Poor-joe

September 8, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have an upland weed that fills a pollinator need, Poor-joe (Hexasepalum teres). Poor-joe, also called Rough Buttonweed,...

Great Purple Hairstreak

September 1, 2023

Our biggest, boldest, and most “beautimous” Gossamer-Wing butterfly, the Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus). The Great Purple Hairstreak is an interesting member of the Hairstreak...

Chanterelles

August 25, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have one of our most widespread and easily identifiable edible mushrooms, the Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp.). Here in...

Green Heron

August 18, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have our common compact wader, the Green Heron (Butorides virescens). Buried between the buckling branches and broken...

Bracken Fern

August 11, 2023

This week for flora and fauna Friday we have a common cosmopolitan colony fern, Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Bracken, also called Eagle Fern, is a widespread...

Leopard Frog

August 4, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a long-legged leopard-printed night-goer, the Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus). The Southern Leopard Frog can be...

St. Andrew’s-Cross

July 28, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an overlooked but very common wildflower, St. Andrew’s-cross (Hypericum hypericoides). St. Andrew’s-cross is found throughout the...

Red-spotted Purple

July 21, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’ve got a two-faced cherry-picking butterfly, the Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). The Red-spotted Purple is a common...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

July 14, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a widespread wildflower of wet woodlands, Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). Jack-in-the-pulpit is a perennial wildflower found throughout...

Red-shouldered Hawk

July 7, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re gazing upon our most reliable resident raptor, the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). The Red-shouldered Hawk can be...

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