Jun 11 2013
Meadow Garlic [Allium canadense] found near a plowed field at Fletcher Park on 11 June 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Wildflowers and Weeds, page 8, states it grows on prairies and dry to wet woods. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALCA3
Jun 08 2013
Garden Cornflower or Bachelor’s Button [Centaurea cyanus] found of Rockwood Road in Arden, on 8 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 24-25, states it’s “treasured for its rare pure blue color and often used in dried flower arrangements.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CECY2
Jun 05 2013
Star Tickseed [Coreopsis pubescens] found at Fletcher Park on 5 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wild Flowers of North Carolina, which names it just Coreopsis, page 201, states that it starts blooming in July, but this is obviously an earlier sighting, and it “grows on dry slopes and in open …
Jun 05 2013
Oxeye Daisy [Leucanthemum vulgare] found at Fletcher Park on 5 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 258-259, states it’s a “European import” and “found throughout the Carolinas, but occurs less frequently in South Carolina.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LEVU
Jun 01 2013
Crown Vetch [Securigera varia] found at Fletcher Park on 1 June 2013. It’s a member of the Pea (Fabaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 66-67, states “it’s a sprawling plant of roadsides, extensively planted as a ground cover for steep banks” and lists it as Coronilla varia. These flowers were on the border of a …
Jun 01 2013
Clasping Venus’s Looking Glass[Triodanis perfoliata] found at Fletcher Park, near the farm fields on 1 June 2013. It’s a member of the Bellflower (Campanulaceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 136-137, states it can be found in dry sandy soils and disturbed areas. USDA Plants Listing: Triodanis perfoliata
Jun 01 2013
Winter Vetch [Vicia villosa] found at Fletcher Park on 1 June 2013. It’s a vine that’s a member of the Pea (Fabaceae) family. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 178-179, states it can be found in dry disturbed areas, roadsides, old fields, and in sun. These flowers were on the border of a field that was …
May 27 2013
Trumpet Honeysuckle [Lonicera sempervirens] found on a fence near the goat barn at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a vine that’s a member of the Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 326-327, states it can be found woods and thickets. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LOSE
May 27 2013
Yellow Stargrass or Common Goldstar [Hypoxis hirsuta] found on the Big Glassy Mountain trail at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 336-337, states it can be found meadows and open woods from Spring to Fall. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HYHI2
May 27 2013
False Solomon’s Seal [Maianthemum racemosum] found on the Big Glassy Mountain trail at Carl Sandburg Home on Memorial Day, 27 May 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 346-347, states it can be found wooded banks and roadsides. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MARAR
