Palmer’s Bee Plant, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/13/2019.) Scientific name is Cleomella palmeriana. Photo below was taken along the Colorado River in Grand County, UT on May 1, 2019. Go to the Palmer’s Bee Plant detail page for more information and photos.
Palmer’s Bee Plant – Cleomella palmeriana
Gray Beardtongue – Native Plant of the Day 05/07/2019
Photo from 05/04/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Penstemon canescens detail page.
Eastern Gray Beardtongue – Penstemon canescens
Dwarf Larkspur – Native Plant of the Day 04/25/2019
Photo from 04/25/2010. Location: Sitton’s Gulch, Dade County, GA.
More photos / info at the Delphinium tricorne detail page.
Dwarf Larkspur – Delphinium tricorne
Nettleleaf Sage – Native Plant of the Day 04/22/2019
Photo from 4/29/2014. Location: Chickamauga Battlefield National Park, Catoosa County, Ga.
More photos and information at the Salvia urticifolia detail page.
Nettleleaf Sage – Salvia urticifolia
Yellow Corydalis, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/17/2019.) Scientific name is Corydalis flavula. Photo below was taken in Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN on Mar 25, 2019. Go to the Yellow Corydalis detail page for more information and photos.
Yellow Corydalis – Corydalis flavula
Clayton Webster, leader of the Over the Hill Hiking Group (OHHG), contacted me a couple of days ago with an invitation to join their group on their visit to The Pocket, so even though it had only been a few days, I went on down there to meet up with this great group. We covered The Pocket very thoroughly, visited the Martin Davis house, and took a drive over to visit the Blue Hole area of Pigeon Mountain. The day was a success, not only because of the great group, but also I managed to find several species that I missed on Saturday.
The Over the Hill Hiking Group “Better Half”
Partly sunny and warm (70+ degrees) – a great time to check on the bloom status at The Pocket. I was expecting the Bent White Trillium and the Crested Dwarf Iris to be blooming, and they did not disappoint. I was also expecting the Little Sweet Betsy to be blooming, and as I walked north of the parking lot and around the boardwalk, I thought I would be shut out on that account, but along the Pocket Creek Trail heading toward the camping area they were in full swing, so no surprises on the Trillium front. However, there was a surprise – alongside one of those blooming Little Sweet Betsy there was a Southern Stoneseed. I had not seen that plant on this side of the mountain. Overall I identified 41 species this visit, not counting some of the invasives around the parking lot such as Purple Deadnettle and Common Chickweed.
Southern Stoneseed – Lithospermum tuberosum
Wright’s Bird’s Beak, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/30/2019.) Scientific name is Cordylanthus wrightii. Photo below was taken in Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, UT on Aug 28, 2016. Go to the Wright’s Bird’s Beak detail page for more information and photos.
Wright’s Bird’s Beak – Cordylanthus wrightii
Virginia Bluebell – Native Plant of the Day 03/26/2019
Photo from 04/02/2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Mertensia virginica detail page.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica
Butter-and-Eggs, a non-native and, in some areas, invasive plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/23/2019.) Scientific name is Linaria vulgaris. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia on Sep 01, 2014. Go to the Butter-and-Eggs detail page for more information and photos.
Butter-and-eggs – Linaria vulgaris