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(Viola canadensis) This relatively tall violet with heart-shaped leaves is frequently encountered in cove forests. It produces many white flowers that fade to purple with age. Often found in clumps...
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(Sanguinaria Canadensis) Bloodroot is one of the first plants to bloom in spring. Only one flower and one leaf is produced per plant. The large white flower opens in the day and closes at night. The...
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Trout lily has a very short growing season. Plants emerge in late winter-early spring as soil temperatures rise. A few weeks later, when the canopy trees leaf out, and the florest floor is in deep...
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• Gelsemium rankinii • Sometimes called "Jasamer" in SC • Other common names include Woodbine, Carolina, Evening Trumpet Flower • State flower of South Carolina • Native plant • Woody climbing vine...
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• Sassafras albidum • Medium to large size tree • Flowers appear before leaves • Leaves not toothed, lobed or not, in three patterns • Patterns have "thumb and mitten" outline, 3 fingers or smooth egg...
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Amphianthus pusillus • Rarest plant in South Carolina Piedmont • Annual plant • Snapdragon family • Fibrous roots • 5 - 10 cm tall (2 - 4 inches) • Grows in vernal pools • Submerged and floating...
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Please note: this image contains two plants. In the foreground are Japanese Honeysuckle leaves : • Lonicera japonica • Perennial • Trailing woody vine • Reaches up to 30 feet in length • Nonnative to...
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A Flowering Dogwood found at Forty Acre Rock in South Carolina.
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• Genus Potentilla • Low spreading plant with silvery-downy stems • Yellow flowers • Five leaflets up to 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in length • First flowers arise from axil of second leaf • Also called...
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Senecio tomentosus Yellow A composite flower Ray flowers resembling petals on the outside Disc flowers in center Found only in flat rock communities Endemic because its habitat is very, very small...