USWildflowers.com Journal
Reports on Gerry Williamson’s Wildflower Photo Trips
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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03/06/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Posted on March 6th, 2010 No commentsAdd common chickweed to Hepatica and Harbinger of Spring as the wildflowers in bloom in this late-starting season at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain. There is a lot of foliage pushing up, including the start of baby leaves of Trout Lily. A huge area of beautiful Hepatica are blooming along the base of the bluff above the horse trail.
Deep blue Hepatica nobilis
I can’t get enough of the beautiful sharp-lobed hepatica this spring, and not just because it’s almost the only thing blooming…
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White Trillium – Trillium flexipes – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 4 commentsWhite Trillium, aka Nodding Wakerobin and Nodding Trillium, has been added to the USWildflowers.com database. Scientific name is Trillium flexipes, so named because the blossom nods over on its pedicel.
Nodding Trillium - Trillium flexipes
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February 2010 Native Wildflower of the Month – Trout Lily
Posted on March 1st, 2010 No commentsBased on the number of visits to the the wildflower detail pages in the month of January, Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum – is the USWildflowers Native Wildflower of the Month for Feburary, 2010.
Trout Lily - Erythronium americanum
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02/28/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain – Starting
Posted on February 28th, 2010 No commentsSeveral days of warm weather over the past couple of weeks, as well as some sunshine, something we missed in early February, has brought about the beginning of the wildflowers at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain.
Hepatica nobilis - 02/28/2010
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02/14/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Posted on February 16th, 2010 1 commentThis is the beginning of the 2010 reporting on the wildflower status of The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia, the site that is described by the Georgia Botanical Society as “the premier spot in Georgia for early wildflowers.”
Icy Waterfalls at The Pocket
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Forkleaf Toothwort (Cardamine dissecta) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on February 10th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Forkleaf Toothwort added to USWildflowers Database. Cardamine dissecta – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Cardamine%20dissecta
Forkleaf Toothwort - Cardamine dissecta
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Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on February 9th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Cutleaf Toothwort added to USWildflowers Database. Cardamine concatenata– http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Cardamine%20concatenata
Cutleaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata
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Wildflower Identification References for The Pocket
Posted on February 4th, 2010 No comments
Trailing Trillium - Trillium decumbens
There is now a page on USWildflowers.com dedicated to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, including the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail. This page has information about this wonderful area owned and managed by the State of Georgia, and also includes several wildflower identification sheets which you can print and take with you on your visit to The Pocket to help identify the flowers you see.
Update 02/07/2010: ID Guide for March 11 – March 20 has been added to the page.
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Northern Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on January 26th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Northern Dewberry added to USWildflowers Database. Rubus flagellaris – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Rubus%20flagellaris
Northern Dewberry
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Bursting-heart (Euonymus americanus) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on January 18th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Bursting-heart added to USWildflowers Database. Euonymus americanus – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Euonymus%20americanus
Bursting-heart - Euonymus americanus
The common name “Bursting-heart” comes from the bright red seed capsule which bursts open in the fall of the year.
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Great Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum reniforme) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on January 11th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Great Indian Plantain added to USWildflowers Database. Arnoglossum reniforme – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Arnoglossum%20reniforme
Great Indian Plantain
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Nine Butterfly Photographs Added to the Insect Album
Posted on January 8th, 2010 No commentsNine photographs of butterflies have been added to the USWildflowers.com insect photo album. These photos were also posted on Twitter via Twitpic over the past 9 days.
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Smooth Solomon’s Seal Photos and Information Updated
Posted on December 28th, 2009 No commentsInformation with four new photographs about Smooth Solomon’s Seal - Polygonatum biflorum – have been updated. The additional photographs now bring to 300 the number of photographs displaying the 175 species now in the database.
Smooth Solomon's Seal
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False Solomon Seal Classification Updated to Maianthemum racemosum
Posted on December 27th, 2009 No commentsFalse Solomon’s Seal, which has the “official” national common name of Feather False Solomon Seal, was listed in my old wildflower guide, the one I used when I first photographed and identified this plant five years ago, as Smilacina racemosa. I’ve subsequently discovered that classification has changed.
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Broad-leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on December 25th, 2009 No commentsNative plant Broad-leaf Waterleaf added to USWildflowers Database. Hydrophyllum canadense – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Hydrophyllum%20canadense
Broadleaf Waterleaf
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