Tag Archives: {South Georgia Wildflowers & Native Plants}
Grand Bay, Lowndes County
Grand Bay WMA is located within a 13,000-acre wetlands system which is said to be the second largest natural blackwater wetland in the state. It is of the type of land features known as “Carolina bays” which, according to one … Continue reading
Filed under --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--
Tenant Farmhouse, Palm Road
Stiff Verbena (Verbena rigida) is a common wildflower in South Georgia. For another view, made in winter: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2009/06/02/tenant-farmhouse-palm-road/
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--
Hooded Pitcher Plant, Turner County
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
Filed under --TURNER COUNTY GA--
Yellow Pitcher Plant, Turner County
Sarracenia flava http://www.uga.edu/gpca/project3.html
Filed under --TURNER COUNTY GA--
Rattlesnake Master, McCrimmon Road
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 … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--
