Yellow Rat Snake

October 18, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the chicken’s bane, the Yellow Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis). The Eastern Rat Snake is one of...

Elephant’s Foot

October 11, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an easily over-looked wildflower, Wooly Elephant’s-Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus). We have four species of Elephant’s-Foot on Edisto...

Monarch

October 4, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday our guest needs no introduction, the Monarch (Danius plexippus). The Monarch is a large butterfly in the Brushfoot...

Blue Mistflower

September 27, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the purple haze of coming autumn days, Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum). Blue Mistflower is a clumping perennial...

Six-lined Racerunner

September 20, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the striped speedster of the sand barrens, the Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus). The Six-lined Racerunner is...

Riverhemps

September 13, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the big ol’ beans of the bayou, Riverhemps (Sesbania spp). Here in South Carolina there can...

Cattle Egret

September 6, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the companion of cows, the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Cattle Egrets are a small, stocky egret...

Swamp Loosestrife

August 30, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a purple plant of our marshy thickets, Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus). Swamp loosestrife is an herbaceous...

Roseate Skimmer

August 23, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a flying hot pink insect, the Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginia). The Roseate Skimmer is a member...

Groundnut

August 16, 2019

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a palatable plant found in forests and fields, American Groundnut (Apios americana). American Groundnut is a...

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