Dan Vining
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Aug 02 2013
Small Woodland Sunflower
Small Woodland Sunflower [Helianthus microcephalus] found off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Folk Art Center, on 2 August 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 390-391 states that it blooms in summer and fall in moist thickets. USDA Plants Listing: Helianthus microcephalus
Aug 02 2013
Walker at His Notebook
Walker and his computer in the living room of the Vining residence, 2 August 2013.
Aug 01 2013
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
Jul 27 2013
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 …
Jul 27 2013
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. …
Jul 27 2013
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
Jul 25 2013
American Cancer-Root
American Cancer-Root [Conopholis americana] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Broom-rape (Orobanchaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 18-19, says its yellow flowers bloom in late spring and is a “parasite on tree roots, especially oaks.” The guide lists it’s older …
Jul 25 2013
Crowned Clavaria or Crown-Tipped Coral Fungus
Crowned Clavaria or Crown-Tipped Coral Fungus [Artomyces pyxidatus] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 25 July 2013. Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 549, states it grows “in clumps on logs and stumps of broad-leaved trees” and lists it under the older scientific name of Clavicorona pyxidatus. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artomyces_pyxidatus
Jul 25 2013
Green-Headed Coneflower or Cutleaf Coneflower
Green-Headed Coneflower or Cutleaf Coneflower[Rudbeckia laciniata] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Glassy Mine Overlook, on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 376-377, says it blooms in summer and fall in swamps and moist thickets. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RULA3
Jul 25 2013
Purple-Flowering Raspberry
Purple-Flowering Raspberry[Rubus odoratus] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 308-309, says it blooms in summer in rocky woods and borders. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RUOD
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