Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. – Twining Snoutbean Family – Fabaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Open woods, clearings, sandhills, flatwoods, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found throughout much of Alabama. The plant can be identified … Read more
Vernonia angustifolia Michx. – Tall Ironweed Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray flowers: Absent. Disk flowers: Flowering – June – September. Habitat – Sandy open ground, sandy woods, sandhills, dry hammocks, roadsides, old fields, pine barrens. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking species can be found mainly … Read more
Cyperus haspan L. – Haspan Flatsedge Family – Cyperaceae Stems: Stem. Stem in cross section. Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Spikelet close-up. Flowering – July – October. Habitat – Marshes, bogs, lake and pond margins, ditches, low fields. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found mainly in the southern … Read more
Fumaria officinalis L. – Drug Fumitory, Earthsmoke Family – Fumariaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Developing fruits. Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Fields, waste places, roadsides, disturbed areas, waste places. Origin – Native to Eurasia. Other information – This striking but weedy species can be found mainly in the southern portions of Alabama … Read more
Viola X primulifolia L. (pro sp.) – Primrose-Leaf Violet Family – Violaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – May. Habitat – Flatwoods, bogs, hammocks, pond and stream margins, savannahs, pocosins. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This plant can be found mainly in the southern and eastern portions … Read more
Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) Britt. et al. – Toothed Whitetop Aster Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray Flowers: Disk Flowers: Flowering – June – August. Habitat – Hammocks, road banks, thickets. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive little species can be found throughout Alabama. The plant is easy … Read more
Hepatica acutiloba DC. – Liverleaf Family – Ranunculaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Pedicel. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – March – April. Habitat – Rich woods, rich soils of rocky slopes, base of bluffs. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found mainly in the northern half of Alabama. The plant … Read more
Plantago wrightiana Decne. – Wright’s Plantain Family – Plantaginaceae Stems: Lower portion of flowering scape. Upper portion of flowering scape. Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – April – June. Habitat – Disturbed sites, waste places, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found mainly in southern Alabama but is … Read more
Helianthemum corymbosum Michx. – Pinebarren Frostweed Family – Cistaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Sandhills, dunes, dry, open hammocks. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This showy little species can be found in extreme southern Alabama. The plant can be identified by its habitat, … Read more
Anthaenantia villosa (Michx.) P. Beauv. – Green Silkyscale Family – Poaceae Stems: Base of plant. Node. Leaves: Arrow shows small, hairy ligule. Inflorescence: Mature inflorescence. Flowers: Spikelets… …again. Flowering – September – November. Habitat – Sandhills, pinelands, flatwoods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can only be found in the … Read more