Flora & Fauna

Craneflies

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...

Striped Wintergreen

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...

Snowy Egret

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...

Bay Trees

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...

Sparrows

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...

Lantana

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...

Atlantic Ribbed Mussel

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...

Amanitas

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...

Mimics

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...

Virginia Creeper

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...