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First 2017 visit to Cherry Cove Southern Nantahala Wilderness - April 2017 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
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First 2017 visit to Cherry Cove Southern Nantahala Wilderness - April 2017 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
| A new spring blooming season - it's time to revisit my favorite cove forest wildflower location within walking distance. |
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| View back toward Chatuge as I start up the ridge. |
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| Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides, or Anemonella thalictroides) |
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| Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) |
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| Bloodroot flower just opening... |
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| Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra Cucullaria) |
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| Dutchman's Breeches |
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| Typical cluster of plants in the cove |
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| Carolina Spring Beauties (Claytonia caroliniana) |
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| Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine Concatenata, or Dentaria laciniata) |
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| More Rue Anemone |
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| Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) |
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| Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) |
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| Yellow form / variation of Trillium cuneatum |
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| Trillium cuneatum The common (maroon-colored) form. |
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| Seeping cliff face, looking up from base |