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Mountains of Tellico Page 2 - Spring Wildflowers Cherokee National Forest, Monroe Co., TN |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Mountains of Tellico Page 2 - Spring Wildflowers Cherokee National Forest, Monroe Co., TN |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| Spent a great day in early April with Brian S exploring the upper headwaters and tributaries of the Tellico River. We visited historic, prehistoric, and geologic sites, waterfalls, and tons of wildflowers. This page covers a few of the wildflowers we saw, while Page 1 includes all of the non-flora subjects that we visited. |
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| A pair of Trillium grandiflorum |
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| Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana) |
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| Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) |
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| And its relative, Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) |
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| Several of the Trillium cuneatums at this location were unusual for both their vibrant red coloring, and the fully open flowers. |
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| Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) |
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| Pinkish Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) |
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| Trillium cuneatum - yellow form |
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| As they age, the flowers of Trillium grandiflorum turn pink. |
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| Trillium cuneatum - bronze-yellow form |
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| This Trillium (probably vaseyi) was the closest to flowering of any we saw of this species. |
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| Another Carolina Spring Beauty |
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| I believe this may be a Trillium luteum. It had a distinctly different scent, although I don't know that I would describe it as "lemon". |
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| Pair of Trillium grandiflorum |
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| Dimpled Trout Lily |
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| Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata), I think. |
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| Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) |
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| Trillium cuneatum - yellow form |
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| Trillium grandiflorum |
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| Pair of Dimpled Trout Lilies (Erythronium umbilicatum) |
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| Brian photographing a Trillium. |
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| Trio of Trillium grandiflorum |
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| Nice roadside clump of Trillium cuneatum. |
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| Trillium grandiflorum in habitat. |
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| A species of Carex - Sedge Probably Plantainleaf Sedge (Carex plantaginea) |
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| Trillium cuneatum - red pair |