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“Flowers Brighten Every Home!” by Christine McCluskey
Plant(s): Carolina green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) on black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta)
Photo Story: The juvenile carolina anole lizards seem to have a strong preference for living and hunting in the patches of beautiful black-eyed-susans in various gardens around my home, and always seem ready to strike a pose!
Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Photo ID: 33414
Photographer: Christine McCluskey
Location: Charlotte, NC
Chapter: Charlotte Piedmont
“Pine and friends” by Theresa Smith
Plant(s): Bristle cone pine and friends.
Photo Story: Mount Evans.
Equipment: iPhone
Photo ID: 33417
Photographer: Theresa Smith
Location: Littleton, CO
Chapter: Front Range
“July Fireworks” by Lynn Kirkpatrick
Plant(s): Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum).
Photo Story: Spectacular July blooms remind me of fireworks rocketing skyward.
Equipment: Canon 60D, 100 mm lens
Photo ID: 33419
Photographer: Lynn Kirkpatrick
Location: Northville, MI
Chapter: Ann Arbor
“Fringed Orchid in the Bog” by Quyen Edwards
Plant(s): Orange Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris).
Photo Story: I observed this native orchid at Bishop’s Bog which is located in Portage, Michigan.
Equipment: Nikon D23300
Photo ID: 33425
Photographer: Quyen Edwards
Location: Portage, MI
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“late summer natives” by Richard Champeau
Plant(s): Cardinal flower (Lobelia Cardinalis), Hoary vervain (Verbena Stricta), Western sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis), Little bluestem (Schizachyrium, scoparium).
Photo Story: Photo taken this late summer along the edge of a sidewalk in our mostly full sun backyard. The lobelia at the very edge of the sidewalk in the picture is a volunteer. The others are longstanding residents of that sunny location.
Equipment: Iphone 13 Pro
Photo ID: 33436
Photographer: Richard Champeau
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Chapter: Milwaukee-Southwest-Wehr
“Pussytoes” by Quyen Edwards
Plant(s): Pussytoes
Photo Story: I love how this plant looks like tiny cat paws!
Equipment: Nikon D3300
Photo ID: 33438
Photographer: Quyen Edwards
Location: Portage, Michigan
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Bounty” by Amber King
Plant(s): Carolina Horsenettle, Solanum carolinense
Photo Story: A wild turkey will surely enjoy this beautiful fruit.
Equipment: Nikon Z7II and macro lens.
Photo ID: 33440
Photographer: Amber King
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge
“Charming Coreopsis” by Amber King
Plant(s): Plains Coreopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria.
Photo Story: The shocks of yellow pollen and petals with the contrasting maroon is such a feast for the eyes, both up close and afar.
Equipment: Nikon Z7II and macro lens
Photo ID: 33444
Photographer: Amber King
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge
“Royal Catchfly in the Sunshine” by Quyen Edwards
Plant(s): Royal Catchfly
Photo Story: I was struck by the beautiful red of this royal catchfly when visiting my friend, Ann’s yard.
Equipment: Nikon D3300
Photo ID: 33447
Photographer: Quyen Edwards
Location: Portage, Michigan
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Lazy Yellow Coneflower” by Kristina Main
Plant(s): This photo was taken of a yellow cone flower
Photo Story: This photo was taken by Kristina Main, member of the Fox Valley Chapter of the Wild Ones, member #102199
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T6, lens 55-250mm
Photo ID: 33448
Photographer: Kristina Main
Location: Waupaca, Wisconsin
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Spring At Bendix Woods” by Antonette Needham
Plant(s): Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense L.)
Photo Story: This past spring, members of the South Bend Wild Ones took a hike to Bendix Woods County Park to look at Spring Ephemerals.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Photo ID: 33494
Photographer: Antonette Needham
Location: South Bend, IN
Chapter: South Bend
“Leather and Lace” by Janine Kharey
Plant(s): Swamp Leatherflower ( Clematis Crispa)
Photo Story: These flowers earn their common name, they are tough and leathery. the juxtaposition against and aging and repaired flowerpot is symbolic of resiliency.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33502
Photographer: Janine Kharey
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Chapter: Greater Baton Rouge
“Floral Texture” by Antonette Needham
Plant(s): Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Photo Story: This photo was taken in my own garden. I love photographing seed heads of flowers after they finish blooming. Their textures are just as beautiful as the flowers in bloom.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Photo ID: 33513
Photographer: Antonette Needham
Location: South Bend, IN
Chapter: South Bend
“Hidden Gem” by Antonette Needham
Plant(s): Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Eastern Bumblebee
Photo Story: This was taken at St Pat’s County Park in South Bend, Indiana. The spot is hidden behind a barn along a tree line. It’s a popular spot to find bluebirds.
Equipment: iPhone12
Photo ID: 33517
Photographer: Antonette Needham
Location: South Bend, IN
Chapter: South Bend
“Native Creation” by Antonette Needham
Plant(s): Northern Sea Oats
False Indigo
Rattlesnake Master
Big Bluestem
Brown Eyed Susan
Ironweed
Wild Bergamot
Sweet Joe Pyeweed
Photo Story: This is a photo of a native arrangement I created at the August Wild Ones meeting.
Equipment: iPhone 12
Photo ID: 33519
Photographer: Antonette Needham
Location: South Bend, IN
Chapter: South Bend
“Wild Senna” by Jeremy Smith
Plant(s): Wild Senna, (Senna hebecarpa)
Photo Story: Taken in my backyard. It is part of a partial-sun native garden that has evolved over 3 years.
Equipment: Canon Rebel T1i with EF 75-300mm lens
Photo ID: 33526
Photographer: Jeremy Smith
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Chapter: Kalamazoo Area
“Wild Geranium In Woods” by Carolyn Crane
Plant(s): Wild geranium.
Photo Story: I live along the Saline River, and on an early spring walk came across this wild geranium in the woods.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33529
Photographer: Carolyn Crane
Location: Milan, MI
Chapter: Ann Arbor
“Yarrow” by Carolyn Crane
Plant(s): Yarrow
Photo Story: Last year I killed my lawn and seeded a mix of native flowers and grasses. This yarrow came up this summer. It’s especially important to me since I named my permaculture farm Whimsy Farm, and my logo is a yarrow flower.
Equipment: iPhone8
Photo ID: 33533
Photographer: Carolyn Crane
Location: Milan, MI
Chapter: Ann Arbor
“Sugar Island Wild Lupines” by Barbara Zvirzdinis
Plant(s): Lupinus perennials Wild Lupine.
Photo Story: Found these when riding our bikes on Sugar Island.
Equipment: Canon dslr 6d. I can’t figure out how to name my file. But it would be Sugar Island Wild Lupine 2023
Photo ID: 33548
Photographer: Barbara Zvirzdinis
Location: Sugar island, MI
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Milkweed” by Janet Beimborn
Plant(s): Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
Photo Story: In late fall the milkweed pods dry up and break open. The seeds are distributed by the wind over fairly long distances. They tend to germinate on open or bare ground and form milkweed plants the following year. The milkweed is important to the monarch butterfly. Photo was taken late in the day, back lit by setting sun.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33574
Photographer: Janet Beimborn
Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Chapter: Milwaukee-North
“Rattlesnake Root with visitor” by Nancy Shevel
Plant(s): Rattlesnake Root – Nabalus albus.
Photo Story: Cleared a small patch of land in the yard and this came up – nice surprise ! Bees love it .
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33596
Photographer: Nancy Shevel
Location: Marengo , IL
Chapter: Lake-To-Prairie
“Ntives Down The Driveway” by Nancy Shevel
Plant(s): Tall Goldenrod ( Solidago canadensis ) & Spotted Joe-Pye weed ( Eutrochium maculatum ) – Purple Coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea).
Photo Story: A beautiful long driveway thru woods with many native.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33597
Photographer: Nancy Shevel
Location: Marengo , IL
Chapter: Lake-To-Prairie
“Spiderwort and friend” by Janet Beimborn
Plant(s): Tradescantia ohiensis, commonly known as Ohio spiderwort.
Photo Story: Spiderwort bloom every day in late July/early August in the morning and close up about noon. The blue-violet flowers are about the size of a half dollar. Here a tiny wasp is inspecting the pollen. Small flowers like spiderwort provide food to small insects.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33607
Photographer: Janet Beimborn
Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Chapter: Milwaukee-North
“Wild Senna” by Cathy Streett
Plant(s): Wild Senna
Senna hebecarpa
Photo Story: Best bee magnet and cutest blooms, to me they look like a white bearded man.
Equipment: Galaxy S22
Photo ID: 33616
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Darien, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“common milkweed bloom” by Cathy Streett
Plant(s): Common milkweed bloom, Asclepias syriaca.
Photo Story: Late bloomer this year due to dry conditions…but still plenty of nectar and pollinators enjoying this one.
Equipment: galaxy S22
Photo ID: 33617
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Darien, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“Prairie Doc” by Janet Beimborn
Plant(s): Prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Photo Story: Prairie Dock is one of the sylphium the does well on our clay soil. It takes 5-10 years for the plant to mature enough to produce flowers and seed. Here is a close up of one of the leaves. the leaves are large, 12-15″ long
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33619
Photographer: Janet Beimborn
Location: Cedarburg, WI
Chapter: Milwaukee-North
“Mea Culpa” by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.)
Photo Story: If I have done my love wrong, I will apologize with a sprig of passionate purple spiderwort flowers. This was a late day shot and these were in a ditch, as is often the case in Louisiana. The low light enabled a dark background to show off the color.
Equipment: Pentax k-3 with a macro lens.
Photo ID: 33623
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Vernon Parish, LA
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain
“Palm Psalm” by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto)
Photo Story: These trees grow just tall enough for the photographer to get under them to photograph the early morning light enhancing the curves of the blades.
Equipment: Pentax k-3 with wide angle lens.
Photo ID: 33626
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Dauphin Island, AL
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain
“Perfection” by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Louisiana Iris (Iris giganticaerulea)
Photo Story: Standing tall against dark green blades, the freshly opened Louisiana blue iris is queen of the wildflowers.
Equipment: Pentax k-3 with macro lens.
Photo ID: 33627
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Monroe, LA
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain
“The Way of Grass 3” by Bette Kauffman
Plant(s): Bluestem grass (Andropogon sp.)
Photo Story: An out-of-focus background of autumn foliage enables a single stem of grass to show off its red-gold curves and feathered seeds ready to fly with the slightest breeze.
Equipment: Pentax k-3 with telephoto lens
Photo ID: 33630
Photographer: Bette Kauffman
Location: Pollock, LA
Chapter: Western Gulf Plain