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Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay Co., NC July 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
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Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay Co., NC July 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
| Mid July |
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| White Bergamot, aka Basil Bee Balm (Monarda clinopodia) |
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| One of the Coral fungi (Clavariaceae) |
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| Carolina Phlox (Phlox carolina) |
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| Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
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| Spirobolid Millipede |
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| Great Rhododendron, aka Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
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| Buds opening, Rhododendron maximum |
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| Heal-all, aka Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) |
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| Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis major var. rigida) |
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| Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) |
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| Barrens view |
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| Indian Paint Brush (Castilleja coccinea) A mostly western genus, this is one of only three species native to the eastern US. |
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| Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis) |
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Eastern Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum) |
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| This was the first time I had encountered this plant. |
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| The tall stalk and relatively large flowers were very striking. |
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| The tallest plant reached about four feet high. |
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| Blazing Star (Liatris sp.), just starting to bloom |
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| Rhododendrons along Buck Creek |
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| Shooting Creek overlook, view towards Hiawassee, GA |
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| Late July |
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| Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) |
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| Curtiss' Milkwort (Polygala curtissii) |
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| Curtiss' Milkwort |
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| One of the Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) |
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| Yellow (aka Orange) Fringed Orchid (Platanthera cilaris) |
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| Platanthera cilaris |
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| Another Indian Paint Brush |
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| Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) seedheads |
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| Blazing Star (Liatris sp.) Unfortunately this Liatris, pictured further up on the page, was already bloomed out... |
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| Lobelia species |
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| Bee Balm, aka Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) |
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| Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) |