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 show).  Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

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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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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 Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom.

 

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Glassy Mountain – April Wildflowers

Glassy Mountain is a monadnock that is the remnant of a pluton. For information on its origins click here.  This post shows plants we would expect to see in April. Read more info on the plants at Glassy in Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie & John Colson, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, & Kathleen Sanders. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

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South Carolina Spring Wildflowers

Joe & Mary went camping at Devils’s Fork State Park. While there they hiked, took a cruise on Lake Jocassee, and visited Nine Time’s Preserve before getting rained out!
Photography by Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to start the slide show.

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