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Alabama

Alabama croton
Alabama croton
İHarold E. Malde
Event: Alabama Croton Flowering
Where: Pratt's Ferry Preserve
When: March through April
High limestone bluffs over the scenic Cahaba River (Alabama's longest remaining free-flowing river) provide habitat for dense thickets of the rare and attractive Alabama croton, shooting stars, trilliums and other showy wildflowers.

Open to the public.
Alabama Gladecress
Alabama Gladecress
İThe Nature Conservancy
Event: Glade Wildflowers Blooming
Where: Prairie Grove Glade Preserves
When: March through April
Pink and white flowers of glade-cresses carpet the ground on these limestone outcrops in late winter and early spring.

Open to the public with permission only.
Indian paintbrush
Indian paintbrush
İEd Orth
Event: Kral's Indian-Paintbrush Blooming
Where: Bibb County Glades Preserve
When: March through April
This golden-yellow paintbrush is but one of eight plant species discovered within the past few years on dolomite outcrops along the banks of the Little Cahaba River in central Alabama. More than sixty other rare plant species occur in the glades and forests of this area, while the shoals of the river support dozens of rare fish, mussels and other animal species.

Open to the public.
Pitcher plants
Pitcher plants
İReg Daves
Event: Pitcher Plants Flowering
Where: Grand Bay Savanna Bioreserve
When: March through April
Carnivorous plants such as butterworts, sundews and pitcher plants join orchids and lilies in putting on a showy spring display in the wet longleaf and slash pine savannas and bogs of the Gulf Coast.

Open to the public.
Rose gentian
Rose gentian
İHarvey Payne
Event: Summer Wildflowers Blooming
Where: Chitwood Barrens Preserve
When: July through August
Bright yellow masses of woodland tickseed daisies brighten the grassy glades. This and other showy rare plants such as the rose gentian and the green pitcher plant are protected on this preserve.

Open to the public with permission only.

For additional information on a particular location, click on the name of the preserve associated with the event or visit the Alabama site.