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Mountain Bogs NC3SI - October 2020 Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
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Mountain Bogs NC3SI - October 2020 Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
| Early October, 2020 I wanted to revisit two bogs in the Standing Indian - Upper Nantahala Basin that I had photographed in 2019. I hoped to catch the Cotton Grass in flower at the first bog, but the water level was higher than last year, and I was unable to find any. As a result, I only took photos at the second bog. |
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| Big Indian Bog |
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| Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) |
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| Nodding Ladies' Tresses |
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| Another bog view... |
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| Nodding Ladies' Tresses at the edge of the bog |
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| One of the Primroses... Probably Nodding Evening Primrose (Oenothera nutans) |
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| Another Primrose, better showing the plant structure |
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| Appalachian Gentian, aka Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora) |
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| These were growing along the banks of the gravel road at numerous spots. |
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| Gentiana decora |
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| Gentiana decora |