The walk from Wayah Bald to Wine Springs on the Appalachian and Bartram Trails is lush with wildflowers in diverse habitats and we were lucky to have Larry Mellichamp help us see them all. July 15 was a perfect day and I listed nearly 50 species in my notes - maybe 75% or what we saw - beautiful and overwhelming. Karen’s photos as always describe the day best.
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| Wayah Bald Tower |
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| Prairie Willow; Salix humilis |
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| Black Snake root; Sanicula sp. |
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| Black Snakeroot; Sanicula sp. |
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| Yarrow; Achillea millefolium |
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| Burdock; Arctium minus |
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| Pale Jewelweed; Impatiens pallida |
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| Jewelweed |
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| Rhododendron maximum |
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| Rhododendron maximum |
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| Rhododendron tunnel |
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| Stan examining plant |
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| Fancy Fern, Dryopteris intermedia |
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| Bush Honeysuckle; Diervilla sessilifolia |
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| Horse Balm; Colilnsonia canadensis |
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| Ellen |
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| Intermediate Wood Fern; Dryopteris intermedia |
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| Yellow Birch Tree |
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| Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus |
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| Dan admiring old birch tree |
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| Broad-tooth hedgenettle; Stachys latidens |
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| Blue Cohosh; Caulophyllum thalictroides |
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| Bunch Flower; Veratrum parviflorum |
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| Canada Violet; Viola canadensis |
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| Carrion Flower; Smilax herbacea |
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| Cinnamon Fern; Osmunda cinnamomea |
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| Monk's Hood; Aconitum uncinaturm |
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| Larry |
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| Lovage; Ligusticum canadense |
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| looking at red mushrooms |
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| Carrie and Birch Tree |
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| Witch Hobble leaves; Viburnum lantanoides |
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| Turk's Cap Lily; Lilium superbum |
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| Silvery Spleenwort; Deparia acrostichoides |
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| Silvery Spleenwort |
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| Starry Campion; Silene stellata |
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| Sarsaparilla; Aralia nudicaulis |
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| Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus |
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| Spinulose Wood Fern; Dryopteris spinulosa |
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| Ramp blooms; Allium tricoccum |
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| Ellen and Cathy |
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| Fire Pink; Silene virginica |
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| Self-Heal, Heal-All; Prunella vulgaris |
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| Hedge Nettle; Stachys tenuifolia |
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| Mountain Holly Tree; Ilex montana |
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| Patricia |
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| Doll's Eye berries; Actaea pachypoda |
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| Daisy Fleabane; Erigeron annuus |
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| Wood Nettle; Laportea canadensis |
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| Monarda hybrid |
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| Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus |
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| Crimson Beebalm; Monarda didyma |
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| Basil Balm; Monarda clinopodia |
