Cudweed

February 23, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s an omnipresent weed that's tough to get ID’d, Cudweed (Gamochaeta spp.). Cudweed, or Everlasting, is a genus...

North American Beaver

February 16, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we welcome the turbulent return of our wetland building rodent, the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). Beavers can...

Big Cordgrass

February 9, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we’re immersing ourselves in a towering grass of our brackish marshes, Big Cordgrass (Sporobolus cynosuroides). In the waning...

Blue-winged Teal

February 2, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it's a quintessential dabbling duck of the Lowcountry, the Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors). The male Blue-winged Teal is...

Slash Pine

January 26, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s Edisto’s forgotten evergreen, Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii). Slash Pine is a pine just like any other. Tall...

Common Grackle

January 19, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our gregarious and gorgeous gangs of Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). Common Grackles are a large species...

Water Oak

January 12, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the blocker of driveways, scourge of the fence-row, and widow-maker in waiting, the Water Oak (Quercus...

Scoters

January 5, 2024

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s a trio of our cold weather sea-ducks, the Scoters of genus Melanitta. Scoters are large sea-ducks that...

Sea-Oats

December 29, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the banner of the beach, Sea-Oats (Uniola paniculata). Sea-Oats are a perennial species of grass native to...

Grebes

December 22, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s an odd pair of not-quite-ducks, the Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) and the Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus). A...

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