February 10, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s an economic juggernaut and pollen powerhouse, Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda). Loblolly Pine is found throughout the southeastern...
February 3, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a pair of big and boisterous black birds, our Crows of genus Corvus. Here in the Lowcountry...
January 27, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a compact, clustering cousin of Carolina’s iconic palm, the Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens). Saw Palmetto is...
January 20, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the spindly, sprawling sprites of spring, the Crane Flies of genus Tipula. Crane Flies are true...
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...
