Western Carolina Botanical Club

Table Rock State Park; Lower Trail – April 12, 2019

Posted on April 14, 2019 by WCBC

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Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides)

Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)

Four-wing Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) [Styracaceae]

Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) Berries

Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia)

Arrow-leaved Violet (Viola sagittata) [Violaceae]

Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides)

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Alice Greko

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Twin Bridges – April 8, 2019

Posted on April 9, 2019 by WCBC

Our timing was perfect. It started pouring with rain as we were making our way back to the cars after lunch up by the train tracks! If you missed it last year, here is the video about the Class J steam locomotive Norfolk and Western 611 on its last run up the Saluda grade which starts at around 1:00 into the movie. It starts to stall at 3:00 and restarts around 6:30. That is some dirty smoke! Pictures are below.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, Penny Longhurst, and Kent Wilcox. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)

Green Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]

Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)

Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens v. scabriuscula)

Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

Lowland Bladder Fern (Cystopteris protrusa)

Male Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum)

Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) Bud

Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida)

Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) Seed Pod

Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) Female Flowers

Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica ) Among Trout Lily Leaves

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba)

Purple Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Brook Lettuce (Micranthes micranthidifolia)

Fading Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense; Asarum acuminatum)

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri)

Jumpseed; Virginia Knotweed (Persicaria virginiana)

Cat's Tongue Liverwort, Snakeskin Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum)

Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus; Botrychium virginianum)

Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

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Pearson’s Falls – April 1, 2019

Posted on April 3, 2019 by WCBC

Round-leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia)

Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Oconee Bells; Shortia (Shortia galacifolia) [Diapensiaceae]

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt

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Station Cove Falls – March 29, 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 by WCBC

Thirty-two members turned out for our first field trip of the year! Click on any picture to enter the slide show.

Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum) (yellow/green form)

Crop of Common Blue Violets (Viola sororia)

Variable-leaf Heartleaf (Hexastylis heterophylla)

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Alice Greko

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Are You Ready to Botanize?!

Posted on March 15, 2019 by WCBC

Are you ready for our field trips? After all this time, do you remember the difference between Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) and Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquifolia)? We can help! This presentation will give a quick review of how our field trips work for new members and 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!