Species Spotlight – Schizachyrium littorale
Species Spotlight – Celastrus scandens
Species Spotlight – Juniperus communis var. depressa
Species Spotlight – Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa (wavy hairgrass)
Species Spotlight – Carex appalachica (Appalachian sedge)
Species Spotlight – Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass)
Species Spotlight – Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass) is a ubiquitous native grass in the Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and New England physiographic provinces and occurs in at least a few counties for all states east of the…
Species Spotlight – Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii (Michaux’s sandwort)
Species Spotlight – Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii (Michaux’s sandwort) Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii is a gorgeous low-growing ground cover for dry, sandy, or rocky soils in full sun from New Hampshire to Virginia, with a disjunct population in the dunes around Lake…
Species Spotlight – Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox)
Species Spotlight – Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox) Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox) is an elusive species confined to nearly undisturbed sites in state and national forests. Propagated mostly through division in the wild (we have yet to observe seed set on…
Species Spotlight – Pycnanthemum muticum (clustered mountainmint)
Species Spotlight – Pycnanthemum muticum (clustered mountainmint) Pycnanthemum muticum (clustered mountainmint) is widely considered to be one of the top pollinator attractors on the East Coast. Its copious diminutive flowers attracts dozens of species of pollinators, has one of the longest…