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Visit to a local, state Heritage Preserve for the intended purpose of photographing one of our earliest blooming wildflowers of the season: Erythronium umbilicatum or Dimpled Trout Lily . For the complete trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Daytrip to the Pisgah National Forest with a surprise or two. The target species was Platanthera ciliaris or Yellow Fringed orchid , but I got a bit more than I bargained for. To see the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Daytrip to the Pisgah National Forest with a surprise or two. The target species was Platanthera ciliaris or Yellow Fringed orchid , but I got a bit more than I bargained for. To see the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Day long trip up to the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina to photograph the early Summer wildflowers. The sun was in and out when it wasn't threatening thunderstorms, but all in all, it was a very successful day. I began the day in upper Greenville County, South Carolina and worked my way north through the Pisgah National Forest to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The star of the show was the Turk's-cap Lily . It seems that they are increasing in numbers from year to year. To see the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

It was a fantastic day in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. The target species to photograph was Three-birds orchid , and I had predicted its bloom perfectly. But, there were also other orchids and wildflowers to see. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

It was a fantastic day in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. The target species to photograph was Three-birds orchid , and I had predicted its bloom perfectly. But, there were also other orchids and wildflowers to see. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

It was a fantastic day in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. The target species to photograph was Three-birds orchid , and I had predicted its bloom perfectly. But, there were also other orchids and wildflowers to see. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

It was a fantastic day in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. The target species to photograph was Three-birds orchid , and I had predicted its bloom perfectly. But, there were also other orchids and wildflowers to see. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Day trip to the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the season for late summer wildflowers in western North Carolina -- especially pleasing were the Parnassia asarifolia or Kidney-leaf Grass-of-Parnassus and the Gentiana latidens or Balsam Mountain Gentian in the vertical bogs along the Parkway. To check out the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Quick trip to one of our favorite fall wildflower spots: Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve in the upper Greenville County, South Carolina. The target species for this field trip was Gentiana saponaria or Soapwort Gentian , but we ended up finding lots more. To see the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Quick trip to one of our favorite fall wildflower spots: Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve in the upper Greenville County, South Carolina. The target species for this field trip was Gentiana saponaria or Soapwort Gentian , but we ended up finding lots more. To see the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Another magical day along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina filled with colorful wildflowers. My target species on this trip was Lilium superbum or Turk's-cap Lily , but I managed to discover much more along the way. To read the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

This is my first real botany foray of the year. This trip included two sites: Eva Russell Chandler state Heritage Preserve in Greenville County, SC and Bogg's Rock - a flat rock preserve in Pickens County, SC. Things are just beginning to get going for us. You can call it very early Spring... To read the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

This is my first real botany foray of the year. This trip included two sites: Eva Russell Chandler state Heritage Preserve in Greenville County, SC and Bogg's Rock - a flat rock preserve in Pickens County, SC. Things are just beginning to get going for us. You can call it very early Spring... To read the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .