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Buck Creek Barrens Lots of Indian Paintbrush - May 2019 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Buck Creek Barrens Lots of Indian Paintbrush - May 2019 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| Noticing that I had never visited the Barrens prior to mid-June, I decided to make a May exploration. Exploring a different area than usual, I struck a bonanza, finding Indian Paint Brush in full bloom! |
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| On the way in - Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
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| Also along the trail - Hearts A'Bustin' (Euonymus americanus) |
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| Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
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| The open Barrens were covered with Indian Paintbrush, Phlox, and Blue-eyed Grass. |
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| Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) |
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| Mountain Phlox (Phlox ovata) |
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| Buck Creek Barrens typical habitat |
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| Indian Paintbrush is not a common find for me; we don't have the myriad species seen by our friends out west. I typically get my fix here at the Barrens, finding a few scattered plants on each visit. I mentioned earlier, I had never been to the Barrens earlier than mid-June. Now I realized that I had always visited too late for the peak bloom period of this plant; I saw hundreds today, growing thick among Phlox and Blue-eyed Grass. |
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| Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) |
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More examples of Indian Paintbrush: |
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| More Barrens habitat; the Phlox is more prominent in this area |
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| Four-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) |
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| Ragwort (Packera sp.) |
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| Mountain Meadow Rue, aka Brook Meadow Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) |
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| Rattlesnake Hawkweed (Hieracium venosum) |
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| Tassel-Rue, aka Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis) |