Carolina Bristle Mallow

April 3, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a miniature mallow, Carolina Bristle Mallow (Modiola caroliniana). Carolina Bristle Mallow is a perennial wildflower that...

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

March 27, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we're getting acquainted with the dark sheep of the frogs, the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis). The Eastern...

Saltmarsh Bulrush

March 20, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the saline, sea breeze swaying Saltmarsh Bulrush (Bolboschoenus robustus). Saltmarsh Bulrush, also called Seacoast Clubrush, is...

Lady Butterflies

March 13, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a pair of feminine flutterbys that share their face but live worlds apart, the Lady Butterflies...

Wood-Sorrels

March 6, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a three-leaved weed of spring, Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis spp.). Here in the Lowcountry we can expect to find...

Northern Parula

February 27, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our skyward soprano songster of summer, the Northern Parula (Setophaga americana). The Northern Parula belongs to...

Widgeongrass

February 20, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have the wild, wiry workhorse of waterfowl wetlands, Widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima). Widgeongrass is neither a grass, nor...

American White Pelican

February 13, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we're admiring the seiner of the shoreline and trawler of the tidewaters, the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhychos)....

Largeleaf Pennywort

February 6, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re examining the verdant doubloon of the dunes, Largeleaf Pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis). Largeleaf Pennywort is one of four...

White-eyed Vireo

January 30, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s our pearly-eyed perching bird, the White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus). The White-eyed Vireo is a small songbird found...

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