Blog - Flora and Fauna

Purple Sea Urchin

December 5, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the pincushion of the East Coast, the Atlantic Purple Sea Urchin (Arbacia puntulata). The Atlantic Purple Sea...

Mockernut Hickory

November 28, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s one hull of a hardwood, the Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa). The Mockernut Hickory is a species of...

Bobolink

November 21, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we watch for the descent of the infamous Rice Bird, the Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). Bear with me a...

Carolina Snailseed

November 14, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a tri-lobed twining vine with a twisted seed, Carolina Snailseed (Nephroia carolina). Carolina Snailseed is a perennial...

Black-crowned Night Heron

November 7, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday there’s a hunter in the dark, a wader in the shadows, the Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). As...

Witch’s-Broom

October 31, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re on the lookout for the compressor of the canopy, the twister of twigs, the possessor of pines,...

Sheepshead

October 24, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a briny bicolor barnacle biter, the Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). Sheepshead are a marine species of fish...

Elegant Blazing-Star

October 17, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re appreciating the elegance of Elegant Blazing-Star (Liatris elegans). Elegant Blazing-Star is found in the coastal plain of...

Red-banded Hairstreak

October 10, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a dirt common, detritivorous, diminutive butterfly, the Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). The Red-banded Hairstreak is found...

Forked Bluecurls

October 3, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’ve got a shrubby symmetrical sun-loving sand ridge wildflower, Forked Bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum). Forked Bluecurls are found throughout...