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...

Water Avens

Plants > Flowering Plants

Water Avens (Geum rivale), also affectionately known across the countryside as Nodding Avens, Drooping Avens, or Indian Chocolate, is an enchanting wild perennial herb belonging to the rose family Rosaceae. Native to the damp meadows, bubbling stream banks, and...

Cross-leaved Heath

Plants > Flowering Plants

Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), known historically as Bog Heather, is a quintessential evergreen dwarf shrub of the wild, waterlogged peat bogs and wet heathlands of western Europe. Belonging to the heather family Ericaceae, it is easily distinguished from common...

Marsh Grass of Parnassus

Plants > Flowering Plants

Marsh Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia caroliniana), also known as Carolina Grass of Parnassus or Carolina Parnassia, is an exquisite and rare wetland wildflower endemic to the coastal plain savannas of the southeastern United States. Not a true grass, but a member of...

Black-winged Stilt

Birds > Shorebirds

The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is an emblem of avian grace and architectural elegance across the wetlands of the Old World. Belonging to the stilt and avocet family Recurvirostridae, this striking shorebird boasts the longest legs in proportion to its...