10 Jul 2023, 15:21 UTC697 views7 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Sandhill Thistle, Cirsium repandum.
Sometimes called Coastal-plain thistle, this species is native to the south-eastern United States, the coastal plain in Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
The leaf midribs of thistle can be used as a watersource.
Thistle is also well known for its medicinal ability to treat the swelling of joints and tendons.
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9 Jun 2023, 14:40 UTC≈1,470 views13 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Orange Milkwort,
Polygala lutea
native to pine-barren depressions and swamps in coastal areas of the southern and eastern the United States.
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27 May 2023, 15:39 UTC378 views7 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Immature Galax growing along rockwall
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27 May 2023, 15:34 UTC276 views8 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Galax (the wandplant, wandflower, or beetleweed)
It is native to the southeastern United States from Massachusetts and New York south to northern Alabama, growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains at altitudes of up to 1,500 m, where it grows in shaded places.
It has also been used in herbalism to treat cuts and kidney ailments.
The independent city of Galax, Virginia, is named after this plant.
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25 May 2023, 22:08 UTC359 views11 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Rhododendron catawbiense common names: Catawba rosebay, Catawba rhododendron, mountain rosebay, purple ivy, purple laurel, purple rhododendron, red laurel, rosebay, rosebay laurel
a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States, growing mainly in the southern Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama.
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19 Apr 2023, 17:36 UTC≈5,420 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Lyonia mariana, Piedmont staggerbush, a perennial shrub that is native to the United States.
Cherokee used an infusion for "toe itch, ground itch, and ulcers"
Quoted text: Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses
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15 Apr 2023, 05:31 UTC520 views9 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Lyre-leaf sage, Salvia lyrata
Native to the United States
It has been used for treating sores, skin lesions, and warts. Infusions of the plant have been used to treat coughs, colds, and fevers.
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