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Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay Co., NC Summer 2017 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
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Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay Co., NC Summer 2017 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
| Mid June, 2017: |
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| Undescribed (as of 2017) Rhododendron species This may have been later determined to be a variety of R. viscosum, but I haven't kept up with it, and I think this complex is still being worked. |
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| Undescribed Rhododendron species |
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| Undescribed Rhododendron species |
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| Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
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| Phlox species |
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| Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) |
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| Fire Pink (Silene virginica) |
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| Wool Sower Wasp Gall (Callirhytis seminator) |
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| Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) |
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| Mid July, 2017: |
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| Eastern Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum) |
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| Branch detail |
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| Japanese Meadowsweet (Spirea japonica) Pretty, but an exotic invasive plant. |
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| Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) |
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| Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) |
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| White Bergamot, aka Basil Bee Balm (Monarda clinopodia) |
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| Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) with Fritillaries |
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| Large-flowered Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora) |
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| Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) |
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| Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) |
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| Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma) |
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| Scarlet Beebalm |
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| Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris), starting to bloom |