Dwarf Onion – Allium simillimum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Dwarf Onion, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/31/2010.)  Scientific name is Allium simillimum.  It is also is known by the common name Simil Onion.  Photo below was taken in the Boise National Forest near Boise, Idaho on June 15, 2010.

Simil Onion, Dwarf Onion - Allium simillimum

#NPOD: Highland Dog Hobble

Native Plant of the Day 08/31/2010:

Highland Dog Hobble- for more information go to the Leucothoe fontanesiana detail page.

Highland Dog Hobble, Fetterbush - Leucothoe fontanesiana

Flowering Spurge – Euphorbia corollata – Added to USWildflowers Database

Flowering Spurge, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/30/2010.)  Scientific name is Euphorbia corollata.  Check out this really interesting plant. It is also is known by the common names Blooming Spurge and Emetic Root.  Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.

Flowering Spurge, Blooming Spurge, Emetic Root - Euphorbia corollata

#NPOD Downy Lobelia

Native Plant of the Day 08/30/2010:

Downy Lobelia - for more information go to the Lobelia puberula detail page.

Downy Lobelia - Lobelia puberula

Purple-flowering Raspberry – Rubus odoratus – Added to USWildflowers Database

Purple-flowering Raspberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/29/2010.)  Scientific name is Rubus odoratus.  This plant also is known by the common name Thimbleberry.  Photo below was taken in Haywood County, NC on July 12, 2010.

Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry - Rubus odoratus

Great Ragweed – Ambrosia trifida – Added to USWildflowers Database

Great Ragweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/29/2010.)  Scientific name is Ambrosia trifida.  This plant also is known by the common names Buffalo Weed, Horseweed, Giant Ragweed, and Tall Ambrosia.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, Georgia on August 28, 2010.

Great Ragweed, Buffalo Weed, Tall Ambrosia - Ambrosia trifida

#NPOD: Rough Buttonweed

Native Plant of the Day 08/29/2010:

Rough Buttonweed - for more information go to the Diodia teres detail page.

Rough Buttonweed, Poor Joe - Diodia teres

#NPOD: Hollow Joe Pye Weed

Native Plant of the Day 08/28/2010:

Hollow Joe Pye Weed - for more information go to the Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus detail page.

Hollow Joe Pye Weed, Trumpetweed - Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus

Large-Flowered Trillium – Trillium grandiflorum – Added to USWildflowers Database

Large-Flowered Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/27/2010.)  Scientific name is Trillium grandiflorum.  This plant also is known by the common names Great White Trillium and White Trillium.  Photo below was taken near Tray Mountain in White County, Georgia on May 1, 2010.

Large-Flowered Trillium, White Trillium - Trillium grandiflorum

#NPOD: Tall Ironweed

Native Plant of the Day 08/27/2010:

Tall Ironweed - for more information go to the Vernonia gigantea detail page.

Tall Ironweed, Giant Ironweed, Ironweed - Vernonia gigantea

#NPOD: Fireweed

Native Plant of the Day 08/26/2010:

Fireweed - for more information go to the Chamerion angustifolium detail page.

Fireweed, Willow Herb - Chamerion angustifolium

#NPOD: Blue Mistflower

Native Plant of the Day 08/25/2010:

Blue Mistflower - for more information go to the Conoclinium coelestinum detail page.

Blue Mistflower - Conoclinium coelestinum

Common Fiddleneck – Amsinckia menziesii – Added to USWildflowers Database

Common Fiddleneck, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/24/2010.)  Scientific name is Amsinckia menziesii.  This plant also is known by the common names  Menzie’s Fiddleneck and Rancher’s Fiddleneck.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, Idaho on June 7, 2010.

Common Fiddleneck, Menzie's Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fiddleneck - Amsinckia menziesii

#NPOD: Bearded Beggarticks

Native Plant of the Day 08/24/2010:

Bearded Beggarticks - for more information go to the Bidens aristosa detail page.

Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower, Bur Marigold - Bidens aristosa

Highland Dog Hobble – Leucothoe fontanesiana – Added to USWildflowers Database

Highland Dog Hobble, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/23/2010.) Scientific name is Leucothoe fontanesiana.  This plant also is known by the common names  Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, and Doghobble.  Photo below was taken in Towns County, Ga near the Talullah River on April 30, 2010.

Highland Dog Hobble, Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush - Leucothoe fontanesiana