November 1, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a little known midstory tree with flashy fall foliage, the Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica). Black Gum is...
October 25, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the maniac of the marsh, the hysterical hen of the moor, the Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata). The...
October 18, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the furtive forb, the secret sneeze-maker, Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). Common Ragweed is a prolific annual herb...
October 11, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a stunning diurnal moth of our southern grasslands, the Ornate Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix). When out...
October 4, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a lumpy, bumpy tree of the lowlands and Sea Islands, Southern Hackberry (Celtis laevigata). Here in...
September 27, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s the orphaned best friend of bison, the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). Brown-headed Cowbirds can be found across...
September 20, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of native plants gone ornamental, Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and Goldsturm (R. fulgida). Black-eyed...
September 13, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have lean, mean, green, tree climbing machine, the Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus). The Rough Green Snake...
September 6, 2024
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the subtropical supplement to Lowcountry backroads, Snow Squarestem (Melanthera nivea). Cruising through a secluded dirt road...
