#NPOD: Flowering Dogwood #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 04/11/2013

Photo from April 11, 2009. Location:  The Pocket, Walker County, GA.

Flowering Dogwood - for more photos / info go to the  Cornus florida detail page.

Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida

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#NPOD: Red-osier Dogwood #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 11/11/2012

Photo from 05/06/2012.  Location: Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID

Red-osier Dogwood- for more photos / information go to the Cornus sericea detail page.

Red-osier Dogwood, Western Dogwood, American Dogwood – Cornus sericea

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Red-osier Dogwood (Western Dogwood) Fruit #Nativeplants

In early September I did a Boundary Waters canoe trip with a couple of friends – great time with them, and great to get back after several years of absence.  One of the plants I photographed was a large shrub with white berries.  I hadn’t been able to identify it until recently, when I was browsing my copy of Idaho Mountain Wildflowers – A. Scott Earle and saw those white berries in a photo.  Slapped my forehead – Dogwood!  Red-osier Dogwood has WHITE berries!  A bit more research on what Cornus species were found in Minnesota ensured that this was Cornus sericea.  I like reducing that list of “Unidentified” in my photo catalog.

Red-osier Dogwood (Western Dogwood, American Dogwood) Berries

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#NPOD: Stiff Dogwood #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 10/26/2012

Photo from 5/22/2011. Location:  Walker County, GA

Stiff Dogwood – for more photos / info go to the  Cornus foemina detail page.

Stiff Dogwood, Southern Swamp Dogwood, Gray Dogwood – Cornus foemina

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Bunchberry – Cornus canadensis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Bunchberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/20/2012.) Scientific name is Cornus canadensis.  Photo below was taken near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, St. Louis County, MN on Sep 9, 2012.   It  is also known by the common names Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Dogwood, Canadian Bunchberry, Dwarf Cornel, and Creeping Dogwood.  Go to the Bunchberry detail page for more photos and information.

Bunchberry, Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Dogwood, Canadian Bunchberry, Dwarf Cornel, Creeping Dogwood – Cornus canadensis

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Red-osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Red-osier Dogwood, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/04/2012.) Scientific name is Cornus sericea.  Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade in Adams County, ID on May  26, 2012.   It  is also known by the common names Western Dogwood, American Dogwood.  Go to the Red-osier Dogwood detail page for more photos and information.

Red-osier Dogwood, Western Dogwood, American Dogwood - Cornus sericea

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Just a Few Photos From My Yard This Morning

It was a beautiful morning today, and since I work from home on Mondays I had an extra few minutes before starting work.  I used those minutes to walk around our yard taking a few photos:

Fleabane

This Fleabane is growing in our yard along the sidewalk to our driveway.  I’m probably a bit negligent with mowing the lawn, and I’m not sure the patches of Fleabane I leave when I do mow are fully appreciated by others.  Thanks to my tolerant wife!

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Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina – Added to USWildflowers Database

Stiff Dogwood, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/23/2011.)  Scientific name is Cornus foemina.    Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on April 22, 2011 – in our spare lot.  I discovered it by noticing a white cluster of blooms remaining after clearing a thicket of privet.

Flowering Dogwood added to USWildflowers Database

Flowering Dogwood added to USWildflowers Database

Detail page here:

http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Cornus%20florida

04/11/2009 The Pocket – Status Update

To avoid crowds like those that were on the Shirley Miller Trail at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain last week, I headed down there early Saturday morning, arriving at the parking area shortly after 8 AM. The sky was overcast, but the wind was low – a good situation for wildflower photography. My first stop was the dogwood tree beside the parking area.

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