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Frying Pan Trail – July 30, 2021
Our third field trip of the year! We were fortunate to have cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70’s on a day with a forecasted high of 90! Some of the plants shown were seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Sky Valley Road – July 22, 2021
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, & Penny Longhurst. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom.
Shut-In Trail – July 16, 2021
Our first field trip since 2019 and 22 members had a glorious day for it! Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Ferns, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Blue Ridge Parkway in July
Typically, we’re not able to schedule many field trips in July because of the July 4th weekend and the Annual Meeting. However, we manage to squeeze in a few. Below is an selection of plants you might expect to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Highlands Botanical Garden Scout – June 21, 2021
The Club had plans to visit the gardens last June. Well, better late than never! Link to their website is here. Photography by Penny Longhurst.
Western Carolina Botanical Club 