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A Virtual Wildflower Garden Across Time
This and its companion page, Wildflowers sorted by taxonomic classifications, present information that might help to identify wildflowers. This page is meant for visitors who know what a certain plant looks like and when and where it bloomed and want to know the genus and species name; plants are sorted by date of appearance (day and month) within the dominant color of their flowers, fruits and/or false leaves, whichever is most prominent. For example, the Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), has tiny yellow flowers, but its large blue fake petals are actually its dominant feature and so determine the species' color category assignment. If a flower color seems equally suited to two categories, it will be shown in both.
This page contains about ten years of information. Modifications have ended as of June 2023 because of both software and hardware limitations.
Plants with no clearly dominant color are each placed in multiple categories. Members of the same species seen on different dates will still be sorted by date.
These Latin names were checked against the Integrated Taxonomic Information System for validity.
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White Yellow Orange or Yellow-orange Red Pink or Purplish-Pink Purple or Blue Green Brown and Black
White Wildflowers
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Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus), Ft. Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/24/19 | Common Chickweed (Stellaria media), Durham, NC, 2/25/22 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 2/27/20 |
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Beaked Cornsalad (Valerianella radiata), Durham, NC, 4/4/16 | Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), Durham, NC, 4/4/20 | Chinese Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Durham, NC, 4/4/20 |
Yellow Wildflowers
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Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre), Durham, NC, 5/3/19 | Green-and-gold (Chrysogonum virginianum), Durham, NC, 5/4/20 | Hispid Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus), Durham, NC, 5/4/21 |
Orange or Yellowish Orange Wildflowers
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American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), Durham, NC, 11/7/22 |
Red Wildflowers
Pink or Purplish-pink Wildflowers
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 2/14/19 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/14/20 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 2/14/22 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 2/17/18 | Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis), Durham, NC, 2/19/21. An introduced plant. | Nutall's Sensitive Briar (Mimosa nuttalli), Sarasota, FL, 2/19/23 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/20/10 |
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Fleabane (Erigeron genus), with petals still rolled up. Port Aransas, TX (outskirts), 2/20/14 | Drummond Phlox (Phlox Drummondii), Mustang Beach, Nueces County, TX, 2/20/14 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/21/11 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 2/21/18 | Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum), Ft. Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/21/19 | Lilac Tasselflower or Cupid's Shaving Brush (Emilia sonchifolia), Ft. Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/22/19 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 2/22/22 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/22/23 |
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Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Pink Purslane (Portulaca pilosa), Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Lee County, FL, 2/23/19 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 2/23/21 | Lanceleaf Frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata), Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/24/19 | Rose Gentian (Sabatia campestris), Port Aransas Nature Preserve East, Nueces County, TX 2/25/14 |
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Purple Prairie Clover (Petalostemum pulcherrimum), Port Aransas Nature Preserve East, Nueces County, TX 2/25/14 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 2/25/20 | Henbits (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/25/22 | Branch of a small Japanese Cherry tree (Prunus serrulata), Durham, NC, 2/26/17 | Henbits (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/26/22 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 2/26/22 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 2/27/23 | Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 2/27/23 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 2/28/17 |
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/28/19 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 2/28/20 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/1/17. Seen on wooded trail outside the gardens. | Henbits (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/1/22 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpurea), Durham, NC, 3/1/23 |
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Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/2/11 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 3/2/22 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/3/18 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 3/3/22 |
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 3/4/22 | Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 3/4/23 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/6/10 | Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata), Durham, NC, 3/6/20 | Virginia Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 3/6/20 |
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Tiny Bluets (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 3/7/19 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/7/21 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/7/21 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/7/21 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Nature Trail, Chapel Hill, NC, 3/7/23 | Henbit, Durham, NC, 3/8/21 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/8/22 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/9/10 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 3/9/10 |
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Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Penny's Bend, Durham, NC, 3/9/21 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Penny's Bend, Durham, NC, 3/9/21 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/11/09 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/11/14 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/11/19 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/11/23 |
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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 3/11/23 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/12/19 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/13/23 | Henbits (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/14/21 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 3/15/20 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/15/21 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/16/22 | Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/16/22 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/16/23 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 3/16/23 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/17/13 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/17/15 | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 3/17/23 |
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Virginia Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/18/10 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 3/19/09 |
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Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/21/14 | Carolina Spring Beauties (Claytonia caroliniana), Durham, NC, 3/21/16 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) branch | Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia carolinia), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/22/11 | Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 |
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Japanese Cherry flowers, Durham, NC, 3/22/21 | Maybe a Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), Durham, NC, 3/22/22 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/22/22 | Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 3/24/11 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 3/24/11 |
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 3/24/19 | Purple Dead-nettles (Lamium purpureum), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 3/24/19 | Purple Dead-nettles (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/24/20 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/24/21 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/24/23 | Purple Dead-Nettles (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/25/20 |
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Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 3/25/23 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/26/18 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 3/26/21 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/27/17 | American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) female catkin. The flowers are pink, although the bracts are green. Durham, NC, 3/27/20 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, New Hanover County, NC, 3/27/21 |
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Doves' Foot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 3/27/22 | Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), with tiny fly, Durham, NC, 3/28/17 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/28/19 | Henbits (Lamium amplexicaule), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/28/21 | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 3/28/23 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), NC, 3/28/23 |
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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 3/29/09 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/30/10 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), with Common Dandelion in the background, Durham, NC, 3/30/18 | Cutleaf Crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 3/30/23 | Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/31/16 | Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) blooming flowers and leaves. The skinny flowers are purplish-pink. Durham, NC, 3/31/20 |
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Showy Milkwort (Polygala grandiflora), South Lido Park, Sarasota, FL, 4/1/12 | Purple Dead-nettles (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 4/1/19 | Female Eastern Hop-hornbeam catkin (Ostrya virginiana) catkin, Durham, NC, 4/1/19. Flowers are actually pink, fading to red, although their bracts are green. | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 4/1/21 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 4/1/21 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/2/16 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 4/2/18 | Carolina Crane's-bill (Geranium carolinianum), Durham, NC, 4/2/23 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, 4/3/09 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 4/3/09 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/3/19 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/3/21 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/4/18 | Little Brown Jug (Hexastylis virginica), Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/4/23 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/5/21 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 4/6/09 | Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia vrginica), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 4/6/09. |
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Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Moore County, NC, 4/6/18 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/6/23 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham County, Eno River State Park, NC, 4/7/21 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 4/7/21 |
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Sweet William (Dianthus caryophyllus), Durham, NC, 4/9/09 |
Catawba Rhododendron, Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/9/21 | Fringed Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/10/09 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 4/10/13 | Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 4/10/20 | Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta purpurea), Durham, NC, 4/10/20 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/11/15 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/11/19 |
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Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 4/11/21 | Violet Wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/12/23 | Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 4/13/20 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum), Southern Pines, Moore County, NC, 4/13/21 | Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), , Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Moore County, NC, 4/13/21 | Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Occonoeechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 4/14/11, appeared deep in the woods. | Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Eno River State Park (Cole Mill Rd.), Durham/Orange County, NC 4/14/16 |
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Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Swan Quarter, Hyde County, NC, 4/14/19 | Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta purpurea), Durham, NC, 4/14/20 | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei), Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/15/22 | Carolina Crane's-bill (Geranium caroliniana), Durham, NC, 4/15/23 | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 4/15/23 | Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/16/19 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/17/13 | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 4/17/18 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/17/22 | Doves' Foot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 4/17/22 | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei). North Carolina Botanical Garden, 4/18/09. | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 4/18/10 |
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Pinxter flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 4/18/13 | Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/19/18 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpurea), Durham, NC, 4/19/22 | Doves' Foot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 4/19/22 | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/20/17 |
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Algerian Vetch (Vicia benghalensis), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/20/23 | Common Mallow (Malva synvestris), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/20/23 | Ice Plants (Carpobrotus edulis), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/20/23. | Musk Filaree (Erodium moschatum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/20/23 |
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Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/21/16 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinium), Durham, NC, 4/21/21 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 4/21/21 | Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 4/21/21 | Cutleaf Geranium (Geranium dissectum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/21/23 | Musk Filaree (Erodium moschatum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/21/23 |
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Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/21/23 | Cretan Rockrose (Cistus creticus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/22/23 | Cutleaf Geranium (Geranium dissectum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/22/23 | Musk Filaree (Erodium moschatum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/22/23 | Wild Radish (Raphanum sativum), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/22/23 |
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Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/23/15 | Carolina Cranesbill Geranium caroliniana), Durham, NC, 4/23/21 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) flowers, Durham, NC, 4/23/21 | Violet Wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Durham, NC, 4/23/21 | Trailing Lantana (Lantana monteviensis), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/23/23 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/24/20 | Ice Plant (Carbobrotus edulis) flower, Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/25/18. According to the USDA, the official common name is Hottentot Fig. | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/25/19 | Pink Wood-sorrel (Oxalis debilis) in Swan Quarter, Hyde County, NC, 4/25/21 |
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Spotted Geranium (Geranium maculatum), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 4/26/13 | Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/26/18 | Pink Wood-sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/26/21 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Old Salem, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 4/27/19 | Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/28/17 | Wild radish (Raphanus sativus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/28/17 |
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Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca), Camden County, NC, 4/27/09 (near downtown Elizabeth City) | Wild Roses (genus Rosa), Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, NC, 4/27/09 | Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus), Durham, NC, 4/24/20 | Pink Wood-sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Pettigrew State Park, Washington County, NC, 4/28/09 | Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), Swannanoa Trail, Warren Wilson College, Buncombe County, NC 4/28/14 |
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Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca), with some anomalous pink flowers, Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/28/18 | Sea Fig or Ice Plant (Carpobrotus chilensis), San Anselmo, Marin County, CA, 4/29/17. Officially "invasive." | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum), Durham, NC, 4/29/19 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium caroliniana), Durham, NC, 4/29/20 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/29/21 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 4/29/23 | Possibly Wild Garlic (Alllium vineale), Durham, NC, 4/30/09 |
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White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), Mountain-to-Sea Trail, Buncombe County, NC, 4/30/12. Might be a fading flower of the regular variety or a T. grandiflorum f. roseum. | Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/30/17 | Seen in a patch of White Clover (Trifolium repens), it was perhaps a mutant. Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/30/21 | Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/30/21 |
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Pea, Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/1/17 | Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 5/1/20 | Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 5/1/20 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum), Durham, NC, 5/2/19 | Dovefoot Geranium (Geranium molle), Durham, NC, 5/2/23 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 5/2/23 | Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Swannanoa River Road, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC, 5/3/12. An introduced plant, not considered invasive in NC. | Longleaf Summer Bluet (Houstonia longifolia), Graybeard Trail, Montreat, Buncombe County, NC, 5/3/12 |
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Eastern Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens), Asheville, Buncombe County, NC, 5/3/12 | Dove's Foot Cranesbill (Geranium molle), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 5/3/13 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/6/19 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 5/5/19 | Southern Blue Flag (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 5/6/18 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 5/6/21 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Southern Village, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, 5/7/09 |
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Violet Wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Durham, NC, 5/8/21 | Violet Wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Durham, NC, 5/8/21 | Spiraea japonica, Durham, NC, 5/8/21. This is an introduced plant. | Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta purpurea), Durham, NC, 5/9/21 | South American Skullcap (Scutellaria racemosa). ID provided by Keith Bradley, Botanist at South Carolina DNR, and confirmed by Carol McCormick of UNC-Chapel Hill and Harry LeGrand. Durham, NC, 5/9/22 | Hembit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 5/9/23 | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 5/9/23 |
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Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/9/23 | Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 5/10/12 | Heartwing Sorrel (Rumex hastatulus), Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Dare County, NC, 5/10/09 | Ice Plant (Carpobrotus chilensis), Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, NC, 5/13/15. This is an officially invasive plant native to South Africa. | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Durham, NC, 5/10/17 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Nature Trail, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/10/23 |
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Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/11/11 | Eastern Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/12 | Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/12 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 5/11/20 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 5/11/23 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 5/11/23 | Ice Plant (Carpobrotus chilensis), Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, NC, 5/13/15. This is an officially invasive plant native to South Africa. | Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), Durham, NC, 5/13/20 | Brazilian Vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Durham, NC, 5/13/22 |
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Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/14/20 | Cutleaf Cranesbill (Geranium dissectum), Durham, NC, 5/15/22 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC< 5/15/23 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium caroliniana), Durham, NC, 5/16/21 | European Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), Durham, NC, 5/16/21 | Wild Garlic or Field Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 5/16/21 | Wild Garlic or Field Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 5/17/19 | Female Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 5/17/19 | Tuberous Grasspink Orchid (Calpogon tuberosus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, 5/18/17, Coastal Plain Exhibit |
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Smooth Coneflower (Echinacea laevigata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, 5/18/17 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 5/18/23 | Annual Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum) | Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) | Queen Anne's Lace or Wild Carrot (Daucus carota), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 5/19/09. Young (composite) flower. | Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 5/19/09 | Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/20/23 | Bristly Locust flower (Robinia hispida), Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 5/22/08 |
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Thistle (Cirsium genus), in shape too poor to ID to species. Ocracoke, NC, 5/20/23 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/21/18 | Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), Durham, NC, 5/21/19. Cultivated privately. | Pink Wood-sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/21/23 | Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/21/23 |
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Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense), Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 5/22/08 | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 5/22/08 | Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC, 5/22/09 | Rabbit's Foot Clover (Trifolium arvense), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 5/22/15 |
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Crown Vetch (Securigera varia), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 5/22/15 | Purple Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) vine, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/22/17. An introduced species. | European/Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), Durham, NC, 5/22/21 | Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), Falling Creek Camp, Tuxedo, Henderson County, NC, 5/23/03 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/23/23 |
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Persian Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/23/23 | Salt Marsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/24/17 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 5/24/19 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Durham, NC, 5/24/19 |
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 5/25/21 | Sweet William (Dianthus caryophyllus), Durham, NC, 4/25/21 | Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala), San Antonio Botanical Garden, Bexar County, TX, 5/26/10 | Red Clover blossom (Trifolium pratense), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/27/11 | Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), Standing Indian Mountain, Clay County, NC, 5/27/13 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Durham, NC, 5/27/16 |
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Deptford Pink (Dianthus ameria), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/30/09 | Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), Hayesville, Clay County, NC, 5/30/13 | Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Carduus nutans), Hayesville, Clay County, NC, 5/30/13. A Class B Noxious Weed in North Carolina and a noxious weed in many other states. | Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca), Hayesville, Clay County, NC, 5/30/13. An introduced plant. | Elmleaf Blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 5/30/19 | Salsify (Tragopogon hybridus), a very anomalous sighting, Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 5/30/19 |
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Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 5/30/19 | Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata), San Francisco Airport, CA, 5/30/19 | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 5/30/22 | Eastern Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens), Durham, NC, 5/30/23 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), with Zebra Swallowtail. Durham, NC, 5/31/18. |
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Flower longhorn beetle on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 5/31/17 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), with crab spider, Durham, NC, 5/31/17 | Switchgrass flowers (Panicum virgatum), Durham, NC, 5/31/17 | Checker Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Small-headed Clover (Trifolium microcephalum), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | American Vetch (Vicia americana), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Common Catchfly (Silene gallica), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19. This is an introduced plant. | Dove's Foot Geranium (Geranium molle), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Redstem Filaree (Erodium cicutarium), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Bugle Hedgenettle (Stachys ajugoides), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 |
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Crown Vetch (Securigera varia), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/1/22 | Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/1/22 | Velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/1/22 | Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/1/22 | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/1/22 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Durhamm, NC, 6/1/20 |
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Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), Corte Madera Ecological Reserve, Marin County, CA, 6/2/19 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 6/2/21 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Flat River Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 6/3/11 | Desert Five Spot (Eremalche rotundifolia), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 6/3/19 | Smooth Coneflower (Echinacea laevigata), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/4/06. This is an officially endangered species according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service and North Carolina Ecological Services according to their Smooth Coneflower Page. |
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Smooth Coneflowers(Echinacea laevigata), members of a federally-listed species, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 6/6/10 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 6/5/20 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 6/7/09 | Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 6/7/12 | Common Milkweed (Asclepia syriaca) with a Carpenter Bee, Durham, NC, 6/7/18 |
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Phlox? Durham, NC, 6/7/18 | Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 6/7/18 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Durham, NC, 6/7/20, next to a swamp | Silktree (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/8/09 |
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) flowers, Durham, NC, 6/8/23 | Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 6/8/23 | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/8/23 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Durham, NC, 6/11/22 |
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Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 6/8/20 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 6/11/19 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 6/11/21 | Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Durham, NC, 6/11/21, next to a swamp | Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 6/11/22 |
Seems to be a struggling Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 6/12/09 | Deptford Pink (Dianthus ameria), Mountain Lake Conservancy, Giles County, VA, 6/12/11 | Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 6/12/20 |
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Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 6/13/09 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 6/13/09 | Sensitive Briar (Mimosa microphylla), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | Smooth Coneflower (Echinacea laevigata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 |
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Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18. Part of general exhibit. | Tuberous Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, 6/13/18. Part of the Coastal Region exhibit. | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/13/19 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 6/14/20 |
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Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris), Durham, NC, 6/14/22 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Durham, NC, 6/14/22 | Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/14/22 | Wildflower (Spiraea japonica), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/15/15 |
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Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/15/19 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 6/15/23, with a White-lined Burrower Bug | Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria), Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, NC, 6/16/15 | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, NC, 6/16/15 | White Clover (Trifolium repens) and Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) near the trail head, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/16/19 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Durham, NC, 6/16/22 | Great Spangled Fritillary on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Boone Gardens, Boone, NC, Watauga County, NC, 6/17/15 |
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Silktree flowers (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/17/16 | Japanese Meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/17/19 | Crown Vetch (Securigera varia), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/17/19 | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/17/20 | Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 6/18/19 |
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Vasevine (Clematis viorna), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/19/10 | Broad-toothed Hedgenettle (Stachys latidens), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/19/19 |
Bergamot or Lavender Bee-balm (Monarda fistulosa), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 |
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New England Aster (Symphyatrichum novae-angliae), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Silktree flowers (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/23/15 | South American Skullcap (Scutellaria racemosa), Durham, NC, 6/24/22 | Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica), Huntington Beach State Park, Georgetown County, SC, 6/25/12 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), Myrtle Beach State Park, Horry County, SC, 6/26/12 | New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveborecensis), Durham, NC, 6/26/22 | Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 6/26/22 |
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Naked Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) flowers, seen on the woodland trail (not part of the official exhibit) at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 6/27/11 | Virginia Meadow beauty (Rhexia virginica), Mason Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/27/18 | Virginia Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) flowers and buds, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/27/17 |
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Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/28/17 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Durham, NC, 6/28/21 | Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 6/28/21 | Silktree (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/28/21. An introduced plant. |
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Silktree (Albizia julibrissin, an introduced plant) flower, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 6/29/09 | Crabgrass (Digitaria genus), Durham, NC, 6/29/20 | Broad-toothed Hedgenettle (Stachys latidens), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/30/18 |
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 6/29/18 | Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 7/1/22 |
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Probably a Checkermallow (Sidalcea malviflora), a plant native to our West Coast. Boone Gardens, Watauga County, NC, 7/2/18 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) inflorescence, Durham, NC, 7/2/20 | Purple-node Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Durham, NC, 7/5/21 | Purple-Node Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Durham, NC, 7/6/19 | Crown Vetch (Securigera varia, an introduced plant), Boone Greenway, Watauga County, NC, 7/7/11 | Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), on Cedar Creek Nature Trail, Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, VA, 7/8/09 |
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Rhododendron, Tanawha Trail (near Linn Viaduct Visitor Center), Avery County, NC, 7/8/16 | Rosepink (Sabatia angularis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, 7/8/18 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 7/8/20 | Deptford Pink flower (Dianthus ameria), in a meadow at Harkening Hill, Peaks of Otter Recreational Area, Bedford County, VA, 7/9/09 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Peaks of Otter Recreational Area, Bedford County, VA, 7/9/09 | Bleeding Heart or Turkey Corn (Dicentra eximia), Sharp Top Mountain, Peaks of Otter Recreational Area, Bedford County, VA, 7/10/09. Seen at about 3700 feet in elevation. About 20 plants were seen in close proximity near a small rain forest. |
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Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus), Sharp Top Mountain, Peaks of Otter Recreational Area, Bedford County, VA, 7/10/09 | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Purple Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Durham, NC, 7/11/22 | Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum), Durham, NC, 7/12/21 | Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus), Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC, 7/13/18 | New York Ironweed (Vernonia novaboracensus), Durham, NC, 7/13/22 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 7/14/13 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 7/14/19 | Hollow Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum), Durham, NC, 7/14/22 | Purslane (Portulaca oleracea), close up. American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 7/16/11 | Sensitive Brier or Sensitive Plant (Mimosa microphylla), NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 7/17/09. Part of the Coastal Plain exhibit. |
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Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 7/17/11 | Hollow-stem Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum), Durham, NC, 7/17/19 | Hollow-stem Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) buds and flowers, Durham, NC, 7/17/20 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 7/17/20 | Crown Vetch (Securigera varia), Boone, NC, 7/17/22 | Common Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/18/22 |
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Common Hemp Nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/18/22 | Ironweed (Vernonia genus), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/18/22 | Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/18/22 | Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/18/22 | South American Skullcap (Scutellaria racemosa), Durham, NC, 7/19/21, about 6 inches high, found near pond after heavy rain. |
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 7/19/22 | Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 7/19/22 | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 7/19/22 | Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 7/19/22 | Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/20/22 |
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Common Hemp Nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/20/22 | Split-lipped Hemp Nettle (Galeopsis bifida), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/20/22 | Steeplebushes (Spiraea tomentosa), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/20/22 | Thistle, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 7/20/22 | Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), Durham, NC, 7/23/21 | Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Durham, NC, 7/23/21 | Ironweed (Vernonia genus), Durham, NC, 7/23/21 |
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Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 7/25/22 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), Greenville Greenway, Pitt County, NC, 7/28/17 | Rose Spirea (Spiraea douglasii), rural Oregon, 7/29/19. Copyright © 2019 by Rob Patterson | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens) buds, Durham, NC, 8/1/19 | Sericea Lespedeza or Chinese Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), Durham, NC, 8/2/10 | Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 | Broadtooth Hedgenettle (Stachys latidens), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 | Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 |
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Meadow Phlox (Phlox maculata), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 | Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 | Downy Trailing Lespedeza (Lespedeza procumbens), Durham, NC, 8/2/22 | Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 8/2/22 | Common Burdock (Arctium minus), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/2/21 | Narrowleaf Rose Gentian or Rose Pink (Sabatia brachiata), Ft. Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC, 8/3/09 | Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua obliqua), Tanawha Trail, Avery County, NC, 8/3/12 |
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White Clover (Trifolium repens), anomalously pink, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/4/21 | Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) with bumblebees, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/4/21 | Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/4/21 | Purple Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/4/21 | Hairy Milk Pea (Galactia volubilis), Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC, 8/5/09. Not part of regular exhibit. |
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Lady's Thumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 8/5/22 | Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 8/5/22 | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), Durham, NC, 8/7/21 | Salt March Pink (Sabatia stellata), Ft. Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 8/6/09 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 8/7/17, with a female Zabulon Skipper | Meadow Beauty (Rhexia genus), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 8/7/18 |
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Morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, 8/8/18 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/9/09 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 8/9/20 | Firewheels (Galliardia pulchella), Ft. Fisher Recreation Area, New Hanover County, NC, 8/10/11 |
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Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), Prairie Ridge Ecostation, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 8/10/17 | Groundnut (Apios americana), Durham, NC, 8/11/08. ID thanks to Janie Owens. | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvaticum), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/11/09 | Garden Phlox (maybe Phlox paniculata), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/11/09 | Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/11/09 | Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/11/19 | Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/11/19 |
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Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09 | New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae), Daniel Boone Gardens, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09 | Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris), Ft. Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC, 8/12/11 | Spotted Bee-balm (Monarda punctata), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 8/12/11 |
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Green Lynx Spider on Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Third Fork Creek Trail, Durham, NC, 8/12/12 | Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/12/12 | Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus Odoratus), with flower, Daniel Boone Gardens, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09 | Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii), Linn Cove Visitor Center area, Avery County, NC, 8/12/19 | Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus Odoratus), with flower. Mt. Jefferson State Park, Ashe County, NC, 8/13/09 |
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Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus), with fruit. Mt. Jefferson State Park, Ashe County, NC, 8/13/09 | Crown Vetch (Securigera varia), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Birdvetch (Vicia cracca), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Halberdleaf Rose Mallow (Hibiscus laevis). Boone, Watauga, NC, 8/13/19 |
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Morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Groundnut (Apios americana), Durham, NC, 8/13/20 | Ironweed (Vernonia genus), Durham, NC, 8/13/21 | Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 8/14/14 |
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Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 | Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 8/15/21 | Narrowleaf Rose Gentian or Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis), Ft. Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 8/15/09 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) flowers, Durham, NC, 8/16/14 |
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Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/16/18) | Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Durham, NC, 8/16/19. Photo by Karl D. Gottschalk. | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), blooming, Durham, NC, 8/16/21 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 8/16/21 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), Durham, NC, 8/16/21 | Appalachian Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) buds, Tanawha Trail (Milepost 304), NC, 8/17/15 |
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Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/18/11 | Groundnut (Apios americana), Durham, NC, 8/18/20 | Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua), Linville Falls, Mitchell County, NC, 8/19/14 | Groundnut (Apios americana). Durham, NC, 8/20/10 | Common Soapwort or Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis), Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 8/20/18 |
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Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 8/20/22 | Rose Gentians (Sabatia angularis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/21/09 | Kudzu flower (Pueraria montana), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/21/09 | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), Durham, NC, 8/21/20 | Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) flowers, Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 8/22/18 | Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 8/23/09 |
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Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), Fort Macon State Park (nature trail), Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC 8/24/16 | Salt Marsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica), Fort Macon State Park (nature trail), Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC 8/24/16 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 8/24/20 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 8/25/09. Reputed to be an invasive species, but not in North Carolina. | Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) flowers, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 8/25/09 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata) flowers, Durham, NC, 8/25/21 | Camphor Pluchea (Pluchea camphorata), Durham, NC, 8/25/21 |
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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 8/27/20 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 8/28/18 | Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) flowers and bracts, Durham, NC, 8/28/22 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 8/29/20 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 8/29/20 | Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia maculata), Durham, NC, 8/29/20 |
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Common Axil Flower (Mecardonia acuminata), Durham, NC, 8/29/21 | Common Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus), Durham, NC, 8/29/21 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), with fly. Durham, NC, 8/31/21 | Slender Lespedeza (Lespedeza virginica) flowers, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/1/09. Unlike its Chinese relative, this is a native species. | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 9/1/12 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 9/1/21 | Common Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus), Durham, NC, 9/1/21 | Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 9/1/22 | Little White Morning Glory (Ipomoea lacunosa), Durham, NC, 9/1/22 | Blooming Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 9/2/11 |
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Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), in the picnicking area of the Jordan Lake Dam area, Chatham County, NC, 9/3/11 | Little whitish morning glory (Ipomoea lacunosa), Jordan Lake Dam area, Chatham County, NC, 9/3/11 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 9/3/15 | Forked Bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum), Durham, NC, 9/3/22 | Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Durham, NC, 9/3/22 | Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/3/22 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/5/11 |
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Desert Sand Verbena (Albronia villosa), Stinson Beach, Marin County, CA, 9/5/13 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens) with flowers, Durham, NC, 9/5/20 | Tick-trefoil (Desmodium genus), Durham, NC, 9/5/22 | Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana), NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 9/6/09 |
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Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) closeup, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 9/6/09 | Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica), NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 9/6/09 | Smooth Milkpea (Galactia volubilis), Durham, NC, 9/6/19 | Smooth Milkpea (Galactia volubilis) Durham, NC, 9/6/19 | Possibly Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/6/20 | New York Ironweed (Vernonia novaboracensis), Durham, NC, 9/6/20 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pennsylvanicum), Durham, NC, 9/7/09 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens) close-up, Durham, NC, 9/7/22 |
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Silktree (Albizia julibrissin), one of the last blooms this year. American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/8/11 | Marsh Dewflower (Murdannia keisak), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 |
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Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) with a Goldenrod Stowaway Moth, an owlet moth (Cirrhophanus triangulifer), Durham, NC, 9/10/17. Moth ID thanks to John and Jane Balaban. | Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/10/20 | Panicled Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum), bowed over but probably 4 feet tall. Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 9/10/21. ID uncertain because leaves aren't shown, but the complex branching suggests the panicled species. | Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriaticus), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 9/10/21 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Hyde County, NC, 9/10/22 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvatica), Hyde County, NC, 9/10/22 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), American Robacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/11/09 | Kudzu (Pueraria montana), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/11/09 |
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Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana), Falls Lake Dam area, Wake Forest, Wake County, NC, 9/11/10 | Wild Radish (Raphanus genus), Tennessee Valley-Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, CA, 9/12/14 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 9/1219 |
Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Durham, NC, 9/12/20. This is an officially invasive species. | Common Buckeye on Pickerelweed, Durham, NC, 9/12/20 | Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/12/22 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), with the different flower colors (due to age) characteristic of this species. Durham, NC, 9/13/11 |
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Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), the fuzziest flower I know of! Mason Farm Biological Reserve, 9/13/09 | Panicled Tick-trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum), part of coastal plain exhibit, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 9/13/19 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/13/20 | Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 9/14/12 |
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Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris), Fort Fisher State Recreation Area (Basin Trail), New Hanover County, NC, 9/14/15 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), Durham, NC, 9/14/19 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Durham, NC, 9/14/19 | Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles mating on Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum), Durham, NC, 9/15/17 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 9/15/21 |
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Paraguayan Purslane (Portulaca amilis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/16/17 | Kudzu (Pueraria montana) bloom, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/16/17 | Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum) flower and pea pod, Durham, NC, 9/16/20. Leaves are not shown, so this is a tentative ID. | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 9/17/08. Note the many tiny "hairs." | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/17/21 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/17/21 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Third Fork Creek Trail, Durham, NC, 9/18/11 |
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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Hog Peanut flowers (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Durham, NC, 9/18/21 | Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 9/18/21 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 9/18/22 |
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Rosepink (Sabatia angularis). A spider has connected two petals with its silk. Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 9/19/11 | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), Durham, NC, 9/19/20 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 9/19/20 | Camphor Pluchea (Pluchea camphorata), Goose Creek State Park, Washington County, NC, 9/21/08. Also seen in rural Chatham County, NC. | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) flowers, Durham, NC, 9/21/12 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/21/19 |
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Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/21/20 | Flower from a Tall Tick Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/21/21 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculata), Durham, NC, 9/21/21 | Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/21/22 | Purple Beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma) fruits, Durham, NC, 9/21/22 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 9/22/20 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/22/20 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/22/20 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) , Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 9/23/15 |
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Valley Redstem (Ammania coccinea), Jordan Lake inlet near Rte. 751, Chatham County, NC, 9/23/15 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 9/24/21 | Sensitive Brier (Mimosa microphylla), Riverbend Park, Catawba County, NC, 9/24/09 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/24/20 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 9/24/20 |
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Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/24/21 | Tall Tick Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/24/21 | Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata), Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC, 9/25/13 | Rosepink (Sabatia angularis), Durham, NC, 9/25/14 | Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris), Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, New Hanover County, NC, 9/25/17 | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), North Carolina Botanical Garden (woodland trail), Orange County, NC, 9/25/18 |
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Spotted Bee-balm (Monarda punctata), North Carolina Botanical Garden (woodland trail), Orange County, NC, 9/25/18 | Camphor Pluchea (Pluchea camphorata), Durham, NC, 9/25/22 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 10/25/22 | Bee fly (Poecilognathus punctipennis) on a Purple False Foxglove flower (Agalinis purpurea). Wildflowers were sparse in the sandy sections of the park, and this species was most conspicuous. Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 9/26/17 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/26/20 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), one plant near parking lot, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 9/27/14 | Tievine or Cotton Morning Glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba), Ft. Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover, NC, 9/28/10 | Probably a Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/29/20 |
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Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/29/20 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/30/14 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 9/30/21 | Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 10/5/19 | Tick-trefoil (Desmodium genus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 10/5/19 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 10/5/21 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 10/5/21 |
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Same American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Nature Trail outside the North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, 10/5/22 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), American Tobacco Trail (downtown), Durham, NC, 10/8/19 | Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), American Tobacco Trail (downtown), Durham, NC, 10/8/19 | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 10/9/21 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria sagittata), showing the hairs on the ochrea, Durham, NC, 10/10/20 | Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris), Durham, NC, 10/12/12 |
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Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 10/12/19 | Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 10/12/20 | Mystery flowers, possibly a milkwort. Duke Forest, Gate 12, Orange County, NC, 10/13/05 | Plume Celosia (Celosia argentea var. plumosa), Durham, NC, 10/13/21. This is a tropical plant and probably will not make it through the winter. It was, however, growing wild. | Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/14/22 |
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Valley Redstem or Scarlet Tooth-cap (Ammannia coccinea): flowers, fruit and buds, Jordan Lake gameland, Chatham County, NC, 10/15/11 | Nakedstem Dewflower (Murdannia nudiflora), Waveland, Hancock County, MS, 10/15/22 | Trailing Fuzzybean (Strophostyles helvola), at the beach | Tievine (Ipomoea cordatotriloba), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/17/19 | A small Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/17/19 | Trailing Fuzzybean (Strophostyles helvola), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/17/22 | Sandhill Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC, 10/18/16 | Jersey Lily (Amaryllis belladonna), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/20/13 |
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Pink Wood Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), South Tar River Greenway, Greenville, Pitt County, NC, 10/21/21 | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), South Tar Greenway, Greenville, Pitt County, NC, 10/21/21 | Nakedstem Dewflower (Murdannia nudiflora), Durham, NC, 10/23/20. ID thanks to Su Kim. | Spiderflower (Cleome hassleriana), South Tar River Greenway, Greenville, Pitt County, NC, 10/23/21 |
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Sandhill Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC, 10/24/18 | Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus) fruit, Durham, NC, 10/26/21 | Aster (Symphyotrichum genus), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, 10/27/17, in the woods | Maryland Milkwort (Polygala mariana), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 10/29/09 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 10/30/21 |
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Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 10/31/11. Genus ID thanks to Laura Thomas. | Brazilian Vervain (Verbena brasiliensis), Durham, NC, 11/1/21 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 11/5/21 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 11/7/19 |
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Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 11/7/19 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 11/7/20 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica), Durham, NC, 11/13/20 | Chinese Witchhazel (Hamamelis mollis), Durham, NC, 11/13/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 11/14/09. The temperature was in the 60s, and Tropical Storm Ida had just come through. |
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Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens), McAllen Nature Center, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/14/19 | Coral Vine or Mexican Creeper (Antigonon leptopus), Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/14/19 | Sandhill Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 11/14/22 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 11/16/18 | Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris), Carolina Beach Lake, New Hanover County, NC, 11/16/22 |
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Brushland Shrubverbena (Lantana achyranthifolia), McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/18/19 | Littleleaf Sensitive-Briar (Mimosa microphylla), McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/18/19 | Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 11/23/22 | Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 12/1/21 | Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea), Hagerup Beach, Captiva Island, Lee County, FL, 12/3/15 |
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Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris), Bailey Tract, Sanibel, Lee County, FL, 12/5/15 | Florida Bluehearts (Buchnera floridana), Bailey Tract, Sanibel Island, Lee County, FL, 12/5/15 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 12/5/22 | Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala), National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo County, NC, 12/9/22. Definitely not planted! | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 12/22/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 12/29/09. One of about 5 blooming henbit flowers in all on this cold day. | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 12/31/21. An unusually warm day, highs of about 74F. |
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Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), South Tar River Greenway, Greenville, NC, 1/6/19 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 1/12/19 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 1/16/19 | Large Flower Mexican Clover (Richardia brasiliensis), Sarasota, FL, 1/20/20 |
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Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea), Sarasota, FL, 1/23/20 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 1/29/13 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 1/30/21 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 2/2/20 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), American Tobacco Trail (Miles 0-1.75), Durham, NC, 2/3/20 | Big Periwinkle (Vinca genus), Durham, NC, 2/2/21 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/4/19 |
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Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/4/20 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/4/20 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/6/19 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) flower, Durham, NC, 2/6/23 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/9/23 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 2/12/22 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/14/20 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/16/20 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/20/10 |
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Tiny Bluets (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 2/13/19 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 2/15/19 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 2/18/17 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica) and Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 2/19/17 | Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex), Sarasota, FL, 2/19/23 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 2/21/11 |
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Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/21/11 | Flaxleaf Pimpernel (Lysimachia monelli), Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture, Nueces County, TX 2/21/14 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/21/18 | Largeflower Mexican Clover (Richardia grandiflora), Bowditch Point Park, Ft. Myers Beach, FL, 2/21/19. This abundant plant is an introduced species, as its common name suggests. | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), Ft. Myers, FL, 2/21/19 |
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Largeflower Mexican Clover (Richardia grandiflora), Ft. Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/22/19 | Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 2/22/22 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 2/22/22 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Penny's Bend Nature Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 |
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Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/23/17 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 2/23/20 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/23/21 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/23/23 |
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Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Wake County, 2/24/12 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Wake County, 2/24/12 | Rosemary flowers (Rosmarinus genus), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Wake County, 2/24/12 | Largeflower Mexican Clover (Richardia grandiflora), Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/24/19 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 2/24/23 |
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Rose Gentian (Sabatia campestris), Port Aransas Nature Preserve East, Nueces County, TX 2/25/14 | Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), Port Aransas Nature Preserve East, Nueces County, TX 2/25/14 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 2/25/17 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 2/25/17 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 2/25/20 |
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Largeflower Mexican Clover (Richardia grandiflora) in the grass, Sarasota, FL, 2/25/18 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/25/20 | Ivyleaf Speedwells (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/25/22 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/25/22 |
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Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/26/22 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 2/27/17 |
Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 2/27/20 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia var. sororia), Durham, NC, 2/27/23 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/27/23 |
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Confederate Violet (Viola sororia var. priceana), Durham, NC, 2/28/23 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/1/19 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/1/19 | Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/1/23 | Opening Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 3/1/23 |
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Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, 3/3/11 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 3/3/21 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 3/4/20 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Durham, NC, 3/4/20 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/4/21 | Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, 3/4/22 |
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Field Pansies (Viola biocolor), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, 3/4/22 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, 3/4/22 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, 3/4/22 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, 3/4/22 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/5/16 |
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Big Periwinkle (Vinca major), Durham, NC, 3/5/23 | Common Blue and Confederate Violets (Viola sororia sororia and Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/5/23 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/5/23 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/5/23 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), in the process of unfolding. Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/6/10 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 3/6/21 |
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Field Pansies (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/7/19 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/7/22 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia var. priceana)), Durham, NC, 3/7/22 |
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia var. sororia), Durham, NC, 3/8/22 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 3/8/22 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/9/11 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/9/20 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/9/20 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/9/21 |
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Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/9/21 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/9/21 | Little Periwinkles (Vinca minor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/9/21 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, 3/10/09. |
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Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/10/11 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/10/16 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/11/21 | :Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Durham, NC, 3/11/21 | Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/11/23 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/11/23 | Yet another Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/11/23 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/12/09 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/12/09. |
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Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 3/12/20 | Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/13/16 | Tiny Bluets (Houstonia pusilla), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/13/21 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 3/14/23 |
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Round Lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/14/07. | Leaf from same Round Lobed Hepatica, 3/14/07 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/14/16 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/14/16 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 3/14/16 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/14/21 |
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Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 3/14/21 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/14/21 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor)2 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/14/23 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/14/23 |
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Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/15/10 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/15/14 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/15/16 | Another Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/15/16 | Yet another Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/15/16 | Another Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/15/18 |
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Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/15/15 | Little Periwinkles (Vinca minor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/15/15 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/15/19 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/15/21 |