West Virginia Flora « BackWoods Drifter

Wildflowers Along Beaver Creek

Posted by Denny Tyler, on September 1st, 2011

Beaver Creek – Beaver, West Virginia

Late summer is without question one of my favorite times of the year in the mountains. I very much enjoy taking photos of the wildflowers and the late summer wildflowers can sure put on a show.

Ironweed

Ironweed (Vernonia altissima)

Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 [...]

Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth

Posted by Denny Tyler, on August 29th, 2011

This photo is of a Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth gathering nectar from Thistle.

Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth / Thistle

I absolutely love going hiking and seeing something new. With the amount of diversity in Appalachia among the plants and animals you just never know what you are going to experience with each trip.

It [...]

In Full Bloom

Posted by Denny Tyler, on April 23rd, 2008

I went around my house today checking out all the wildflowers in bloom. Every since I started playing with a camera I have pretty much regulated myself to scenic photos. A big reason for that is because when you are taking long distance shots – detail isn’t quite as important as subject matter. That is [...]

Doomed Existence

Posted by Denny Tyler, on April 17th, 2008

No, I’m not talking about hillbillies this time. I am talking about some local plant-life.

This ramp patch is on the clear cut mountain that has been prepped for mining. One thing I noticed about this patch right away. They are full grown plants and about three inches smaller than [...]

Mystery Plant

Posted by Denny Tyler, on April 16th, 2008

Can you identify this plant? I have searched high and low for the answer and yet I have no clue what it is. Right now in the mountains this plant and it’s relative, the same except for a white flower, are in full bloom and scattered all through some hollows. [...]