Name that plant contest | Georgia Botanical Society

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

Click here to see the Plants used in 2021, 2022, 2023 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.

Note: Yes, you can use books, the internet, etc., just please keep this an individual contest, no sharing of answers. 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, May 31.

Send your guesses to Richard Ware at:

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Plant #1 (identify to species) — Habitat: High elevation forests, from about 1500-2037 m.
Distribution: From Grayson and Smyth counties, VA. south to e. TN and sw. NC; naturalizing on Brasstown Bald, the Cohutta Wilderness Area in GA and on Black Mountain WV.

Plant #2 (identify to species) — Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets, pondshores, lakeshores.
Distribution: NS west to s. QC, MO, and OK, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.

Plant #3 (identify to species) — Habitat: Disturbed pocosins and bottomlands, disturbed areas, moist to dry forests and woodlands.
Distribution: NJ west to s. IN, IL, and IA, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.

Plant #1 (identify to species) — Habitat: High elevation forests, from about 1500-2037 m. Distribution: From Grayson and Smyth counties, VA. south to e. TN and sw. NC; naturalizing on Brasstown Bald, the Cohutta Wilderness Area in GA and on Black Mountain WV.

Plant #2 (identify to species) — Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets, pondshores, lakeshores. Distribution: NS west to s. QC, MO, and OK, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.

Plant #3 (identify to species) — Habitat: Disturbed pocosins and bottomlands, disturbed areas, moist to dry forests and woodlands. Distribution: NJ west to s. IN, IL, and IA, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.

Plant #1 (identify to species) — Habitat: High elevation forests, from about 1500-2037 m.
Distribution: From Grayson and Smyth counties, VA. south to e. TN and sw. NC; naturalizing on Brasstown Bald, the Cohutta Wilderness Area in GA and on Black Mountain WV.

Plant #2 (identify to species) — Habitat: Streambanks, bogs, wet thickets, pondshores, lakeshores.
Distribution: NS west to s. QC, MO, and OK, south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.

Plant #3 (identify to species) — Habitat: Disturbed pocosins and bottomlands, disturbed areas, moist to dry forests and woodlands.
Distribution: NJ west to s. IN, IL, and IA, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.