Jun 19 2013
Maidenstears or Bladder Campion [Silene vulgaris] found near in Chatham, Ontario on 18 June and in St. Marys on 19 June 2013. It’s a member of the Pink (Caryophyllaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 260-261, says that it comes out in spring and summer grows in fields and roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SIVU
Jun 18 2013
Butter-and-Eggs [Linaria vulgaris] found near some railroad tracks in Chatham, Ontario on 18 June 2013. It’s a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 48-49, says that it comes out in summer grows in waste places and roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LIVU2
Jun 14 2013
Galax or Beetleweed [Galax urceolata] found in Gerton on a trail near the Eastern Continental Divide on 14 June 2013. It’s a member of theDiapensia (Diapensiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 178-179, says that it grows in woods and lists it scientific name as Galax aphylla. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=GAUR2
Jun 14 2013
Spiderwort or Bluejacket [Tradescantia ohiensis] found on Bearwallow Mountain and in Gerton on 14 June 2013. It’s a member of the Spiderwort (Commelinaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 120-121, says that it grows in woods and meadows. USDA Plants Listing: Tradescantia ohiensis
Jun 14 2013
Wild Columbine [Aquilegia canadensis] found on Bearwallow Mountain on 14 June 2013. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas pages 200-201, states that it’s “the only native columbine in the Carolinas” and “once considered for our national wildflower because its flower resembles the talons of the Bald Eagle.” USDA Plants …
Jun 12 2013
Indian Pipe [Monotropa uniflora] found on the Mountains to Sea Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville, on 12 June 2013. It’s a member of the Indian Pipe (Monotropaceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 230-231, states it’s “flower turns upright after pollination, an action described by the genus name Monotropa, meaning one …
Jun 11 2013
Meadow Garlic [Allium canadense] found near a plowed field at Fletcher Park on 11 June 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Wildflowers and Weeds, page 8, states it grows on prairies and dry to wet woods. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALCA3
Jun 08 2013
Garden Cornflower or Bachelor’s Button [Centaurea cyanus] found of Rockwood Road in Arden, on 8 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 24-25, states it’s “treasured for its rare pure blue color and often used in dried flower arrangements.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CECY2
Jun 05 2013
Star Tickseed [Coreopsis pubescens] found at Fletcher Park on 5 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wild Flowers of North Carolina, which names it just Coreopsis, page 201, states that it starts blooming in July, but this is obviously an earlier sighting, and it “grows on dry slopes and in open …
Jun 05 2013
Oxeye Daisy [Leucanthemum vulgare] found at Fletcher Park on 5 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 258-259, states it’s a “European import” and “found throughout the Carolinas, but occurs less frequently in South Carolina.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LEVU
