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Kiawah River Field Guide: Botanical Checklist
Any day is better when you notice the flowers—and right now, Kiawah River’s wildflower meadows are in full splendor. There are also many native plants and shrubs that are less showy but just as remarkable. On your next trail walk, look a little closer at the greenery you pass and you’ll spot some of our favorites, listed below. Did you know the Latin names?
Wildflowers
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Largeflower Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)
Sunny yellow petals, grows in mass
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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Daisy-like with a large cone, lavender-purple petals
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Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum)
Tall with clusters of pink-purple flowers
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Blanket flower (Gallardia pulchella)
Carpet of flowers with garnet-red and yellow-gold petals
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Brown-black center with golden-yellow petals
Native plants, shrubs
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Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Spiky palms near the marsh, up to 6-feet high
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Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
High-climbing, yellow-flowering vine
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Sweetgrass (Muhlenbergii capilaris)
Basketmaking grass with pink-purple, fuzzy blooms
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American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Often grows under pines, purple berries in fall
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Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
Glossy green leaves and gray berries, a.k.a. “Southern bayberry”