Jul 04 2014
Jimsonweed [Datura stramonium] found on Bearwallow Mountain on 4 July 2014. It’s a member of the Nightshade (Solanaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 214-215, states that it’s “ill-smelling and poisonous.” It blooms in summer and fall.
USDA Plants Listing: Datura stramonium
Jimsonweed on Bearwallow Mountain – 4 July 2014
Jimsonweed (side view) – 4 July 2014
Jimsonweed (top view) – 4 July 2014
Jun 28 2014
Curly Dock [Rumex crispus] found off a path at Fletcher Park on 28 June 2014. It’s a member of the Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 404-405, states it blooms in late spring and summer and is a common “weed of fields and waste places.” In the guide, it’s listed as Curled Dock.
USDA Plants Listing: Rumex crispus
Curly Dock at Fletcher Park – 28 June 2014
Curly Dock – 28 June 2014
Jun 15 2014
Common Wood Sorrel or Mountain Woodsorrel [Oxalis montana] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 15 June 2014. It’s a member of the Wood Sorrel (Oxalidaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 184-185, states that it’s found in cool woods in spring and early summer.
USDA Plants Listing: Oxalis montana
Common Wood Sorrel – 15 June 2014
Jun 15 2014
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush [Castilleja coccinea] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 15 June 2014. It’s a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 70-71, states that it grows in moist meadows in late spring and summer. The guide also refers to the flower as “Painted Cup.”
USDA Plants Listing: Castilleja coccinea
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – 15 June 2014
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush (top) – 15 June 2014
Jun 02 2014
Goldmoss Sedum [Sedum acre] found growing on an embankment on White Pine on 2 June 2014. It’s a cultivated flower and a member of the Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) family. Wikipedia states that it is a native of Europe, but has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand.
USDA Plants Listing: Sedum acre
Goldmoss Sedum on White Pine – 2 June 2014
Goldmoss Sedum (more) – 2 June 2014
May 04 2014
Dwarf Crested Iris [Iris cristata] found near the big pond at the entrance to Carl Sandburg Home on 4 May 2014. This wildflower is a member of the Iris (Iridaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 120-121, states it can be found in Spring in rich woods and slopes.
USDA Plants Listing: Iris cristata
Dwarf Crested Iris at Carl Sandburg Home- 4 May 2014
Dwarf Crested Iris (more) – 4 May 2014
May 03 2014
Wild or Virginia Strawberry [Fragaria virginiana] found at the Kellog Center on on the Rudnick Nature Trail on 3 May 2014. This wildflower is a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcombs’s Wildflower Guide, pages 184-185, says its flowers bloom in fields in spring and early summer.
USDA Plants Listing: Fragaria virginiana
Wild Strawberry at the Kellogg Center – Rudnick Nature Trail – 3 May 2014
Wild Strawberry with one budding – 3 May 2014
Apr 27 2014
Jack-in-the-pulpit [Arisaema triphyllum] found in Gerton on 27 April 2014. It’s a member of the Arum (Araceae) family. Wildflowers of North Carolina, page 12, says it blooms March through April in low woods and bogs.
USDA Plants Listing: Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit in Gerton, NC – 27 April 2014
Jack-in-the-pulpit (open) – 27 April 2014
Jack-in-the-pulpit (zoom out) – 27 April 2014
