Tag Archives: Native Plant of the Day

#NPOD: Hedge Bindweed #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 08/19/2012

Photo from June 4, 2009.  Location: Walker County, GA

Hedge Bindweed – for more information go to the Calystegia sepium detail page.  Note that some subspecies are non-native, and any of them can be invasive.

Hedge Bindweed  - Calystegia sepium

Hedge Bindweed – Calystegia sepium

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#NPOD: White Milkweed #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 01/10/2012.

Photo from July 20, 2010. Location: Cloudland Canyon State Park, Dade County, GA.

White Milkweed – for more photos / info go to the Asclepias variegata detail page.

White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed - Asclepias variegata

White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed – Asclepias variegata

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#NPOD: Tulip Poplar #NativePlants

Native Plant of the Day 11/11/2011

Photo from 3/15/2009. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA

Last year’s Tulip Poplar among this year’s Carolina Spring Beauties – for more photos / information go to the Liriodendron tulipifera detail page.

Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia - Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree, Tulip Magnolia - Liriodendron tulipifera

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#NPOD: Bursting Hearts #NativePlants

Native Plant of the Day 09/21/2011

Photo from Aug 28, 2010. Location: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN

Bursting Hearts unopened seedpod – for more photos / information go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.

Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin', Strawberry Bush. - Euonymus americanus

Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin’, Strawberry Bush. – Euonymus americanus

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#NPOD: Sensitive Partridge Pea #Nativeplants

Native Plant of the Day 09/03/2012.
Photo from Aug 15 2009. Location: Roberson County, TN.
Sensitive Partridge Pea – for more photos / info go to the Chamaecrista nictitans detail page.
Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea - Chamaecrista nictitans

Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea – Chamaecrista nictitans

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