Cumberland Rosinweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/19/2016.) Scientific name is Silphium bracheatum. Photo below was taken in Franklin County, TN on Aug 13, 2016. Go to the Cumberland Rosinweed detail page for more information.
Cumberland Rosinweed – Silphium brachiatum
Blue Flax – Native Plant of the Day 08/11/2016
Photo from 06/14/2010. Location: Lucky Peak Road, Ada County, ID. More info / photos at the Linum lewisii detail page.
Wild Blue Flax – Linum lewisii
Location / Name: Grayson Highlands State Park Hickory Ridge Campground, Mouth of Wilson, VA (Near Mt. Rogers)
Date: 08/01//2016 thru 08/05 (4 nights)
Grayson Highlands State Park came to my attention when I started rock climbing. I had heard it mentioned quite favorably several times in conversations in relation to bouldering, one form of rock climbing. On a trip to visit relatives in Roanoke, Virginia last year with my wife I wanted to swing by the state park to look it over, and we loved the ride up The Crooked Road and the wonderful views from within the park, so I knew then that at some point I wanted to spend a few days there in the campground. Things finally lined up and I was able to spend four nights there starting Aug 1, 2016. NOTE: Grayson Highlands State Park also has a horse campground that is not reviewed here.
Grayson Highlands State Park Wild Ponies – from the Rhododendron Trail
Indian Pink – Native Plant of the Day 08/08/2016
Photo from 05/17/2011. Location: Lookout Mountain, Hamilton County, TN. More info / photos at the Spigelia marilandica detail page.
Indian Pink – Spigelia marilandica
Limestone Hawksbeard – Native Plant of the Day 08/05/2016
Photo from 06/07/2010. Location: Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID. More info / photos at the Crepis intermedia detail page.
Limestone Hawksbeard, Smallflower Hawksbeard – Crepis intermedia
Creeping Water Primrose, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2016.) Scientific name is Ludwigia peploides. Photo below was taken in Hamilton County, TN on June 18, 2016. Go to the Creeping Water Primrose detail page for more information.
Creeping Water Primrose – Ludwigia peploides
Utah Honeysuckle – Native Plant of the Day 07/21/2016
Photo from 5/31/2012. Location: Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID. More info / photos at the Lonicera utahensis detail page.
Utah Honeysuckle – Lonicera utahensis
Pine Barren Death Camas, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/15/2016.) Scientific name is Stenanthium leimanthoides. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 8, 2016. Go to the Pine Barrens Death Camas detail page for more information.
Pine Barren Death Camas – Stenanthium leimanthoides
Based on studies in 1996 and 2002 the species formerly known as Leiophyllum buxifolium has been reclassified into the Kalmia genus (the one containing Mountain Laurel) as Kalmia buxifolia. The USWildflowers database has now been updated to reflect this change. Click on that new scientific name for more information and a photo.
Indian Pipe – Native Plant of the Day 07/09/2016
Photo from 06/19/2005. Location: GSMNP, Little Greenbrier School. More info / photos at the Monotropa uniflora detail page.
Indian Pipe – Monotropa uniflora