Asclepias lanceolata Walt. – Lance-leaved Milkweed, Few-flowered Milkweed Family – Asclepiadaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Wet flatwoods, floodplain forests, savannahs, swamps, brackish marshes. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This tall milkweed species has been reported from just a handful of scattered Alabama counties. … Read more
Viola lanceolata L. – Lance-leaved Violet, Bog White Violet Family – Violaceae Stems: Absent. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Bogs, swamps, pond margins, ditches, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking little violet has been reported mainly in the southern half of Alabama … Read more
Mirabilis jalapa L. – Four-O-Clock Family – Nyctaginaceae Stems: Node of stem. Arrow shows line of pubescence. Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Fruit. Flowering – July – November. Habitat – Disturbed sites, waste ground, old homesites. Also cultivated. Origin – Native to tropical America. Other information – This striking yet weedy species can be found … Read more
Conradina glabra Shinners – Apalachicola False Rosemary Family – Lamiaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Sandhiils. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species has been reported from just one county in southern Alabama but no vouchered specimen was ever collected so the … Read more
Juncus marginatus Rostk. – Shore Rush Family – Juncaceae Stems: Base of plant. Leaves: Base of leaf. Inflorescence: Flowers: Fruits. Flowering – May – October. Habitat – Marshes, flatwoods, bogs, wet prairies, ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This rush species can be found throughout Alabama. The plant can be identified … Read more
Drosera rotundifolia L. – Round-leaved Sundew Family – Droseraceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Basal rosette. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Savannahs, bogs, pocosins, wet ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This carnivorous little species can be found mainly in southern Alabama. The plant can be identified by … Read more
Zephyranthes atamasca (L.) Herb. – Atamasca Lily, Easter Lily Family – Liliaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Low woods, wet meadows, bluffs, limestone outcrops, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking species can be found mainly in the southeast corner of … Read more
Polygala cruciata L. – Drum Heads Family – Polygalaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – June – November. Habitat – Bogs, savannahs, pocosins, wet meadows. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This little species can be found scattered throughout Alabama but is most common in the southern portion of the … Read more
Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks ssp lupulinus – Great Plains Flatsedge Family – Cyperaceae Stems: Base of plant. Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – June – October. Habitat – Dry, open pinelands, sandhills, fields. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found in just a handful of Alabama counties that … Read more
Urena lobata L. – Caersarweed Family – Malvaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Fruits. Flowering – All year. Habitat – Disturbed sites, sandy ground, waste places. Origin – Possibly of Asian origin. Other information – This weedy species has been reported from just one coastal Alabama county thus far. The plant is common … Read more