Chapter Representatives:

Martha Joiner

John Averett

 More Information:

Field Trips and Special Events (2003)

Field Trips and Special Events (2004)

Membership

Plant Rescue

 Links:

 Georgia BotanicalSociety

GSU Department of Biology
GSU Botanical Garden
GSU Environmental Network
Georgia Native Plant Society
Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance
landcover map
physiographic regions

 Elliottia racemosa, Georgia Plume. A relatively rare plant of the lower coastal plain in Georgia. It is named for Stephen Elliott who collected the species near Waynesboro, Georgia around 1800..

Photo by Troy Brannen

 Franklinia alatamaha, Franklinia. A small tree collected by John and William Bartram along the Altamaha River in Georgia in 1765. The plant is named for Benjamin Franklin and the Altamaha River (but spelled as above). The species is maintained in cultivation and presumed to be extinct in the wild. It was last seen in its native habitat in 1790.

Photo by Troy Brannen