Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl – Clasping Heliotrope Family – Boraginaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Infructescence. Flowering – April – October. Habitat – Disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads. Origin – Native to tropical America. Other information – This weedy but attractive species can be found scattered throughout Alabama. The plant can be identified by its sessile leaves, … Read more
The world of cannabis is vast, each strain has a different color, taste, aroma and effect. Besides the original strains, more and more new strains are being created. Most of these strains are green in color and dotted with sparkling orange stigmas and resin. Besides these popular blue strains, however, there are also purple cannabis … Read more
Cyperus plukenetii Fern. – Plukenet’s Flatsedge Family – Cyperaceae Stems: Leaves: Leaf sheath. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – July – October. Habitat – Sandhills, flatwoods, sandy woods and fields. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found in the southern portion of Alabama. The plant is similar to others … Read more
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
Fimming and topping cannabis plants are both cutting methods used by cannabis growers to improve the shape of the plant (so they can better access light), induce the growth of more colas (flowering sites) and, ultimately, harvest bigger yields. But which is the best method for training your plants? Here we will go over the … 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
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 (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