May 25 2013
Common Yarrow or Milfoil [Achillea millefolium] found on the Blue Ridge Parkway Shut-In Trail on 25 May 2013. The USDA Plants website shows that it grows all over the United States and Canada, and it’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 220-221, says that it can be found in fields …
May 25 2013
Lyre-Leaved or Lyreleaf Sage [Salvia lyrata] was quite prevalent along our hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway Shut-In trail on 25 May 2013. It’s a member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) and, yes, it’s stem is square. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 94-95, says it can be found in dry open woods in Spring and Early Summer. …
May 25 2013
Venus’ Pride or Large Houstonia [Houstonia purpurea], a member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family, found on the Blue Ridge Parkway Shut-In Trail on 25 May 2013. The USDA website lists a North Carolina variety of this flower, Mountain Bluet, as endangered. An entry can be found in Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 158-159, for the Large …
May 11 2013
These photos of the Wild Geranium [Geranium maculatum] were taken on a walking path at the Folk Art Center, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on 11 May 2013. It’s a member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae’s) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 280-281, states it’s “common in fields and meadows.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=GEMA
May 11 2013
These Narrowleaf or Stout Blue-Eyed Grass [Sisyrinchium angustifolium] photos taken on a walking path at the Folk Art Center, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on 11 May 2013. It’s a member of the Iris (Iridaceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 332-333, states the “flowers are often pale blue” and found “in fields and meadows.” …
May 04 2013
The North Carolina Native Plant Society lists this flower as a Nodding Trillium [Trillium rugelii]. it’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family and was found in Gerton on 4 May 2012 with the Large-Flowered Trillium. The USDA link has a name of Ill-scented Wake-robin. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 124-125, states that the maroon or …
May 04 2013
Large-flowered Trillium [Trillium grandiflorum] or White Trillium photos taken in Gerton on 4 May 2013, off a little roadside turn-off. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) famly. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 124-125, states that it’s found in “rich woods” and it flowers white, turning pink as it fades. USDA Plants Listing: Trillium grandiflorum
Apr 25 2013
Henbit Deadnettle [Lamium amplexicaule] found in Fletcher, NCon 25 April 2013. It’s a member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family with a square stem. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 108-109, states it blooms in spring and summer in “dry soils, old fields, disturbed sites, parks, sun.” USDA Plants Listing: Lamium amplexicaule
Apr 21 2013
The Indian Strawberry [Duchesnea indica] photos were taken at 106 Troy Hill Circle and Fletcher Park on 21 April 2013. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 336-337, states that its a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family and forms a low trailing vine, yielding a strawberry-shaped fruit that turns red when its ripe. It is not …
