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Common Tuberous Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus)Observer
mmmcnealey
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Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Purple fringed orchid (Platanthera psycodes) blooming on top of Mount Mitchell.
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Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis)Observer
harriseli195Description
Seen hundreds of plants! Ground was covered with these
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Hot Dots (Arthonia kermesina)Observer
cotinisDescription
Hot Dots - Arthonia kermesina
Author: R.C. Harris, E. Tripp & Lendemer
Also listed as: Coniarthonia kermesina (R.C. Harris, E. Tripp & Lendemer) Aptroot & Ertz
Joseph (one of trip leaders) tells us the lichen body is inside the bark of the red spruce (Picea rubens). Only fungal reproductive structures are visible. This lichen is only known from a few locations in the Great Smokies and also in the Black Mountain (North Carolina) area.
References
- Consortium of Lichen Herbaria lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=256881
- IUCN Red List www.iucnredlist.org/species/70385721/175189474
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Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)Observer
claidheamdannsDescription
Appalachian Trail — Clingmans Dome to Fontana Dam
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Spreading Pogonias (Genus Cleistesiopsis)Observer
caseoDescription
Round top trail among blueberries. I saw two pogonias blooming.
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Fewleaf Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis)Observer
robertlangellierDescription
Rough leaf like a Helianthus. Extremely numerous.
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Andrews' Bog Orchid (Platanthera × andrewsii)Observer
ma9ru83rDescription
growing with psycodes and lacera
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Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)Observer
michellelordDescription
Lilium canadense
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Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)Observer
kcross7Description
Over a foot tall!
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White-flowered Pink Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium acaule albiflorum)Observer
wanderingeden
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Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Open powerline right-of-way with remnant grassland flora. In seepage flat.
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Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila)Observer
river2sea72Description
The location of this site is protected, but highly sensitive.
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Bog Stitchwort (Stellaria alsine)Observer
cypselurusDescription
Tentative, given scarcity in region; in cool, shaded rocky outcrop. Noted tiny tiny petals (often looking more like 8-10 even tinier petals), weak and leaning habit, and relatively long and slender leaves for a Stellaria
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Alabama Grapefern (Sceptridium jenmanii)Observer
linaceaeDescription
This is a very rare fern in South Carolina and elsewhere in the southeast. It was common here in a centipede grass lawn, the fronds about to wither away for the year. Sardis Church Cemetery, north side of SC 92 opposite Stomp Springs Rd., 10.3 km ENE of Joanna, Laurens County, South Carolina
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Copper Iris (Iris fulva)Observer
mshabitatharryDescription
This population was found by Ranger Jeff Hill, TN State Parks, and observed/identified by Allan Trently, TN Natural Areas, on 4/14/24. I was happy to tag along and see it for myself!
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Ragged Fringed Orchid (Platanthera lacera)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Cedar-encroached barrens/savanna remnant.
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Purple Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera peramoena)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Open powerline right-of-way with remnant grassland flora. In seepage flat.
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Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata)Observer
doug_mcgradyDescription
Helonias bullata (Swamp Pink), Pink Beds, Pisgah Forest, NC
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Spreading Pogonias (Genus Cleistesiopsis)Observer
raebaDescription
On Maude's Crack Trail
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Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)Observer
kcross7Description
forma enotatum Patrick
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Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Upland woodland.
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Turk's-cap Lily (Lilium superbum)Observer
janetwrightDescription
AT between Newfound Gap and Indian Gap
