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Assorted / Misc. Botanical Finds Late May, 2026 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2026) |
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Assorted / Misc. Botanical Finds Late May, 2026 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2026) |
| 1 - Union, GA - May 29, 2026 After monitoring Georgia's only Platanthera herbiola population at The Seeps, I made my annual visit to what I call the "Gumlog population" of Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria). |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| As mentioned before, this population is on private property, in a somewhat unusual habitat for this species, but they continue to do well. |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| The flower colors range from white to deep pink. |
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| A pair of Cleistesiopsis bifaria. |
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| The species is ranked "S1 - Critically Imperiled" in Georgia |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| I usually find a group of 4-5 flowering plants, but this year I didn't see more than two together. |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) |
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| He-Huckleberry, aka Maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina) |
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| Woodland Coreopsis, aka Forest Tickseed (Anacis major, formerly Coreopsis major) |
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| The flowers were kind of raggedy, but I wanted to get some pics showing the whorled leaves. |
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| Skullcap (Scutellaria species) with the top chewed off... |
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| Eastern Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) |