Trifolium lappaceum Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

Ipomoea wrightii plant

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

Luzula acuminata plant

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

How to Get Rid of Leafhoppers: 10 way to kill leafhoppers on your garden (Updated for 2023)

The word “Leafhoppers” is widely used for the species belonging to the Cicadellidae family that comprises of around 20000 listed species dispersed around the world. Adults in the family are squeezed, stretched out, and somewhat deltoid in shape. They can jump and fly off making short flights if disturbed. Their feeding on the leaves is … Read more

Pluchea camphorata Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

Eriogonum tomentosum plant

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

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 Plant Identification (Flower, Leaf, Care, Uses)

Stylisma humistrata plant

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