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A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
by Richard Dwight Porcher and
Douglas Alan Rayner
University of South Carolina Press, 2002
ISBN 1570034389
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Orbweaver
Acanthepeira stellata
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Orbweaver
Acanthepeira venusta
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Barbed Wire Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
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Barbed Wire Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
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Red Maple Samaras
Acer rubrum
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Florida Maple
Acer saccharum
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Florida Maple
Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum
The Florida Maple is a subspecies of the familiar Sugar Maple that is found throughout much of the eastern Untied States. This Florida version of the sugar maple was first recognized by the famous botanist Alvan Wentworth Chapman in 1860. -
Florida Maple
Acer saccharum
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Saddleback Caterpillar Moth Caterpillar
Acharia stimulea
This caterpillar has stinging hairs that are to be avoided. The adult moth is actually called the Saddleback Caterpillar Moth, hence the repetition of the word caterpillar. -
Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans crepitans
This Cricket Frog is nestled among sphagnum moss. -
Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus dorsalis
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Cherry Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta hasta
This is also known as the Speared Dagger Moth. -
Pointed Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta lanceolaria
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Long-winged Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta longa
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Long-winged Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta longa
This is a stinging caterpillar. -
Triton Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Acronicta tritona
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Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
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Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
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White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
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White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
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Luna Moth Eye
Actias luna
This is a closeup of the eyepot found near the leading edge of each of the luna moth's wings. They may startle birds or direct them to peck at a less vulnerable part of its body. -
Luna Moth Eyes
Actias luna
The eyespots and folded wings of this luna moth look like a face to me when viewed this way. The leading edge of the wings are actually at the bottom of the image. -
Luna Moth
Actias luna
I have lots of photos of Luna Moths, but the silhouette of this newly emerged Luna Moth was irresistible. -
Luna Moths
Actias luna
These two luna moths on an oak tree had just emerged in March, the first brood of the season. The purple edges on the wings are pigment accumulated over the winter months. Later broods usually have yellow edges. -
Fairy Moth
ADELIDAE family
I don't know the life history of this tiny moth, but its long antenna must have an interesting tale to tell. -
Southern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
This photo is looking skyward from underneath a maidenhair fern that was growing on a limestone wall along a creek. -
Purple-crested Slug Moth Caterpillar
Adoneta spinuloides
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Red Buckeye Fruits
Aesculus pavia
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Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
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False Foxglove
Agalinis sp.
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False Foxglove
Agalinis sp.
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Metallic Green Bee
Agapostemon sp.
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Male Metallic Green Bee
Agapostemon splendens
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Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
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Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
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Grass Spider
Agelenopsis pennsylvanica
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Southern Copperhead Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Southern Copperhead Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Southern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
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Florida Cottonmouth Snake
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
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Florida Cottonmouth Snake
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
The Cottonmouth Snake is also called a Water Moccasin. -
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
This is the typical pose of a Florida Cottonmouth while waiting for its next meal. -
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
You can appreciate the length of the Gulf Fritillary's proboscis when you see how deep the throat of the pentas flower is. -
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
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Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
This Gulf Fritillary is melanistic which means that it has more black pigmentation than a normal individual. It is the oppositie of albinism which is the lack of this pigmentation. Melanism may be caused by genetic or environmental conditions. -
Incised Agrimony
Agrimonia incisa