Camp Creek with Jess Riddle - April 6, 2019

We were fortunate to have new Executive Director of GA ForestWatch, Jess Riddle, lead us on the Water Gauge Trail along the Chattooga River to Camp Creek on April 6.  It was a beautiful day and we saw more than 25 species of spring wildflowers in this unusual area.  Moist climate in the ravines here support mountain species and the surrounding dry ridges support species common to the Piedmont.  The area also has some of the tallest trees in Georgia, including a 185+ ft white pine, Georgia’s tallest known tree.
Here’s a partial list of species by common name:  Walter’s Violet, Robin’s Plantain, Green & Gold, Sweet Betsy Trillium, Wood Bettany, Foam Flower, Jack in the Pulpit, Doll’s Eye, Pennywort, Dimpled Trout Lily, Rue Anemone, Appalachian Hill Cane, Yellow Root, Toothwort, Lobed Barren Strawberry (rare), Showy Orchis, Golden Ragwort, Blue Ridge Bitter Cress, Climbing Hydrangea.  
Karen’s and David’s photos say more about the day.

David share the following images:

admiring Wood Betony

Wood Betony

Jess Riddle

Sweet White violet

Phlox and Trillium leaf

Common Blue Violet

Toothwort

Karen at work

Showy Orchis

Jeff talking about Climbing Hydrangea

Red Bud Tree

Yellow Violet and Phlox

Sweet Betsy, Trillium cuneatum

And Karen Lawrence share more below:

Showy Orchis

Very old White Pine

David 

Chattooga River

Appalachian Hill Cane

Lobed Barren Strawberry, rare

Blue Ridge Bitter Cress

Camp Creek

Doll's Eye

Jess Riddle

Wood Betony

Lyre Leaved Sage

Pennywort

Perfoliate Bellwort

Rue Anemone

Sweet White Violet

Sweet Betsy Trillium

Toothwort

Walter's Violet