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Pennywort: • Obolaria virginica • Southern woodland perennial • Common name reflects coin-like appearance • Low, fleshy plant with tiny white or purple flowers that grow in groups of 3 • Long, thick...
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Pearl Crescent Butterfly: • Phyciodes tharos • Tiny • Wing span is 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches • Found in open pastures, road edges, vacant lots, and other open spaces • Upper side is orange with black...
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Podophyllum peltatum • Woodland perennial • Excellent ground cover • Looks like tiny umbrellas • Lobed leaves • Either single or double stalked; double, v-shaped stalk is uncommon • Underground stems...
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Pedicularis canadensis • Member of the Snapdragon family • Semi-parasitic plant that gets some nourishment from other plant roots • Also called Wood Betony • Hairy plant with tubular, 2-lipped flowers...
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Arisaema triphyllum • Common perennial scattered throughout southern Appalachia • Usually found near waterfalls • Nicknamed Indian Trump • Three large leaves radiate from top of stalk • Flower is...
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• Color varies from brown to green • Protective coloration • Adult male has bright yellow throat • Dorsolateral ridges end on body not reaching groin • Center of the eardrum (tympanum) is elevated •...
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• Anolis carolinensis • Often referred to as a Chameleon, but not a true one • Slight in build with narrow head • Slender with long thin tail • Pink dewlap under throat in male hangs down • Ability to...
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Chrysogonum virginianum • Herbaceous perennial • 12 inch high ground cover with 24 inch spread • Composite with yellow flowers • Prefers moist soil • Grows in almost any light exposure • Propagates by...
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• Mesomphix vulgatis • Terrestrial species • Lives coiled in a shell • Thin skin • Oozes along with prominent muscular foot • Feeds with radula • Operculum seals its shell • Stalked eyes and antennae
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T iarella cordifolia • Name is derived from the Greek word Tiara • Perennial herb • Blooms April to June • Maximum height 6 - 12 inches • Small, delicate, star-shaped flowers with white petals and...