We finally made it to Chestnut Ridge ! And found another snake!
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Lucy Prim. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
Another great turnout and a lovely day for a hike. There were loads of Trillium & Violets blooming and some new plants to find.
Photography by Lucy Prim & Penny Longhurst. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we mostly use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
Jones Gap State Park is slowly recovering from Hurricane Helene although there’s still a lot of debris in the river. The bridge is back! We saw some interesting things including another snake & a bat hunting along the Middle Saluda River. And, of course, the Jones Gap Trilliums.
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Jim Poling. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we mostly use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
We first visited the 575 acre Blue Wall Preserve, managed by the Nature Conservancy, last fall and wondered what goodies we would find in the spring. It didn’t disappoint! The Preserve contains the Twin Ponds, Lanny’s Cascade, and Richard’s “secret” waterfall.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Rebecca Sewell. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we mostly use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom and view the slide show.
We did things a little differently again this year & walked from Oconee Station to the falls. Once again we found the elusive Three parted Violet (Viola tripartita), Whorled Horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata), & Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), and a special treat – Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens).
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Joe Standaert. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we mostly use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
Western Carolina Botanical Club 