Trifolium lappaceum L. – Burdock Clover Family – Fabaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Stipule. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Fruiting calices. Flowering – March – August. Habitat – Weedy fields, roadsides, lawns. Origin – Native to Eurasia and Africa. Other information – This weedy introduced plant can be found in scattered counties throughout Alabama and is probably more … Read more
Ipomoea wrightii Gray – Wright’s Morning Glory Family – Convolvulaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – July – September. Habitat – Disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads, cultivated areas, thickets. Origin – Native to tropical America. Other information – This attractive yet weedy species is only reported in a small umber of Alabama counties but … Read more
Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees – Whitetop Aster Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Cluster of immature flowers. Involucre: Ray flowers: N/A Disk flowers: Flowering – August – October. Habitat – Sandhills, flatwoods, hammocks, old fields, sandy soils. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found in the southern … Read more
Luzula acuminata Raf. – Hairy Woodrush Family – Juncaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Base of leaf blade. Inflorescence: Flowers: Flower close-up. Flowering – February – August. Habitat – Bluff forests, moist woods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This little but distinctive species can be found mainly in the northern hlaf of Alabama … Read more
Pluchea camphorata (L.) DC. – Camphorweed Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray flowers: Absent. Disk flowers: Flowering – August – October. Habitat – Pastures, bogs, woodlands, ditches, swamps, floodplains, disturbed sites. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found scattered throughout Alabama. The plant can … Read more
Eriogonum tomentosum Michx. – Dogtongue Wild Buckwheat Family – Polygonaceae Stems: Leaves: Whorl of cauline leaves. Abaxial leaf surface. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flower, side view. Flowering – July – September. Habitat – Sandhills, savannahs. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This showy species can be found in the most southern Alabama counties. … Read more
Packera anonyma (A.W. Wood) W.A. Weber & A. Love – Small’s Ragwort Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Involucre: Ray flowers: Disk flowers: Flowering – April – June. Habitat – Meadows, hammocks, fields, pastures, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive and common species can be found … Read more
Stylisma humistrata (Walt.) Chapm. – Southern Dawnflower Family – Convolvulaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Fruit. Flowering – June – September. Habitat – Sandhills, dry hammocks, roadsides, waste ground. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found scattered throughout much of Alabama. The plant can be identified by … Read more
Trifolium resupinatum L. – Reversed Clover, Persian Clover Family – Fabaceae Stems: Leaves: Stipule. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calices. Fruits. Flowering – March – August. Habitat – Lawns, fields, waste ground, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads. Origin – Native to Eurasia. Other information – This weedy but attractive species can be found scattered throughout Alabama. The plant … Read more
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L’Her – Sweetleaf Family – Symplocaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – June. Habitat – Upland and alluvial woods, stream margins, hammocks, wet flatwoods, bottoms, sandhills. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This small tree can be found throughout Alabama and is common. The plant can … Read more