Name that plant contest

Welcome to the “Name That Plant Contest” sponsored by the Georgia Botanical Society

Click here to see the Plants used in 2009 & 2010 and the Contest Winners!

The person who is first, each month, to get all plants correct will receive either a patch or window decal. The person with the most correct answers for the year will win a prize, which may include, but is not limited to, a window decal, patch, a free one-year Georgia Botanical Society Membership, or other prize.

Rules:

• Only one guess per person will be allowed.
• Only scientific names will be accepted (no common names).
• Older synonyms will be accepted.

This month we are using 3 plants that Teresa and I have recently photographed along the Riverwalk trail, in Ridge Ferry Park. This park is located on the eastern side of the Oostanaula River and stretches from the Floyd County Library north to the Rome Braves baseball stadium. This is the location for our upcoming Georgia Botanical Society field trip scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26 at 1:00 PM. Plant # 1 is a herbaceous plant, while Plants # 2 and 3 and vines. Remember, only scientific names will be accepted, no common names. Good luck on your guesses and hope you enjoy this month’s plants!

You must have your answers in by midnight, September 30.

Send your guesses to Richard Ware at: gabotany@comcast.net

Click on the photos below for larger versions:

	Plant #1 (identify to species) – Habitat: brackish marshes, other marshes, ditches. June-November. Range: Ontario west to SD, south to Panhandle FL, AL, MS, LA, CA, and n. Mexico.
	Plant #2 (identify to species) – Habitat: woodlands, forests, thickets, maritime forests. June-September. Range: PA, WV, and TN south to c. peninsular FL and AL.
	Plant #3 (identify to species) – fields, disturbed areas. July-December. Range: Canada south to FL, west to AZ, northward to ND.