Berry College - Rome, GA Wildflowers & More - May 2016 |
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Some uncommon plants from Martha's Meadow and more... Early May |
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Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) In Georgia, this plant is only found in a few NW counties. |
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The flowers are usually a blue color at other locations... |
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Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Another plant that is only found in a few NW counties in Georgia. |
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Leonard's Skullcap, aka Glade Skullcap (Scutellaria leonardii, syn. Scutellaria parvula var. leonardii, or Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis) This rare, tiny plant is found in limestone glades in only two of Georgia's counties. |
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Finding these tiny flowers requires some careful searching. |
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Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata) |
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Yellow Wood-sorrel (Oxalis stricta) |
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White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum) Another plant which is only found in a few of Georgia's 159 counties. |
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Wild garlic, Wild onion (Allium canadense) |
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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) |
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Old boathouse at site of Victory Lake The lake was drained by a series of sinkholes in the 1980s. |
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Late May |
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Oldfield Milkvine (Matelea decipiens) Perhaps Climbing Milkvine (Matelea obliqua) |
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Helmet Skullcap, aka Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) |
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Spider Milkweed, aka Green Antelopehorn (Asclepias viridis)) |
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Narrowleaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) |
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
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Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) |