March 27, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a squat, native, strawberry-blossomed shrubbery: Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia). Buckeyes are a genus of trees native...
March 20, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the streaky sneaky inquisitive wide-eyed owl of copse and glade, the Barred Owl (Strix varia). Barred Owls...
March 13, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the South Carolina state flower: Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens). Yellow Jessamine is an evergreen perennial vine...
March 6, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a secretive spectral serpent of southern swamps: the Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma). The Rainbow Snake is a...
February 28, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday our secret ingredient is a mean, tart, tangle of a plant: the Blackberries of genus Rubus. Blackberries are...
February 21, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a snowy crook-billed critter who’s not afraid to get its feet wet: the White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)....
February 14, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday the subject is a flammable, fragrant foliage: the Southern Wax-Myrtle (Morella cerifera). The Southern Wax-Myrtle is one of...
February 7, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a gelatinous, spherical, planktonic animal who gets eaten in interesting ways: Cannonball Jelly (Stromolophus meleagris). The...
January 31, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a miniature, multicolored, floating fern: Eastern Mosquito Fern (Azolla caroliniana). Mosquito Fern is much like Duckweed....
