Aug 26 2024
Pinesap [Monotropa hypopitys] found on the Mountains-to-Sea trail, in South Asheville, North Carolina on 26 August 2024. It’s a member of the Indian Pipe (Monotropaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 174-75, says that it blooms in summer, and is a saprophyte of pine or oak woods; it does not produce its own chlorophyll.
USDA Plants Listing: Monotropa hypopitys
Pinesap – 26 August 2024
Pinesap – detail – 26 August 2024
Feb 20 2024
Sweet Breath of Spring or Winter Honeysuckle [Lonicera fragrantissima] found on the Mountains-to-Sea trail, near the Folk Art Center in Asheville, North Carolina on 20 February 2024. It’s a member of the Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) family. The book Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, by Arthur T. Viertel, description no. 465, states it flowers March-May. It was introduced from China, according to the USDA web site.
USDA Plants Listing: Lonicera fragrantissima
Winter Honeysuckle – 20 Feb 2024
Winter Honeysuckle (white petals) – 20 Feb 2024
Winter Honeysuckle leaves – 20 Feb 2024
Apr 13 2023
Spotted-Mandarin [Prosartes maculata] found in Pisgah National Forest, Candler, North Carolina on 13 April 2023. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 305, says it’s out in woods in spring and also called Nodding-Mandarin.
USDA Plants Listing: Prosartes maculata
Spotted-Mandarin – 13 April 2023 – Pisgah National Forest
Spotted-Mandarin – 13 April 2023 – Leaf Detail
Apr 13 2023
Sharp-lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis] found in Pisgah National Forest, Candler, North Carolina on 13 April 2023. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 338-9, says it’s out in woods in Early spring.
USDA Plants Listing: Hepatica nobilis
Sharp-lobed Hepatica, 13 April 2023, Pisgah National Forest, Candler, NC
Sharp-lobed Hepatica, 13 April 2023
Sharp-lobed Hepatica leaves, 13 April 2023
Apr 10 2023
Green False Hellebore [Veratrum viride] photographed in Fairview, North Carolina on 10 April 2023. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 301, says it’s found in moist or wet ground, and also called Indian-Hellebore.
USDA Plants Listing: Veratrum viride
Green False Hellebore – 10 April 2023
Apr 08 2022
Wood Anemone [Anemone quinquefolia] found on Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina on 8 April 2022. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 459, says it’s out spring to early summer in woods, thickets, and stream banks.
USDA Plants Listing: Anemone quinquefolia
Wood Anemone – Biltmore – 8 April 2022
Wood Anemone – 8 April 2022 – side
Wood Anemone – 8 April 2022 – leaves
Apr 05 2022
Ground Ivy or Gill-over-the-ground [Glechoma hederacea] photographed in Fletcher, North Carolina on 5 April 2022. It’s a member of the Mint (Lamiaceae or Labiatae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 586, states this widespread species was introduced from Eurasia, blooms from Spring to midsummer, and is found in disturbed places.
USDA Plants Listing: Glechoma hederacea
Ground Ivy – 5 Apr 2022 – flowers
Ground Ivy – 5 Apr 2022 – kidney-shaped leaves
Mar 29 2022
Kidney-leaf or Littleleaf Buttercup [Ranunculus abortivus] found by the roadside in Fletcher, North Carolina on 29 March 2022. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. One common name is derived from its kidney-shaped basal leaf. Peterson’s Field Guide to Wildflowers, page 132, says it can be found in “woods and damp thickets,” with tiny petals that make it “inconspicuous.” National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 465, states it blooms in early spring-summer in “woods, meadows, and disturbed places.”
USDA Plants Listing: Ranunculus abortivus
Kidney-leaf Buttercup – 29 Mar 2022 – flower
Kidney-leaf Buttercup – 29 Mar 2022 – upper
Kidney-leaf Buttercup – 29 Mar 2022 – basal leaves
Mar 21 2022
Bloodroot [Sanguinaria canadensis] found on Bearwallow Mountain on 3 April 2015 and in Gerton on 26 March 2016, 15 April 2017, and 21 March 2022. It’s a member of the Poppy (Papaveraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 364-365, states that its juice is orange-red and it blooms in early Spring in rich woods.
USDA Plants Listing: Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot on Bearwallow Mountain – 3 April 2015
Bloodroot (three) – 3 April 2015
Bloodroot in Gerton – 26 March 2016
Bloodroot (three) in Gerton – 26 March 2016
Bloodroot in Gerton – 15 April 2017
Bloodroot – 21 Mar 2022 – Gerton, NC
Bloodroot Illustration from How to Know the Wildflowers, page 3
