Boletes, an upside down snail, and yet more blue berries that aren’t …
Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum) blue-black berries hang below the single, arching stem. (Photo: Kevin)
… Each berry holds about four seeds. (Photo: Kevin)
The single leaf of the putty root orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) is clearly pinstriped on both sides. (Photo: Kevin)
Jelly fungus on a rotting conifer log. Perhaps Dacrymyces chrysospermus. (Photo: Kevin)
Nearby was a similar but different fungus on a fallen oak. (Photo: Kevin)
This yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) is still green…. (Photo: Kevin)
…but other yellowroot nearby is already turning pink for the fall. (Photo:
This bolete mushroom has pores underneath rather than the gills of some mushroom types…. (Photo: Kevin)
… Out of these tiny holes fall the spores for propagation. (Photo: Kevin
An aster on the banks of the Linville River with fall colors in the background. (Photo: Kevin)
White green-algae coral fungus (Multiclavula mucida). (Photo: Kevin)
A rainy day and good for snails to come out early. (Photo: Kevin)
White asters on the riverbank. (Photo: Kevin)
Puffball fungus. (Photo: Kevin)
Some soapwort gentian (Gentiana saponaria) are still blue, but many are turning brown. (Photo: Kevin)
