Logo Ultramafic Barrens & Woodlands - 2018
Dickenson Br. Botanical Area, Rabun Co., GA
All Text & Images:
Copyright (2018)

1 - June 2018

Jess R. and I made an early summer visit, but we were a little early for what
we were hoping to see in bloom.   Still, we found a few interesting things...


Clematis
Leatherflower, aka Vasevine   (Clematis viorna)


Loosestrife
Whorled Loosestrife   (Lysimachia quadrifolia)


Glade_slope
Sloping glade on west side of the barrens


Skullcap
Hairy Skullcap   (Scutellaria elliptica)


Fire_Pink
Fire Pink   (Silene virginica)



2 - Early July 2018

I stopped by the Barrens to check on the Whorled Milkweeds and Blazing Stars...


Whorled_Milkweed
The Milkweeds were just starting to bloom


Whorled_Milkweed
Whorled Milkweed   (Asclepias verticillata)


Blazing_Star_stalks
The tall stalks of the Blazing Stars were still in bud...


Grasshopper_molt
Grasshopper molting - something you don't see everyday!



3 - Two weeks later...

Liatris
Blazing Stars   (Liatris spicata)
Flowers were starting to bloom, but it began to pour just when I arrived...




4 - Four days later...

Liatris
Blazing Stars


Swallowtail_Liatris
A somewhat raggedy Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on Liatris


Whorled_Milkweed
Whorled Milkweeds were now in full bloom


Liatris
Blazing Star


Pearl_Crescent
Pearl Crescent   (Phyciodes tharos)


Sabatia
Rosepink   (Sabatia angularis)


Rattlesnake_Master
Rattlesnake Master   (Eryngium yuccifolium)




Indigo_Milk_Cap
Indigo Milk Cap   (Lactarius indigo)


Heal_all
Heal-all, aka Self-heal   (Prunella vulgaris)




DBBA Barrens Index Natural Environments
NE GA - NC Index SE USA Index