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Whiteside Mountain – October 14, 2022

Posted on October 16, 2022 by WCBC

Whiteside Mountain Brochure

Wildflowers of Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina by Kevin Adams

Photography by Penny Longhurst & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom and see the slide show.

Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa)
Lunch at the Top
Admiring the View
Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]
Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Leaves
Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) Fruit
Virginia Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus)
Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum) Sori
Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum)
Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]
Beat-up Tree
Group Photo
Wasp Nest
Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
Carolina Hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana)
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) Lower Stem Leaves
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Tree
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae]
Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Bracts
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi)
Curtis' Goldenrod (Solidago curtisii)
Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)
Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) Bloom
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) Bracts
Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves
Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) with Fruit
Carolina Azalea (Rhododendron minus var. minus)
Mix of Polytrichum & Sphagnum Moss
You Have Been Warned!
Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
Rock with a View
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) Upper Stem Leaves
Rock with a View
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) Stem & Leaves
Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva)
Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans)
Lunch
Nice Colors
Off to an Ominous Start!
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Leaves
Mountain Holly (Ilex montana)
White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina)
View with Wiychhazel
Family of Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata)
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Flower Head
Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa)
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) Fading Blooms
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Canada Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus)

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