Jean reports:
It was an honor to have Larry Mellichamp come from Charlotte to give us a new appreciation of our “backyard” - Wayah Bald and surrounding trails. He helped us see the diversity of fauna in this beautiful area with new eyes. The native azaleas were the focus of the trip: Rhododendron calendulaceum with its range of color from pale orange to dark red and R. arborescens with its white flowers and sweet fragrance, but as our photos show there was much else to see - and learn. And finding Ginseng at the end of the was “icing on the cake.”’
Thanks to Larry for a wonderful day in our mountains.
Photos by Karen Lawrence:
Beard Tongue |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
Jean's photos
Bowman's Root, Gillenia trifoliata
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Goatsbeard, male. Aruncus dioicus
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Columbine, Aquilegia
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Carrion Flower, Smilax herbaceous
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Sweet Azalea. Rhododendron arborescens Wayah Tapestry Flame Azalea, Rhododendron calendulaceum |
Goatsbeard (female). Aruncus dioicus
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Ginseng, Panax quinquefolios
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Doll's Eyes, Actaea pachypoda
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Dogbane. Apocynum cannabinum
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from Kathy Stilwell
Putica grandiflora |
Viburnum cassanoides |
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