Flora & Fauna

St. Andrew’s Cross

September 19, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday Saturday, we're revering a saintly shrub that, blessedly, is easy to identify, St. Andrew's Cross (Hypericum hypericoides). St....

Largeroot Morning-Glory

September 18, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a rare and ornate living relict left by our indigenous Sea Island forbearers, Largeroot Morning-Glory (Ipomoea...

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

September 11, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the sleuth in the slough, the hunter on the hummock, the cracker of crabs, the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron...

Hempvines

September 4, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of plants on which pollinators dance, the Hempvines (Mikania spp.). Here in the Lowcountry,...

Corn Snake

August 28, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s the blocky stalker with talents for balance, the Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus). The Corn Snake is a...

Cardinal Flower

August 21, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’ll admire the scarlet spire of stream and mire, Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). Cardinal Flower is one of...

Spicebush Swallowtail

August 14, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re getting wise to the ways of the butterfly master of disguise, the Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus). The...

Tick-trefoils

August 7, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re picking up hitchhikers from the Tick-trefoils (Desmodium spp.). Here is South Carolina we have roughly eighteen species...

Common Nighthawk

July 31, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we're trying to catch a glimpse of the booming bullbat, the Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor). The Common Nighthawk...

Beach Morning-Glory

July 24, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re going snow-blind staring at the radiant blooms of Beach Morning-Glory (Ipomoea imperati). Beach Morning-Glory can be found...