Naturalist Notebook

creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink, or mountain phlox - wp Christine finds “creeping" to be an uncomfortable name. See Polemoniaceae: Phlox subulata “Emerald Blue" See Polemoniaceae: Phlox subulata “Drummond’s Pink" See Polemoniaceae: Phlox subulat...

The sweet gum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) is a fast growing shade tree with a pyramidal shape native to the Southeastern U.S. Although it can grow up to 100 feet tall, it averages 60 feet tall with a 40-foot spread. Sweet gum trees are known for the...