Thursday, July 18, 2019

Wayah Bald to Wine Springs Road with Larry Mellichamp - July 15, 2019



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.





Wayah Bald Tower 



Prairie Willow; Salix humilis
Black Snake root; Sanicula sp.
Black Snakeroot; Sanicula sp.

Yarrow; Achillea millefolium

Burdock; Arctium minus

Pale Jewelweed; Impatiens pallida

Jewelweed



Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron tunnel

Stan examining plant



Fancy Fern, Dryopteris intermedia

Bush Honeysuckle; Diervilla sessilifolia
Horse Balm; Colilnsonia canadensis
Ellen

Intermediate Wood Fern; Dryopteris intermedia

Yellow Birch Tree

Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus

Dan admiring old birch tree

Broad-tooth hedgenettle; Stachys latidens

Blue Cohosh; Caulophyllum thalictroides

Bunch Flower; Veratrum parviflorum

Canada Violet; Viola canadensis

Carrion Flower; Smilax herbacea

Cinnamon Fern; Osmunda cinnamomea





Monk's Hood; Aconitum uncinaturm

Larry

Lovage; Ligusticum canadense


looking at red mushrooms
Carrie and Birch Tree

Witch Hobble leaves; Viburnum lantanoides

Turk's Cap Lily; Lilium superbum

Silvery Spleenwort; Deparia acrostichoides

Silvery Spleenwort

Starry Campion;  Silene stellata
Sarsaparilla; Aralia nudicaulis
Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus
Spinulose Wood Fern; Dryopteris spinulosa

Ramp blooms; Allium tricoccum

Ellen and Cathy

Fire Pink; Silene virginica

Self-Heal, Heal-All; Prunella vulgaris

Hedge Nettle; Stachys tenuifolia

Mountain Holly Tree; Ilex montana

Patricia

Doll's Eye berries; Actaea pachypoda

Daisy Fleabane; Erigeron annuus
Wood Nettle; Laportea canadensis
Monarda hybrid

Rosy Twisted Stalk; Streptopus roseus

Crimson Beebalm; Monarda didyma

Basil Balm; Monarda clinopodia



1 comment:

  1. Fantastic photos. And what a wonderful walk! Thanks SAPS organizers and Larry Mellichamp.

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