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Slaughter Mountain Vicinity - 2019 Union County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Slaughter Mountain Vicinity - 2019 Union County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
Explorations in the vicinity of Slaughter Mountain and Wolfpen Gap... 1 - Late August 2019 This was another expedition to look for more Crisped Bunchflower (Melanthium hybridum). With all the Veratrum parviflorum in the area, it seemed a likely spot to find some, but I had no luck. I did find three locations of Feather Bells (Stenanthium gramineum), which looks similar at a distance, and are related. |
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| Feather Bells (Stenanthium gramineum) I waited out a downpour before entering the woods; the rain had beaten down the seven flowering stalks here. |
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| Featherbells - flower detail |
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| The Veratrum parviflorum was going to seed... |
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| Saw some Southern Harebell (Campanula divaricata) along the way |
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| This site is the extreme southern limit of American Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis) I'll need to catch it blooming in the spring... |
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| The Monkshood was really putting on a show |
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| Southern Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) |
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| This is one of the largest populations I have ever seen. |
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| The stems, flowers, and leaves of all species of monkshood are poisonous! |
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| I could still find a few examples of Fly Poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum) |
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| Saw tons of Horsebalm (Collinsonia canadensis). It's always hard to find photogenic examples of this flower... |
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| 2 - Not quite a week later, I visited a spot along the AT, looking for Blue Ridge Catchfly (Silene ovata). This species is extremely rare in Georgia, and it was a "first sighting" for me. The flowers weren't quite in perfect shape, due to the morning rain which caused many of the thread-like flower petals to stick together. |
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| Blue Ridge Catchfly (Silene ovata) |
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| Blue Ridge Catchfly, with pollinator |
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| I've probably included more examples than anyone else cares to look at! |
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| Bee pollinator |
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| A trio of flowers... |
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| Just opening... |