Aug 02 2013
Common Plantain[Plantago major] found off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Folk Art Center, on 2 August 2013. It’s a member of the Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 398-399 states that it blooms from spring to fall and is an “abundant weed of lawns, waste places and roadsides.”
USDA Plants Listing: Plantago major
Common Plantain near Folk Art Center – 2 August 2013
Common Plantain (more) – 2 August 2013
Aug 02 2013
Shaggy Soldier or Quickweed[Galinsoga quadriradiata] 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 284-285 states that it blooms in summer and fall and is a “common weed of gardens.” It also names it just “Galinsoga” and lists under the scientific synonym of Galinsoga ciliiata
USDA Plants Listing: Galinsoga quadriradiata
Shaggy Soldier on Blue Ridge Parkway – 2 August 2013
Shaggy Soldier (closer) – 2 August 2013
Aug 02 2013
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
Small Woodland Sunflower near Folk Art Center – 2 August 2013
Small Woodland Sunflower (closer) – 2 August 2013
Aug 02 2013
Walker and his computer in the living room of the Vining residence, 2 August 2013.
Walker at 106 Troy Hill Circle – 2 August 2013
Aug 01 2013
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
Beaked Agrimony on the Blue Ridge Parkway – 1 August 2013
Beaked Agrimony (leaves) – 1 August 2013
Jul 27 2013
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 daytime and nighttime, Who cooks for you? It wasn’t hooting for us though.
Barred Owl on the Blue Ridge Parkway – 27 July 2013
Barred Owl (wide crop) – 27 July 2013
Jul 27 2013
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.
USDA Plants Listing: Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St Johnswort on Mountains-to-Sea Trail – 27 July 2013
Shrubby St Johnswort (wide) – 27 July 2013
Jul 27 2013
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
Wood Blewit on Mountains-to-Sea Trail – 27 July 2013
Wood Blewit on Mountains-to-Sea Trail – 27 July 2013
Jul 25 2013
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 common name of Squawroot. These photos show the plants past their peak, as the flowers have turned brown.
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=COAM
American Cancer-Root on Blue Ridge Parkway – 25 July 2013
American Cancer-Root (more) – 25 July 2013
Jul 25 2013
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
Crowned Clavaria on Mountains-to-Sea Trail- 25 July 2013
Crowned Clavaria (with finger) – 25 July 2013
