Logo Assorted / Misc. Botanical Finds
March-April 2023
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Botanical subjects photographed during short explorations in early 2023.
These visits are in addition to the other wildflower albums on our website.


1 - Rabun County, GA - Mid March 2023

I hadn't visited any of the Sweet Pinesap or Persistent Trillium sites for a
couple of years, so headed over to Tallulah Gorge to see what I could find.


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Persistent Trillium   (Trillium persistens)


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Most of the flowers were already past their prime, so I only photographed a few plants.


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Trillium persistens


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Sweet Pinesap   (Monotropsis odorata)


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This species doesn't contain chlorophyll.


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It is a myco-heterotroph, getting its food by parasitism
upon fungi rather than photosynthesis.



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Sweet Pinesap


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Monotropsis odorata


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Monotropsis odorata


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Monotropsis odorata


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Trailing Arbutus   (Epigaea repens)
One of our earliest spring flowers, these were mostly
bloomed out, but I found a few decent flower clusters.




2 - White County, GA - Late March, 2023

At Smithgall State Park, I found a single Sweet Pinesap, although not in bloom.
There's gotta be more!


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Sweet Pinesap   (Monotropsis odorata)



3 - Towns County, GA - Mid April, 2023

On my way to another site, I made a quick stop at Hamilton
Gardens to see how the azaleas were coming along.


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Azaleas


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Azaleas



4 - Union County, GA - Mid April, 2023

I wanted to check on one of my Goldenseal sites, and also pick some ramps.


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Goldenseal   (Hydrastis canadensis)
I readily found the two spots I know here, but saw nary a flower or bud.



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One of my ramp (Allium tricoccum) spots...


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Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) along the trail



5 - Towns County, GA - same day

I headed to my other Goldenseal patch to see if I'd have better luck there....


Goldenseal
What used to be a huge patch of Goldenseal had been decimated.
I did see a couple of plants in bud but no flowers.



Ophioglossum
There is a small population of Southern Adder's Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) here.


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Southern Adder's Tongue


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Showy Orchis   (Galearis spectabilis)


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There were a lot of fresh examples of these flowers blooming.


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Showy Orchis


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Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) was also blooming profusely.



2023 Asstd. Botanical Index Asstd. Botanical Index
Hiawassee Index NE GA - NC Index