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Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Seepage Fen Summer 2019 (ES) |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Seepage Fen Summer 2019 (ES) |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| 1) June 15th (almost summer!): (A quick stop on a multi-site botanizing day with Alan C. and Noah Y.) |
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| Pipewort, aka Hatpins (Eriocaulon decangulare) |
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| Bog Candles (Lysimachia terrestris) |
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| Noah shooting some Pitcher Plants |
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| Alan corraling his spider! |
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| Red-legged Purseweb Spider (Sphodros rufipes) - male Alan got a much better image than this quick hand-held shot... |
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| 2) July 31: |
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| Back in 2016, I found a single Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) here. It was past its bloom and the only plant I could find. I looked for it in 2017 & 2018 with no success. I stopped by on this date and, low and behold, there was the orchid, in nice bud. |
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| Cross-Leaf Milkwort (Polygala cruciata) |
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| Woodland Flax (Linum virginianum) |
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| Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) |
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| Pipewort, aka Hatpins (Eriocaulon sp.) |
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| Slender Marsh Pink (Sabatia campanulata) |
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| Southern Slender Ladies'-Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis) |
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| 3) Remember the Yellow Fringed Orchid buds at the top of this page? I stopped by hoping to see the flowers starting to bloom, but couldn't find the plant. Looking closer, I finally found the remains, where it had been trampled and broken off at ground level. August 5: |
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| Another Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses |