Western Carolina Botanical Club

Station Cove Falls – March 23, 2018

Posted on March 25, 2018 by WCBC

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

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Foamflower; False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]

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

Yellow Toadshade; Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)

Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana)

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Closeup

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Blooms

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) Closeup

Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Emerging

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, & Penny Longhurst

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Hardy Souls – March 2, 2018

Posted on March 10, 2018 by WCBC

Another great day for Hardy Souls. Thanks Larry!

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Fan Club Moss (Diphasiastrum digitatum; Lycopodium digitatum)

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Penny Longhurst.

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

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Naturalists Visit Newfoundland – January 19, 2018

Posted on January 27, 2018 by WCBC

Jim Poling was amazed by the geology, history, culture, birds, and wildflowers on his visit to Newfoundland in July 2016. His talking about it encouraged Penny Longhurst to go in July 2017. Jim and Penny will share what they learned and show some pictures that will make you want to visit also. Their presentations are shown below. Enjoy!

Useful Newfoundland plant identification resources:

A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador – Vascular Plants created by John E. Maunder, Curator Emeritus of Natural History, The Rooms Provincial Museum

Wildflowers and Ferns of Newfoundland and Labrador: Field Guide by Todd Boland (2017)

Posted in Indoor Meeting | Tagged Ferns, Fungi, Hiking, Lichens, Mosses, Plant Identification, River, Trees, Views, Waterfalls, WCBC, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Sycamore Cove – December 1, 2017

Posted on December 3, 2017 by WCBC

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Turkey-Tail Fungus (Trametes versicolor)

Rose Moss (Rhodobryum ontariense) and Delicate Thuidium Moss (Thuidium delicatulum)

Resinous Polypore Fungus (Ischnoderma resinosum)

Cat's Tongue Liverwort, Snakeskin Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum) nd Atrichum Moss (Atrichum sp.)

Orange Jelly Fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus)

Possibly Bristly Beard Lichen (Usnea hirta)

Pennsylvania Pogonatum Moss (Pogonatum pensilvanicum)

Hypnum Moss (Hypnum sp.) and Delicate Thuidium Moss (Thuidium delicatulum)

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & David Heavner

Posted in Field Trips | Tagged Bryophytes, Fungi, Hiking, Lichens, Liverworts, Mosses, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, WCBC | Leave a comment

What Is It? Mystery Mosses

Posted on November 26, 2017 by WCBC

David and Penny attended Jim Goldsmith’s Mosses and Liverworts class at the NC Arboretum in October and then went out mossin’! Sadly there were several mosses they were unable to identify. Maybe you can help. If you have any suggestions please send them to wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com.