Rubiaceae
Orange Co., NC
6 April 2005
A common harbinger of Spring in NC, bluets are often found in clearings and edges of woodlands across the state.
Orange Co., NC
6 April 2005
Occasionally, bluets are used as a nectar source by the first butterflies of Spring.
Orange Co., NC
5 April 2005
Normally, Bluet flowers have only 4 petals. Note the aberrant individual in the middle upper left with 5 petals! Also note one flower of Tiny Bluet mixed in (reddish/violet flower, see below).
Orange Co., NC
5 April 2005
Found mostly in the piedmont in NC, Tiny Bluets are fairly common along the edges of and in clearings in and around woodlands & meadows.
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004
Uncommon in rich woodlands in the NC mountains
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004
Clay Co., NC
14 May 2005
Lobeliaceae
Chatham Co., NC
20 Oct 2005
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Craven Co., NC
28 Aug 2005
Pender Co., NC
24 April 2004
Johnston Co., NC
29 May 2005
Uncommon but widespread across NC
Johnston Co., NC
29 May 2005
Johnston Co., NC
29 May 2005
Found in NC in the eastern piedmont and throughout most of the coastal plain.
Orange Co., NC 16 May 2004
Chatham Co., NC
20 Oct 2005
Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005
Fairly common in central NC, this plant blooms in the spring.
Orange Co., NC
19 Sep 2004
Blazing Stars are great nectar plants in powerlines and savannas in the late summer and fall.
Durham Co., NC
20 Aug 2005
same as above
This species is a favorite nectar source for butterflies.
Orange Co., NC
24 Sep 2004
Most authorities now place "asters" native to the U.S. into the genus Symphyotrichum, thus the new scientific name for this species is Symphyotrichum grandiflorum. This species is uncommon in NC where it is found scattered across the piedmont and coastal plain. It is endemic to the Carolinas and Virginia.
Chatham Co., NC
20 Oct 2005
Dare Co., NC
4 Nov 2005
A common aster in the NC coastal plain in savannahs, marshes, wet dunes, and pine lands. Ray flower color is variable from nearly white to bluish-violet.
Dare Co., NC
4 Nov 2005
Dare Co., NC
4 Nov 2005
Growing at the edge of a Phragmites marsh in the back dunes at the north end of Pea Island on the Outer Banks.