Witch Hobble, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/19/2016.) Scientific name is Viburnum lantanoides. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain County, NC on May 5, 2015. Go to the Witch Hobble detail page for more information.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides
Catawba Rhododendron – Native Plant of the Day 01/12/2016
Photo from June 18, 2005. Location: GSMNP, TN. More photos / info at the
Rhododendron catawbiense detail page.
Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay,Purple Rhododendron – Rhododendron catawbiense
Bird’s Foot Trefoil, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/01/2016.) Scientific name is Lotus corniculatus. Photo below was taken in Meldrum Bay, Manitoulin Island of Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada on Aug 10, 2015. Go to the Bird’s Foot Trefoil detail page for more information.
Bird’s Foot Trefoil – Lotus corniculatus
Thanks for another good year at USWildflowers.com in 2015.
Fire Pink – Silene virginica
Smooth Meadow Parsnip, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (12/28/2015.) Scientific name is Thaspium trifoliatum. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN on May 5, 2015. Go to the Smooth Meadow Parsnip detail page for more information.
Smooth Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium trifoliatum
White Avens – Native Plant of the Day 12/27/2015
Photo from 9/10/2013. Location: Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the
Geum canadense detail page.
White Avens – Geum canadense
Elderberry – Native Plant of the Day 12/14/2015
Photo from 6/01/2011. Location: Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis detail page.
Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Stinking Benjamin, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (11/29/2015.) Scientific name is Trillium erectum. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain County, NC on May 5, 2015. Go to the Stinking Benjamin detail page for more information.
Stinking Benjamin – Trillium erectum
After a trip to visit relatives in Roanoke, Virginia, my wife and I were looking for an interesting stop to spend the night within a few hours’ drive from our northwest Georgia home. We stopped at the I-81 Tennessee Welcome Center and looking over their information we decided Tennessee’s Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park would be a good place to try.
Sunset at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park
My wife and I finished up a stint helping my daughter’s family at their Duck-Duck-Goose children’s consignment sale and had a little time before our next commitment, so we decided to take a few days camping our way to visit some family in Roanoke, Virginia. I’d been wanting to check out Roan Mountain State Park, and since that’s about half way to Roanoke, we targeted spending two nights at this Tennessee State Park before we moved on. My report follows:
Roan Massif stays in the clouds 70% of the time – view from Roan Mountain State Park