Two-winged Silverbell

Plants > Trees & Shrubs

The Two-winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera) is an enchanting, graceful deciduous understory tree native to the damp river bottoms and shaded ravines of the American South. In early spring, before its leaves fully unfold, this lovely woodland native covers its drooping...

Loblolly Bay

Plants > Theaceae

The Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) is an elegant, evergreen wetland tree belonging to the tea family (Theaceae), native to the mystical blackwater swamps and pocosins of the American Southeast. Celebrated for its handsome, leathery dark green foliage and its...

Gulf Coast Waterdog

Amphibians > Giant Salamanders

The Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri) is a completely aquatic, permanently paedomorphic salamander endemic to the winding, pine-forested coastal streams of the Gulf of Mexico basin. Retaining its dramatic, bushy maroon external gills throughout its entire adult...

Rainbow Snake

Reptiles > Colubrids

The Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma) is an elusive, strikingly colorful aquatic colubrid native to the pristine blackwater rivers and cypress swamps of the American Southeast. Famously known as the ‘Eel Moccasin,’ this heavy-bodied, glossy water snake...
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