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Assorted / Misc. Botanical Finds Late May, 2025 |
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Assorted / Misc. Botanical Finds Late May, 2025 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2025) |
| 1 - Union, GA - May 30, 2025 My annual visit to what I call the Gumlog population of Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria). Up until around 2020, there were only five recorded populations of this species in Georgia, but we have located several more since then, including this one. |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| This population is on private property, in a habitat that is somewhat unusual for this species, but they seem to be doing well. |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| The flower colors range from white to deep pink. Here, the deeper colors seem to be found near the tree-line. |
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| A group of five Cleistesiopsis bifaria. |
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| The species is ranked "S1 - Critically Imperiled" in Georgia |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| A pair of Spreading Pogonias near the shade of the tree-line. |
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| Small Spreading Pogonia (Cleistesiopsis bifaria) |
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| Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) |
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| Venus' Looking Glass, aka Clasping Bellwort (Triodanis perfoliata) |
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| Hop Trefoil, aka Low Hop Clover (Trifolium campestre) |