Sarracenia minor
Many species of Sarracenia, a family of carnivorous plants, are endangered. While good populations are scattered around South Georgia, changes in land use are an ongoing threat to their survival.
http://www.botany.org/carnivorous_plants/Sarracenia_minor.php
Uniola paniculata
Clinopodium coccineum
Clinopodium coccineum
Eryngium yuccifolium
Pioneer Wiregrass settlers mistakenly thought the root of this odd member of the carrot family (not the Yucca family, as the name would imply) to be an antidote to rattlesnake bites. In earlier history, Creek Indians used the dried seed heads as rattles.
Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera ciliaris
In the foreground are Stiff Verbena (Verbena rigida), one of the most common and beautiful roadside wildflowers in South Georgia.
Rhododendron canescens
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