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Holmes Educational State Forest, Upper Loop (Demonstration Trail) – May 5, 2025

Holmes Trail Map Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Jim Poling. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom and view the slide show.

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McCall Cemetery Loop – May 2, 2025

Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Joe Standaert. 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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Corneille Bryan Native Garden – April 21, 2025

The Corneille Bryan Native Garden was established in 1989 to call attention to the unique plant life in the Southern Appalachians and to promote its preservation. By 2012 there were approximately 500 species of plants, excluding grasses and weeds. You … Continue reading

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North Carolina Botanical Garden Scout – April 14 & 19, 2025

Joe & Mary were in Durham and paid a couple of visits to the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Jealous! Botanical plant names in the garden are from the Flora of the Southeastern United States. Photography by Joe Standaert.  … Continue reading

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Station Cove Falls – April 4, 2025

We did things a little differently this year & walked from Oconee Station to the falls. Once again we found the elusive Three parted Violet (Viola tripartita), Whorled Horsebalm (Collinsonia verticillata), & Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides), and John & Rebecca … Continue reading

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