Category Archives: USWildflowers News

Kudzu – Pueraria montana – Added to USWildflowers Database

Kudzu, a non-native, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/09/2011.)  Scientific name is Pueraria montana.  It’s also known by the common names  Kudzu-vine, Foot-a-Night Vine, and Vine that ate the South.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on September 16, 2010.

Kudzu - Pueraria montana

Kudzu - Pueraria montana

Low-Hop Clover – Trifolium campestre – Added to USWildflowers Database

Low-Hop, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/04/2011.)  Scientific name is Trifolium campestre.  It’s also known by the common names  Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, and Hop Trefoil.  Photo below was taken at Reed Branch Wet Meadow Preserve, Towns County, GA on April 30, 2010.

Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil - Trifolium campestre

Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil – Trifolium campestre

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Oakleaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia – Added to USWildflowers Database

Oakleaf Hydrangea, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (11/27/2010.)  Scientific name is Hydrangea quercifolia.  It is the state wildflower of Alabama.  Photo below was taken Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, TN on Aug 28, 2010. 

Oakleaf Hydrangea - Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia

Tulip Poplar – Liriodendron tulipifera – Added to USWildflowers Database

Tulip Poplar, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (11/26/2010.)  Scientific name is Liriodendron tulipifera.  It is also known by the common names Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, and Tulip Magnolia.  Photo below was taken The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on May 13, 2008. 

Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia - Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia - Liriodendron tulipifera

Eastern Wahoo – Euonymus atropurpureus – Added to USWildflowers Database

Eastern Wahoo, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (11/26/2010.)  Scientific name is Euonymus atropurpureus.  It is also known by the common names Burningbush, Spindle Tree, and Indian Arrow-Wood.  Photo below was taken in the Mountain Cove Farm area of Walker County, GA on Oct 30, 2010. 

Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Spindle Tree, Indian Arrow-Wood - Euonymus atropurpureus

Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Spindle Tree, Indian Arrow-Wood – Euonymus atropurpureus

Slenderleaf False Foxglove – Agalinis tenuifolia – Added to USWildflowers Database

Slenderleaf False Foxglove, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/30/2010.) Scientific name is Agalinis tenuifolia.  Photo below was taken in Blount County, TN on the banks of the Tellico Reservoir of the Little Tennessee River on Oct 16, 2010. 

Slender Gerardia, Slenderleaf False Foxglove - Agalinis tenuifolia

Slender Gerardia, Slenderleaf False Foxglove – Agalinis tenuifolia

Late Purple Aster – Symphyotrichum patens – Added to USWildflowers Database

Late Purple Aster, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/22/2010.)  Scientific name is Symphyotrichum patens. Photo below was taken in Blount County, TN on the banks of the Tellico Reservoir of the Little Tennessee River on Oct 16, 2010. 

Late Purple Aster, Spreading Aster - Symphyotrichum patens

Late Purple Aster, Spreading Aster – Symphyotrichum patens

Bachelor’s Button – Centaurea cyanus – Added to USWildflowers Database

Bachelor’s Button, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/11/2010.)  Scientific name is Centaurea cyanus.  It’s also known by the common names Bluebottle, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower.  Photo below was taken in the Pioneer Cemetery in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho on June 17, 2010.

Bachelor’s Button, Bluebottle, Garden Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus

Bachelor’s Button, Bluebottle, Garden Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus

Crimson Clover – Trifolium incarnatum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Crimson Clover, a non-native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (10/03/2010.)  Scientific name is Trifolium incarnatum.  It’s also known by the common name Italian Clover.  Photo below was taken on the east side of Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia on April 18, 2010.

Crimson Clover, Italian Clover - Trifolium incarnatum

Crimson Clover, Italian Clover - Trifolium incarnatum

Prickly Lettuce – Lactuca serriola – Added to USWildflowers Database

Prickly Lettuce, a non-native, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/30/2010.)  Scientific name is Lactuca serriola.  It’s also known by the common name China Lettuce.  Photo below was taken in downtown Chattanooga, TN on May 20, 2010.

Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce - Lactuca serriola

Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce - Lactuca serriola

Side note: This is the 100th species added to the USWildflowers database in 2010.