Category Archives: Botany
Hovea acutifolia: Pointed leafed hovia
Common Australian shrub with purple flowers known as the Hovea acutifolia or Pointed leafed hovia. Continue reading
Dodonaea triquetra: Hop Bush
The Dodonaea triquetra or Hop Bush is a common ornamental from Eastern Australia. Continue reading
Goodenia rotundifolia: Fan Flower
A flowering plant, Goodenia rotundifolia or the Fan Flower is found in Eastern Australia. Continue reading
Parsonsia straminia: Silkpod or Monkey Rope
monkey rope or common silkpod is a woody vine common to Australia … Continue reading
Tallowood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
The Eucalyptus microcorys or Tallowood is an eastern Australia Eucalyptus tree. Continue reading
Slender Shade Grass
Ottochloa gracillima – one of the few grasses that grow in the shade and can withstand mowing. Continue reading
Scribbly Gum
The Scribbly Gum is a type of Eucalyptus that gets scribbly patterns on its bark from the scribbly gum moths. Continue reading
Tamarisk
Tamarisk aka Tamarix Folknames: Salt Cedar, Tamarisk Description: There are over 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family of Tamaricaceae native to the dry regions of Eurasia and Africa. It was named after the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis … Continue reading
Spanish Moss: Tillandsia usneoides
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Common Names:Spanish Moss, Spanish-moss, Florida moss, long moss, graybeard, ghost hair, hanging air plant. Taxonomy:Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Angiosperms Class: Monocots Order: Poales. Family: Bromeliaceae. Genus: Tillandsia species: usneoides Localities:The plant is limited to the southeastern United … Continue reading
Lichens
Beard lichen, Congaree National Park, Columbia, SC photo by Thomas Baurley, Technogypsie Photography (c) 2012. Name: Lichen Common Names: Lichen, beard, beard lichen, algae, fungus, Sunburn, Rock Hair, Yellow Candles, Golden Pine Lichen, Little Clouds, Oak Moss, Crab’s-eye, Coral Crust, … Continue reading