#NPOD: Mountain Myrtle

Native Plant of the Day 07/31/2010:

Mountain Myrtle - for more information go to the Leiophyllum buxifolium detail page.

Mountain Myrtle - Leiophyllum buxifolium

#NPOD: Leather Vasevine

Native Plant of the Day 07/30/2010:

Leather Vasevine - for more information go to the Clematis viorna detail page.

Leather Vasevine, Leather Flower - Clematis viorna

#NPOD Yellow Stargrass

Native Plant of the Day 07/29/2010:

Yellow Stargrass - for more information go to the Hypoxis hirsuta detail page.

Yellow Star Grass, Common Goldstar - Hypoxis hirsuta

Tall Bellflower – Campanulastrum americanum – Added to USWildflowers Database

#NPOD Miner’s Lettuce

Native Plant of the Day 07/28/2010:

Miner’s Lettuce - for more information go to the Claytonia perfoliata detail page.

Miner’s Lettuce, Indian Lettuce, Winter Purslane - Claytonia perfoliata

Southern Harebell – Campanula divaricata – Added to USWildflowers Database

Southern Harebell, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/28/2010.)  Scientific name is Campanula divaricata.  This plant also is known by the common names Small Bonny Bellflower, Southern Bellflower, and Southern Bluebell.  Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Pisgah Inn, on 07/12/2010.

Southern Harebell, Small Bonny Bellflower - Campanula divaricata

#NPOD Chokecherry

Native Plant of the Day 07/27/2010:

Chokecherry – for more information go to the Prunus virginiana detail page.

Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana

Leather Vasevine – Clematis viorna – Added to USWildflowers Database

Leather Vasevine, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2010.)  Scientific name is Clematis viorna.  This plant also is known by the common names Leather Flower and Vasevine.  Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Pisgah Inn, on 07/12/2010.

Leather Vasevine - Clematis viorna

#NPOD: Bird’s Foot Violet

Miner’s Lettuce – Claytonia perfoliata – Added to USWildflowers Database

Miner’s Lettuce, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/25/2010.)  Scientific name is Claytonia perfoliata.  This plant also is known by the common names Indian Lettuce and Winter Purslane.  Photo below was taken in the Boise National Forest near Boise, ID, on 06/15/2010.

Miner's Lettuce - Claytonia perfoliata

#NPOD: Dodder Vine

Native Plant of the Day 07/25/2010:

Dodder Vine - for more information go to the Cuscuta gronovii detail page.

#NPOD: Bitterweed

Native Plant of the Day 07/24/2010:

Bitterweed – for more information go to the Helenium amarum detail page.

Bitterweed, Yellowdicks - Helenium amarum

Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana – Added to USWildflowers Database

Chokecherry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/24/2010.)  Scientific name is Prunus virginiana.  Depending on the variety, this plant also is known by the common names Common Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry, and Black Chokecherry.  Photo below was taken in the Boise National Forest near Boise, ID, on 06/15/2010.

Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana

#NPOD: Sensitive Partridge Pea

Native Plant of the Day 07/23/2010:

Sensitive Partridge Pea - for more information go to the Chamaecrista nictitans detail page.

Sensitive Partridge Pea - Chamaecrista nictitans

#NPOD: Partridge Pea

Native Plant of the Day 07/22/2010:

Partridge Pea - for more information go to the Chamaecrista fasciculata detail page.

Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant - Chamaecrista fasciculata