Educational
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville
- Botanical Name Derivations
- Botanical Society of America
- Cullowhee Native Plant Conference
- Definitions and Abbreviations of Botanical Terms
- Featured Creatures
- Flower Terminology
- Garden Club of Weaverville
- George Ellison's "Nature Journal" columns
- Highlands Biological Station
- Introduction to Bryophytes
- NC Tree Identification
- NJUrbanForest.com
- North Carolina Arboretum
- North Carolina Forest Service Publications
- Progression of Blooms to Support Pollinators in WNC
- Project BudBurst
- South Carolina Botanical Garden
- Southern Highlands Reserve
- Species plantarum – Caroli Linnaei
- Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Spring Wildflowers of the Mid-Atlantic
- Teaching Key to Asters
- The Annotated Flora by Ken Moore Flora Columnist
- The Biota of North America Program – North American Vascular Flora
- The Names of Plants by David Gledhill
- Transylvania County Extension Master Gardeners
- United Plant Savers
- University of Tennessee Vascular Plant Herbarium
Hiking Trail and Parks Information
- Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost Guide
- Blue Ridge Parkway Road Closure Information
- Blue Ridge Parkway Trailheads
- Buck Spring Nature Trail Brochure
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- DuPont State Recreational Forest
- Friends of Collier Cove
- Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway
- Gorges State Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- History of Rattlesnake Lodge
- Holmes Educational State Forest
- Kellogg Conference Center
- Nantahala National Forest
- National Forests of North Carolina
- NC State Parks
- Nine Times Preserve
- Pearson's Falls
- Pisgah National Forest
- SC Trails
Native Plant Societies
- American Chestnut Federation
- American Fern Society
- Arkansas Native Plant Society
- Azalea Society of America
- Botanical Society of America
- Connecticut Botanical Society
- Georgia Botanical Society
- Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS)
- Kentucky Native Plant Society
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- North Carolina Native Plant Society – Western Chapter
- South Carolina Native Plant Society
- Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
- Southern Appalachian Plant Society (SAPS)
- WCBC Brochure
Other Resources
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
- Baatany Project — The Goats on Roan Mountain
- Bee City USA
- Bullington Gardens
- Hatcher Garden
- Henderson County Public Schools
- ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Monarch Watch.org
- NC Plant Conservation Program Preserves
- NCDOT Travel Information
- Plants of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Rare Plants of North Carolina
- The Meaning of Latin Plant Names
- The Wild Gardener
- US Forest Service's Celebrating Wildflower site
- WCBC Brochure
- Xerces Society
Photography and blogs
Plant Identification
- 2 bn The Wild.com
- Backyard Tree Identification Guide
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Volume 1
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Volume 2
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Volume 3
- Carolina Nature
- Common Forest Trees of North Carolina – How to Know Them
- Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
- Discover Life .org
- East Coast Native Azaleas
- Field Guide to the Southern Piedmont
- Flora and Fauna of the Mid-Atlantic States
- Go Botany
- Go Orchids
- Holmes Trillium Research
- iNaturalist.org
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide
- Michigan State University Plant Guide
- Missouri Flora
- Name That Plant .net
- National Wetland Plant List
- Native Thistles
- Nature Gate
- NC State Cooperative Extension
- NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox – Find a Plant
- NC Tree Identification
- Ohio Plants.org
- Pl@ntNet
- SERNEC (SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections)
- Southeastern Flora
- Teaching Key to Asters
- USDA Plants Database
- Vascular Plants of North Carolina
- Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets
- Weakley's Flora for mobile – Part 1
- Weakley's Flora for mobile – Part 2
- Weakley's Flora for mobile – Part 3
- Weakley's Flora for mobile – Part 4
- Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern United States 2020
- Weakley's, Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States 2015
- Weed Herbarium
- Wildflower Search
- Wildflowers of the United States
Tag Archives: Views
Springtime in New England
In May 2019 Penny took a wildflower & waterfalls trip to New England. The route was north on Route 7 from the Connecticut/Massachusetts border to Burlington, Vermont, and then further north almost to the Canadian border before returning south alongside … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, Travel, Trees, Views, Waterfalls, Wildflowers
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Yellowstone National Park
Another double-header! Joe and Penny have shared pictures of their trips to Yellowstone. Joe & Mary camped there during August 2010 & Penny visited in May 2016 and September 2017 (23 waterfalls!). Photography by Joe Standaert & Penny Longhurst Resources: … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Birds, Hiking, River, Views, Waterfalls, Wildflowers
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Hiking in The English Lake District
Lucy writes “Here are pictures from the Lake District in England. Bob and I always stay in Grasmere when we go there, and from there we walk to our hearts’ content, miles and miles of footpaths, some going up into … Continue reading
Hiking in Oregon – June 2017
Another wildflowers and waterfalls trip! We started in Portland and quickly revisited the Columbia Gorge waterfalls before heading south to Silverton. We then continued south to Silver Falls State Park, Cottage Grove, Lemolo Lake, & Crater Lake (only 1 mile … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Ferns, Hiking, Mosses, Travel, Trees, Views, Waterfalls, Wildflowers
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Colorado Wildflowers – July 2018
My son and his family invited me to tag along while they spent a week at Beaver Creek, Colorado. I think they had in mind to do away with me as we rode ATV ‘s in the back country and … Continue reading
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Tagged Grasses, Hiking, Plant Identification, Travel, Trees, Views, Wildflowers
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Hiking in Washington State – June 2018
Pictures are from a June 2018 hiking trip to explore the waterfalls of Washington State. We started in Portland and crossed into Washington on the Bridge of the Gods. After visiting Beacon Rock State Park, we drove north through Gifford … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryophytes, Butterflies, Ferns, Hiking, Mosses, Travel, Views, Waterfalls, Wildflowers
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Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area Scouts – Fall 2020
Richard visited Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve & Wildcat Wayside Park on September 23rd & Penny was at Ashmore Heritage Preserve on October 9th. Photography by Richard Holzman & Penny Longhurst. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide … Continue reading
Flat Rock Park Scout – August 2020
About Flat Rock Park: Owned and managed by the Village of Flat Rock, the 66-acre park has a flat, open green space and a 1.3 mile trail that you can walk or run. The Park offers a picnic pavilion and … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Butterflies, Henderson County, Hiking, Insects, North Carolina, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Ashmore Heritage Preserve Scout – August 18, 2020
Photography by Richard Holzman. (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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Tagged Butterflies, Ferns, Fungi, Hiking, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, Mushrooms, South Carolina, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Bear Pen Gap to Wet Camp Gap – August 10 & 13, 2020
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Aleta Tisdale. Click on any picture to zoom.
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers, Wolf Mountain Overlook
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