Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay Co., NC Fall 2017 |
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Mid October, 2017: |
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Small cascades on Chestnut Branch, adjacent to the Barrens |
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Old Man's Beard (Usnea sp.) |
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Soapwort Gentians (Gentiana saporia) |
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Some bent & twisted Canadian Burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis) |
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Gone to seed... |
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Curtiss' Milkwort (Polygala curtissii) Previously incorrectly identified here as Polygala nuttallii. |
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Some fall color was starting to be seen from the Barrens: |
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Doe Knob |
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Yellow Mountain |