Based on classification listed in ITIS and as now specified in Weakley’s Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States (2012), where Asclepiadaceae has been combined into Apocynaceae, I have changed the family classification of the Asclepias species included on USWildflowers.com accordingly:
Nashville Breadroot, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (5/12/2014.) Scientific name is Pediomelum subacaule. Photo below was taken in a Chickamauga Battlefield Cedar Glade, Catoosa County, Ga on April 29, 2014. Go to the Nashville Breadroot detail page for more photos and information.
Nashville Breadroot – Pediomelum subacaule
Miami Mist, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (5/10/2014.) Scientific name is Phacelia purshii. Photo below was taken on the east side of Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on May 2, 2014. Go to the Miami Mist detail page for more photos and information.
Miami Mist – Phacelia purshii
Early Saxifrage, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (5/4/2014.) Scientific name is Micranthes virginiensis. Photo below was taken at the Old Stone Fort State Park in Coffee County, TN, on Apr 2, 2014. Go to the Early Saxifrage detail page for more photos and information.
Early Saxifrage – Micranthes virginiensis
Native Plant of the Day 05/04/2014
Photo from May 4, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Bursting Heart – for more photos / info go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.
Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin’, Strawberry Bush. – Euonymus americanus
Southern Red Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (4/27/2014.) Scientific name is Trillium sulcatum. Photo below was taken at the Cloudland Canyon State Park in Dade County, GA, on Apr 16, 2014. Go to the Southern Red Trillium detail page for more photos and information.
Southern Red Trillium – Trillium sulcatum
Potato Dandelion, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (4/24/2014.) Scientific name is Krigia dandelion. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on Mar 22, 2014. Go to the Potato Dandelion detail page for more photos and information.
Potato Dandelion – Krigia dandelion
Native Plant of the Day 04/21/2014
Photo from 4/25/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA .
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip – for more photos / info go to the Thaspium barbinode detail page.
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium barbinode
Elliott’s Blueberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (4/19/2014.) Scientific name is Vaccinium elliottii. It is also known as Mayberry and High Bush Blueberry (several other species are also known by the common name High Bush Blueberry.) Photo below was taken at the Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve, Grady County, GA, on Feb 20, 2014. Go to the Elliott’s Blueberry detail page for more photos and information.
Elliott’s Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii
Wednesday, 04/16/2014, woke up bright and beautiful, if a bit chilly with overnight lows in the lower 30’s. I had a reminder on my calendar to check for Trillium sulcatum, a species I had not seen previously, at Cloudland Canyon State Park. Calendar and weather were in sync, so around 10 AM I headed out for my first visit to this wonderful, nearby state park in 2014. I spotted some Vernal Iris (Iris verna) along the park’s entrance road, a portent of what I hoped would be a beautiful walk. I was not disappointed.
Vernal Iris – Iris verna