Except for a couple of GPCA work days in January, I didn't
make my usual early spring visits to the Seeps this year.
I did stop to check on these rare orchids, but they were a
bit past prime. There were six blooming stalks this year.
1 - Early June, 2023:
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Southern Tubercled Rein Orchid (Platanthera herbiola)
We caged these plants last year to keep them from being chewed again.
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2 - Mid June, 2023
A short visit to photograph some more orchids:
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Grass Pinks (Calopogon tuberosus)
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Grass Pink orchid
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A lovely pair of Grass Pinks
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Colicroot (Aletris farinosa)
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Round-leafed Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
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Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
These were the reddest flowers and biggest leaves that I've ever seen on
the species. When I first saw it, I thought it must be something else.
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Vase vine, aka Leatherflower (Clematis viorna)
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Clematis viorna in habitat
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Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Not a listed plant, but these are rare in the northern half of Georgia.
I used to find one here, but it disappeared a couple of years ago;
I located this one nearby. The flower hadn't yet fully opened.
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Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
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3 - Mid September, 2023
Planning & prep work for GPCA work days the following week:
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Golden orb weaver (Argiope aurantia), with prey.
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Red Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
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We saw this one tall pink Lobelia among
thousands of purple-blue flowered plants.
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Large-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia)
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Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
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Sensitive Briar (Mimosa sp.)
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Kidney-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia)
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Kidney-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia)
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Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus
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4 - Late September, 2023:
A couple of GPCA work days:
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Caterpillar of the American Dagger (Acronicta americana) moth.
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The largest Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) that I've ever seen.
It measured 47 inches tall, almost 4 feet!
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Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)
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Large-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia)
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Red Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
Already fading from the previous week...
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Southern Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum)
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