Category Archives: USWildflowers News

Western Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron rydbergii – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Western Poison Ivy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/11/2012.) Scientific name is Toxicodendron rydbergii.  Photo below was taken in Adams County, ID on May 25, 2012.   It  is also known by the common name Northern Poison Ivy.  Go to the Western Poison Ivy detail page for more photos and information.

Western Poison Ivy, Northern Poison Ivy - Toxicodendron rydbergii

Western Poison Ivy, Northern Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron rydbergii

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Whorled Rosinweed – Silphium trifoliatum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Whorled Rosinweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/06/2012.) Scientific name is Silphium trifoliatum.  Photo below was taken in Wilson County, TN on Aug 4, 2012.   It  is also known by the common name Three-leaved Rosinweed.  Go to the Whorled Rosinweed detail page for more photos and information.

Whorled Rosinweed, Three-leaved Rosinweed - Silphium trifoliatum

Whorled Rosinweed, Three-leaved Rosinweed – Silphium trifoliatum

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Blackberry Lily – Iris domestica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Blackberry Lily, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/06/2012.) Scientific name is Iris domestica.  Photo below was taken in the Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Wilson County, TN on August 4, 2012.   It  is also known by the common names Leopard Flower and Leopard Lily.  Go to the Blackberry Lily detail page for more information.

Blackberry Lily, Leopard Flower, Leopard Lily - Iris domestica

Blackberry Lily, Leopard Flower, Leopard Lily – Iris domestica

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Lanceleaf Spring Beauty – Claytonia lanceolata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/31/2012.) Scientific name is Claytonia lanceolata.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 17, 2011. Go to the Lanceleaf Spring Beauty detail page for more photos and information.

Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty - Claytonia lanceolata

Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty – Claytonia lanceolata

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Tailed Kittentails – Synthyris missurica – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Tailed Kittentails, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/29/2012.) Scientific name is Synthyris missurica.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 17, 2011. Go to the Tailed Kittentails detail page for more photos and information.

Tailed Kittentails, Mountain Kittentails, Mountain Kittentoes - Synthyris missurica

Tailed Kittentails, Mountain Kittentails, Mountain Kittentoes – Synthyris missurica

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Narrowleaf Collomia – Collomia linearis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Narrowleaf Collomia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2012.) Scientific name is Collomia linearis.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. Go to the Narrowleaf Collomia detail page for more photos and information.

Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet - Collomia linearis

Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet – Collomia linearis

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Eastern Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Eastern Poison Ivy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/26/2012.) Scientific name is Toxicodendron radicans.  Photo below was taken in The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on June 6, 2009.   Go to the Eastern Poison Ivy detail page for more photos and information.

Eastern Poison Ivy - Toxicodendron radicans

Eastern Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans

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Downy Rattlesnake Plantain – Goodyera pubescens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/26/2012.) Scientific name is Goodyera pubescens.  Photo below was taken near the Blue Hole at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on July 15, 2012.   It  is also known by the common names Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Adder’s Violet, and Net-leaf Plantain.  Go to the Downy Rattlesnake Plantain detail page for more photos and information.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Adder’s Violet, Net-leaf Plantain - Goodyera pubescens

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Adder’s Violet, Net-leaf Plantain – Goodyera pubescens

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Glade St. John’s Wort – Hypericum dolabriforme – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Glade St. John’s Wort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/22/2012.) Scientific name is Hypericum dolabriforme.  Photo below was taken in a Cedar Glade on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on July 15, 2012. Go to the Glade St. John’s Wort detail page for more photos and information.

Glade St. John's Wort; Straggling St. Johnswort - Hypericum dolabriforme

Glade St. John’s Wort; Straggling St. Johnswort – Hypericum dolabriforme

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Wormleaf Stonecrop – Sedum stenopetalum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Wormleaf Stonecrop, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/17/2012.) Scientific name is Sedum stenopetalum.  Photo below was taken on the Kleinschmidt Grade in Adams County, ID on June 18, 2011.  Go to the Wormleaf Stonecrop detail page for more photos and information.

Wormleaf Stonecrop - Sedum stenopetalum

Wormleaf Stonecrop – Sedum stenopetalum

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