July 16, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a lush lavender brush of aquatic wildflowers, Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata). Pickerelweed is a large perennial wetland...
July 9, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a compact reptile found around the state: the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina). The Eastern...
July 2, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s a large riparian wildflower found in our ditches and riversides: Crimson-eyed Rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos). Crimson-eyed Rosemallow is...
June 25, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have one of our most iconic and largest butterflies: the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). The Eastern...
June 18, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is a lanky legume with a pigment pedigree, Carolina Indigo (Indigofera caroliniana). Carolina Indigo is a small, airy...
June 11, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a cobalt cousin of the Cardinal, the Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea). Along the ditch within the...
June 4, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a native fruit tree that’s scattered around the island just as it scatters its fruit below...
May 28, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a locally named but widespread critter, the Carolina Locust (Dissosteira carolina). The Carolina Locust is found...
May 21, 2021
The week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s another often overlooked weed with some surprising culinary character, Dune Groundcherry (Physalis walteri). Dune Groundcherry, AKA Walter’s...
