Day 2 of 2 — mid-May along the Carolina Coastal Plain — Green Swamp Preserve — 2021-05-16
This will be another long blog report, so grab a snack, your favorite beverage, and buckle up!… The target species for this trip was Cleistesiopsis oricamporum or Coastal Plain Pogonia orchid. Although I knew I would be seeing many more rare and interesting wildflower species in the Green Swamp Preserve and other nearby locations, I