September 12, 2009

Place: Snake Trail, Duke Forest North Hillsborough (Hwy 70)



?????? (this is a tiny flower about the size of a dime)



Lobelia (not sure which species)

September 7, 2009

Place: Backyard woods across the creek.
Plant: Jack in the Pulpit berries

August 2, 2009

Place: Woodland and edges of our yard.


False Solomon's Seal seeds



Black-eyed susans (wild)



Cranefly Orchids!



Mushroom and millipede



Rose-pink

July 29, 2009

Place: King Charles Rd near the house.
Plants: Carolina Lily
Comment: "Last year there was only one plant observed. This year there were three plants: one with a single bloom, one with a double bloom, and one with a triple bloom. The triple bloom appeared mutated."


Single bloom



Double bloom, 2nd bloom not yet open.



Closeup with underside



Triple bloom

July 19, 2009

Place: Visiting Delisle parents in Brevard, NC


False Foxglove (Looking Glass Rock Trail)



Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Delisle's wooded yard)



Doll's Eye (Looking Glass trail head)

July 9, 2009

Place: Under the hickories across the street from our house.
Plants: Indian Pipe
Comment: "These are just a few of the many clusters and sprouts."

June 7, 2009

Place: Yard and border woods
Time: 11am
Plants:

Moth Mullein

Jack-in-the-pulpit berries(early)

Black Cohosh(early)

Common Milkweed(early bloom)

Carolina Lily (early growth)


Spotted Wintergreen

under the Jacks


Mushroom that I thought was a plastic button

May 26, 2009

Place: Roadside edge of property
Time: 6pm

Fire Pink

May 23, 2009

Place: Mason Farm Biological Reserve (chapel hill)
Time 9-11:30am
Plants:
Pentstemon field

Swamp Dogwood

Lizard's Tail (Siler's Bog, not in bloom)

Virginia Snakeroot (small bud at base)

Twayblade

Pentstemon, Beard Tongue

May 20, 2009

Place: Backyard
Time: 6:55pm


False Salomon's Seal (native)


Clematis (ornamental)

May 17, 2009

Place: Eno River, Durham Pumpstation Trail
Time 10-11:00am
Ox Eye Daisy


Large Twayblade

Large Twayblade closeup

White Milkweed

May 9, 2009

Place: Eno Mountain trail from bridge to park.
Time: 11am

Catesby's Trillium
Great Laurel
Galax
Mountain Laurel
Catesby's Trillium (no bloom)
Galax in full bloom
Mayapple Fruit
Under Catesby's
Tangled up in Fern
Last Year's Cranefly
Rattlesnake Weed
"little soldiers"
Solomon's Seal