Dry woodland above bluff.
Roadside through upland woodland.
Degraded prairie (former horse pasture but never plowed).
Open powerline right-of-way through pine-hardwood woodland.
Dry shortleaf pine-post oak woodland.
Photo doesn't show it, but the outer phyllaries had elongated tips that were contorted.
Dolomite glade
Openings around sandstone outcrops in dry post oak/blackjack oak/shortleaf pine woodland with bands of cliffs.
Stems smooth. Highly disturbed tornado-hit upland pine-oak woodland on shale and sandstone, in city park. Tornado hit March 31, 2023, downed trees pulled out later with heavy equipment, and then left mostly unmanaged in 2024. Now a mix of scattered native savanna/woodland plants, weedy natives, and invasives.
Stems smooth. Spontaneous (not planted) in post oak/blackjack oak/shortleaf pine woodland “restoration” (meaning my mower broke this spring), in semi-natural backyard of residential neighborhood. First noticed this year after 15 years of watching yard.
High quality dry novaculite woodland on ridgetop.
ID confirmed by Ron Lance
ID confirmed by Ron Lance