Carolina Geranium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/23/2012.) Scientific name is Geranium carolinianum. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on May 23, 2012. It is also known by the common name Carolina Cranesbill. Go to the Carolina Geranium detail page for more information.
Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill – Geranium carolinianum
Scarlet Gilia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/21/2012.) Scientific name is Ipomopsis aggregata. Photo below was taken in Boise County, ID, on June 13, 2010. Go to the Scarlet Gilia detail page for more information.
Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, Skunk Flower – Ipomopsis aggregata
Cutleaf Geranium, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/17/2012.) Scientific name is Geranium dissectum. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga, on April 16, 2012. It is also known by the common name Cut-leaved Cranesbill . Go to the Cutleaf Geranium detail page for more photos and information.
Cutleaf Geranium, Cut-leaved Cranesbill - Geranium dissectum
Native Plant of the Day 04/17/2012.
Photo from April 16, 2010. Location: Walker County, GA.
Twinleaf – for more photos / info go to the Jeffersonia diphylla detail page.
Twinleaf, Helmet Pod, Ground Squirrel Pea – Jeffersonia diphylla
We have a colony of Iris in a drainage ditch in our yard. We’ve been here over 30 years; the iris were there when we arrived. I finally cleared the privet out of the ditch and surrounding area a few years back, and the irises have flourished, providing us with a lot of enjoyment each spring. They started blooming a few days ago; this photo is from this morning just as the light reached them.
Iris in the Morning Light
Butterweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/06/2012.) Scientific name is Packera glabella. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 2, 2012. Go to the Butterweed detail page for more information.
Butterweed, Yellowtop, Cressleaf Groundsel, Floodplain Ragwort – Packera glabella
I was photographing this Butterweed (Packera glabella) for detail of the individual blossom (swatting at mosquitos that DID want my blood) when I noticed this mosquito enjoying the nectar of a nearby blossom. I was intrigued; I didn’t know mosquitos sipped nectar. Read the rest of the entry for a video.
Butterweed, Yellowtop – Packera glabella – with Asian Tiger Mosquito – Aedes albopicts
Three-Parted Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/01/2012.) Scientific name is Viola tripartita. Photo below was taken on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA, on April 1, 2012. Go to the Three-Parted Violet detail page for more information.
Three-parted Yellow Violet, Threepart Violet, Wedge-leaf Yellow Violet – Viola tripartita
Littleleaf Buttercup, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/27/2012.) Scientific name is Ranunculus abortivus. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on March 2, 2012. It is also known by the common name Littleleaf Crowfoot. Go to the Littleleaf Buttercup detail page for more photos and information.
Littleleaf Buttercup, Littleleaf Crowfoot - Ranunculus abortivus
Burgess Falls State Park is a gem that my wife and I discovered on our way to a family reunion at a house on Center Hill Lake near Cookeville Tennessee. We visited the park on Saturday, March 24, and Monday, March 26.
Large-Flowered Trillium at Burgess Falls State Park