 |
Buck Creek Barrens October 2019 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
|
Buck Creek Barrens October 2019 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| A few more Fall visits to the Barrens 1 - October 4th |
|
 |
|
| I was exploring a nearby creek this day, but on my way out I spotted some Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) along the road. Most were slightly past prime, but this one was in nice shape. |
|
| 2 - October 7th A quick visit on my way back from an exploration on Chunky Gal. |
|
 |
|
| Stiff Gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia) |
|
 |
|
| Flower detail You can see they were a little past their prime... |
|
 |
|
| Large-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia) |
|
 |
|
| Most of these were gone by, but I found a few decent flowers |
|
 |
|
| Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) in fruit |
|
 |
|
| There were still a very few Fringed Gentians (Gentianopsis crinita) in flower. |
|
 |
|
| Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) The photo makes these tiny flowers look a lot larger than they are. |
|
 |
|
| Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) |
|
| 3 - October 13th I accompanied Alan C & Noah Y to the Barrens. |
|
 |
|
| Alan photographing something... |
|
 |
|
| Noah and Alan... |
|
 |
|
| Alan again... |
|
 |
|
| The color of both the flowers and leaves on this Gentian were odd for this location. |
|
 |
|
| The more typical Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria). |
|
 |
|
| Rhiannons Aster (Symphyotrichum rhiannon) |
|
 |
|
| Another example; these are endemic to the Buck Creek Barrens. |
|
 |
|
| View of the east Barrens |
|
| 4 - October 17th Another quick stop at the east Barrens, on my way back from some bogs |
|
 |
|
| Same general view as the previous image, but sunny on this day... |
|
| 5 - October 21st A day of several stops in the Clay County area. Buck Creek was my third site of the day... |
|
 |
|
| Buck Creek Bog |
|
 |
|
| Meadow at site of the old Buck Creek Lodge This area is sometimes called the "Catholic Fields", for the Glenmary Pastoral Retreat Center that replaced the old Lodge. |
|
 |
|
| Edge of the meadow |