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BotSoc News, January 2011 1 Volume 87 Number 1 January 2012 Georgia Botanical Society New Southeastern Plant Species IN THIS ISSUE: t some point on just about any BotSoc from published reports for ten new plants iden- Society News – field trip you will hear the words “weakly” tified for the southeastern United States in 2010 p2 Aand “flora”. If you are close enough to the – 2011. The most striking theme in these reports conversation, you soon realize the subject is not is how often unusual plants were overlooked Book Review- an under-performing plant community but rather before some astute (and persistent) observer Alan Weakley’s “Flora of the Southern and Mid- took the time to look more carefully. Although p3 Atlantic States”, a more than 1000 page descrip- only one new Georgia species is on the list, many tive plant list available for free from the website of the new plants were discovered in habitats Discoveries - of the University of North Carolina’s Herbarium. that also occur in Georgia and are visited on p4 The Flora is frequently updated as research un- BotSoc field trips. The 2012 field trip schedule covers new relationships among plant species is included in this issue of BotSoc News. Find a Upcoming and is the go-to resource for plant identification trip to a natural community near you, download in our region - especially when new species are the latest “Weakley”, and help us make more Field Trips – discovered. The list below includes a few details botanical discoveries in Georgia! p6 Agalinis flexicaulis Hays Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) The common name for this plant, sprawling false foxglove, and the specific epithet “flexicaulis” de- Learning by scribe the sprawling, decumbent branches on mature specimens. Found in mesic to hydric prairies Doing – or longleaf pine wiregrass savannas, Agalinis flexicaulis does not seem to tolerate the xeric condi- p10 tions of other Agalinis. In his account of the discovery, John Hays remarked that he had “studied Agalinis for over 12 years in Florida alone and was more than surprised at his “discovery” within a well known botanical area less than 20 miles from the University of Florida in Gainesville.” This finding, as Hays went on to say, “underscores the fact that there are additional plant species to be described within the remaining intricate natural communities found in Florida”. And elsewhere, we might add! J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4(1): 1 – 6. 2010. Asimina manasota DeLaney Annonaceae (Custard-apple Family) Manasota pawpaw is endemic to longleaf pine and turkey oak sandhills associated with the Mana- sota basin (the upper Manatee River, upper Myakka River, and Myakka Head regions of Hardee, Manatee, and Sarasota counties in west-central Florida). The Botanical Explorer 4: 2010. Carex austrodeflexa P.D. McMillan, Sorrie & van Eerden Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) The perquisites of an editor include Independently discovered by six different botanists, the canebrake sedge (Carex austrodeflexa) is complimentary not a rare plant, just a long overlooked one. Using older keys, the new species keyed to C. deflexa, subscriptions to several a plant of arctic-boreal and north temperate regions. C. austrodeflexa has several morphologic botanical society newsletters. This article distinctions in newer keys and a range limited to the coastal plain from southeastern VA to north- is inspired by a list of western FL, southwestern AL, and northwestern LA. Georgia’s population was found in a wet 10 new plants for the Southeastern US, 2010- streamhead on Fort Gordon in Richmond County. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1): 45 – 51. 2011. 2011 found in Carol Ann McCormick’s Herbarium Eutrochium purpureum var. carolinianum Sorrie Asteraceae (Aster Family) Report in the November This newly described third variety of sweet Joe-Pye-weed differs from Eutrochium purpureum 2011 Newsletter of the North Carolina Botanical var. purpureum (the widespread variety in eastern North America) and a midwestern variety (E. Garden. purpureum var. holzingeri) in the shape and marginal teeth morphology of its leaves, and the distribution and amount of pubescence on its lower leaf surface. The range of the new variety lies mostly within the Carolina Slate Belt. The plant has not been found growing with var. purpureum, but this may be an artifact of limited fieldwork since var.purpureum has been found in virtually all of the counties vouchered for var. carolinianum. Phytoneuron 43: 1-6. 2010. Cont. on page 9 2 BotSoc News, January 2012 Society News PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE BotSoc News is published seven times The Mamas’ and the Papas’ lament “All the a year (Jan, Mar, May, leaves are brown and the sky is gray” encouraged July, Sept, Nov and for the Spring Wildflower me today to go “…for a walk. On a winter’s day.” Pilgrimage). Actually the walk was in the Brasstown Bald and Vogel State Park areas where I encountered Submission deadline plenty of rain and fog. Although many were, not is February 1 for the all the leaves were brown. Of course the poorly March issue. Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) was decked out with kept secret is that winter in the South, unlike bright red berries almost luminescent on a gloomy Subscriptions those in the northern climes, is merely a brief December day in Vogel State Park. Photo by Jim Drake. are included with mem- interlude between warm and warm betwixt bership. which is sandwiched hot, very hot. During my (Mitchella repens) was decked out with bright Website: walk, I adhered to the great Yogi Berra’s advice red berries almost luminescent on this gloomy www.gabotsoc.org “You can observe a lot just by watching.” A great day. Lichens, the nomenclature of which I know deal of “watching” resulted in “observing” a sur- next to nothing, embellished almost every rock Editorial Office Jean Smith prising number of green leaves, many of which and tree trunk in sight. Sounds like I have an- 1135 Barwick Hill Rd were on the ground. other bucket list goal provided I can still lift my Comer, GA 30629 First noted was the winter attire of Tipularia copy of “Lichens of North America.” ph 706.783.2308 discolor followed farther along by the evergreen On another note, several members were in email: jss2holly@ leaves of Galax urceolata. Both species seem to attendance at the Georgia Botanical Society’s an- windstream.net like the cold but delay flowering until the heat of nual Holiday party at the Drake house on Decem- summer. Another summer bloomer and winter ber 3, 2011. Candee and I really delighted in see- endurer, spotted wintergreen or pipsissewa ing and talking to all who came. We had a great © 2012 Georgia Botani- cal Society (Chimaphila maculate) poked its leaves up time and hope everyone else did also. There was a private nonprofit through the litter. Less showy, but equally alert plenty of good food and interesting conversation. organization under IRS was a small strip of trailing arbutus (Epigaea re- Jenneke Somerville presented the 2012 pilgrim- 501(c)3. pens) leaves clinging to the bankside. A patch of age t-shirt design and Eddi Minche provided the Founded in 1926. bright-green leaves of Hexastylis arifolia could proposed 2012 trip schedule. I had some example hardly contain its enthusiasm to produce those logo shirts on display. Door prizes consisted of early-spring little brown jugs. A huge dark green several new botanically related books, a couple wall of Rhododendron patiently awaited, with of framed wildflower prints, a madonna lily buds in hand, (Lilium candidum) bulb with its winter rosette, the advent of a water bottle waist pack and some bee’s wax lip spring. Among balm sticks supplied by Eddi Minche. Thanks the boulders, to everyone who attended for helping make the large sprigs of Holiday party an enjoyable event. Since this will Christmas fern be my last Holiday as a Society officer, I wanted (Polystichum it to be special, and all the attendees contributed acrostichoi - greatly to that goal. des) garnished Have a great winter a steep hill. and enjoy the cool weather. An occasional Jim Drake American holly (Ilex opaca) punctuated the forest of de- Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia). Our January BotSoc News feature photo of the month was taken by Hal Massie on a ciduous trees. fine November Saturday at FDR State Park. Partridgeberry BotSoc News, January 2011 Book Review HE ECRETS OF ILDFLOWERS T ildflower S secrets are not usually in W reviewed by Bob Linn the same league with human secrets. WHepaticas do not run Ponzi schemes, A second area of secrets involves ways that Indi- and goldenrods do not claim to be hiking the ans or early settlers used the plant for medicine Appalachian Trail when, in fact, they are visit- or food. Celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyl- ing some exotic lily in Argentina. Wildflower lum), though extremely bitter to taste, was used secrets are more prosaic. For example, a lotion to cleanse the eyes – don’t try this at home. It was to soothe poison ivy outbreaks can be made from also used as a liver stimulant and as a means to jewelweed, or there are more than 1, 700, 000 cause a rotting tooth to fall out. Modern medicine black-eyed Susan seeds in a pound. Still, knowing often has a better plan. some of the secrets of wildflowers can be quite entertaining. Finally, for most plants Sanders offers some other, more unusual, information. People on the Isle At first glance, Jack Sanders’ The Secrets of Wild- of Wight thought that if a person stepped on a flowers seems to be another field guide – it be- St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum), a fairy gins with skunk cabbage (Syplocarpus foetidus) horse would rise up and carry the person away.
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