Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms – Water Hyacinth Family – Pontedariaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flower tube. Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Ponds, lakes, streams, ditches. Origin – Native to Brazil. Other information – This attractive but very weedy species can be found mainly in southern Alabama but is probably more common … Read more
Bidens alba (L.) DC. – Beggerticks, Romerillo Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Flowers: Fruits. Flowering – Nearly year-round. Habitat – Disturbed sites, sandy open ground, roadsides, railroads. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This weedy yet attractive species has only been reported from one southern Alabama county but may … Read more
Symphyotrichum concolor (L.) G.L. Nesom – Eastern Silver Aster Family – Asteraceae Stems: Stem covered with appressed leaves. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray flowers: Disk flowers: N/A Flowering – August – November, sometimes as early as July. Habitat – Woodlands, thickets, old fields, pinelands, sandhills. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This … Read more
Bignonia capreolata L. – Cross Vine Family – Bignoniaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Thickets, alluvial forests, mixed or deciduous woods, floodplains, hammocks. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking vine can be found throughout Alabama and is common. The vine can grow … Read more
Arnica acaulis (Walt.) BSP. – Leopard’s Bane Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: Basal leaves in-situ. Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Involucre. Flowers: Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Savannahs, pine barrens, open woods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species is rare in Alabama and has only been reported in one … Read more
Spergula arvensis L. – Corn Spurry Family – Caryophyllaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – January – March. Habitat – Disturbed sites, cultivated fields. Origin – Native to Europe. Other information – This weedy but interesting species has only been reported in about 3 Alabama counties but is probably much more common. The … Read more
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven – Mexican PrimroseWillow Family – Onagraceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – December. Habitat – Marshes, lake and pond margins. Origin – Native to North and Central America. Other information – This species can be found in just two southern Alabama counties. The plant can be identified by … Read more
Eupatorium compositifolium Walter – Yankee Weed Family – Asteraceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: A portion of a flowering branch. Involucre: N/A Ray flowers: Absent. Disk flowers: Flower head close-up. Flowering – June – November. Habitat – Flatwoods, marshes, pastures, disturbed sites. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This weedy species can be … Read more
Solanum dimidiatum Raf. – Western Horse Nettle Family – Solanaceae Stems: Leaves: Adaxial leaf surface. Abaxial leaf surface. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Roadsides, waste ground, disturbed sites. Origin – Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Other information – This weedy species has only been reported from a … Read more
Smilax auriculata Walt. – Earleaf Greenbrier Family – Smilacaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – April – July. Habitat – Sandhills, flatwoods, thickets. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found in extreme southern Alabama. The plant can be identified by its habitat, tough stems, auriculate leaves, short peduncles, … Read more