Western Carolina Botanical Club

Holmes Educational State Forest, Upper Loop (Demonstration Trail) Scout – May 15, 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by WCBC

Holmes Trail Map

Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom and view the slide show.

Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus; Botrychium virginianum)

Biltmore Carrion Flower; Upright Smilax (Smilax biltmoreana)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) & New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]

Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana)

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Fairy Wand; Devil's Bit; Blazing Star (Chamaelirium luteum) - Male Flowers

Smooth False Foxglove (Aureolaria flava)

Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana)

Pack of Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)

Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]

Fairy Wand; Devil's Bit; Blazing Star (Chamaelirium luteum) - Female Flowers

Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum) & Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera)

False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) - Hairy Legs

Fairy Wand; Devil's Bit; Blazing Star (Chamaelirium luteum) [Liliaceae] - Basal Leaves

Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Smooth False Foxglove (Aureolaria flava) [Scrophulariaceae]

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BRP Ridgeline Trail Scout – May 17, 2020

Posted on May 18, 2020 by WCBC

Sadly there must have been a recent frost that killed leaves and blooms of many of the plants at the top of the ridge – but not the Trilliums! Some pictures were taken along the Parkway adjacent to the trailhead and most of the Pinkshell Azalea pictures were taken along Hwy 215 south/east of the Parkway. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom.

Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides)

American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana)

Thyme-leaved Bluets (Houstonia serpyllifolia)

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]

Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)

Carolina Azalea (Rhododendron minus var. minus)

Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) [Aquifoliaceae]

Ground Cedar (Diphasiastrum tristachyum; Lycopodium tristachyum)

Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia)

Pin Cherry; Fire Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

Maroon-colored Wake Robin (Trillium erectum)

Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella*)

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) With No Paint

Ground Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum; Lycopodium obscurum)

Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) & Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis)

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

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Springtime in Connestee – 2020

Posted on May 15, 2020 by WCBC

Pictures are shown in chronological order from March 14 (almost Spring!) to May 14, 2020. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show.

Oconee Bells; Shortia (Shortia galacifolia) [Diapensiaceae]

Apple Moss (Bartramia pomiformis) [Bartramiaceae]

Round-leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia)

Puttyroot; Adam-and-Eve (Aplectrum hyemale)

Confederate Violet (Viola sororia var. sororia)

Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) [Cornaceae]

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

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

Persian or Bird's Eye Speedwell (Veronica persica*)

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum)

Yellow Mandarin; Fairy Bells (Prosartes lanuginosa)

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata) & Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum)

Mountain or Brook Lettuce (Micranthes micranthidifolia)

Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) [Symplocaceae]

Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum)

Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum) [Aspleniaceae]

Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus)

Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) [Rosaceae]

Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) [Dryopteridaceae]

Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)

Intermediate Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) [Dryopteridaceae]

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)

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

Doll's Eyes; White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata)

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)

Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera)

Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]

Climbing Fumitory (Adlumia fungosa) [Fumariaceae]

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata) [Liliaceae]

New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]

Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) [Dennstaedtiaceae]

Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) [Oxalidaceae]

Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum var. nudum)

Mountain False Indigo (Amorpha glabra) [Fabaceae]

Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum)

Canada Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) [Pinaceae]

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) [Fabaceae]

Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]

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

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Are You Ready to Botanize – 2020?!

Posted on May 8, 2020 by WCBC

Will you be ready for our field trips (if we ever get to do any)? We can help! This presentation will prepare you for some of the plants you might encounter during the next few months. If you find any mistakes, send us an email at wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com.

The slide show starts automatically and alternates pictures of 2 unnamed plants followed by the same pictures with the plant names. You can pause the show at any time to look more closely at the pictures and then continue by clicking the play button or just let it run continuously and enjoy the show.

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Posted in Indoor Meeting, Plant ID | Tagged Ferns, Liverworts, Plant Identification, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers | 2 Comments

Craven Gap Scout – April 2020

Posted on May 4, 2020 by WCBC

Jim scouted the Mountains-to-Sea trail near Craven Gap. Here are some of his pictures taken during the last 2 weeks of April. Photography by Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show)