Dan Vining
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May 16 2016
Pink Lady’s Slippers on Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Pink Lady’s Slippers [Cypripedium acaule] found on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville on 16 May 2016. USDA Plants Listing: Cypripedium acaule
May 14 2016
Dwarf Larkspur
Dwarf Larkspur [Delphinium tricorne] photos were taken on the Appalachian Trail (AT), between US 19E and Doll Flats, near Roan Mountain, Tennessee, on 14 May 2016. It’s the member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Wildflowers of North Carolina, page 61, states, “This poisonous native perennial is infrequent, though often occuring in large colonies, in the …
May 01 2016
Bush Pea or Aaron’s Rod
Bush Pea or Aaron’s Rod[Thermopsis villosa] found at WNC Nature Center on 30 April 2016 and on Givens Estates on 1 May 2016. It’s a member of the Pea (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) family. Wild Flowers of North Carolina, page 99, states that it is “a close relative ot the Baptisia,” and they “grow in clearings …
Apr 30 2016
Golden Banded-Skipper Butterfly
This appears to be a Golden Banded-Skipper Butterfly [Autochton cellus] photographed at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, on the Trillium Trail, on 30 April 2016. The Golden Guide to Butterflies and Moths, pages 74-75, states that it’s “generally uncommon and unusually sluggish.” Butterflies and Moths of North America: Autochton cellus
Apr 30 2016
Cleavers or Stickywilly
Cleavers or Stickwilly [Galium aparine] found at WNC Nature Center on 30 April 2016. It’s a member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 152-53, describes it as “a sprawling, prickly plant of woods, thickets, and shores,” blooming in late Spring or early summer. USDA Plants Listing: Galium aparine
Apr 30 2016
Carolina Geranium or Carolina Cranesbill
Carolina Geranium or Carolina Cranesbill [Geranium carolinianum] found on Singletree Road on 19 May 2013 and at the Western North Carolina Nature Center on 30 April 2016, which is a member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 280-281, says it can be found in rocky woods and fields. USDA Plants Listing: Geranium …
Apr 28 2016
Common Sow Thistle or Annual Sowthistle
Common Sow Thistle or Annual Sowthistle [Sonchus oleraceus] found at Ridgefield Court in Asheville on 28 April 2016. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Weeds of the South, page 106, states it blooms in cultivated and disturbed areas. USDA Plants Listing: Sonchus oleraceus
Apr 24 2016
Amur Peppervine or Porcelain Berry
Amur Peppervine or Porcelain Berry [Ampelopsis brevipedunculata] found in our driveway at Troy Hill Circle on 24 April 2016. It’s a member of the Grape (Vitaceae) family. It’s listed as an invasive plant for our area in North Carolina. USDA Plants Listing: Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Apr 17 2016
Common Groundsel or old-man-in-the-Spring
Common Groundsel or old-man-in-the-Spring [Senecio vulgaris] found at Fletcher Park on 17 April 2016 and probably 16 March 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae or Compositae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 416-417 states that it is “a weed of cultivated land and waste places,” and it blooms from Spring to Fall. The …
Apr 16 2016
Shrub Yellowroot or Yellowroot
Shrub Yellowroot or Yellowroot [Xanthorhiza simplicissima] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education,Pisgah Forest, NC on 16 April 2016. It’s the member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, “the only species in the genus.” Timothy P. Spira’s Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains & Piedmont, pages 322-323, states that the …
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