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Mountain Bogs NC3SI - October 2019 Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Mountain Bogs NC3SI - October 2019 Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| In mid October, I visited three bogs in the Standing Indian - Upper Nantahala Basin: 1 - Bog A I made a quick revisit to this bog to check for any new fall blooms... |
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| Bog view |
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| Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) They were past their prime but a few stalks still looked good... |
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| Odd to see a violet blooming, and odder yet to find one with this color and markings. |
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| Possibly Viola cucullata, maybe a hybrid... |
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| Violet plant in habitat on sphagnum moss |
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| 2 - Bog B I visited this bog to see if I could find any Cotton Grass. I had tried to enter the bog back in August but was stymied by deep water channels.. |
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| Bog interior |
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| Sphagnum Peat Moss, turning red for fall |
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| Cotton Grass, aka Bog Cotton (Eriophorum virginicum) |
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| This plant is considerably more common in the north, although it can be found along the band of the Appalachians and other scattered locations in the south. |
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| These were well past their prime, but it was still great to find them. |
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| Another view from the bog interior... |
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| 3 - Bog C This was my first visit to this large bog. My point of entry was soon blocked by a deep channel and I didn't have time to look for another entrance... |
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| Bog view You can see the water that blocked my entering further into the bog interior. |