2010: Year Of The Wildflower

This year is ‘The Year of the Wildflower’ for me. Last March I noticed that there were a number of different wildflowers near the road and wondered how many different wildflowers grow on our place during the year.

I started photographing and working to identify each. I’d hoped to post photographs as I found new flowers. Sometimes it was easy to identify them but others were more challenging. So I decided to work on identifying them during the year and post them as they started to flower this year. That way I would be able to include any that flowered before March.

This series will include any native flowers that I find during the year – mainly in Walton County and Barrow County including Fort Yargo State Park – but the focus will be on those at home.

December

• Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) ........................... CEWC

February

• Hazel Alder (Alnus serrulata) .................................................... FYSP
• Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) ...................... WFH-001, FYSP
• Old-man-in-the-spring (Senecio vulgaris) .............................. CEWC

March

• Bluet (Houstonia pusilla) .............................. WFH-002, FYSP, CEWC
• Chickweed (Stellaria media) ........................ WFH-003, FYSP, CEWC
• Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) .................... WFH-004, FYSP, CEWC
• Red Maple (Acer rubrum) - Part 1 ............................ WFH-005, FYSP
• Red Maple (Acer rubrum) - Part 2 ............................ WFH-005, FYSP
• Field Pansy (Viola bicolor) ........................................ WFH-006, FYSP
• European Field Pansy (Viola arvensis) .................................... Walton
  
• Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) .......................... WFH-007, FYSP
• Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) ................................ BC, WC
• Gil-Over-The-Ground (Glechoma hederacea) ........................... FYSP
• Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) .......................................... FYSP
• Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) ...................... WFH-008, FYSP
• Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) ............................... A-Clarke
• Oneflower Stitchwort (Minuartia uniflora) ............................... DeKalb
• Elf Orpine (Diamorpha smallii) ................................... DeKalb, Walton
  
• Woolly Ragwort (Packer tomentosa) .......................... DeKalb, Walton
  
• Sunnybell (Schoenolirion croceum) ......................................... DeKalb

April

• Elliott's Blueberry (Vaccinium elliotii) .......................................... FYSP
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) ................................. WFH-009, FYSP
• Loblolly Pine: Pinus taeda (Part 1) ........................... WFH-010, FYSP
• Loblolly Pine: Pinus taeda (Part 2) ............................ WFH-011, FYSP
• Chokeberry (Photinia pyrifolia) ................................................... FYSP
• Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) .................. WFH-011
• Heartwing Dock (Rumex hastatulus) ........................ WFH-012, FYSP
• Oriental False Hawksbeard (Youngia japonica) ........ WFH-013, FYSP
• Sticky Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) .............. WFH-014, FYSP
• Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre) ...................... WFH-015, FYSP
• Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) .............. WFH-016, FYSP
• Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Cristate
  
• Virginia Plantain (Plantago virginica) ........................ WFH-017, FYSP
• Bird-eye Speedwell (Veronica persica) ...................................... FYSP
• Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) ........................ WFH-018, FYSP
• Canadian Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) ........ WFH-019, FYSP
• Virginia Dwarfdandelion (Krigia virginica) ................. WFH-020, FYSP
• Pinxter Azalea (Rhododendron canescens) ............................... FYSP
• Spoon-leaf Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta purpurea) ................................................................................... WFH-021, FYSP
• Lanceleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) ................. WFH-022, FYSP
• Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) ........................ WFH-023
• Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) ............................................ WFH-024
• Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens) ........................................... WFH-025
• Post OptionsBeaked Cornsalad (Valerianella radiata) .................. WFH-026, FYSP
• Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) ............................................... WFH-027
• Sawtooth Blackberry (Rubus argutus) ...................... WFH-028, FYSP
• Carolina Springbeauty (Claytonia caroliniana) .................... WFH-029
• Bedstraw (Galium asparine) ..................................... WFH-030, FYSP
• Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) ............................ WFH-031, FYSP
• Tufted Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis priceae) .......................... WFH-032
• Great Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis grandis) ........................... WFH-033
• Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) ........... WFH-034, FYSP
• Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) ............................................. FYSP
• Cutleaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera laciniata) ...... WFH-035, FYSP
• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) ........................ WFH-036, FYSP
• Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) ........................ WFH-037, FYSP
• Apalachicola Toadflax (Nuttallanthus floridanus) ................. WFH-038
• Texas Toadflax (Nuttallanthus texanus) ............................... WFH-039
• Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) ...................................... WFH-040
• Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum) ............. WFH-041, FYSP
• Spreading Chervil (Chaerophyllum procumbens) ................ WFH-042
• Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) - Part 1......................................... FYSP
• Small’s Ragwort (Packera anonyma) ....................... WFH-043, FYSP
• Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) ........................ WFH-044, FYSP
• Orange Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum) ............................... FYSP
• Annual blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum) ..................... FYSP
• Needle-tip Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum) ..................... ................................................................................... WFH-045, FYSP
• Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) ....................................... FYSP
• Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) ................................................ FYSP
• Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) ........................ WFH-046, FYSP
• Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) ...................... FYSP
• Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) ....................................................... FYSP
• Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) .................. WFH-047, FYSP
• Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) ..................................... WFH-048, FYSP
• Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) ......................... FYSP
• Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) .............................. WC, FYSP
• Batesburg Hawthorn (Crataegus munda)? ................................ FYSP
• Rattlesnakeweed (Hieracium venosum) .................................... FYSP
• Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) ............................... FYSP
• Wild Ginger (Hexastylis arifolia) ................................................. FYSP
• Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) .................................... FYSP
• Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) ................................. FYSP
• Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) ..................................... WFH-049, FYSP
• Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) ....................................... FYSP
• Fiddle Dock (Rumex pulcher) ............................................... WFH-050
• Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) - Part1 .... WFH-051, FYSP
• Venus' Looking Glass: Triodanis biflora and Triodanis perfoliata ................................................................. WFH-052, WFH-053, FYSP

May

• Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) ......................................... WFH-054
• Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) ................................... FYSP
• Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) .................................. FYSP
• Pink Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium acaule) ..................... FYSP
• Corn Gromwell (Buglossoides arvensis) ............................. WFH-055
• Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) ..................................... FYSP
• Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) ............................................ FYSP
• Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) ................................... WFH-056, FYSP
• Roundleaf Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) ............. WFH-057, FYSP
• Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) ......................... WFH-058, FYSP
• American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) .................................. FYSP
• Rabbitfoot Clover (Trifolium arvense) ...................... WFH-059, FYSP
• Arrowleaf Clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) ..................................... WC
• Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) ....................... WFH-060
• False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) .................................. WFH-061
• Field Garlic (Allium vineale) ..................................... WFH-062, FYSP
• Blue Fieldmadder (Sherardia arvensis) .............................. WFH-063
• Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) .............................. FYSP
• Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) .................. WFH-064, FYSP
• Carolina Desert-chicory (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) ................................................................................., WFH-065, FYSP
• Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Carduus nutans) ......... WFH-066, FYSP
• Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) ............................... Dawson, Walton
• American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) ......... WFH-067, FYSP
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) ........................... WFH-068, FYSP
• Winter Vetch (Vicia villosa) .......................................................Walton
• Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) ................................... WFH-069, FYSP
• Alligator Weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) ............................ FYSP
• Fleabane (Erigeron sp.)? ..................................................... WFH-070
• Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum) ........................................... FYSP
• New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) ................................ FYSP
• Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) ......................................... FYSP
• Common Dayflower (Commelina communis) ...................... WFH-071
• Erect Dayflower (Communis erecta) ......................................... FYSP
• Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) ............ WFH-072, FYSP
• Pipsissewa or Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) ....................................................................................... CEWC, FYSP
• Clasping St. Johnswort (Hypericum gymnanthum) ... WFH-073, FYSP
• White Sweetclover (Melilotus alba) ........................... WFH-074, FYSP
• Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) ....................... WFH-075, FYSP
• Canada Blacksnakeroot (Sanicula canadensis) ......................... FYSP
• Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) ....................WFH-076, FYSP ............................................................................... Wilkes, Oglethorpe
• Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) ........................... WFH-077, Georgia
• Helmet flower (Scutellaria integrifolia) ........................................ FYSP

June

• Smooth Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria flava) ...................... FYSP
• Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) ........................... WFH-078, FYSP
• Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) .......... FYSP, CEWC
• Pigeonwings (Clitoria mariana) .................................................. FYSP
• Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) ............ WFH-079, FYSP
• Large-flower Primrose-willow (Ludwigia grandiflora) ................. FYSP
• Bitterweed (Helenium amarum) ........................................................... .............................................. Walton, Barrow, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Jasper
• American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) .................................... .................................................................... CEWC, WFH-080, Wilkes
• Arrowhead Rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis) .............................. Wilkes
• Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) ........ WFH-081, Wilkes
• Heal all (Prunella vulgaris) ............................................ FYSP, Wilkes
• Spiked Hoarypea (Tephrosia spicata) ..................... WFH-082, Wilkes
• Thickleaf Phlox (Phlox carolina) ................................ Dawson, Wilkes
• Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) ................FYSP, Walton, Wilkes
• Creeping Lespedeza (Lespedeza repens) ... FYSP, WFH-083, Wilkes
• Twining Snoutbean (Rhynchosia tomentosa) ................ FYSP, Wilkes
• Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) ......................... FYSP
• Juniper Leaf (Polypremum procumbens) ............................. WFH-084
• Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) ............................................... WFH-085
• Tuberous Vervain (Verbena rigida) ...................................................... .................................................... Walton, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Jasper
• Brazilian Vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) ............................................. ................................................................ Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Jasper
• Bigroot Morning-glory (Ipomoea pandurata) ............ FYSP, WFH-086
• Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) .................................. FYSP
• Virginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) ................... FYSP, WFH-087
• Littleleaf Sensitive-briar (Mimosa microphylla) ................................... ......................................................................... Walton, FYSP, Wilkes
  

A-Clarke, Athens-Clarke County
CEWC, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
DeKalb, DeKalb County, GA
WFH, Home
FYSP, Fort Yargo State Park
Walton, Walton County
BC, Barrow County (Not Fort Yargo State Park)
Dawson, Dawson County
Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe County
Wilkes, Wilkes County