Tag: Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Field Pansy

Field Pansy [Viola bicolor] found on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail near the Folk Art Center on 12 April 2014. It’s a member of the Violet (Violaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 56-57, says it can be found in fields and along roadsides. The synonym used in the guide is Viola kitaibeliana. USDA Plants Listing: Viola bicolor

Cinnamon Fern

Young Cinnamon Ferns [Osmunda cinnamomea] found on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail near the Folk Art Center on 12 April 2014. It’s a member of the Royal Fern (Osmundaceae) family.  Wikipedia states, “Fiddleheads or Fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young fern.”  This is one of those varieties that forms a fiddlehead during growth. USDA …

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Aphrodite Fritillary Butterfly

Aphrodite Fritillary Butterfly [Speyeria aphrodite] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 23 August 2013. It’s a member of the Longwing (Nymphalidae) family. Butterflies and Moths of North America: Speyeria aphrodite

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly [Battus philenor] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 23 August 2013. It’s a member of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. One photo below shows it on Pale Jewelweed. Butterfliesandmoths.org: Battus philenor  

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly [Papilio glaucus] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 23 August 2013. This butterfly is a member of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family.  The photo below shows it on the Purplestem Angelica. Wikipedia Listing: Papilio glaucus

Japanese Meadowsweet

Japanese Meadowsweet [Spiraea japonica] found on the Mountains-to-Sea trail near the old Rattlesnake Lodge off Blue Ridge Parkway on 4 August 2013. It’s a shrub that’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. The National Park Service states that it was introduced from Asia as an ornamental plant and is extremely invasive. USDA Plants Listing: …

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Beaked Agrimony

Beaked Agrimony[Agrimonia rostellata] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville, just off the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 1 August 2013. It’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 236-237 states that it blooms in summer and early fall in woods and thickets. USDA Plants Listing: Agrimonia rostellata

Barred Owl

Barred Owl [Strix varia] spotted near the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville, just off the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 27 July 2013.  It first flew across our path and then rested on a branch, carefully eyeing Daisy, who we’re dog-sitting.  Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 114, says its hooting can be heard in both …

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Shrubby St. Johnswort

Shrubby St. Johnswort [Hypericum prolificum] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville, just off the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 27 July 2013. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 294-295 states that it blooms in summer and can be found in pastures and on rocky slopes and it also lists it under its older synonym Hypericum spathulatum. …

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Wood Blewit

Wood Blewit [Clitocybe nuda] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway in South Asheville, just off the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 27 July 2013. Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 541, states it grows in “woods; occasionally in compost piles.” Wikipedia: Clitocybe nuda