Tag Archives: Ferns
Know Your Plants – Plants Named After the Carolinas
This week’s post is plants in our database named after the Carolinas. All are native to North America. Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie Colson, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Penny … Continue reading
Posted in Plant ID
Tagged Ferns, North Carolina, Plant Identification, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Glassy Mountain Scout – September 2, 2023
Glassy Mountain is a monadnock that is the remnant of a pluton. For information on its origins check the post here. Read more info on the plants at Glassy in Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan We didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Scouting Trip
Tagged Butterflies, Ferns, Hiking, South Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Wintergreen Falls – October 27, 2023
Beautiful fall day & a great turnout for our last walk of the year. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Billy Dinwiddie, Penny Longhurst, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trips
Tagged DuPont State Forest, Ferns, Hiking, Insects, North Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Ashmore Heritage Preserve – October 20, 2023
We wanted to check out whether anything was growing on the dam after it was bush-hogged in the late spring. Still loads of wildflowers, but the Virginia Willow (Itea virginica), Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum), & Maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina) that we saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Bad Creek to the Whitewater River – September 29, 2023
Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Plants … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Hiking, lichen, moss, River, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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