Jul 12 2013
Eastern Purple Coneflower [Echinacea purpurea] found at Fletcher Park on 12 July 2013. It’s the member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 382-383, states it blooms in summer and fall. USDA Plants Listing: Echinacea purpurea
Jul 11 2013
Buttonweed or Poorjoe [Diodia teres] photos were taken at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 158-159, states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in dry sandy soil. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=DITE2 (Poorjoe)
Jul 11 2013
Dwarf St. Johnswort [Hypericum mutilum] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mangosteen (Clusiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 268-269, states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in wet or moist open soil. USDA Plants Listing: Hypericum mutilum
Jul 11 2013
Sweetclover or White Sweet Clover[Melilotus officinalis] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 60-61, states it blooms in late spring to fall and can be found on roadsides and waste places. It also lists it’s scientific name as Melilotus alba. …
Jul 11 2013
Deptford Pink [Dianthus armeria] photos were taken at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Pink (Caryophyllaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 258-259 states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in fields and on roadsides. These were found just off one of the walking paths. USDA Plants …
Jul 11 2013
Rough Cinquefoil or Norwegian Cinquefoil [Potentilla norvegica] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 240-241, states it blooms in late spring to fall and can be found in clearings, on roadsides, and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: Potentilla norvegica
Jul 06 2013
Orange Eye Butterflybush [Buddleja davidii] found near the old Brookwood golf course on Mills Gap Road on 6 July 2013. It’s a member of the Butterfly-bush (Buddlejaceae) family. Wikipedia states that it’s a native flowering shrub of China and Japan. The file from the USDA states that another name for the shrub is Summer Lilac and: Orange …
Jul 05 2013
Pale Touch-me-not [Impatiens pallida] found at Fletcher Park on 5 July 2013. It’s a member of the Touch-me-not (Balsaminaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 54-55, states that it blooms in summer and early fall, and can be found in moist places, “mostly in limestone regions.” USDA Plants Listing: Impatiens pallida
Jul 02 2013
Mountain Phlox or Wideflower Phlox [Phlox latifolia] found at NC Arboretum on 2 July 2013. It’s a member of the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 248-249, states that it blooms in woods in spring and early summer. It also lists it under the synonym of Phlox ovata. USDA Plants Listing: Phlox latifolia
Jun 30 2013
Field Bindweed [Convolvulus arvensis] found near The Clam Bar in North Syracuse, New York on 30 June 2013. It’s a member of the Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 324-325, states that it’s found in summer and fall in fields and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: Convolvulus arvensis
