Join me on a 3 hour hike around the pond across the sandhill and up thru the ravine.
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October 2018
It was supposed to be another volunteer day looking for the dying and endemic Florida Torreya tree. But after driving the 40 miles across Gadsden county I find out that 2 couldn't make it leaving just 2 to cover 200' of steep and heavily forested slope in the 90º heat of summer, and to which I said, Nah, I'd rather wander around Spring Canyon and look at wildflowers.
So here we go but not a lot to say since it's already 11 and we need a bucket for the day. The cover photo is known as Blue Curls; it may be the Forked species. Had no idea ants were working it till I saw the photo. This next photo was along a bridge on Potter Rd on the way there -- loved the mix of colors and sunlight.
I totally missed the endemic Gholson's Liatris, a few were still flowering
and then I saw this near the end. Amazing how fast this Liatris can takeover bare soil.
Diceranda is in the mint family and I love the smell of it when I crumble the leaves.
Most of the time it’s one or 2 but then if it finds the right spot…
The Gholson’s Liatris may be faded but there are others.
Normally L tenuifolia is redder, not whitish, like the one in yesterday’s bucket.
Crossing the creek I found this big river grass flowering over my head.
I assume this is Pine-barren Goldenrod. I like how this photo shows the young Longleaf pines in their grassy stage, the big LL cones, the wiregrass, and the tall spindly plant in front is coming next.
I forget what this is, I knew it last year… Anyway, something made it a home. Trick to getting a good photo is hold the plant with left hand and thumb the iPhone with right while trying to stay focused.
This is called Summer Farewell (Dalea) and named that since it flowers at the end of summer.
and finally one of the yellow composites Oenothera Chrysopsis or Golden Aster. It was actually down the road on my way home but it is such a beautiful specimen.
Yesterday’s Daily Bucket had a long discussion in comments about yellow composites like the one above. No telling what comes up in comments today and you won’t know unless you are there. Peace :)
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