Western Carolina Botanical Club

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve – April 15, 2024

Posted on April 22, 2024 by WCBC

Looks like the timing for our Glassy Mountain trip was perfect once again. Most of our favorite plants were there and in amazing numbers – blooming Fringe Trees were everywhere! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Joe Standaert, & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom. Read more info on the plants at Glassy at Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan at namethatplant.net.

Basswood; Linden (Tilia americana v. heterophylla) [Tiliaceae]

Divided-leaf Groundsel (Packera millefolia)

Missouri Rockcress (Boechera missouriensis) [Brassicaceae]

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) [Fabaceae]

Wild Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) [Rosaceae]

Roundleaf Ragwort (Packera obovata) [Asteraceae]

Rattlesnake Weed (Hieracium venosum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]

Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]

Sand Hickory (Carya pallida) [Juglandaceae]

Not So Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) Bloom

False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) [Liliaceae]

Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) [Oleaceae] Bark

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) [Cupressaceae]

Yellow Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava) [Caprifoliaceae] Blooms

Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) Fruit

Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) [Sapindaceae]

Wafer Ash; Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata) [Rutaceae]

Woolly Lip Fern (Cheilanthes tomentosa) [Pteridaceae]

Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) [Annonaceae]

Hairy Spiderwort (Tradescantia hirsuticaulis)

Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) Flower Buds

Yellow Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava) [Caprifoliaceae]

Blue Phacelia (Phacelia maculata) [Hydrophyllaceae]

Southern Black Haw (Viburnum rufidulum) Bloom

Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus) [Oleaceae]

Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) Leaves

Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) Fruit and Leaves

Blue Star; Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana)

Ledge Spikemoss (Selaginella rupestris) [Selaginellaceae]

Southern Black Haw; Rusty Blackhaw; Rusty Viburnum (Viburnum rufidulum)

Peach (Prunus persica*) [Rosaceae] Fruit and Leaves

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) [Bignoniaceae]

Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) Sori

Purple Cudweed (Gamochaeta purpurea) [Asteraceae]

Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri) [Apiaceae]

Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis)

Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) Leaves

Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) Going to Seed

Carpet of Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]

Sand Hickory (Carya pallida) [Juglandaceae] Leaves

Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune) [Polytrichaceae]

Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) [Asteraceae] Leaves

Fameflower; Rock Portulaca (Phemeranthus teretifolius) [Portulacaceae]

Yellow Passion Flower (Passiflora lutea)

Missouri Rockcress (Boechera missouriensis)

Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) [Adoxaceae]

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McCall Cemetery Loop – April 12, 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by WCBC

It’s been several years since we were able to visit McCall Cemetery due to Covid and then Tropical Storm Fred. The road just reopened this spring, so we thought it was time to check it out again. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)

Old Man's Beard (Usnea sp.) [Parmeliaceae]

a White Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]

Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]

Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum)

Thuidium Pretending to Be Railroad Track Moss

Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]

Shining Clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula) and Fern Leaf Moss (Thuidium delicatulum)

Last of the Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)

Forsstroemia Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria)

Dwarf Iris (Iris verna v. smalliana) [Iridaceae] Bud

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Halberd-leaved Violet (Viola hastata) [Violaceae] Blooms

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) [Sapindaceae] Floaties

Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria)

Millipede Weed Liverwort (Bazzania trilobata) [Lepidoziaceae]

Ground Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum; Lycopodium obscurum)

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata)

Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule)

Fern Leaf Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) Stringing Out

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Davidson River – April 8, 2024

Posted on April 14, 2024 by WCBC

Another great turnout and a lovely day for a hike. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum)

One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora) [Orobanchaceae]

Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) Bloom

Pinched Shaggy Moss (Loeskeobryum sp.) [Hylocomiaceae]

Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) [Brassicaceae]

Pale or Cream Violet (Viola striata) Plant

Apple Moss (Bartramia pomiformis) with Apples

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) [Ranunculaceae]

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

Sweet White Trillium (Trillium simile) [Melanthiaceae]

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) [Violaceae]

A Nest of Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae]

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode)

Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) [Violaceae]

Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) Bloom

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae]

Round-leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia)

Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Bloom

Dimpled Trout Lillies (Erythronium umbilicatum) Having a Chat

Kidney-leaved Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus) Kidney Leaf

Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae] Leaves

Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) [Brassicaceae]

White-colored Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) [Melanthiaceae]

Mixed Mosses with Cat's Tongue Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum)

Kidney-leaved Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus)

One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora)

Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens v. scabriuscula)

a Pellia Liverwort (Pellia sp.) with Some Feather Moss (Hypnum sp.)

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Leaves

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Station Cove Falls – April 5, 2024

Posted on April 10, 2024 by WCBC

Once again we found the elusive Three parted Violet (Viola tripartita), Whorled Horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata), and Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides). Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Plant

Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)

Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) [Ericaceae]

Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Blooms

Three-parted Violet (Viola tripartita) Plant

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Interesting Leaf Color

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Bloom

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) Leaves

Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera)

Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) Bloom

Color Comparison - Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Light Green Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Bloom

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) [Melanthiaceae]

Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) Plant

Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) [Asteraceae]

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Plant

Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Bloom

Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) [Gentianaceae]

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Blooms

Four-Leaf Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Whorled Horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata) Plant

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Twin Bridges – April 1, 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by WCBC

Another spectacular show! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Billy Dinwiddie, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.