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Big Ridge Loop – May 7, 2021
We invited new members to join us for a scout on the Big Ridge Loop. Here is some of what we saw. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Ferns, Hiking, Pisgah National Forest, WCBC, Wildflowers
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BRP Ridgeline Trail – May
Plants we expect to find in May on the BRP Ridgeline Trail (formerly known to some of us as the Painted Trillium trail). Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants … Continue reading
Craven Gap – April/May
Here are pictures of plants we expect to see during the last 2 weeks of April and early May. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville, Blue Ridge Parkway, Ferns, Hiking, North Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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McCall Cemetery Loop Scout – April 20, 2020
Better late than never! We didn’t get a chance to post these pictures last year! Photography by Penny Longhurst
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Mosses, Pisgah National Forest, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Pink Beds – April Wildflowers
This post shows plants we would expect to see in the Pink Beds in April/May. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Western Carolina Botanical Club 