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Corundum Knob & vicinity, Clay Co., NC Summer 2022 |
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Corundum Knob & vicinity, Clay Co., NC Summer 2022 |
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| Early August, 2022 I saw Crisped Bunchflower for the first time in 2019, and found two more occurrences later that year. The species is a very reluctant bloomer. I looked for flowering stalks in 2020 and 2021, with no luck. I returned to this site today and found two flowering stalks. The species likes to grow with its cousin, Melanthium parviflorum (formerly Veratrum parviflorum). |
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| Crisped Bunchflower, aka Broadleaf Bunchflower (Melanthium hybridum) |
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| Melanthium hybridum - flowering stalk. |
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| Melanthium hybridum - flowers |
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| Melanthium hybridum - Single flower |
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| Appalachian Bunchflower (Melanthium parviflorum, formerly Veratrum parviflorum) In my experience, this species is usually found growing with the M. hybridum. |
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| Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) On my way to the Melanthium site, I always pass through a population of these lilies. |
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| A Katydid was napping in this lily. |