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The mission of the Western Carolina Botanical Club is to identify and study native plants and their habitats

Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Foreign Lands

Posted on December 3, 2023 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database with names that refer to countries or locations outside North America. However, despite their names, some are native to North America! The non-native plants are are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed … Continue reading →

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Know Your Plants – Canadian Plants

Posted on November 26, 2023 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database with names including the words “Canada, Canadian, Canadense, or Canadensis”.  Guess what, they are all native to North America, except Canada Thistle, indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name! … Continue reading →

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Know Your Plants – Plant Names That Include the Word “America”

Posted on November 19, 2023 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database with names including the word “America”.  Guess what, they are all native to North America! Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Bryan, … Continue reading →

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The Wolves & Wildlife of Yellowstone – November 10, 2023

Posted on November 12, 2023 by WCBC

Join Joe & Mary for their January 2023 tour of the Tetons and Yellowstone and see the wildlife (and snow!). “The temperature at Grand Teton was Minus 14 ! We will show all the winter scenes at Old Faithful and … Continue reading →

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Glassy Mountain Scout – September 2, 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by WCBC

Glassy Mountain is a monadnock that is the remnant of a pluton. For information on its origins check the post here.  Read more info on the plants at Glassy in Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan We didn’t … Continue reading →

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