Eastern Box Turtle

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...

Crimson-eyed Rosemallow

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...

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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...

Carolina Indigo

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...

Blue Grosbeak

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...

Black Cherry

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...

Carolina Locust

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...

Dune Groundcherry

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...

Diamondback Terrapin

May 14, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a secretive, jewel encrusted reptile on display; except it’s not the long and rattling one, it’s...

Cut-leaf Evening-Primrose

May 7, 2021

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a common wildflower of spring, Cut-leaf Evening-Primrose (Oenothera laciniata). Cut-leaf Evening-Primrose is a common herbaceous annual...

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