Butterfly Milkweed – Native Plant of the Day 06/23/2016
Photo from 06/27/2010. Location: Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the
Asclepias tuberosa detail page.
Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
Native Plant of the Day 06/19/2015
Photo from June 15, 2010. Location: Boise National Forest, Ada County, ID.
Ballhead Waterleaf – for more photos / info go to the Hydrophyllum capitatum detail page.
Ballhead Waterleaf, Cat’s Breeches, Dwarf Waterleaf – Hydrophyllum capitatum
American Umbrella Leaf, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/04/2015.) Scientific name is Diphylleia cymosa. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the Little River Trail near Elkmont on May 04, 2015. Go to the American Umbrella Leaf detail page for more photos and information.
American Umbrella Leaf – Diphylleia cymosa
Native Plant of the Day 05/31/2015
Photo from May 31, 2004. Location: Big Frog Mountain, Polk County, TN.
Mountain Laurel – for more photos / info go to the Kalmia latifolia detail page.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia
Native Plant of the Day 05/29/2015
Photo from May 30, 2004. Location: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN.
Note: See comment below from Forestry Service Botanist David Taylor, which brings this identification into question.
Roundleaf Catchfly – for more photos / info go to the Silene rotundifolia detail page.
Roundleaf Catchfly – Silene rotundifolia
Two new photos of Great Blue Lobelia – from September 2014 – are now on the Lobelia siphilitica detail page.
Native Plant of the Day 05/18/2015
Photo from June 6, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Wild Bergamot – for more photos / info go to the Monarda fistulosa detail page.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
Green and Gold, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/14/2015.) Scientific name is Chrysogonum virginianum. Photo below was taken in Murray County, GA near Carters Lake on Apr 17, 2015. Go to the Green and Gold detail page for more photos and information.
Green and Gold – Chrysogonum virginianum
Native Plant of the Day 04/29/2015
Photo from May 4, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Maple Leaved Viburnum – for more photos / info go to the Viburnum acerifolium detail page.
Maple Leaved Viburnum – Viburnum acerifolium
Native Plant of the Day 04/21/2015
Yarrow – for more photos / info go to the Achillea millefolium detail page.
Photo from May 29, 2009. Location: Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Common Yarrow, Milfoil – Achillea millefolium