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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.
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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Mystery tree flowers, Durham, NC, 4/1/19 | White clover (Trifolium repens, var. repens), Durham, NC, 4/3/09 | White Clover (Trifolium repens), Durham, NC, 4/3/20 |
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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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Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus), Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Durham, NC, 3/27/09 | Common Yellow Wood-sorrel (Oxalis scripta), Durham, NC, 3/28/20 |
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Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre), Durham, NC, 4/25/19 | St. Anthony's Turnip (Ranunculus bulbosus), Durham, NC, 4/26/16 | Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/26/18 |
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Goldenrod (Solidago genus), Durham, NC, 8/29/20 | Seedbox flower (Ludwigia alternifolia), Durham, NC, 8/30/17 | Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata), Durham, NC, 8/30/20 |
Orange or Yellowish Orange Wildflowers
Red Wildflowers
Pink or Purplish-pink Wildflowers
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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 | Florida Tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii), Ft. Myers, Lee County, FL, 2/22/19 |
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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 Fogfruit (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 | 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 | Branch of a small Japanese Cherry tree (Prunus serrulata), Durham, NC, 2/26/17 | 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. | Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/2/11 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/3/18 |
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Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/6/10 | Same Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata), Durham, NC, 3/6/20 | Virginia Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 3/6/20 |
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Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/7/19 | 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 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/11/09 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/11/19 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/12/19 | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Durham, NC, 3/15/20 |
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/17/13 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/17/15 | 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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Carolina Spring Beauties (Claytonia caroliniana), Durham, NC, 3/21/16 | 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 | 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 | Purple Dead-Nettles (Lamium purpureum), Durham, NC, 3/25/20 |
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/26/18 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | 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 | Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana), with tiny fly, Durham, NC, 3/28/17 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 3/28/19 |
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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 | 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. | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/2/16 | Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Durham, NC, 4/2/18 | 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, 4/4/18 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 4/6/09 | Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia vrginica), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 4/6/09. | Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Moore County, NC, 4/6/18 |
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Sweet William (Dianthus caryophyllus), Durham, NC, 4/9/09 |
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 | Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 4/13/20 | Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Occonoeechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 4/14/11, appeared deep in the woods. |
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Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna) only about 2 inches high. It was the only one I saw all day. Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 4/14/12 | Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), Eno River State Park (Cole Mill Rd.), Durham/Orange County, NC 4/14/16 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Swan Quarter, Hyde County, NC, 4/14/19 | Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta purpurea), Durham, NC, 4/14/20 | Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/16/19 | Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 4/17/18 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/17/13 | Bashful Wake Robin (Trillium catesbaei). North Carolina Botanical Garden, 4/18/09. |
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Pinxter flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 4/18/13 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/19/18 | Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/20/17 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/21/16 |
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Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/23/15 | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Durham, NC, 4/24/20 | Bee on an 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 | 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), 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 | Possibly Wild Garlic (Alllium vineale), Durham, NC, 4/30/09 | 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 |
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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 | 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 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Southern Village, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC, 5/7/09 |
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Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 5/10/12 | Dock (Rumex genus), Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Dare County, NC, 5/10/09 | Iceplant (Carpobrotus edulis), 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 |
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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 | Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), Durham, NC, 5/13/20 |
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Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/14/20 | Wild 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 | 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 | Pink Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis debilis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/21/18 | Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), Durham, NC, 5/21/19. Cultivated privately. | Bristly Locust flower (Robinia hispida), Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 5/22/08 |
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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. | Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule), Falling Creek Camp, Tuxedo, Henderson County, NC, 5/23/03 |
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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 | 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 | Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 5/30/19 | Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata), San Francisco Airport, CA, 5/30/19 | 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 | Grass flowers (Poaceae family), 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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Another 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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Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), Corte Madera Ecological Reserve, Marin County, CA, 6/2/19 | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Durhamm, NC, 6/1/20 | 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. | 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 | Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina), Durham, NC, 6/7/20 | Silktree (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/8/09 |
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Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 6/8/20 | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Durham, NC, 6/11/19 | 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 Onion (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. | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 6/13/19 | Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa), Durham, NC, 6/14/20 | Wildflower (Spiraea japonica), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/15/15 |
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Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria), Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, NC, 6/16/15 | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/15/19 | 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 | Great Spangled Fritillary on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Boone Gardens, Boone, NC, Watauga County, NC, 6/17/15 | 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 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), 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 | New England Aster (Symphyatrichum novae-angliae), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Silktree flowers (Albizia julibrissin), Durham, NC, 6/23/15 | 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 |
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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 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/28/17 |
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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 | Mystery wildflower, Boone Gardens, Watauga County, NC, 7/2/18 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) inflorescence, Durham, NC, 7/2/20 | Purple-Node Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium purpurum), 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 | Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus), Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC, 7/13/18 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 7/14/13 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 7/14/19 | 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 | Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 7/26/09 | Maryland Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 7/26/09 |
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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 | 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 | Hairy Milk Pea (Galactia volubilis), Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC, 8/5/09. Not part of regular exhibit. |
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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 | Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 8/14/14 | 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 | Pink Fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/16/18) |
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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 | Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Durham, NC, 8/16/19. Photo by Karl D. Gottschalk. | 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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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 |
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Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Durham, NC, 8/27/20 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 8/28/18 | 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 | Slender Lespedeza (Lespedeza virginica) flowers, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/1/09. Unlike its Chinese relative, this is a native species. | 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 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/5/11 | Desert Sand Verbena (Albronia villosa), Stinson Beach, Marin County, CA, 9/5/13 | Another Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens) with flowers, Durham, NC, 9/5/20 | 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 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/6/19 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/6/19 | Tall Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), Durham, NC, 9/6/20 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), Durham, NC, 9/6/20 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pennsylvanicum), Durham, NC, 9/7/09 |
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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 | 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, 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 | Common Buckeye on Pickerelweed, Durham, NC, 9/12/20 | 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 | Tall Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), 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 | 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 |
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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 | 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), Third Fork Creek Trail, Durham, NC, 9/18/11 | 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 |
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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 | Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata), 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 | 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 which has the identifying "fringe of hairs at the top of the ochrea" from https://alchetron.com/Persicaria-maculosa by Girish Mahajan. | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 | 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 |
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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 | Tievine (Ipomoea cordatotriloba), Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 10/17/19 | A small Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | 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 | Nakedstem Dewflower (Murdannia nudiflora), Durham, NC, 10/23/20. ID thanks to Su Kim. |
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Sandhill Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC, 10/24/18 | 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 | Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 10/31/11. Genus ID thanks to Laura Thomas. | 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 | Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum), Durham, NC, 11/16/18 | Brushland Shrubverbena (Lantana achyranthifolia), McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/18/19 | Littleleaf Sensitive-Briar (Mimosa microphylla), McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/18/19 | Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea), Hagerup Beach, Captiva Island, Lee County, FL, 12/3/15 | 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, 12/22/20 | Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 12/29/09. One of about 5 blooming henbit flowers in all on this cold day. |
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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 | 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 | Periwinkle (Vinca genus), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 2/4/20 | Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 2/6/19 | 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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Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), 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 Canadian Violet (Viola canadensis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 2/19/17 | 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 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia), Durham, NC, 2/21/18 | Flaxleaf Pimpernel (Lysimachia monelli), Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture, Nueces County, TX 2/21/14 | 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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 2/27/17 |
Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 2/27/20 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/1/19 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/1/19 |
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Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, 3/3/11 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/5/16 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), in the process of unfolding. Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 3/6/10 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 |
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Field Pansies (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/5/20 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) | Periwinkle (Vinca genus) | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/7/19 | 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 | 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, 3/12/09 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/12/09. Another subspecies? | Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/12/20 | Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/13/16 |
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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 |
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Persian Speedwells (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/15/10 | 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 | 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 | Periwinkles (Vinca minor), Penny Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/15/15 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 3/15/19 | Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) flowers, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 3/16/15 | Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), Eno River State Park (Cole Mill Road access), Orange County, NC, 3/17/10 | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/17/19 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/17/19 |
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Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/18/10 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/18/19 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/18/19 | Ivyleaf Speedwell (Veronica hederafolia), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Periwinkle (Vinca genus), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/19/09 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/19/10 |
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Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, 3/19/09. | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Winged Elm (Ulmus alata), Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Field Pansies (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 3/18/20 |
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Grape Hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 3/21/11 | Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia sororia) and Confederate Violets (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/21/16 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/22/18 | Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 |
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Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 | Big Periwinkle (Vinca major), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 | Round-lobed Hepatica flower (Anemone americana), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), Durham, NC, 3/23/17 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/24/10 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/24/10 |
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Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), very small (probably because it was in mowed grass). ID thanks to Janie Harmon Owens. Durham, NC, 3/24/10 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/24/15 | Field Pansies (Viola bicolor), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 3/24/19 | Small Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis laxa), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 3/24/19 | Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) flowers and leaves, Uwharrie Trail, 3/25/10. Photo taken by Karl D. Gottschalk | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/26/17 |
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/26/18 | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 3/27/10 | Carpet Bugle or Ground Pine (Ajuga reptans), atypically tall: they're usually mowed down! Durham, NC, 3/28/10 | English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Durham, NC, 3/28/20. An introduced species. | Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 3/28/20 |
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Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/29/09 | Confederate Violet (Viola bicolor priceana), Durham, NC, 3/29/19 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/29/17 | Forget-me-nots (Myosotis genus), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/30/10 |
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Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/30/10 | Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia sororia), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/30/10 | Hepatica (Anemone genus), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 3/30/13 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 3/30/13 | Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Durham, NC, 3/30/18 |
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Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 3/30/18 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacia), Durham, NC, 3/30/18 | Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 3/31/09 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus) flower, Durham, NC, 4/1/19 | A new Field Pansy (Viola bicolor) flower, starting to unfold. Durham, NC, 4/2/18 |
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Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/3/17 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 4/3/19 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 4/3/19 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Durham, NC, 4/4/20 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum), Durham, NC, 4/4/20 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus) flower, Durham, NC, 4/5/10 |
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Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 4/5/20 | Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 4/6/09. See Virginia Bluebells USDA Page. | Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Southern Pines, Moore County, NC, 4/6/18 |
Birdsfoot Violets (Viola pedata), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Moore County, NC, 4/6/18 | Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Moore County, NC, 4/6/18 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 4/6/19 | Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulia), Durham, NC, 4/7/09 |
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Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC, 4/7/17 | Another Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Durham, NC, 4/7/20 | Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Durham, NC, 4/8/09 | Common Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), North Carolina Museum of Art grounds, Raleigh, Wake, County, NC, 4/8/12 | Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), on edge of Meredith College, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, campus, 4/8/12 |
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Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Durham, NC, 4/8/19 | Speedwell (Veronica pedunculata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/10/09 | Eastern Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/10/09 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinium), Durham, NC, 4/10/20 | Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/10/20 | Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/11/19 | Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata), Durham, NC, 4/11/19 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia) and Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 4/11/19 | Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/12/09 | Bluets (Houstonia caerulia), Durham, NC, 4/12/18 |
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Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Durham, NC, 4/12/18 | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Durham, NC, 4/12/18 | Big Periwinkle (Vinca major), American Tobacco Trail (miles 4-6), Durham, NC, 4/13/09 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 4/13/11 |
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Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/13/15 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinium), Durham, NC, 4/13/20 | Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna) only about 2 inches high. It was the only one I saw all day. Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC, 4/14/12 | Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia sororia), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC,4/14/17 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Swan Quarter, Hyde County, NC, 4/14/19 | Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata), Durham, NC, 4/14/20 | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/15/19 | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/15/19 (rolled up in the evening) |
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Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 4/16/09 | Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans, introduced from Eurasia), about 3 feet high, just off Lake Crabtree trail on southern side of lake. Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 4/16/09. | Dwarf Violet Iris (Iris verna), Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 4/16/09 | White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 4/16/09 | Fleabane (Erigeron genus), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/16/19. I doubt that I will ever pin down this unusual species! | Little Periwinkle (Vinca minor), American Tobacco Trail (miles 4-6), Durham, NC, 4/17/13 |
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Field Pansy (Viola bicolor), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 4/18/09. This one had unusually long petals. | Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/19/18 | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/18/19 | Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca), an introduced plant, Durham, NC, 4/20/12 | Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinium), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/21/16 |
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Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Wood Violet (Viola palmata), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 4/22/09. | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 4/22/09 | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/22/16 |
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Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Durham, NC, 4/22/19 | Blue Toadflax (Linaria canadensis), Durham, NC, 4/22/19 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 4/22/20 | Group of Lyre-leaved Sages (Salvia lyrata), Durham, NC, 4/22/20 | Velvetgrass, called Yorkshire Fog in the U.K. (Holcus lanatus), American Tobacco Trail (miles 4-6), Durham, NC, 4/22/20. An introduced plant. |
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Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 4/23/14 | Violet Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis violacea), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/23/15 | Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Durham, NC, 4/24/20 | Lentil Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma), Durham, NC, 4/25/19. It is an introduced species. | Azure Bluets (Houstonia caerulia), Durham, NC, 4/25/19 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 4/25/19 |
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Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 4/26/10 | 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 | Little Quaking Grass (Briza minor), Durham, NC, 4/26/20. Mostly green, but the functioning flower parts seem to be purple. |
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Crested Iris (Iris cristata), Montreat, Buncombe County, NC 4/27/14 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 4/27/19 | Forget-Me-Nots (Myositis genus), Old Salem, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 4/27/19. In cultivated garden. | Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Old Salem, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, 4/27/19. In cultivated garden. | Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana), Montreat, Buncombe County, NC, 4/28/14 | Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/28/17 |
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Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca), with some anomalous pink flowers, Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/28/18 | Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 4/28/20 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 4/28/20 | Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Montreat, Buncombe County, NC, 4/29/14 |
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Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Montreat, Buncombe County, NC, 4/29/14 | Wood Violet (Viola palmata), Montreat, Bumcombe County, NC, 4/29/14 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolia), Durham, NC, 4/29/15 | Ithuriel's Spear (Triteleia laxa), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 4/29/17 |
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Possibly Wild Garlic (Alllium vineale), Durham, NC, 4/30/09 | Bowl Tube Iris (Iris macrosiphon), Indian Valley, Novato, Marin County, CA 4/30/17 | Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum), Indian Valley, Novato, Marin County, CA 4/30/17 | White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum), Durham, NC, 5/1/09. | Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica), Durham, NC, 5/1/18 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), , Durham, NC, 5/2/19 | Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/2/10, one of many near the parking lot. ID thanks to Bailey Winstead, who says they are common in the Smoky Mountains. They are not native this far east, according to Harry LeGrand, who confirmed the species ID. These are similar the Fringed Phacelia, which has fewer flowers per stem. |
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White Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium albidum), Durham, NC, 5/3/18 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 5/3/20 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Durham, NC, 5/4/20 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 5/5/19 | Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata), Durham, NC, 5/5/19 | Parry's Larkspur (Delphinium parryi), Lake Lagunitas, Marin County, CA, 5/7/15 |
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Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Durham, NC, 5/7/20 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Piedmont Wildlife Center Trail, Durham, NC, 5/8/10 | Venus' Looking-Glass
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Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata), in the mountain garden section, NC Botanical Garden, 5/9/10 |
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Fernleaf Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatafida), in the mountain garden section, NC Botanical Garden, 5/9/10 | Southern Blue Flag (Iris virginica), seen in swampy area with many nonflowering iris plants, Durham, NC, 5/9/17 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Durham, NC, 5/10/19 | Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata), Durham, NC, 5/10/20 | Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/11/11 | Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 5/11/12 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 5/11/12 |
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Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/13/18 | Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 5/15/19 | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), Durham, NC, 5/17/19 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense) flower and bulblets, Durham, NC, 5/17/20. Bulblets produce long, skinny leaves. | Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/18/09 | Pickerelweed (Pontedaria cordata), with several flies, Durham, NC, 5/21/19 | Venus' Looking Glass, Durham, NC, 5/23/19 |
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Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | Venus' Pride (Houstonia purpurea), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | Meadow garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 5/26/20 | Red Clover blossom (Trifolium pratense), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 5/27/11 |
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Whitemouth Dayflower (Commelina erecta), Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, 5/28/10 | Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Durham, NC, 5/28/30 | Ithuriel's Spear (Triteleia laxa), Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/19 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 5/31/20 | Pea family plant: very common, might be Summer Lupine (Lupinus formosus), Larkspur, Marin County, CA, 6/1/19 | Helmet flower (Scutellaria integrifolia), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/2/12 | Carolina Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/2/17 | Helmet flower (Scutellaria integrifolia), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/2/17 |
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Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 6/4/20 | Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica), Durham, NC, 6/5/20 | White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum), Durham, NC, 6/6/09. Both flower and fruit are shown here. | Helmet Flower (Scutellaria integrifolia), Durham, NC, 6/6/09 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 6/6/09 |
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Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia carolinensis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, 6/8/10 | Common Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/8/17 | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Durham, NC, 6/9/18 | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 6/10/10 |
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Helmet Flower (Scutellaria integrifolia), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 6/10/10 | Carolina Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Durham, NC, 6/10/18 | Carolina Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Durham, NC, 6/10/19 | Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) flower, Durham, NC, 6/11/09 (with katydid nymph) | Carpenter Bee on Helmetflower (Scutellaria integrifolia), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/11/13 |
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Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 6/12/09 | White Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum), Mountain Lake Conservancy, Giles County, VA, 6/12/11 | Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis), Duke Gardens, Durham, NC, 6/12/09 | Carolina Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Durham, NC, 6/12/20 | Wild Garlic (Allium vineale), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 6/13/09 |
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Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 6/13/09 | Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | Stokes' Aster (Stokesia laevis), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 |
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Barbara's Buttons (Marshallia genus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18. Part of an exhibit, but not a formal garden. | Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 6/13/20 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 6/15/19 | Passionflower (Passiflora purpurea) with a Japanese Beetle on it, American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 6/16/12 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 6/17/20 | Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 6/18/19 |
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Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 6/18/19 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 6/18/19 | Venus' Looking Grass (Triodanis perfoliata) | Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Durham, NC, 6/19/12 | True Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/19/19 | Chicory (Cichorium intybus), Boone, Watauga County, NC 6/19/19 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), Durham, NC, 6/20/20 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 |
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Forget-me-nots (Myosotis genus), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia carolinensis), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 6/22/20 | Meadow Garlic (Allium canadense) | Blueberries (Vaccinium genus), Durham, NC, 6/26/09 |
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Virginia Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) flowers and buds, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 6/27/17 | Chicory (Cichorium intybus), including one apparently just unfolding (on Blowing Rock Rd. corner), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 6/30/10 | Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 6/30/16 |
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Umbrella-leaf (Diphylleia cymosa), berries and leaf, Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail, Avery County, NC, 7/1/10 | Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia carolinensis), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/2/11 | Centaurea dealbata, Boone Gardens, Watauga County, NC, 7/2/18 | Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) inflorescence, Durham, NC, 7/2/20 |
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Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) vine with opening flower. One of a few remaining after a large field was mowed. Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/3/09 | Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia carolinensis), Durham, NC, 7/4/19 | Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 7/4/19 | Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Boone Greenway, Watauga County, NC, 7/6/11 |
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus), seen in large groups along the sides of highways in the Natural Bridge area and nearby parts of Virginia, 7/8/09 | Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Tanawha Trail, Avery County, NC, 7/8/11 | Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa), with mostly purple fruits, Linn Cove Viaduct Visitors Center, Avery County, NC, 7/8/11 | Same Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum), Durham, NC, 7/8/20 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 7/8/20 |
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Blueberries (Vaccinium genus), just starting to turn ripe at about 2700 feet in elevation on Sharp Top Mountain, Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 7/10/09. | Carolina Dayflower (Commenlina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 7/12/19 | Virginia Dayflower, maybe the biggest dayflower of all, Durham, NC, 7/12/19 | Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 7/12/19 |
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Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 7/13/16 | Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus), Durham, NC, 7/14/19 | Carolina Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), Durham, NC, 7/14/20 | Ripe (cultivated) blueberries (Vaccinium genus), Durham, NC, 7/15/09 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/15/11. Note that the tiny flowers are yellow, although the fake petals are blue. |
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Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), partially opened. Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/15/11 | Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia carolinensis), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/15/11 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), NC Botanical Garden, 7/17/09 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Durham, NC, 7/17/20 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 7/17/20 | Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 7/18/19 |
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Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, NC, 7/21/08. These are the preferred larval plants of Zebra Heliconian butterflies. | Silver-spotted Skipper on Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 7/24/16 | Dayflower (Commelina genus), Durham, NC, 7/25/09 | Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Durham, NC, 7/25/20 |
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Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus), Durham, NC, 7/26/20 | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica), River Park North, Greenville, NC, 7/27/17 | American Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruits, Durham, NC, 7/27/18 |
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Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa), River Park North, Greenville, Pitt County, NC, 7/28/17 | Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum), Pitt County Arboretum (near lake), Greenville, NC, 7/28/17 | Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 7/30/09 | Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), Durham, NC, 8/1/20 | Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Durham, NC, 8/6/20 | Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus), Durham, NC, 8/6/20 |
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Climbing Hempvine (Mikania scandens), Durham, NC, 8/9/20 | Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09. Thanks to Janie Owens for ID. | Climbing Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09 | Whitemouth Dayflower (Commelina erecta) with a flower fly (Pseudodoros clavatus), Fort Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC, 8/12/11 |
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Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/12/12 | Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Durham, NC, 8/12/20 | Chicory (Cichorium intybus), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/13/19 | Climbing Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) flowers, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 | Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 | Southern Harebell (Campanula divaricata), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 |
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Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/14/19 | Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), one of about 10 at the Flat River Impoundment, Durham, NC, 8/15/10 | Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/16/14 | Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) flower, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 8/18/06 |
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Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/18/11 | Brazilian Verbena (Verbena brasiliensis), Durham, NC, 8/18/20 | Bumblebee on Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 8/18/20 | Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata), Mitchell County, NC, 8/19/14 | Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Mitchell County, NC, 8/19/14 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 8/20/18 |
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Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/21/09 | Kudzu flower (Pueraria montana), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 8/21/09 | Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata), Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 8/22/18 | Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) flowers, Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, VA, 8/22/18 |
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Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 8/22/20 | Another Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Durham, NC, 8/22/20 | Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 8/23/09 |
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Dayflower (Commelina genus), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham, NC, 8/23/09 | Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). Durham, NC, 8/23/19. An introduced plant, with "noxious weed" status in 46 states. | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 8/24/20 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 8/25/09 |
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Porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 8/25/09, an introduced plant. | Painted Lady on Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 8/27/19 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 8/27/20 |
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Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana). Durham, NC, 8/29/09. | Malasian False pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea), Durham, NC, 8/29/20 | Waterpods (Hydrolea quadrivalvis) common in the formerly adjoining pond, Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 8/30/15 ID thanks to Su Kim. | Marsh Dewflower (Murdannia keisak), Durham, NC, 9/2/20 |
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Purple Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Jordan Lake Dam, Chatham County, NC, 9/3/11 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 9/3/20 | Desert Sand Verbena (Albronia villosa), Stinson Beach, Marin County, CA, 9/5/13 | Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), NC Botanical Garden, 9/6/09 | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginiana), Durham, NC, 9/6/20 |
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Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea). Durham, NC, 9/7/19 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 9/8/20 | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 9/10/19 | Carpenter Bee on Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Durham, NC, 9/10/19 |
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Purple Passionflowers (Passiflora incarnata) at Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 9/10/11, the one on the left going to seed | Leafy Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus), Durham, NC, 9/10/20 | Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 9/11/12 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/11/09 |
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Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/11/09 | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 9/11/09 | Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens), Durham, NC, 9/12/20 | Common Buckeye on Pickerelweed, Durham, NC, 9/12/20 | Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) flower, Durham, NC, 9/12/20 | Lobelia (Lobelia genus), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 9/13/09 | Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Durham, NC, 9/14/19 |
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Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 9/14/19. An introduced plant. | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 9/14/19. An introduced plant. | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica), Durham, NC, 9/14/19 | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica), Third Fork Trail, Durham, NC, 9/15/11 |
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Swamp Dewflowers (Murdannia keisak), seen in swampy areas. Durham, NC, 9/15/11. An introduced plant. | Leafy Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) flower, Durham, NC, 9/16/20 | Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea). ID thanks to Su Kim! Durham, NC, 9/17/19 | Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Powdered Alligator Flag (Thalia dealbata), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 |
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Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Porcelainberry Vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata): blue and purple fruits only, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 9/19/11 | Common Morning Glories (Ipomoea purpurea), Jordan Lake Dam, Chatham County, NC, 9/20/10 |
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Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 9/20/09 | Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/21/19 | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 9/22/18 | Marsh Dew Flower (Murdannia keisak). Very common in rainy weather. Durham, NC, 9/22/18 | Blue Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia), Durham, NC, 9/22/19 | Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), with dew, Durham, 9/23/20 |
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Late Purple Aster (Symphyotrichum patens), Geitner Park, Hickory, Catawba County, NC, 9/25/09 | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginiana), Glen R. Hilton Park, Hickory, Catawba County, NC, 9/25/09. Seen in deep woods. | Dune Bluecurls (Trichostema species 1), being considered for federal listing. Fort Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC, 9/26/17 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 9/27/20 | Dune Bluecurls (Trichostema species 1), 9/28/10. These wildflowers were common in the sand on the initial stretch of the Fort Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC. It's possible that they are Forked Bluecurls, but those have apparently not been seen on the coastal plain. | Lone Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) flower, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 9/28/17 |
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Maybe Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) flower, Durham, NC, 9/28/20 | Same Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula), whole plant, Durham, NC, 9/28/20 | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), Durham, NC, 9/29/19 | Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Durham, NC, 9/29/19 | Little White Morning Glory (Ipomoea lacunosa), (purple variety), Durham, NC, 9/29/19 | Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginiana), Durham, NC, 10/2/19 |
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Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 10/5/19 | Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 10/5/19 | Brazilian Vervain (Verbena brasiliensis), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 10/6/19 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), American Tobacco Trail (downtown), Durham, NC, 10/8/19 | Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), showing pink tube, American Tobacco Trail (downtown), Durham, NC, 10/8/19 | Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata), Durham, NC, 10/8/20 |
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Brazilian Vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Durham, NC, 10/13/20 | Chicory (Cichorium intybus), Boone, Watauga County, NC, 10/15/18 | Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) flowers, Linn Cove Visitor Center, Caldwell County, NC, 10/15/18. These never open, and resemble buds. | Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 10/16/09 |
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Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea), Durham, NC, 10/20/20 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 10/23/20 | Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana), Durham, NC, 10/23/20 | Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) and Hairy White Oldfield Asters, Durham, NC, 10/23/20 |
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Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris), Flat River Impoundment, Durham County, NC, 10/27/11 | Pine Barren Gentian (Gentiana autumnalis), Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC, 10/27/17 | Brazilian Vervain (Verbena brasiliensis), Durham, NC, 11/3/20 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 11/4/19 | Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis), Durham, NC, 11/7/20 |
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Stinking Passionflower (Passiflora foetida), McAllen Nature Center, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/14/19 | Creeping Eryngo (Eryngium prostratum), Durham, NC, 11/15/20 | Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata), Durham, NC, 11/24/20 | Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Durham, NC, 11/27/20 | Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) flower, Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, FL, 12/3/14 | Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus), Durham, NC, 12/14/15 |
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Beale's Barberry (Mahonia bealei), Durham, NC, 1/18/21 | Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) winter leaf, Durham, NC, 1/27/18 | American Elm (Ulmus americana) seed pods, Durham, NC, 2/9/20 | Winter leaves of another Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 2/15/18 | Trout Lily leaf (Erythonium americanum), Durham, NC, 2/15/18 | Wild poinsettia (Euphorbia cyathosphora), Bowditch Point Park, Ft. Myers Beach, Lee County, FL, 2/20/19 | Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) seed pods, Durham, NC, 2/28/20 | American Elm (Ulmus americana) seed pods, Durham, NC, 3/3/18 |
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American Elm (Ulmus americana) seed pods, which landed on the ground, Durham, NC, 3/10/11 | Spicebush (Lindera bezoin), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 3/11/20 | Eastern Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) catkin, Durham, NC, 3/13/20 | American Hornbeam catkins, Durham, NC, 3/15/20 | Sugar Maple male flowers (Acer saccharum), Durham, NC, 3/15/20 | American Elm (Ulmus americana) seeds, Durham, NC, 3/18/19 | Little Brown Jug (Hexastylis arifolia) flower bud and some leaves, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/22/19 | Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) flowers, Durham, NC, 3/23/16 | Eastern Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) male catkin, Durham, NC, 3/24/10 | Box Elder (Acer negundo) female flowers, Durham, NC, 3/24/20 |
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Durham, NC, 3/24/20 | River Birch (Betula nigra) female catkin, Durham, NC, 3/25/20 | River Birch (Betula nigra) male catkin, Durham, NC, 3/25/20 | American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) buds, Durham, NC, 3/25/20 | Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava), Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | Box Elder (Acer negundo) female catkin, Durham, NC, 3/26/20 | American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) female catkin, Durham, NC, 3/27/20. Flowers are pink, although their bracts are green. | Male Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) flowers, Durham, NC, 3/28/10 | Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) flowers and fruit. Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 3/30/10 |
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Male Box Elder (Acer negundo) Durham, NC, 3/30/19 | Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) flowers and leaves. The skinny flowers are purplish-pink, although they might seem green at first glance. | Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 3/31/09 | Female Eastern Hop-hornbeam catkin (Ostrya virginiana) catkin, Durham, NC, 4/1/19. Flowers are actually pink, fading to red. | Warty Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata), Durham, NC, 4/1/20 | Female Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) flowers and leaves, Durham, NC, 4/2/18 |
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) flowers, Durham, NC, 4/2/20 | Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica), Durham, NC, 4/2/20 | Female Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) flowers, Durham, NC, 4/3/19 | Warty Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata) male flower and two female ones. Durham, NC, 4/7/20 | Black Oak (Quercus velutina) leaves and buds, Durham, NC, 4/8/19 |
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Spurge (Euphorbia genus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 4/10/09 | Warty Spurge (Euphorbium spathulatum) flowers. The male in the middle has pink flowers; the two females has yellow flowers. Durham, NC, 4/10/20 | Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea indica), Durham, NC, 4/12/20 | River Birch (Betula nigra) female catkins, Durham, NC, 4/12/20 | Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), American Tobacco Trail (miles 4-6), Durham, NC, 4/13/09 |
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Durham, NC, 4/13/20 | Warty Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata), Durham, NC, 4/13/20 | Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), Durham, NC, 4/14/09 | White Oak (Quercus alba), Durham, NC, 4/15/09, fallen from tree |
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), with spathe, Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 4/16/09 | Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), Hammock Hills Nature Trail, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 4/18/19 | Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 4/19/18 | Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra), Durham, NC, 4/20/09 | Little Brown Jug flower (Hexastylis arifolia), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 |
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American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) bracts, Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Frank's Sedge (Carex frankii), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus), Durham, NC, 4/20/20 | Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 4/22/20 | Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), Durham, NC, 4/24/20 | Little Quaking Grass (Briza minor), Durham, NC, 4/26/20. Mostly green, but the functioning flower parts seem to be purple. | Awl-fruited Sedge (Carex stipata), Durham, NC, 4/27/20 | Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Montreat, Buncombe County, NC, 4/28/14 |
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Mayapple (Podophyllum pentatum) stunted by fallen leaf, Swannanoa Trail, Warren Wilson College, Buncombe County, NC, 4/28/14 | Warty Spurge (Euphorbium spathulata), Durham, NC, 4/29/19 | Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) spathe, Congaree National Park, Richland County, SC, 4/30/11 | Warty Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata), Durham, NC, 4/30/19 | Putty Root Orchid (Aplectrum hyemale), private garden, Asheville, NC, 5/1/12 | Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium), Asheville, Buncombe County, NC, 5/1/12. Seen in a private garden. | Little Brown Jug (Hexastylis arifolia), Durham, NC, 5/1/20 | Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) flower close-up, Durham, NC, 5/2/20 |
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Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum genus, either biflorum or pubescens species), Asheville, Buncombe County, NC, 5/3/12 | Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), Durham, NC, 5/4/09 | Common Rushes (Juncus effusus), Durham, NC, 5/7/20 | American Holly, Durham, NC, 5/8/09 | Frank's Sedge (Carex frankii), Durham, NC, 5/9/19. The tiny flowers are white in full bloom, but seem brown here. | Female Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) catkin, fully developed. Durham, NC, 5/10/19 | Common Rush (Juncus effusus), Durham, NC, 5/10/19 | Curly Dock (Rumex crispus), Durham, NC, 5/10/20 | White-bracted Sedge or Whitetop Sedge or Sandswamp Whitetop (Rhynchospora latifolia), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/11/09 |
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Durham, NC, 5/17/06. These flowers are usually not seen until they fall from these tall trees. | Warty Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata), Durham, NC, 5/17/19 | Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) spathe, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 5/21/06 | Blooming Largeleaf Pennyworts (Hydrocotyle bonariensis), Ft. Fisher Recreation Area (Battery Buchanan Tour Stop), New Hanover County, NC, 5/23/11 | Blooming Largeleaf Pennyworts (Hydrocotyle bonariensis), Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/26/17 |
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Fresh Indian Cucumber Root flower (Medeola virginiana), Glassmine Gap, Macon County, NC, 5/28/13 | Eastern Hophornbeam fruit (Ostrya virginiana), Durham, NC, 6/8/09 | Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Fallingwater Cascades Trail, Bedford County, VA, 6/11/16 | Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), Durham, NC, 6/12/20 |
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Hearts-a-Bustin' (Euonymus americanus), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/13/18 | American Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) immature fruits, Durham, NC, 6/13/20 | Green False Hellebore (Veratrum viride), Linn Cove Visitor Center nature trail, Avery County, NC, 6/16/19 |
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Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana), NC Zoo, Asheboro, NC, 6/21/09 | Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), with green seedheads, NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, 6/27/18 | Wild Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum, Brassicaceae family), American Tobacco Trail, Durham, NC, 6/29/09 | Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) with faded spathe, Boone Gardens, Watauga County, NC, 7/2/18 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) fruit, Durham, NC, 7/2/20 |
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Another Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) flower and fruit, Durham, NC, 7/4/20 | Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum genus), Tanawha Trail (near the Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center, Avery County, NC, 7/8/16 | Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit and flower, Durham, NC, 7/8/20 | Same Hairy Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis), Durham, NC, 7/8/20 | Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit and flower, Durham, NC, 7/11/20 |
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), with green seedheads, NC Botanical Garden, 7/17/09. Two plants are seen here. | American Bladdernut ( Staphylea trifolia) fruits, Durham, NC, 7/20/20 ID thanks to Christa Ruehs, who recognized the European species. | Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa), Durham, NC, 8/1/20 | Angelica genus, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/12/09 | Frank's Sedge (Carex frankii) Durham, NC, 7/4/19. The tiny flowers are white. | Boxelder (Acer negundo) samaras, Durham, NC, 7/14/20 |
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Straw-colored Flatsedge or False Nutsedge (Cyperus strigosus), Durham, NC, 8/1/20 | Swamp Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora), Durham, NC, 8/1/20 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) fruit, Durham, NC, 8/9/20 | Flowers of Southern Crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris), Durham, NC, 8/9/20 |
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Filmy Angelica (Angelica triquinata), Linn Cove Visitor Center area, Avery County, NC, 8/12/19 | Unripe Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit, Durham, NC, 8/13/20 | Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa), Durham, NC, 8/14/20 | Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruits, one past ripe, Durham, NC, 8/18/20 | Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruits, Durham, NC, 8/18/20 | Straw-colored Flatsedge or False Nutsedge (Cyperus strigosus), Durham, NC, 8/18/20 |
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Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula), Durham, NC, 8/23/20 | Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) fruit, Durham, NC, 8/27/20 | Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 | Straw-colored Flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus), Durham, NC, 9/9/19 | Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinensis) fruits, Durham, NC, 9/12/19. This is an officially invasive plant. | Faded Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit, Durham, NC, 9/15/20 | Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus) fruit, with damage, Durham, NC, 9/15/20 |
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Wild Poinsettia or Fire on the Mountain (Euphorbia cyathophorbia), Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, NC, 9/25/17 | Balloonvine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), Pitt County Arboretum, Greenville, NC, 9/26/14. | Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit, faded, Durham, NC, 9/27/20 | Swamp Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) seedheads, Durham, NC, 9/27/20 |
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Smallspike False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica), Durham, NC, 10/13/20 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) opening seedhead, Durham, NC, 10/15/20 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead, Durham, NC, 10/15/20 | Straw-colored Flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus), Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 10/28/17. Young plants on lake bed. | Touch Me Not or Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) seeds and burst pod, Geitner Park, Hickory, Catawba County, NC, 9/25/09. Touching a ripe pod, which has a slender convex shape, causes it to split at the seams, freeing the seeds. | Cutleaf Groundcherry or Angular Ground Cherry (Physalis angulata) fruit capsule and flower, Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 10/14/16. This is officially an invasive species. |
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Dog Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 11/2/11 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) unfolding seedhead, Durham, NC, 11/13/20 | Hylocereus genus fruit, same location and date. McAllen Nature Center, Hidalgo County, TX, 11/14/19. The flower is known as the Night-blooming Cereus. | Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata), Durham, NC, 11/27/08. The flowers are white. |
Brown and Black Wildflowers
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Male catkin of River Birch (Betula nigra), Durham, NC, 4/1/20 | River Birch (Betula nigra) female and male catkins, NC, 4/12/20 | Post Oak (Quercus stellata) leaves and male catkins, Durham, NC, 4/12/20 | Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum), Montreat, Bunbombe County, NC, 4/30/13 | Putty Root orchid flowers (Aplectrum hyemale), wilted. The winter leaf was still here, all brown. Asheville, Buncombe County, NC, 5/3/12 | River Birch (Betula nigra) female catkins, Durham, NC, 5/13/20 | Fresh Indian Cucumber Root flower (Medeola virginiana), Glassmine Gap, Macon County, NC, 5/28/13 | Greater Quaking Grass (Briza maxima), Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA, 5/31/29 |
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Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia), Durham, NC, 6/5/18 | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), Durham, NC, 6/29/20 | Same Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum), Durham, NC, 7/ 8/20 | False Dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) seedhead, Durham, NC, 7/14/19 |
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Spikelets of Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum); the anthers and styles are black. Durham, NC, 7/15/09 | Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) seedhead, Durham, NC, 8/7/20 | Ripe Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) fruit, Durham, NC, 8/13/20 |
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American Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) catkins, Durham, NC, 8/27/19 | Smallspike False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) seeds, Durham, NC, 9/2/20 | Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum), Durham, NC, 9/16/20 | Straw-colored Flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus), Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC, 9/18/19 | Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) seedhead, Durham, NC, 10/17/20 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedheads, Durham, NC, 11/8/14 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead, Durham, Nc, 11/13/20 | Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead, Durham, NC, 11/20/12 |
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) seedheads, Durham, NC, 11/24/20 |
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