Ondine's Curse

digital angiospermatography

Sunday, September 26, 2010

curly dock

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This is an example of Rumex crispus in the family of polygonaceae : Found by the sidewalk circling the JSU stadium on May 4th of 2007, t...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

purple deadnettle

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A cousin of a henbit deadnettle , Lamium purpureum is of the family lamiaceae : This plant was found at Mule Jail March 16, 2008.  While...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

spotted sandmat

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This is Chamaesyce maculata in the family euphorbiaceae : While native the the lower 48, C. maculata appears to have been introduced to...
Sunday, September 05, 2010

corn gromwell

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Buglossoides arvensis , bellow, of the family boraginaceae is an invasive species to the US and Canada: This particular invader was found...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

green carpetweed

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This is an example of Mollugo verticillata in the family caryophyllaceae : A plant native to the United States and its Caribbean territ...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Oldfield toadflax

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This is Nuttallanthus canadensi s in the family scrophulariaceae :   This specimen was found on the Brandon property April 4, 2009.  A na...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

ponyfoot

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This lilliputian flower belongs to Dichondra carolinenses in the family of convolvulaceae : This little plant is an example of an axilla...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

groundnut

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Here is the Apios americana of the family fabaceae : I found this plant on the side of Mule Jail road by South Lake.  This vine has a r...
Sunday, August 01, 2010

orange day lily

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This is a delta flower, Hemerocallis fulva in the liliaceae family: This is not a native plant, it invades, but it is quite beautiful.  ...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

woodland lettuce

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This is Lactuca floridana in the family asteraceae : Found at the Mississippi Petrified Forest , one of the best attractions of the stat...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

rabbit-foot clover

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This plant is Trifolium arvense in the fabaceae family: I found this specimen on a blustery day in May of 2009.  Quite a few covering t...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

chamber bitter

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This is a plant with a small flower, Phyllanthus urinaria of the family euphorbiaceae : It is an introduced species that looks vaguely f...
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Sunday, July 04, 2010

meadow beauty

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The following is a specimen of Rhexia mariana in the family melastomataceae : Though, again, the distinction between R. mariana , R. ali...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

camphorweed

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This is an example of Pluchea camphorata in the family asteraceae : Though one may argue that it is Pluchea odorata , however the leave...
Sunday, June 20, 2010

slender lespedeza

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An example of Lespedeza virginica in the pea family, fabaceae : Found on the back road to my parents house in Brandon Mississippi, this...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

columbine

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Here is the plant Aquilegia canadensis in the family ranunculaceae : This is an example of a solitary flower arrangement.  While this pl...
Sunday, June 06, 2010

Wild azalea

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Here is Rhododendron canescens of the family ericaceae : This is a native shrub and is found as far north as Pennsylvania.  The flower ...
Sunday, May 30, 2010

grape hyacinth

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Here is the flower Muscari botryoides in the family liliaceae : The flowers are in a raceme arrangement.  This plant was introduced fro...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

American beautyberry

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This is Callicarpa americana of the family verbenaceae : This plant is most noticeable in the late summer when its berries are ripe and...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

devil's darning needles (a.k.a. virgin's bower)

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Here is a vine, Clematis virginiana in the family of ranunculaceae : This plant was found at Mule Jail on September 7, 2008.  This is a...
Sunday, May 09, 2010

lanceleaf plantain

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This plant is called Plantago lanceolata of the family plantaginaceae : and was found in Jackson, near UMC, growing where some sidewalk...
Sunday, May 02, 2010

Carolina silverbell

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This is Halesia carolina of the family styracaceae : This example was found at Mule Jail on March 23, 2008.  It is a flowering tree whos...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Globe flatsedge

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Here is Cyperus echinatus in the family of cyperaceae : This specimen was found in a swampy area off the Pearl River just south of the re...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Hoary bowlesia

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Here is the flower of the plant Bowlesia incana in the family of apiaceae : It is a small plant.  You may find it just about anywhere yo...
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Field burweed

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This is Soliva pterosperma of the family asteraceae : This plant was captured in my parents yard on April 21, 2009.
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Flatwoods plum

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Here is Prunus umbellata of the family rosaceae : This photo was taken on Mule Jail road spring of 2007.
Sunday, July 26, 2009

angularfruit milkvine

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here is matelea gonocarpa of the family asclepiadaceae : whose flower arrangement is a simple umbel. this particular specimen was found ne...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

chinaberrytree

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here is melia azedarach of the family meliaceae : whose flowers are arranged is called a panicle. I found this tree on the north side of I...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

heal-all

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here is prunella vulgaris of the family lamiaceae : whose flower is arrangement is a spike. this plant is native to the United States. i ...
Sunday, July 05, 2009

butterfly pea

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here is clitoria mariana of the fabaceae family: this flower is as most of fabaceae , a raceme arrangement. this photograph was taken at ...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

bulb bittercress

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here is cardamine bulbosa of the family brassicaceae : this is an example of a raceme flower arrangement. this was taken near the Jackson...
Sunday, June 21, 2009

chicory

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here is a flower, cichorium intybus of the family asteraceae , that is from West Virginia: this was taken while driving home from visiting ...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

broadleaf wild leek

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this is allium ampeloprasum of the family liliaceae : whose flower is arranged as a simple umbel. this particular example was captured at ...
Sunday, June 07, 2009

indian heliotrope

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this is heliotropium indicum of the family boraginaceae : this little plant was found in the woods of Mule Jail in July of '08. it flo...
Sunday, May 31, 2009

spotted burclover

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ere is medicago arabica another from the family of fabaceae : again, the flower arrangement is that of raceme. this is a small flower, rou...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

bigpod sesbania

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here is sesbania herbacea of the family fabaceae : s. herbacea's flower arrangement is that of raceme, which is proving a popular choi...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

spoonleaf purple everlasting

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here is gamochaeta purpurea of the family asteraceae : whose flowers are arranged in a head. this is a rather plain looking plant from a d...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

smooth hedgenettle

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this is stachys tenuifolia of the family lamiaceae : this flower is arranged as clusters. this was taken April 21, 2009 in my parents back...
Sunday, May 03, 2009

pyrenees star of bethlehem

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here is ornithogalum umbellatum of the family liliaceae : this flower was found on the side of the road in Jackson. the picture was taken ...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

honeyvine milkweed

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here is cynanchum laeve of the family asclepiadaceae : this flower was photographed at the JSU stadium in September of '06. this plant...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

downy phlox

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this is phlox pilosa of the family polemoniaceae : this is in the Mississippi Delta just outside of Grenada, in March of '08. phlox is...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

roundfruit hedgehyssop

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here is gratiola virginiana of the family scrophulariaceae : this little cute-e-poo was growing on the road at chapel hill in March of ...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

passion flower

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this is passiflora incarnata of the family passifloraceae: this was taken off of the Old Brandon road in Jackson, MS on June 14th of '0...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

virginia sweetspire

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here is itea virginica of the family grossulariaceae . This photo was taken at Mule Jail on the south end of the lake. This little plant ...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

white-flowered vetch

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here is vicia caroliniana of the family fabaceae : native to the lower 48, this particular plant was found in the woods at Mule Jail. this...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

yellow thistle

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here is cirsium horridulum of the family asteraceae : i know, i know, it's not yellow. neither is the picture of the plant on the USDA...
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Sunday, March 09, 2008

oakleaf hydrangea

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here is hydrangea quercifolia of the family hydrangeaceae : yet another native of these United States, this plant was found at Chapel Hill ...
Sunday, March 02, 2008

combleaf yellow false foxglove

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here is aureolaria pectinata of the family scrophulariaceae : This particular plant was photographed the day of my dear sweet cousin Hilary...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

pink fuzzybean

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here is strophostyles umbellata of the family fabaceae : this vine is native to the lower 48. this picture was taken on the banks of the P...
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Sunday, February 17, 2008

sebastian bush

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here is sebastiania fruticosa of the family euphorbiaceae : native to the United States, s. fruticosa is a pretty plant with unusual flowe...
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