Plants in Georgia
Interesting plants (and three fungi) we have come across during our travels in Georgia and the North Carolina mountains.
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
Mountain Doghobble
Nantahala National Forest near Highlands, NC
Trillium catesbaei Elliot
Catesby's Trillium
Nantahala National Forest near Highlands, NC
Dirca palustrus L.
Eastern Leatherwood
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
Winterberry
Callaway Gardens
Viola pedata L.
Birdfoot Violet
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Polygala paucifolia Willd.
Gaywings (aka Fringed Polygala)
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Viola hastata Michx.
Halberdleaf Yellow Violet
Unicoi State Park
Eriobotrya japonica(Thunb.) Lindl.
Loquat (aka Japanese Plum)
Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange
Azalea nudiflora var. canescens (Michx.) Rehder
Piedmont Azalea
High Falls State Park
Diospyros virginiana L.
Persimmon
High Falls State Park
Marsilea polycarpa Hook. & Grev.
Water Clover (aka Water Shramrock or Pepperwort)
Arabia Lake, Dekalb Co.
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Eastern Prickly Pear (aka Indian Fig)
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.
Hazel (aka Common Alder)
spent fruits
Amicalola Falls State Park
Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.
Trout Lily
Stone Mountain Park
Euonymus americanus L.
Strawberry Bush
Big Creek Trail near Roswell
Euonymus americanus L.
Strawberry Bush
High Falls State Park
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Pawpaw
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Pawpaw
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Sedum smallii (Britton) H.E.Ahles
Small's Stonecrop
At the base of Arabia Mountain
Calamaria melanospora (Engelm.) Kuntze
Quillwort
On the top of Arabia Mountain
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Pradeep
Kudzu
Silver Comet Bike Trail
Aesculus pavia L.
Red Buckeye
Callaway Gardens
Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G. Andrews & Windham
Resurrection Fern
on Southern Live Oak
(Quercus virginiana Mill.)
St. Simons Island
Trillium decipiens J.D. Freeman
Chattahoochee River Wakerobin (aka Deceiving Trillium)
Callaway Gardens
Helianthus porteri (A.Gray) Pruski
Yellow Daisies
Near the top of Stone Mountain
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC
Sourwood
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
Spanish Moss
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Georgia Peach
Everywhere in Georgia
Calycanthus floridus L.
Carolina Allspice
Deepdene Park, Decatur
Podophyllum peltatum L.
Mayapple
Sope Creek Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.
American Cancer-root (aka Squawroot aka Bear Corn)
Near the Gold Branch Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Chestnut Oak
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill.) Holub
Groundcedar or Crowsfoot
Don Carter State Park
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Common Buttonbush
Big Creek Trail near Roswell
Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom
Big Creek Trail near Roswell
Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Persoon
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Stone Mountain Park
Amanita sp.(most likely bisporigera)
Death Angel
Sope Creek Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area