A great turnout for a beautiful fall hike to Lake Wattacoo.
Photography by Jennie Bradbury, Charlie Brice, Cindy Carpenter, Richard Holzman, Eric King, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. 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 and view the slide show.
Our walk was on the late Charles Pickelsimer’s private airstrip in Brevard. Mr. Pickelsimer left the 55 acre property, which lies in the French Broad River floodplain, to Brevard College and it was purchased by Transylvania County in 2020 for use as a recreational park.
We thought the middle of September might be cooler than the middle of July. Maybe, but not by much. At least we were armed with our parasols this time! We had intermittent interruptions when runners from the Third Annual Brevard Cross Country Classic, hosted by Brevard College & featuring runners from Brevard, Columbia, Greensboro, Johnson & Wales University Charlotte, Milligan University, and USC Upstate, came dashing past us. Good thing the paths were nice & wide & it gave us an excuse to examine the plants that were a little further from the trail edges.
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. Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Sarah King, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
Glassy Mountain is a Piedmont monadnock that is the remnant of a pluton. For information on its origins check the post here. More info on Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve and the plants at Glassy: Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan
Very different compared to our usual early spring field trips here. A VERY HOT day! In addition, it’s been very dry recently, so many of the plants we usually see were were shriveled up or missing. In addition, the power company had sprayed and driven over the area where the best patch of Blue Curls was located last year. However, we saw several new plants for the second year in a row.
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. Photography by Eric King, Penny Longhurst, Carol McCall, & Tricia Ravenhorst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
We had such a great time hiking down Flat Laurel Creek Trail that we decided to continue with the loop, returning through Sam Knob Meadow. Afterwards, some members stopped at the new Little-Wolfie to check out the plants there.
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. Photography by Jennie Burke, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
Once again, rain the day before reduced the amount of dust on the road and freshened up the plants. We also completed the trip and lunch before the obligatory afternoon thunderstorms.
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. Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Daudie Colson, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
