Coastal Sweet Pepperbush

August 8, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a spicy shrub that’s a summer safe haven for pineywoods pollinators, Coastal Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)....

Acadian Flycatcher

August 1, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the vocalist of the valley, the flitter over the floodplain, the Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens). The Acadian...

Atlantic Pigeonwings

July 25, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have another of our large and lavish lavender legumes, Atlantic Pigeonwings (Clitoria mariana). Atlantic Pigeonwings is a...

Common Green Darner

July 18, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the hovering hunter lurking on every wetland’s edge, the Common Green Darner (Anax junius). The Common Green...

Savanna Mountain-Mint

July 11, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a wildflower that’s a feast for pollinators, Savanna Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum flexuosum). Here in the South Carolina...

Squirrel Treefrog

July 4, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the gray-green window hopper, the Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella). The Squirrel Treefrog is found throughout the coastal...

Pinewoods Fingergrass

June 27, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we spy a native grass just beyond the surf and rising above the turf, Pinewoods Fingergrass (Eustachys petraea)....

Indigo Bunting

June 20, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we uncover a hidden gem, the sapphire pendant on the pineywoods, the Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). In the...

Golden Canna

June 13, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the saffron signal of the summer solstice, Golden Canna (Canna flaccida). Golden Canna is a common plant...

Barn Swallow

June 6, 2025

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the aerial ace roosting in your rafter space, the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). The Barn Swallow...

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