Plants in Georgia

Interesting plants (and three fungi) we have come across during our travels in Georgia and the North Carolina mountains.


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Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer
Mountain Doghobble
Nantahala National Forest near Highlands, NC

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Trillium catesbaei Elliot
Catesby's Trillium
Nantahala National Forest near Highlands, NC



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Dirca palustrus L.
Eastern Leatherwood
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens

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Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray
Winterberry
Callaway Gardens



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Viola pedata L.
Birdfoot Violet
Tallulah Gorge State Park

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Polygala paucifolia Willd.
Gaywings (aka Fringed Polygala)
Tallulah Gorge State Park



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Viola hastata Michx.
Halberdleaf Yellow Violet
Unicoi State Park

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Eriobotrya japonica(Thunb.) Lindl.
Loquat (aka Japanese Plum)
Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange



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Azalea nudiflora var. canescens (Michx.) Rehder
Piedmont Azalea
High Falls State Park

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Diospyros virginiana L.
Persimmon
High Falls State Park



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Marsilea polycarpa Hook. & Grev.
Water Clover (aka Water Shramrock or Pepperwort)
Arabia Lake, Dekalb Co.

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Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Eastern Prickly Pear (aka Indian Fig)
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area



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Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.
Hazel (aka Common Alder)
spent fruits
Amicalola Falls State Park

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Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl.
Trout Lily
Stone Mountain Park



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Euonymus americanus L.
Strawberry Bush
Big Creek Trail near Roswell

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Euonymus americanus L.
Strawberry Bush
High Falls State Park



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Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Pawpaw
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens

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Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Pawpaw
Tallulah Gorge State Park



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Sedum smallii (Britton) H.E.Ahles
Small's Stonecrop
At the base of Arabia Mountain

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Calamaria melanospora (Engelm.) Kuntze
Quillwort
On the top of Arabia Mountain



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Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Pradeep
Kudzu
Silver Comet Bike Trail

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Aesculus pavia L.
Red Buckeye
Callaway Gardens



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Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G. Andrews & Windham
Resurrection Fern
on Southern Live Oak
(Quercus virginiana Mill.)
St. Simons Island

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Trillium decipiens J.D. Freeman
Chattahoochee River Wakerobin (aka Deceiving Trillium)
Callaway Gardens



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Helianthus porteri (A.Gray) Pruski
Yellow Daisies
Near the top of Stone Mountain

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Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC
Sourwood
Tallulah Gorge State Park



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Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
Tallulah Gorge State Park

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Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.
Spanish Moss
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge



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Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Georgia Peach
Everywhere in Georgia

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Calycanthus floridus L.
Carolina Allspice
Deepdene Park, Decatur



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Podophyllum peltatum L.
Mayapple
Sope Creek Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

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Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr.
American Cancer-root (aka Squawroot aka Bear Corn)
Near the Gold Branch Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area



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Quercus michauxii Nutt.
Chestnut Oak
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield

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Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill.) Holub
Groundcedar or Crowsfoot
Don Carter State Park



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Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Common Buttonbush
Big Creek Trail near Roswell

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Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom
Big Creek Trail near Roswell



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Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Persoon
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Stone Mountain Park

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Amanita sp.(most likely bisporigera)
Death Angel
Sope Creek Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area