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Eastern Shooting Stars and More A return visit to an unusual spot, April 2020 Union County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
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Eastern Shooting Stars and More A return visit to an unusual spot, April 2020 Union County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
| Seeing as this is the only site in NE Georgia where I have seen this species, I had to make a return visit in 2020. |
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| Lots of Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) was growing along the trail |
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| At some locations the flowers exhibited a pale coloring, almost white. |
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| Pussytoes (Antennaria species) |
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| The target species for the day... |
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| Eastern Shooting Stars (Dodecatheon meadia) |
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A few more examples of these unique flowers: |
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| Some of last year's seed pods are seen here... |
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| Shooting Stars in habitat... |
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| Cliff Saxifrage, aka Michaux's Saxifrage (Micranthes petiolaris) |
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| Detail of the beautiful Cliff Saxifrage flower |
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| Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) |
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| Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis sp.) |
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| Ridge-top view |