Aug 23 2013
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly [Battus philenor] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 23 August 2013. It’s a member of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. One photo below shows it on Pale Jewelweed. Butterfliesandmoths.org: Battus philenor
Aug 23 2013
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly [Papilio glaucus] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 23 August 2013. This butterfly is a member of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. The photo below shows it on the Purplestem Angelica. Wikipedia Listing: Papilio glaucus
Aug 22 2013
Blue Mistflower [Conoclinium coelestinum] found at Fletcher Park on 22 August 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 436-437, states it blooms in late summer to fall in moist woods and thickets. The guide lists it under the scientific synonym of Eupatorium coelestinum. USDA Plants Listing: Conoclinium coelestinum
Aug 22 2013
New York Ironweed [Vernonia noveboracensis] found at Fletcher Park on 22 August 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 210-211, states it blooms in summer and fall in moist meadows. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 182-183, states: “Iron” refers to the rust-colored dried flower heads and reddish seeds, …
Aug 22 2013
Cardinalflower [Lobelia cardinalis] found at Fletcher Park on 22 August 2013. It’s a member of the Bellflower (Campanulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 52-53, states it blooms in late summer and fall and is “a striking plant of stream banks and damp meadows.” USDA Plants Listing: Lobelia cardinalis
Aug 22 2013
Tall or Giant Sunflower [Helianthus giganteus] found at Fletcher Park on 22 August 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 388-389, states it blooms in summer and fall in swamps and damp thickets. The stem is “often purple,” as seen below. USDA Plants Listing: Helianthus giganteus
Aug 07 2013
Seaside Buckwheat[Eriogonum latifolium] found near the Point Vincente Interpretive Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on 7 August 2013. It’s a member of the Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family. The Daily Breeze, 10 August 2013, page D4, states that this shrub is “a widely encountered native plant” and “Buckwheat is known as a pseudograin since, although it is …
Aug 04 2013
Japanese Meadowsweet [Spiraea japonica] found on the Mountains-to-Sea trail near the old Rattlesnake Lodge off Blue Ridge Parkway on 4 August 2013. It’s a shrub that’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. The National Park Service states that it was introduced from Asia as an ornamental plant and is extremely invasive. USDA Plants Listing: …
Aug 02 2013
Common Plantain[Plantago major] found off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Folk Art Center, on 2 August 2013. It’s a member of the Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 398-399 states that it blooms from spring to fall and is an “abundant weed of lawns, waste places and roadsides.” USDA Plants Listing: Plantago major …
Aug 02 2013
Shaggy Soldier or Quickweed[Galinsoga quadriradiata] found off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Folk Art Center, on 2 August 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 284-285 states that it blooms in summer and fall and is a “common weed of gardens.” It also names it just “Galinsoga” and …
