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Mountain Seeps Summer 2018 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2018) |
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Mountain Seeps Summer 2018 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2018) |
| An early July visit: |
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| There were still a few Grass Pink Orchids (Calopogon tuberosus) blooming. |
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| Tassel Rue (Trautvetteria caroliniensis) |
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| Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) fruit cone |
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| Shrubby St. John's Wort (Hypericum prolificum) |
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| Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis) |
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| In late July, twelve folks put in a good day's work at the Seeps. We performed woody stem reduction in priority areas, marked sensitive plant spots, and girdled and thinned some trees to allow daylight. |
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Work crew |
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| We found some nice Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
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| Glade Spurge (Euphorbia purpurea) - not in bloom It is very unusual to see this species this far south... |
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| Lobelia species - alba form This seemed larger and more robust than the Pale Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata) that I usually see here. |
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| An early August visit: |
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| Rat snake (Pantherophis spiloides) in undergrowth |
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| More St. John's Wort (Hypericum sp.) |
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| Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum sp.) |