Southern Hackberry

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...

Brown-headed Cowbird

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...

Black-eyed Susans

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...

Rough Green Snake

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...

Snow Squarestem

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...

Great Southern White

August 30, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a tropical butterfly that’s making itself a home here on Edisto Island, the Great Southern White...

Bladderworts

August 23, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re dredging up an aquatic, carnivorous wildflower, Humped Bladderwort (Utricularia gibba). Here is South Carolina we have about...

Sanderling

August 16, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s the original beachcomber, the Sanderling (Calidris alba). A trip to a Lowcountry beach isn’t complete unless you...

Seashore Mallow

August 9, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the towering flower of the coastline, Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos). Seashore Mallow (AKA Saltmarsh Mallow) is found...

Palmetto Weevil

August 2, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a beetle like none other, the Palmetto Weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus). The Palmetto Weevil is a hard...

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