Native Plant of the Day 10/07/2013
Photo from 4/17/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga
Northern Dewberry – for more photos and information go to the Rubus flagellaris detail page.
Northern Dewberry, Common Dewberry – Rubus flagellaris
My wife and I were trying to get back home on Friday, 10/5, for a grandson’s final football game of the season (6th grade), but we managed to carve out a few hours for a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Roanoke and Hillsville in Virginia. We were glad we did. The weather was wonderful, and the colors, while not yet to peak, were quite wonderful.
Tree in fall garb along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Michaux’s Saxifrage, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/02/2013.) Scientific name is Micranthes petiolaris. Photo below was taken on Clingman’s Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sep 23, 2013. Go to the Michaux’s Saxifrage detail page for more photos and information.
Michaux’s Saxifrage – Micranthes petiolaris
Native Plant of the Day 10/03/2013
Photo from 5/2/2010. Location: Big Frog Mountain, Polk County, TN
Northern Maidenhair Fern – for more photos and information go to the Adiantum pedatum detail page.
Northern Maidenhair, Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern – Adiantum pedatum
Native Plant of the Day 09/29/2013
Photo from Oct 3, 2009. Location: Walker County, GA
Frost Aster- for more information go to the Symphyotricum pilosum detail page.
Frost Aster, White Heath Aster – Symphyotrichum pilosum
Small White Morning Glory, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/25/2013.) Scientific name is Ipomoea lacunosa. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on Sep 10, 2013. Go to the Small White Morning Glory detail page for more photos and information.
Small White Morning Glory – Ipomoea lacunosa
Shadow Witch Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/20/2013.) Scientific name is Ponthieva racemosa. Photo below was taken in a Cedar Glade at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA, on Sep 17, 2013. Go to the Shadow Witch Orchid detail page for more photos and information.
Shadow Witch Orchid – Ponthieva racemosa
Wingleaf Primrose-willow, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/16/2013.) Scientific name is Ludwigia decurrens. Photo below was taken at Amnicola Marsh in Hamilton County, TN on Aug 17, 2013. Go to the Wingleaf Primrose-willow detail page for more photos and information.
Wingleaf Primrose-willow – Ludwigia decurrens
Native Plant of the Day 09/15/2013
Photo from 5/8/2004. Location: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN
Circling back to spring for a couple of days – Sweet White Trillium – for more photos and information go to the Trillium simile detail page.
Sweet White Trillium, Jeweled Wakerobin – Trillium simile
Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/11/2013.) Scientific name is Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule. Photo below was taken at Lula Lake in Walker County, Ga on Aug 3, 2013. Go to the Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross detail page for more photos and information.
Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross – Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule