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July 2019
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A short visit to the Buck Creek Barrens to see what was blooming...


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Yellow Fringed Orchid   (Platanthera ciliaris)


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These orchids were just beginning to bloom here


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Eastern Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum)


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Featherbells - flower detail


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British Soldiers lichen   (Cladonia cristatella)


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Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
on Mountain Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata).



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Southern Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides)


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Heal-all   (Prunella vulgaris)


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Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis)

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Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)


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Meadowsweet in bud


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Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)


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There were still a few Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) in bloom.


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More Featherbells on the other side of Buck Creek


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A meadow full of wildflowers


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More meadow flowers



2019 Buck Crk Index Buck Creek Index
Natural Environments NE GA - NC Index