Category Archives: USWildflowers News

Mountain Bluet – Houstonia serpyllifolia – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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.

Creeping Bluet, Mountain Bluet, Thymeleaf Bluet, Appalachian Bluet, Michaux’s Bluets - Houstonia serpyllifolia

Mountain Bluet – Houstonia serpyllifolia

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Mapleleaf Alumroot – Heuchera villosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Hairy Alum Root, Rough Heuchera - Heuchera villosa

Mapleleaf Alumroot – Heuchera villosa

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Indigobush – Amorpha fruticosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, False Indigo Bush, Desert False Indigo, Tall Indigo-bush - Amorpha fruticosa

Indigobush – Amorpha fruticosa

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Autumn Sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Common Sneezeweed, False Sunflower, Staggerwort, Yellow Star - Helenium autumnale

Autumn Sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale

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Michaux’s Saxifrage – Micranthes petiolaris – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Mountain Saxifrage - Micranthes petiolaris

Michaux’s Saxifrage – Micranthes petiolaris

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Small White Morning Glory – Ipomoea lacunosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Whitestar, Pitted Morningglory - Ipomoea lacunosa

Small White Morning Glory – Ipomoea lacunosa

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Shadow Witch Orchid – Ponthieva racemosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Hairy Shadow Witch, Racemose Ponthieva - Ponthieva racemosa

Shadow Witch Orchid – Ponthieva racemosa

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Wingleaf Primrose-willow – Ludwigia decurrens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Wingstem Water Primrose, Willow Primrose, Upright Primrose-willow - Ludwigia decurrens

Wingleaf Primrose-willow – Ludwigia decurrens

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Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross – Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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, Multi-stem St. Andrew's-cross - Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule

Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross – Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule

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Apologies for Yesterday’s USWildflowers.com Outage

My apologies for yesterday’s outage of access to USWildflowers.com.  Apparently sometime around noon Eastern Standard Time my DNS service provider reverted to an old zone file for USWildflowers.com.  Since the website had recently been moved to a new server by my hosting provider, the old IP address was incorrect.  While the site was operational, browsers were unable to reach it due to the incorrect IP address.  I had a busy afternoon and evening “away from the office” and didn’t notice the problem until around 10 PM, when I refreshed the DNS zone file to correct the problem.

Thank you for your patience and continued loyalty to USWildflowers.com

GCW

Update 09/11/2013 09:44: I have started the migration of USWildflowers.com DNS services from the free DNS provider to Amazon AWS Route 53 DNS services.