswort – Hypericum dolabriforme
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#NPOD Smooth Seedbox #Nativeplants
Posted on July 22nd, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 07/22/2012.
Photo from 7/22/2011. Location: Walker County, GA.
Smooth Seedbox - for more info and a photo of the seed box go to the Ludwigia alternifolia detail page.
Seedbox, Smooth Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox, Rattle-box, Square-pod Water-primrose – Ludwigia alternifolia
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