Woodbine

April 9, 2021

This Flora and Fauna Friday it’s an understory florally whorlly pendulous tubular wildflower, Woodbine or Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). Up the Wax-myrtle, over the Yaupon,...

American Robin

April 2, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we’re bob-bob-bobbing along with the American Robin (Turdus migratorius). The American Robin is our largest member of the...

Bearcorn

March 26, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s another subterranean parasitic plant, Bearcorn (Conopholis americana). Bearcorn, AKA Squawroot or American Cancer-Root, is a non-photosynthetic, parasitic,...

Purple Martin

March 19, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the high-flying harbinger of spring, the Purple Martin (Progne subis). The Purple Martin is found throughout...

Blueberries

March 12, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a widespread spreading shrub that’s all the rage this time of year, Blueberries, genus Vaccinium. Blueberries...

Harvestmen

March 5, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a spindly spidery critter with a superstitious reputation, the Harvestmen of order Opiliones. Harvestmen are arthropods...

Sweetleaf

February 26, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an almost evergreen understory addition to our upland woodlands, Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria). Sweetleaf, also called Horsesugar,...

Cottontail Rabbits

February 19, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of fluffy butted, big eared, garden guests: the Cottontail Rabbits (genus Sylvilagus). Rabbits as...

Sphagnum Moss

February 12, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have ancient acid-loving, artifact-saving, and amendment making plant to dig into, Peat Moss (Sphagnum spp.). Peat Moss,...

Mycorrhizae

February 5, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a very important member of our local ecosystem that we all have seen but only a...

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