Small Skullcap, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/25/2017.) Scientific name is Scutellaria parvula. Photo below was taken in the Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Small Skullcap detail page for more information and photos.
Small Skullcap – Scutellaria parvula
Spear Globemallow, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/23/2017.) Scientific name is Sphaeralcea hastulata. Photo below was taken in the Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, AZ on Oct 14, 2016. Go to the Spear Globemallow detail page for more information and photos.
Spear Globemallow – Sphaeralcea hastulata
Slender Blue Flag, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/22/2017.) Scientific name is Iris prismatica. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on May 24, 2017. Go to the Slender Blue Flag detail page for more information and photos.
Slender Blue Flag – Iris prismatica
Lanceleaf Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/16/2017.) Scientific name is Viola lanceolata. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 1, 2016. Go to the Lanceleaf Violet detail page for more information and photos.
Lanceleaf Violet – Viola lanceolata
Virginia Sweetspire – Native Plant of the Day 06/05/2017
Photo from 05/29/2009. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Itea virginica detail page.
Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow, Tassel-white – Itea virginica
Eastern Agave, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/25/2017.) Scientific name is Manfreda virginica. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on July 12, 2014. Go to the Eastern Agave detail page for more information and photos.
Eastern Agave – Manfreda virginica
Price’s Wood Sorrel, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/19/2017.) Scientific name is Oxalis macrantha. Photo below was taken in Long Hunter State Park on May 11, 2017. Go to the Price’s Wood Sorrel detail page for more information and photos.
Price’s Wood Sorrel – Oxalis macrantha
Broadleaf Waterleaf – Native Plant of the Day 05/18/2017
Photo from 05/13/2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County GA.
More photos / info at the Hydrophyllum canadense detail page
Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf – Hydrophyllum canadense
Green Dragon, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/17/2017.) Scientific name is Eriophorum virginicum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Green Dragon detail page for more information and photos.
Green Dragon – Arisaema dracontium
Dame’s Rocket , an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/15/2017.) Scientific name is Hesperis matronalis. Photo below was taken at the John C. Wilson Park, Chattanooga, TN on Apr 22, 2017. Go to the Dame’s Rocket detail page for more information.
Dame’s Rocket – Hesperis matronalis
It’s been over a year since I added a non-native species to the USWildflowers.com database (I’ve got a big backlog of native species that I need to get added), but I’ve seen quite a few questions about the identity of this plant this spring – it’s often confused with Phlox – so I thought it would be helpful to get it into the database.
Continue reading