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Adam's Needle, Beargrass, Curlyleaf Yucca, Sponleaf Yucca

Yucca filamentosa

Leaves

Beargrass is easy to identify by its sharp, thick, evergreen leaves in a mounded basal rosette and the long, curly filaments on the leaf margins.

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Paynter, Wilmington, 4/30/2010

Common in dunes, woods and roadsides of the coast, piedmont and mountains. Note from Jack Spruill: "The leaves / blades of this plant are very strong. I remember when people who smoked herrings would use the split blades of beargrass to tie the herrings into small bundles to be hung in a smoke house. Even through suitable cord was widely available, it was the tradition to use split beargrass blades."




Allegheny Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush

Amelanchier laevis

Max Patch

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Allegheny Spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

Old Leaves & New Bloom

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Tom Harville

Buds

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Tom Harville

Blooms

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Tom Harville
Mid March

Blooms Close Up

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Tom Harville
Mid March

Leaves Early Spring

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Tom Harville

Note that the mottling develops over the winter.

Leaves, Early Fall

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Tom Harville

New Leaves

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Pete Schubert
Early April '10

Note the one whitish leaf. There's no obvious explanation but we will watch it in years to come.




Alumroot

Heuchera spp.

Leaves

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Buds, Blooms and Faded Blooms

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American Holly, Christmas Holly

Ilex opaca

Male plant in bloom

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Jack Spruill, 4/28/09, Hampstead

From Jack Spruill - As with all the Ilex that I know, the male plants have many more flowers than do the females.

Female plant

Females must be near a male plant to set fruit. This one was 25' from the preceding male tree so it has a heavy berry set.

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Jack Spruill, 4/28/09, Hampstead

Fruits

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David Paynter, Wilmington, 2/1/2011

Bark of a mature tree.

The bark is normally gray and smooth. This one is unusually beautiful.

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Jack Spruill, 12/21/06, Hampstead

Bark on a very old tree.

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Jack Spruill, 6/29/09, Albemarle Sound

From Jack: Here is a very old Ilex opaca on my farm on the Albemarle Sound. This tree is very tall. I do not know if it is a male or female. Often I can tell the sex of the American Holly by examining its leaves. The leaves of a male tend to be smaller than the leaves of the female.




American ipecac

Porteranthus stipulatus = (Gillenia stipulata)

Upper leaflets

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Tom Harville

Lower Leaflets

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Tom Harville

Leaflet Differences

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Tom Harville

Buds

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Tom Harville

Blooms

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Tom Harville




American water willow

Justicia americana

Plants

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Debbie Hunter

Plant

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Debbie Hunter

Blooms

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Debbie Hunter




Appalachian Adder's Mouth

Malaxis bayardii

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Appalachian Club Moss

Huperzia appalachiana

Plants

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Roan Mountain




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