Three Birds Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/09/2018.) Scientific name is Triphora trianthophoros. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN on August 7, 2018. Go to the Triphora trianthophoros detail page for more information and photos.
Three Bird Orchid – Triphora trianthophoros
Royal Catchfly – Native Plant of the Day 08/05/2018
Photo from 08/04/2013. Location: Dade County, GA.
More photos / info at the Silene regia detail page.
Royal Catchfly – Silene regia
Atamasco Lily, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/30/2018.) Scientific name is Zephyranthes atamasco. Photo below was taken in Bradford County, FL on April 5, 2018. Go to the Atamasco Lily detail page for more information and photos.
Atamasco Lily – Zephyranthes atamasco
Southern Loosestrife – Native Plant of the Day 07/23/2018
Photo from 07/09/2013. Location: Cloudland Canyon State Park, Dade County, Ga.
More info / photos at the Lysimachia tonsa detail page.
Southern Loosestrife – Lysimachia tonsa
Snowy Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/14/2018.) Scientific name is Platanthera nivea. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on July 10, 2017. Go to the Snowy Orchid detail page for more information and photos.
Snowy Orchid – Platanthera nivea
Common Milkweed – Native Plant of the Day 07/04/2018
Photo from 07/02/2010. Location: Walker County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Asclepias syriaca detail page.
Common Milkweed, Silkweed – Asclepias syriaca
Smooth Carrionflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/02/2018.) Scientific name is Smilax herbacea. Photo below was taken along the Heintooga Ridge Road in Haywood County, NC on June 12, 2018. Go to the Smooth Carrionflower detail page for more information and photos.
Smooth Carrionflower – Smilax herbacea
American Cow Parsnip, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/26/2018.) Scientific name is Heracleum maximum. Photo below was taken in Qualla Boundary, NC on June 14, 2018. Go to the American Cow Parsnip detail page for more information and photos.
American Cow Parsnip – Heracleum maximum
Western Virgin’s Bower – Native Plant of the Day 06/26/2018
Photo from 06/01/2012. Location: Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
More photos / info at the Clematis occidentalis detail page.
Western Virgin’s Bower, Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis – Clematis occidentalis
Prairie Purple Coneflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/23/2018.) Scientific name is Echinacea simulata. Photo below was taken in Rutherford County, TN on June 5, 2018. Go to the Prairie Purple Coneflower detail page for more information and photos.
Prairie Purple Coneflower – Echinacea simulata