Photos of the Day: August 21, 2015

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Here are some great new wildflower photos from Kayah Gaydish of Wild South.  Kayah is working on invasive plant removal in Linville Gorge, and knows a lot about plants in general.  Below are some of the first photos she’s shared with LGMAPS.

A lot of volunteers and interns help Kayah in the gorge.  If you’d like to join her, email kayah@wildsouth.org .

 

xanthorhiza simplicissima - yellow root
yellow root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)

 

Horse Sugar - symplocos tinctoria
horse sugar (Symplocos tinctoria)

 

golden ragwort-squaw weed- life root - senecio aureus
golden ragwort / squaw weed / life root (Senecio aureus)

 

fringed phacelia - phacelia fimbriata
fringed phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata)

 

bristly locust - robinia hispida
bristly locust (Robinia hispida)

 

butterfly weed-pleurisy root - asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed / pleurisy root (Asclepias tuberosa)

 

ox eye daisy-daisy - chrysanthemum leucanthemum
ox eye daisy-daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

 

rosebud orchid - cleistes divaricata
rosebud orchid (Cleistes divaricata)

 

sweet azalea - rhododendron arborescens
sweet azalea (Rhododendron arborescens)

 

service berry - amelanchier arbrea
service berry (Amelanchier arbrea)

 

violet common - viola papilionacea
violet common (Viola papilionacea)