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Chaptalia tomentosa Vent. – Woolly Sunbonnets, Pineland Daisy Family – Asteraceae Stems: Pubescence of the flowering scape. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray flowers: Abaxial side of ray ligules. Disk flowers: Achene. Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Wet pine flatwoods, bogs, savannahs. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species … Read more

Viola villosa Walter – Carolina Violet Family – Violaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: Bracts of peduncle. Flowers: Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Sandy or rocky soils, dry woods and clearings, sandhills. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found in just a handful of scattered Alabama … Read more

Polygala polygama Walter – Racemed Milkwort Family – Polygalaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – April – June. Habitat – Sandhills, flatwoods, dry hammocks. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found mainly in the southern half of Alabama. The plant is easy to identify becasue of its small, … Read more

Scutellaria serrata Andrz. – Showy Skullcap Family – Lamiaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – April – June. Habitat – Mixed deciduous woods, rocky woods, road banks. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species is only found in a few Alabama counties and is fairly uncommon. The plant … Read more

Verbena stricta Vent. – Hoary Vervain Family – Verbenaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – June – Sept. Habitat – Rocky glades, roadsides Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species is rare in Alabama and has been reported from just two central counties. The plant can be identified by its pubescent … Read more

Pinguicula lutea Walter – Yellow Butterwort Family – Lentibulariaceae Stems: Close-up of flowering scape. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – March – April. Habitat – Pine flatwoods, bogs. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This interesting little species can be found in just a handful of southern Alabama counties. The plant … Read more

Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. – Squaw Root, Cancer Root Family – Orobanchaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Dry to moist oak woods, pine-oak-hickory woods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This little but distinctive species is parasitic on the roots of oak trees. … Read more

Asclepias perennis Walt. – White Milkweed Family – Asclepiadaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – Late May – August. Habitat – Low, wet woods, cypress swamps, lake and pond margins, slow streams, wet ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found mainly in the southern portion of Alabama … Read more