Flora & Fauna

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

October 23, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a snake that needs no introduction, the back beach buzzer, the diamond of the dunes, the...

Peppervine

October 16, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re trying to find and divine the secrets of a native vine, Peppervine (Nekemias arborea). Peppervine is a...

Spine-headed Bugs

October 9, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re uncovering a trio of lanky, stinky, spiny, big bugs, the Spine-headed Bugs (Acanthocephala spp.). Here in South...

Annual Wild Rice

October 2, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we spending a minute with a shadow from the past, a doppelganger in the ditch and a facsimile...

Mabel Orchard Orbweaver

September 25, 2026

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we admire the neon glow through the dark of the woods of the Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)....

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...