Jun 24 2017
Common Mullein [Verbascum thapsus] found near the Silver Leaf Diner, off US Route 11 in DeKalb Junction, New York on 21 June 2013 and at Biltmore Estate on 24 June 2017. It’s a member of the Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) family, with it’s distinctive woolly leaves. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 188-189, says that it blooms in summer …
May 27 2017
Pale Corydalis or Rock Harlequin [Corydalis sempervirens] photos were taken on the North Carolina Bartram Trail, near Whiterock Mountain,on 27 May 2017 and Carl Sandburg Home on 28 May 2017. It’s a member of the Fumitory (Fumariaceae) family. Allan Armitage’s Herbaceous Perennial Plants, (1989) page 156, states that it’s “flowers are pale pink to purple …
May 27 2017
Bowman’s Root or Indian Physic [Gillenia trifoliata] photos were taken on the North Carolina Bartram Trailon 27 May 2017. It’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 232-233, states that it grows in woods in Late Spring and Summer. It is also called “Fawn’s Breath.” USDA Plants Listing: Gillenia trifoliata
May 27 2017
Speckled Wood Lily or White Clintonia [Clintonia umbellulata] photos were taken on the North Carolina Bartram Trailon 27 May 2017. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 338-339, states that it grows in rich woods in Spring and early Summer. Timothy P. Spira’s Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern …
May 27 2017
Cliff Saxifrage or Michaux’s Saxifrage [Saxifraga michauxii] photos were taken on the North Carolina Bartram Trailon 27 May 2017 and at Carl Sandburg Home on 28 May 2017. It’s a member of the Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) family. Timothy P. Spira’s Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains & Piedmont, page 403, states that it …
Apr 16 2017
Rue Anemone[Anemonella thalictroides] photos were taken on the Mountains-to-Sea trail between the Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center and Visitor’s Center on 16 April 2017. It’s the member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 392-3, states it’s a “delicate spring flower” that is found in open woods. It can have 5-10 petallike …
Apr 14 2017
Woodland Violets [Viola] found at Givens Estates on 14 April 2017 and in Gerton, North Carolina on 15 April 2017.
Mar 06 2017
These photos of Periwinkle [Vinca Minor] were taken on 16 March 2013 and 5 March 2017. The older photos were from Fletcher Park.Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 256-257, says this is another cultivated flower escaped to roadsides and woods, which is where it was found. Common Periwinkle or Myrtle is a member of the Dogbane (Apocynaceae) …
Oct 02 2016
Fine-leaved or Bitter Sneezeweed [Helenium amarum] photos were taken at Fletcher Park on 2 October 2016. It’s the member of the Aster (Asteraceae or Compositae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 366-367, states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in fields and on roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: Helenium amarum
Jul 30 2016
Common Dodder or Love Vine [Cuscuta gronovii] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, Glassy Mine Overlook, along the roadsideon 30 July 2016. It’s a member of the Dodder (Cuscutaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 322-323, says it’s a parasitic plant, that “tightly twines around the stems of other plants and absorbs their sap …
