Apr 16 2016
Shrub Yellowroot or Yellowroot [Xanthorhiza simplicissima] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education,Pisgah Forest, NC on 16 April 2016. It’s the member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, “the only species in the genus.” Timothy P. Spira’s Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains & Piedmont, pages 322-323, states that the …
Jul 20 2013
Basil Balm or White Bergamot [Monarda clinopodia] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 92-93, states it blooms in summer and fall and grows woods and thickets. Its distinguishing marks are the dark …
Jul 20 2013
Velvetleaf or Indian Mallow [Abutilon theophrasti] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013, and at Fletcher Park on 6 September 2013. It’s the member of the Mallow (Malvaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 204-205, states it blooms in summer and fall and grows in waste …
Jul 20 2013
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm [Monarda didyma] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 92-93, states it blooms in summer and fall, is an “old-fashioned garden plant,” a “favorite of hummingbirds,” escaped from …
Jul 20 2013
Common Buttonbush [Cephalanthus occidentalis] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 164-165, states it blooms in summer and is a shrub of wet places. USDA Plants Listing: Cephalanthus occidentalis
