Native Plant of the Day 09/11/2014
Photo from 09/16/2009. Location: Walker County,GA
American Hogpeanut – for more photos and information go to the Amphicarpaea bracteata detail page.
American Hogpeanut – Amphicarpaea bracteata
My wife and I were heading to a couple of events in Morganton (a memorial service) and Linville (a wedding), NC on Labor Day weekend. We have family in Roanoke, VA, and we had some spare time after the wedding, so we decided to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs by Linville, and on our return trip to stop by Roanoke for a visit afterwards.
One of the wildflowers that stayed with us from end to end was Spotted Jewelweed – Impatiens capensis – along with its sister, Pale Touch-me-not – Impatiens pallida
Hoary Puccoon, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (8/25/2014.) Scientific name is Lithospermum canescens. It is also known as Orange Puccoon, and Indian Paint. Photo below was taken in a Chickamauga Battlefield Cedar Glade in Catoosa County, Ga on April 29, 2014. Go to the Hoary Puccoon detail page for more photos and information.
Native Plant of the Day 08/23/2014
Photo from Aug 2, 2002. Location: Stuart River, BWCAW, MN
Yellow Pond Lily – for more information go to the Nuphar lutea detail page.
Yellow Pond Lily – Nuphar lutea
American Germander, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (8/18/2014.) Scientific name is Teucrium canadense. It is also known as Wood Sage, and Canada Germander. Photo below was taken at the Cosby Campground of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cocke County, TN on June 30, 2014. Go to the American Germander detail page for more photos and information.
Native Plant of the Day 08/16/2014
Photo from June 26, 2004. Location: Walker County, GA
Trumpet Creeper – for more information go to the Campsis radicans detail page.
Trumpet Creeper – Campsis radicans
Native Plant of the Day 08/15/2014
Photo from May 13, 2008. Location: Walker County, Ga
Pink Ladies – for more information go to the Oenothera speciosa detail page.
Pink Ladies, Showy Evening Primrose – Oenothera speciosa
Several years ago the Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene generously opened a walking track next to a creek on their property in Flintstone, Georgia and made it available to the public. My wife and I take advantage of that track from time to time, and have been surprised and pleased by how many wildflowers grow in the area. Yesterday was a beautiful day, so we walked the track, and I went back later to photograph the wildflowers. Here are a dozen native species blooming now along the track.
Among the first wildflowers you notice along the creek is Green-headed Coneflower.
Purple Loosestrife, a non-native, highly invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (8/11/2014.) Scientific name is Lythrum salicaria. Photo below was taken along the Ohio River in Newport, Campbell County, KY on Aug 5, 2014. Go to the Purple Loosestrife detail page for more photos and information.
Little Brown Jug, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (7/30/2014.) Scientific name is Hexastylis arifolia. Photo below was taken at the Lula Lake Land Trust Core Property in Walker County, GA on June 7, 2014. Go to the Little Brown Jug detail page for more photos and information.
Little Brown Jug, Arrowleaf Ginger – Hexastylis arifolia