Viola walteri House – Prostrate Blue Violet Family – Violaceae Stems: Leaves: Stipule. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Dry hammocks, rocky woods, rich woods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This small species can be found mainly in central Alabama. The plant can be identified by its … Read more
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller – Blue-eyed Grass Family – Iridaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Wet, grassy flatwoods, moist fields and prairies, ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found scattered throughout much of Alabama. This perennial plant can be identified … Read more
Stillingia sylvatica L. – Queen’s Delight Family – Euphorbiaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – May – July. Habitat – Sandhills, flatwoods, sandy old fields. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This unique species can be found in the southeastern corner of Alabama. The plant is easy to identify becasue of … Read more
Rhododendron austrinum (Small) Rheder – Florida Flame Azalea Family – Ericaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Corolla tube. Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Hammocks, low woods, floodplain forests. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This very attractive species can be found in just a handful of southern Alabama counties. … Read more
Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Slender Fimbry Family – Cyperaceae Stems: Plant base. Leaves: Arrow shows ligule. Inflorescence: Bract of inflorescence. Flowers: Mature spikelet. Flowering – July – November. Habitat – Meadows, ditches, low waste places, bogs, swamps, disturbed sites. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be … Read more
Spigelia marilandica (L.) L. – Indian Pink Family – Loganiaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – May – July. Habitat – Rich woods, calcareous hammocks, rocky ledges, moist ditches. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This striking species can be found throughout Alabama. The plant is easy to identify becasue of … Read more
Crotalaria rotundifolia J.F. Gmel. – Rabbitbells Family – Fabaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – May – October. Habitat – Flatwoods, sandhills, dry, disturbed sites, pine woodlands. Origin – Native to U.S. Other information – This attractive little species can be found mainly in the southern half of Alabama. The plant is easy … Read more
Nelumbo lutea Willd. – American Lotus Family – Nelumbonaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – May – August. Habitat – Ponds, lakes, marshes. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive aquatic species can be found in a few northern Alabama counties and also in the southern portion of … Read more
Phlox drummondii Hook. – Annual Phlox Family – Polemoniaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – March – July. Habitat – Disturbed sites, roadsides. Origin – Native to Texas (USA), cultivated and escaped elsewhere. Other information – This attractive species can be found in scattered counties throughout Alabama but is most common in the … Read more
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Walt. – Bulbous Adder’s Toungue Family – Ophioglossaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Apex of fertile frond. Flowering – February – May. Habitat – Wet prairies, meadows, open, disturbed sites. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This tiny species of fern really doesn’t resemble a fern in the typical … Read more