Alabama Snow Wreath – Native Plant of the Day 04/21/2016
Photo from 04/16/2010. Location: Walker County, Ga. More photos / info at the
Neviusia alabamensis detail page.
Alabama Snow-wreath – Neviusia alabamensis
Cutleaf Toothwort – Native Plant of the Day 03/16/2016
Photo from March 7, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the Cardamine concatenata detail page.
Cutleaf Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata
The warm weather has continued, along with a fair bit of rain. It’s been 10 days since my last trip to The Pocket (3/2), and I was expecting some significant changes in what was blooming. Some news – the Harbinger-of-Spring is almost gone. However, that’s not the only news… Wait for it…
Wood Poppy – Stylophorum diphyllum
Not just the Wood Poppy…
Foxglove Beardtongue, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/13/2016.) Scientific name is Penstemon digitalis. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on May 21, 2015. Go to the Foxglove Beardtongue detail page for more information.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis
Who would expect Hepatica to be blooming in January? Today my wife and I wanted to enjoy a beautiful day with some time outside, so we decided to go down to The Pocket for a walk on the boardwalk. The earliest I’ve seen Harbinger of Spring blooming down there previously was Feb 9 (back in 2009), but as warm as it’s been I wasn’t going to be surprised if we found that early bloomer with flowers. But I wasn’t expecting this:
Sharplobe Hepatica – Anemone acutiloba
White Avens – Native Plant of the Day 12/27/2015
Photo from 9/10/2013. Location: Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the
Geum canadense detail page.
White Avens – Geum canadense
Elderberry – Native Plant of the Day 12/14/2015
Photo from 6/01/2011. Location: Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis detail page.
Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Native Plant of the Day 09/24/2015
Photo from 9/16/2009. Location: Walker County, GA
Yellow Crownbeard – for more photos and information go to the Verbesina occidentalis detail page.
Yellow Crownbeard – Verbesina occidentalis
Bitterweed, Yellowdicks – Helenium amarum
Butterfly Milkweed – Native Plant of the Day 06/23/2016
Photo from 06/27/2010. Location: Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the
Asclepias tuberosa detail page.
Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa