Southern Stoneseed – Native Plant of the Day 04/01/2024
Photo from 4/2/2011. Location: Pigeon Mountain – East, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Lithospermum tuberosum detail page.
Southern Stoneseed – Lithospermum tuberosum
Hoary Puccoon – Native Plant of the Day 02/08/2024
Photo from 4/29/2014. Location: Chickamauga Battlefield Cedar Glade, Catoosa County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Lithospermum canescens detail page.
Hoary Puccoon – Lithospermum canescens
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
Western Stoneseed – Native Plant of the Day 06/27/2017
Photo from 06/14/2010. Location: Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID.
More photos / info at the Lithospermum ruderale detail page.
Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon – Lithospermum ruderale
While some of the early bloomers are gone – no more Dutchman’s Breeches, for example – this is STILL a great time for a visit to The Pocket. My growing wildflower checklist for The Pocket is up to 59 species now, and 41 of them are blooming now, even though a few of those are almost gone. If you want to see Bluebells, better hurry; they are declining fast. The Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) are gone, and I only saw one small patch of Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana). All three Trillium species are still in full glory, but probably the dominant species blooming right now are Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata), and Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida), which you’ll see all along the Pocket Road on your way in to the parking area.
Eastern Columbine and Purple Phacelia
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Hoary Puccoon, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (8/25/2014.) Scientific name is Lithospermum canescens. It is also known as Orange Puccoon, and Indian Paint. Photo below was taken in a Chickamauga Battlefield Cedar Glade in Catoosa County, Ga on April 29, 2014. Go to the Hoary Puccoon detail page for more photos and information.
Western Stoneseed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/28/2012.) Scientific name is Lithospermum ruderale. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 14, 2010. It is also known by the common name Columbia Puccoon and Yellow Puccoon . Go to the Western Stoneseed detail page for more information.
Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale
Southern Stoneseed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/29/2011.) Scientific name is Lithospermum tuberosum. It is also known by the common names Tuberous Stoneseed and Tuberous Gromwell. Photo below was taken on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on April 2, 2011 while Jay Clark, author of Wildflowers of Pigeon Mountain, was showing me some wildflower locations.
Southern Stoneseed, Tuberous Stoneseed, Tuberous Gromwell - Lithospermum tuberosum