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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.

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