CONNESTEE FALLS HIKERS

- WILDFLOWER PICTURES -

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Oconee Bells Bloodroot Wood Betony

Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia)
Laurel Fork Falls Trail, March 2008

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Laurel Fork Falls Trail, March 2008

Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
Station Cove, April 2008


Crested Dwarf Iris Dwarf Iris Sweet Shrub

Crested Dwarf Iris (Iris cristata)
Station Cove, April 2008

Dwarf Iris (Iris verna)
Station Cove, April 2008

Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Station Cove, April 2008


Foam Flower Yellow trillium Little Sweet Betsy Trillium

Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Eastatoe Preserve, April 2008

Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum)
Eastatoe Preserve, April 2009

Little Sweet Betsy Trillium (Trillium cuneatum)
Eastatoe Preserve, April 2008


Vasey's Trillium Catesby's Trillium Painted Trillium

Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi)
Lee Falls, April 2008

Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei)
Chattooga River, April 2008

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
Max Patch, May 2008


Wake Robin Trillium White Wake Robin Trillium Large-flowered Trillium

Wake Robin (Trillium erectum)
Max Patch, May 2008

Wake Robin (Trillium erectum)
Max Patch, May 2008

Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008


Trout Lily Squaw-Root Hawthorn

Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)
Max Patch, May 2008

Squaw-Root (Conopholis americana)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008

Hawthorn (Crataegus flabellata) 
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008


Blue Cohosh Umbrella-leaf Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008

Umbrella-Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) 
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008


Larkspur Geranium Pink Lady's Slipper

Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Lane Pinnacle, May 2008

Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
Buck Springs Trail, May 2008


Showy Orchis Flame Azalea Pinkshell azalea

Showy Orchis (Galearis spectrabilis)
Buck Springs Trail, May 2008

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)
Buck Springs Trail, May 2008

Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi)
Silvermine Bald, May 2008


Clinton's Lily Grass Pink Orchid Pitcher Plant

Clinton's Lily (Clintonia borealis)
Silvermine Bald, May 2008

Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus)
Ashmoor Preserve, May 2008

Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Ashmoor Preserve, May 2008


Mountain Laurel Spiderwort Yellow Stargrass

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Hospital Rock, June 2008

Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
Hospital Rock, June 2008

Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta)
Hospital Rock, June 2008


Spotted Wintergreen Goat's Rue

Galax

Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)
Hospital Rock, June 2008

Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Hospital Rock, June 2008

Galax (Galax urceolata)
Hospital Rock, June 2008


Carolina Phlox Bee Balm Fly Poison

Carolina Phlox (Phlox carolina)
Pilot Mountain, July 2008

Bee-balm (Monarda fistulosa)
Mount Pisgah, July 2008

Fly Poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum)
Mount Pisgah, July 2008


Mountain Azalea Rosebay Rhododendron Turk's Cap Lily & Swallowtail Butterfly

Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)
Mount Pisgah, July 2008

Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhodo. maximum)
Mount Pisgah, July 2008

Turk's Cap lily (Lilium superbum)
Green Knob, July 2008


Pink Turtlehead St. John's Wort Indian Cucumber

Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
Green Knob, July 2008

Bushy St. Johnswort (Hypericum densiflorum)
Green Knob, July 2008

Indian Cucumber (Medeola virginiana)
Pilot Cove Loop, September 2008


Jack-in-the-Pulpit Jewel weed Carolina Holly

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) 
Middle Falls Trail, September 2008

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Middle Falls Trail, September 2008

Carolina Holly (Ilex ambigua)
Reasonover Creek Trail, September 2008


Cardinal Flower Hearts-a-bustin Closed gentian

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Reasonover Creek Trail, September 2008

Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus)
Coon Branch, October 2008

Closed Gentian (Gentiana clausa)
Dismal Trail, October 2008


Photos by Howard Colby, Tucker Garrison, Penny Longhurst, Paula Swartz... 


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DuPont State Forest

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1906 Transylvania Co. Map

Cherokee Dictionary


Connecticut Botanical Soc.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

USDA Plant Guide

MSU Plants

NC Butterflies

2bnTheWild.com

Our Wildflower Pictures

NC Clubmosses

Tucker's Woodturning


Wild Flowers of North Carolina; 
Justice, Bell, and Lindsey, 2005.

Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains; 
Smith, 1998.

Last Updated: 03/26/2010