Yellow crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) is having a moment! Since my last post in August we have moved to Jackson County, and I've been eagerly studying the roadsides to see what my new plant community is like. Yellow crownbeard, also called Southern crownbeard, is a perennial native found on roadsides and in moist areas where it can make huge colonies.
In addition to this perennial, there is blooming goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and golden caphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) so I'm seeing yellow, yellow, yellow!
More blogs to come as I get to know our new property and explore the natural areas around us. I'm already finding some familiar things while I work on removing invasive plants like Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) and Mahonia bealei. I'll also have some observations of the Jorō spider since I am now living in what is considered ground zero for its arrival in Georgia.
Be sure to get out there and find your #momentinnature.
