Logo Big Spring Ridge - Spring 2016
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
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Copyright (2016)

Big Spring Ridge and vicinity...

March - May:


Big_Spring
The namesake Big Spring


Jewelweed
Emerging Jewelweed   (Impatiens capensis)


Spring
Adjacent smaller spring head


Veratrum
Veratrum foliage emerging


Violets
Halberd-leafed Violet   (Viola hastata)


Rue_anemone
Pink-hued Rue Anemone   (Thalictrum thalictroides)


Early_Meadow_Rue

Princess Pine   (Dendrolycopodium obscurum or Lycopodium obscurum)


Boulderfield



Creek_branch
Creek branch, below The Flats


Branch cascades
Small cascades on the branch


Branch_view
View looking down the branch


Ridge_view
Ridge view toward Lake Chatuge




Spring_seep
Big Spring, almost a month after image at top of page


Veratrum
Veratrum


Ledge_rock
Moss covered rock cliffs


Azalea
Flame Azalea   (Rhododendron calendulaceum)


Fern_Glade
Fern glade near Big Spring


Milkweed
White Milkweed, aka Redring Milkweed,   (Asclepias variegata)



Cherry Cove Index Wildflower Index
S. Nantahala Index NE GA - NC Index