Native Plant of the Day 10/29/2013
Photo from Nov 2010. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA
Zigzag Goldenrod – for more photos / information go to the Solidago flexicaulis detail page.
Zigzag Goldenrod, Broadleaf Goldenrod – Solidago flexicaulis by USWildflowers, on Flickr
Rattlesnake Master, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/28/2013.) Scientific name is Eryngium yuccifolium. Photo below was taken along Ascalon Road, Walker County, GA on August 4, 2013. Go to the Rattlesnake Master detail page for more photos and information.
Rattlesnake Master – Eryngium yuccifolium
Goatsbeard, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/22/2013.) Scientific name is Aruncus dioicus. Also known as Eastern Goatsbeard, and Bride’s Feathers. Photo below was taken along Ascalon Road, Walker County, GA on June 7, 2013. Go to the Goatsbeard detail page for more photos and information.
Goatsbeard – Aruncus dioicus
American Bluehearts, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/21/2013.) Scientific name is Buchnera americana. Photo below was taken along Ascalon Road, Walker County, GA on Aug 4, 2013. Go to the American Bluehearts detail page for more photos and information.
American Bluehearts – Buchnera americana
Native Plant of the Day 10/21/2013
Photo from 6/18/2011. Location: Payette National Forest, Adams County, ID
Idaho Trillium – for more photos / info go to the Trillium petiolatum detail page.
Idaho Trillium, Long-petioled Trillium, Purple Trillium, Round Leaf Trillium, Purple Wakerobin – Trillium petiolatum
Mountain Bluet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/13/2013.) Scientific name is Houstonia serpyllifolia. Photo below was taken near Clingman’s Dome, GSMNP, Swain County, NC on Sep 23, 2013. Go to the Mountain Bluet detail page for more photos and information.
Mountain Bluet – Houstonia serpyllifolia
Mapleleaf Alumroot, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/13/2013.) Scientific name is Heuchera villosa. Photo below was taken along the Roaring Fork Motor Trail, GSMNP, Sevier County, TN on Sep 22, 2013. Go to the Mapleleaf Alumroot detail page for more photos and information.
Mapleleaf Alumroot – Heuchera villosa
This Snow Goose was hanging with a flock of Canada Geese on a pond in Daleville, in Botetourt County, VA, last Thursday, Oct. 3. This is my first Snow Goose.
Snow Goose that connected with a flock of Canada Geese in Botetourt County, VA
Indigobush, a native species in most of its North American range, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/08/2013.) Scientific name is Amorpha fruticosa. Photo below was taken in Adams County, ID on May 28, 2012. Go to the Indigobush detail page for more photos and information.
Indigobush – Amorpha fruticosa
Autumn Sneezeweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/07/2013.) Scientific name is Helenium autumnale. Photo below was taken in Botetourt County, VA on Oct 2, 2013. Go to the Autumn Sneezeweed detail page for more photos and information.
Autumn Sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale