American Beautyberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/23/2010.) Scientific name is Callicarpa americana. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Sep 20, 2010.
American Beautyberry, French Mulberry – Callicarpa americana
White Crownbeard, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/20/2010.) Scientific name is Verbesina virginica. Other common names are Frostweed, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, and Squawweed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on Sep 6, 2010.
White Crownbeard, Frostweed, Iceplant, Virginia Crownbeard - Verbesina virginica
Northern Maidenhair fern, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/16/2010.) Scientific name is Adiantum pedatum. Another common name is Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern. Photo below was taken on Big Frog Mountain in Polk County, TN on May 2, 2010.
Northern Maidenhair, Five-Fingered Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum
Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/15/2010.) Scientific name is Antennaria plantaginifolia. Photo below was taken at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on April 1, 2010.
Plantain-leaf Pussytoes – Antennaria plantaginifolia
Virginia Knotweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/13/2010.) Scientific name is Polygonum virginianum. Another common name is Jumpseed. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County on September 11, 2010.
Virginia Knotweed, Jumpseed - Polygonum virginianum
Starry Campion, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/12/2010.) Scientific name is Silene stellata. Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.
Starry Campion, Widow’s Frill – Silene stellata
Zigzag Spiderwort, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/10/2010.) Scientific name is Tradescantia subaspera. Another common name is Wideleaf Spiderwort. Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, Tennessee on Sep 6, 2010.
Zigzag Spiderwort, Wideleaf Spiderwort - Tradescantia subaspera
Wingstem, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/08/2010.) Scientific name is Verbesina alternifolia. Another common name is Yellow Ironweed. Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, Tennessee on Sep 6, 2010.
Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed - Verbesina alternifolia
I’ve renewed my Chattanooga Nature Center membership for the first time in a long time this year – long overdue, I’d say – and have been over there a few times over the past couple of weeks. The CNC membership includes access to Reflection Riding, where there are areas in which they have allowed free roam of several fields by wild plants. In those fields many late summer wildflowers are blooming now, and probably the biggest show right now is the massive growth of Bidens aristosa – Tickseed Sunflower.
While this display is beautiful, it’s not just the human visitors who are enjoying the flowers. The number of flying insect buzzing, flitting, and darting around the blossoms is staggering. Below photos of a few of them. I don’t know my insects, so if someone has identification information, I’d really appreciate a comment or email.
Enjoy; the bugs sure did. Click on a photo for a larger image.
Based on a post by Jim McCormac over at the Ohio Birds and Biodiversity blog, I believe the insect in photo #1 is a Blue-winged Wasp – Scolia dubia.
Blue-winged Wasp – Scolia dubia; Tickseed Sunflower
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Lanceleaf Fogfruit, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/06/2010.) Scientific name is Phyla lanceolata. Photo below was taken at Reflection Riding in Hamilton County, Tennessee on Sep 5, 2010.
Lanceleaf Fogfruit, Northern Fogfruit – Phyla lanceolata