May 11 2013
Dovefoot Geranium [Geranium molle], a member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae) family, found on Singletree road on 11 May 2013. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 280-281, says it’s a “weed of lawns and waste places.” The dove’s foot leaves are out of focus, closer to the root of the plant.
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=GEMO
Dovefoot Geranium on Singletree Road – 11 May 2013
May 11 2013
These photos of the Wild Geranium [Geranium maculatum] were taken on a walking path at the Folk Art Center, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on 11 May 2013. It’s a member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae’s) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 280-281, states it’s “common in fields and meadows.”
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=GEMA
Wild Geranium near the Folk Art Center – 11 May 2013
Two Wild Geraniums – 11 May 2013
May 11 2013
Flame Azalea [Rhododendron calendulaceum], a member of the Heath (Ericaceae) family, found on a trail at the Folk Art Center. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 300-301, which classifies it as a shrub, says that it’s “commonly cultivated” and found in “dry open woods.”
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RHCA4
Flame Azalea – 11 May 2013
Flame Azalea (zoom out) – 11 May 2013
May 11 2013
These Narrowleaf or Stout Blue-Eyed Grass [Sisyrinchium angustifolium] photos taken on a walking path at the Folk Art Center, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on 11 May 2013. It’s a member of the Iris (Iridaceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 332-333, states the “flowers are often pale blue” and found “in fields and meadows.”
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SIAN3
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass near the Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center – 11 May 2013
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass (side view) – 11 May 2013
May 09 2013
Pink Lady’s Slipper or Moccasin Flower [Cypripedium acaule] found in the backyard at 106 Troy Hill Circle on 9 May 2013. It’s a member of the Orchid (Orchidaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 22-23, says it’s found in “dry or moist woods, usually under oaks or pines” (it’s under pines). Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 92-93, states that bees come in through the slits at the side of the flower and go out through the two escape holes to pollinate other orchids.
USDA Plants Listing: Cypripedium acaule
Pink Lady’s Slipper or Moccasin Flower – 9 May 2013
Pink Lady’s Slipper – 11 May 2013
Pink Lady’s Slipper – 12 May 2013
May 07 2013
European Field Pansy [Viola arvensis] photos taken along Broadpointe Drive in Fletcher on 7 May 2013. 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.
USDA Plants Listing: Viola arvensis
Field Pansy – 7 May 2013
Field Pansies – 9 May 2013
May 06 2013
These photographs of Yellow Rocket or Common Winter Cress [Barbarea vulgaris], a member of the Mustard (Brassicaceae) family were taken in the Troy Hill and Mills Gap area on May 4th and 6th. How To Know The Wild Flowers, Dover Ed. pages 164-165, describes the lower leaves as “lyre-shaped,” states that it’s the first of the yellow mustards to appear, and lists an alternate name of Herb of St. Barbara.
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BAVU (garden yellowrocket)
Yellow Rocket (stem view) – 4 May 2013
Yellow Rocket – 6 May 2013
May 06 2013
Smooth Hawksbeard [Crepis capillaris] photos taken at the old Brookwood golf course site just off Mills Gap Road on 6 May 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 370-371, says it can be found in fields and waste places. For this area, the earliest it usually appears is May.
USDA Plant Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CRCA3
Smooth Hawksbeard – 6 May 2013
Smooth Hawksbeard (from side) – 6 May 2013
May 04 2013
The North Carolina Native Plant Society lists this flower as a Nodding Trillium [Trillium rugelii]. it’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family and was found in Gerton on 4 May 2012 with the Large-Flowered Trillium. The USDA link has a name of Ill-scented Wake-robin. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 124-125, states that the maroon or dark purple flower can be ill-scented.
USDA Plants Listing: Trillium rugelii
Nodding Trillium – 4 May 2013
Nodding Trillium (held) – 4 May 2013
Nodding Trillium (wide shot) – 4 May 2013
May 04 2013
Large-flowered Trillium [Trillium grandiflorum] or White Trillium photos taken in Gerton on 4 May 2013, off a little roadside turn-off. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) famly. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 124-125, states that it’s found in “rich woods” and it flowers white, turning pink as it fades.
USDA Plants Listing: Trillium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Trillium – 4 May 2013
Large-flowered Trillium (with stem) – 4 May 2013 **Nice Poison Ivy in lower-right.
Large-flowered Trillium (closer) – 4 May 2013
Large-flowered Trillium at Carl Sandburg Home – 4 May 2014
