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Loggy Branch Area Clay County, NC |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
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Loggy Branch Area Clay County, NC |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2017) |
| I ventured into the Loggy Branch area in May 2016 looking for historic populations of American Columbo (Frasera caroliniensis). Unfortunately the sites had been clear-cut several years ago, and no evidence remained of the plants. I did some further botanizing, and later encountered a group of wild hogs. |
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| Four-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) |
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| Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) |
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| As the trail approached upper Loggy Branch, I spied a group of wild hogs in the underbrush: |
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| Pair of wild hogs. At first sight, it was difficult to tell if they were bears or hogs. |
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| Hard to see, but there are five (5) in this image. |
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| A clear view finally revealed that these were indeed hogs. |
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| Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
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| Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi) |
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| Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) |
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| Another Four-leaf Milkweed |
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| Four-leaf Milkweed - pink flowers |