Logo Some Wildflower Treks - 2022
Southern Nantahala Wilderness Area
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Early April, 2022

A Facebook memory reminded me that it was the time
of the year for ramps, so I headed up the mountain...


Bell_Crk_waterfall
A nice little waterfall, along the way...


Dirca_palustris
Flowers of Eastern Leatherwood   (Dirca palustris)
This species doesn't seem to be common;
this was the first time I had photographed it.



Packera_aurea
Golden Ragwort   (Packera aurea)
This grows like a weed along the creek banks.



Bear_corn
Bear Corn   (Conopholis americana)


Rue_aemone
Rue Anemone   (Thalictrum thalictroides)


Ramps
The ramps were doing great.
I practice sustainable harvesting, cutting just one leaf per plant and leaving the roots.



Cardamine_concatenata
Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata), growing among the ramps.
The flowers are usually white but some are pink-tinged like these.



Creek_bed
Mossy rocks in a small creek branch...


Bloodroot
I always like Bloodroot flowers as they begin to open.
These and the Cutleaf Toothworts were the most prevalent
wildflower blooming at the higher elevations.



Showy_Orchis
Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) were just starting to poke out of the leaf mulch.


Creek_view
There's not much flat land up in these mountains!
The creek eventually flows by our place...



Trillium_cuneatum
Yellow-green form of Trillium cuneatum.



Wildflower Index S. Nantahala Index
Hiawassee Index NE GA - NC Index