Category Archives: Native Plant of the Day

Native Plant of the Day

#NPOD: Pinnate Prairie Coneflower #Nativeplants

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Native Plant of the Day 01/26/2024
Location:  Echo Trail near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, St Louis County, MN.
Photo from 9/9/2012. More photos / info at the Ratibida pinnata detail page.

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower - Ratibida pinnata by USWildflowers

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata

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#NPOD: Puttyroot Orchid #Nativeplants

Puttyroot Orchid – Native Plant of the Day 01/23/2024
Photo from 05/06/2010. Location:  The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the  Aplectrum hyemale detail page.

Puttyroot, Adam and Eve - Aplectrum hyemale

Puttyroot, Adam and Eve – Aplectrum hyemale

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#NPOD: Gattinger’s Prairie Clover #Nativeplants

Gattinger’s Prairie Clover – Native Plant of the Day 01/22/2024
Photo from 05/21/2014.  Location: Chickamauga Battlefield Cedar Glade, Catoosa County, GA. More photos / info at the Dalea gattingeri detail page.

Gattinger’s Prairie Clover, Purpletassels, Purple Tassels - Dalea gattingeri

Gattinger’s Prairie Clover – Dalea gattingeri

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