HAIRY RATTLEWEED Baptisia arachnifera Hairy Rattleweed is an endangered plant now only found in two counties in Georgia, Brantley and Wayne, and nowhere else in the world. It is a pine flatwood perennial and is named for the white, cobwebby… Full story
Tag Archives: Native Plant of the Month
March Native Plant of the Month: Georgia Rockcress
March 5th, 2018
Native plant of the month: GEORGIA ROCKCRESS Arabis georgiana The Georgia Rockcress is a threatened perennial found in very few locations along rocky slopes in Georgia’s Chattahoochee, Clay, Floyd, Gordon, Harris and Muscogee counties. Its delicate, erect stems hold flowers… Full story
February Native plant of the month: Smooth Coneflower
February 2nd, 2018
The Smooth Coneflower, Echinacea laevigata, is an endangered plant now only found in two counties in Georgia (Stephens and Habersham) and in scattered locations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. It is a prairie plant and has a smooth… Full story