January 13, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have an evergreen ornament of the winter woods, Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata). Striped Wintergreen is found throughout...
January 6, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our intermediate icy-white egret, the Snowy Egret (Egretta thula). The Snowy Egret is common year-round throughout...
December 30, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of tree species that help define some of our most iconic Lowcountry ecosystems, the...
December 23, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our most diverse family of winter songbirds, the New World Sparrows of family Passerellidae. Here in...
December 16, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a popular flowering shrub with a two-faced existence, Common Lantana (Lantana camara). Lantana is a genus...
December 9, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s our other mud-loving, tidal bivalve, the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa). Atlantic Ribbed Mussels live throughout our...
December 2, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a genus of common woodland mushrooms with a dark side, the Amanitas. Amanitas are one of...
November 25, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re serenaded by a trio of tongue-twisted songbirds, the Mimics of family Mimidae. Here in South Carolina we...
November 18, 2022
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s another one of our tree-climbing vines and one with standout fall foliage, Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Virginia...