Viola lanceolata L. – Lance-leaved Violet, Bog White Violet Family – Violaceae Stems: Absent. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Bogs, swamps, pond margins, ditches, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking little violet has been reported mainly in the southern half of Alabama … Read more
Mirabilis jalapa L. – Four-O-Clock Family – Nyctaginaceae Stems: Node of stem. Arrow shows line of pubescence. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Fruit. Flowering – July – November. Habitat – Disturbed sites, waste ground, old homesites. Also cultivated. Origin – Native to tropical America. Other information – This striking yet weedy species can be found … Read more
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Conradina glabra Shinners – Apalachicola False Rosemary Family – Lamiaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Sandhiils. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species has been reported from just one county in southern Alabama but no vouchered specimen was ever collected so the … Read more
Germination Once you have decided that it is time to use your seed to grow a plant, you will have to initiate plant growth by germinating the seed. During germination moisture, heat, and air activate hormones within the durable outer coating of the seeds. Soon, the seeds outer protective coating will crack and the root … Read more
Juncus marginatus Rostk. – Shore Rush Family – Juncaceae Stems: Base of plant. Leaves: Base of leaf. Inflorescence: Flowers: Fruits. Flowering – May – October. Habitat – Marshes, flatwoods, bogs, wet prairies, ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This rush species can be found throughout Alabama. The plant can be identified … Read more
Drosera rotundifolia L. – Round-leaved Sundew Family – Droseraceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Basal rosette. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Savannahs, bogs, pocosins, wet ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This carnivorous little species can be found mainly in southern Alabama. The plant can be identified by … Read more
Zephyranthes atamasca (L.) Herb. – Atamasca Lily, Easter Lily Family – Liliaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Low woods, wet meadows, bluffs, limestone outcrops, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking species can be found mainly in the southeast corner of … Read more
Polygala cruciata L. – Drum Heads Family – Polygalaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – June – November. Habitat – Bogs, savannahs, pocosins, wet meadows. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This little species can be found scattered throughout Alabama but is most common in the southern portion of the … Read more
Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks ssp lupulinus – Great Plains Flatsedge Family – Cyperaceae Stems: Base of plant. Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – June – October. Habitat – Dry, open pinelands, sandhills, fields. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found in just a handful of Alabama counties that … Read more