NC, Smokies, 20060602
CabinCove, clearcut and TT, mostly flowers.
Asclepias quadrifolia?
On higher logging road; just started to fl.
| LF | whorl of 4 present |
| INFL | umbel |
| PET | pinkish white |
| STAM | horn < hood |
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa?
In gully up to clear-cut, on rather rotted wet oak log. Didn't look too closely at it, but come on, how many fungi look like that??
Cypripedium acaule
All over top of gully.
Kalmia latifolia
In clear-cut; in full fl most places.
Lysimachia quadrifolia []
On higher logging-road; starting to fl all over.
Packera anonyma
In clear-cut on logging road; in late fl; basal lvs dead and gone.
Porteranthus trifoliatus
On higher logging road; in full fl; must have just started.
Robinia hispida
At big turn in road in center of clear-cut; in full fl. Hispid almost spiny stems clenches this ID.
Silene virginica
Two where logging road leaves clear-cut; one in full fl, other just budding.
Thamnophis sirtalis []
On connector "trail" between upper logging-road and Tigger's Trot. Struck out at me when I got too close taking this picture!
Euonymus americanus
Near bottom of Tigger's Trot.
Festuca elatior
In rock garden.
Galax urceolata
In gully; starting to fl all over.
Hygrocybe chlorophana
On Tigger's Trot, I think.
Marasmius epiphyllus?
In gully; popping out all over after recent rains! (See more thorough study on 20060603.)
Medeola virginiana
Bottom of Tigger's Trot; many in fl, many still not or never will.
Platanthera flava herbiola
At base of gully to clear-cut; several there; in late fl; this one in full fl still.
Polygonatum pubescens
All over, but these low down on Tigger's Trot; starting to fl to full fl.
Rhododendron calendulaceum
The planted one at foot of stairs; early but rather full fl. Color clenches ID. There was also one blooming on the Asbury a week or more ago.
Schizophyllum commune
At very bottom of Tigger's Trot, a little to the right (going up); must be new since recent rains.
Thalictrum clavatum
The one in the creek just below the bridge to Misty Mellow.
| LF | glab, 2-ternate, lflts 3-lobed |
| INFL | bisex fls in term axils |
| PET | white |
| STAM | white, showy, clavate, many |
| FR | glab, scimitar-shaped, lt yellish greenish (or off-white) |
Triodanis perfoliata?
In rock garden; just starting to fl. Need to stufy more closely to be sure of ID.
Viola hastata []
All over, but this one near bottom of Tigger's Trot. ID based solely on leaf.