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Spring Ephemerals in Cherry Cove & vicinity Southern Nantahala Wilderness - Late Spring 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
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Spring Ephemerals in Cherry Cove & vicinity Southern Nantahala Wilderness - Late Spring 2016 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2016) |
| Spring 2016 continued... Mid May - Early June: |
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| Canada Violet, aka Canadien White Violet (Viola canadensis) |
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| Cliff Saxifrage, aka Michaux's Saxifrage (Hydatica petiolaris, syn. Micranthes petiolaris or Saxifrage michauxii) |
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More Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium acaule) |
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| Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) |
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| Umbrella leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) These were pretty much bloomed out when I came across them... |
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| Dry creek bed |
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| Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus) |
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| Purple-flowered Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) |
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A couple of Vasey's Trilliums (Trillium vaseyi) |
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| Large-flower Trillium, aka White Wake Robin (Trillium grandiflorum) |
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| Section of the upper cliffs at Cherry Cove |
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| A nice fern glade |
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| Unidentified Mushrooms |
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| The following blooms were along the way to and from Cherry Cove: |
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A selection of native azalea colors (Rhododendron sp.): |
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Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) |
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