Western Carolina Botanical Club

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.

Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]

Fern Leaf Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) Stringing Out

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

Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]

Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) [Sapindaceae] Floaties

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

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

a White Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]

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

Thuidium Pretending to Be Railroad Track Moss

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

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

Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)

Millipede Weed Liverwort (Bazzania trilobata) [Lepidoziaceae]

Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum)

Ground Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum; Lycopodium obscurum)

Last of the Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata)

Forsstroemia Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria)

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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.

Kidney-leaved Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus) Kidney Leaf

Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) Bloom

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

Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) Bloom

Pinched Shaggy Moss (Loeskeobryum sp.) [Hylocomiaceae]

Sweet White Trillium (Trillium simile) [Melanthiaceae]

Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens v. scabriuscula)

Round-leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia)

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) [Violaceae]

Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) [Caryophyllaceae]

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

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Leaves

Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum)

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode)

Apple Moss (Bartramia pomiformis) with Apples

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

Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) [Brassicaceae]

Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) [Violaceae]

Dimpled Trout Lillies (Erythronium umbilicatum) Having a Chat

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) [Ranunculaceae]

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

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae]

Kidney-leaved Crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus)

Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae] Leaves

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) [Brassicaceae]

Pale or Cream Violet (Viola striata) Plant

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)

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

One-flowered Cancer Root (Orobanche uniflora)

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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.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) Leaves

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

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Plant

Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) Plant

Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Bloom

Whorled Horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata) Plant

Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) Bloom

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

Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera)

Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) [Gentianaceae]

Three-parted Violet (Viola tripartita) [Violaceae]

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) [Melanthiaceae]

Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Blooms

Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) [Ericaceae]

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Interesting Leaf Color

Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Bloom

Blue Star; Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana)

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

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Blooms

Three-parted Violet (Viola tripartita) Plant

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Bloom

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

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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.

Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum) [Melanthiaceae]

Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis) [Saxifragaceae]

Mountain or Brook Lettuce (Micranthes micranthidifolia) [Saxifragaceae]

Carolina Silverbell (Halesia carolina) Blooms

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense; Asarum acuminatum)

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia) [Saxifragaceae]

Prolific Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis) [Saxifragaceae]

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) [Liliaceae] Blooms

Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) Blooms

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) [Liliaceae]

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Blooms

Great Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum reniforme)

Green Violet (Hybanthus concolor) [Violaceae] Buds

A Greenish Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae]

Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [Fumariaceae]

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Two Clotheslines Worth of Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Mountain or Brook Lettuce (Micranthes micranthidifolia) [Saxifragaceae] Plant

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Are You Ready to Botanize?

Posted on March 30, 2024 by WCBC

A quick review of plants we may expect to see in the next few months. Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, & Joe Standaert. 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.