In my opinion, a high-quality rain jacket is necessary to really enjoy nature :)

Native plant of the day: Common yucca, or yucca filamentosa. This is a popular landscaping plant as is much of its genus- it also grows wild through the Southeastern US, used by indigenous populations for cordage by stripping its leaves. Pictured is a very small yucca plant!

Native plant of the day: Mayberry, or Elliot's Blueberry, is an understory shrub growing in the southeast US. Similar to much of the Vaccinium genus (Blueberries!), its fruit is edible. Native Americans often dried the fruit out in the sun- fun project to try next summer!

Native plant of the day: Little Brown Jug! This plant grows throughout the southeastern United States. In addition to its mottled heart-shaped leaves, it also has small green-brown flowers that appear close to the ground, shaped like a jug. These give it the name, "Little Brown Jug."

Fall may not be crazy here but it's still pretty!

Native plant of the day: partridge pea! This plant is often a pioneer in disturbed areas, with bright yellow flowers. It is one of the less common native annuals, and is also a legume. While great decoration, it isn't recommended to eat it as it can be toxic in some amounts.

Native plant of the day: American Holly! This spiky shrub is a very popular landscaping plant, with bright red berries we all know and love. This plant's wood was often used by Native Americans for carving, its berries for dying, and also used for poultices for sore eyes.

Native plant of the day: Cutleaf coneflower! This flower grows in wet areas throughout much of North America, and interestingly, has many different varieties. Pictured is Rudbeckia Lacinata var. humilis, from the southern Appalachians. This flower's young leaves were traditionally cooked and eaten.

Native plant of the day: sparkleberry,or farkleberry! This shrub in the blueberry family native to the Southeast US has beautiful flowers in spring and purple berries that are edible but not tasty. A great shrub for bird-watchers because the berries are very popular among our native birds!

Native plant of the day: Partridgeberry! A ground cover native to much of the Eastern US that provides a pop of white color as it sends up flowers and red as it produces edible but unpalatable berries. This plant was used by indigenous populations as a diuretic, for childbirth, or to cure insomnia.

Native plant of the day today: striped wintergreen, or spotted pipsissewa, is a small plant growing across much of North America. This plant, known as pipsisikweu by the Muscogee, was used to treat kidney stones and assist with rheumatism!

Today's native plant post- enjoy some trees! These also all produce edible fruit!

Some pollinators from a bug count at a #nativeplants garden in our local park a few months ago! Missing summer.

Support your local bookstores! No books in this photo but a nice corner.

A random assortment of native flowers from a more lively season 🌸
Tap in the comments with your favorites!