{"id":817,"date":"2013-04-19T08:55:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T12:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jfowlerphotography.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2013-04-19T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T12:55:30","slug":"return-to-oconee-station-state-historic-site-for-more-wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jfowlerphotography.net\/?p=817","title":{"rendered":"Return to Oconee Station State Historic Site for more wildflowers — 2013-04-15"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I left Whitewater Falls, I made a return visit to Oconee Station State Historic Site<\/a>. This site was orignially established in the late 1700s as a blockhouse for soldiers on the frontier. It also served as a trading post for local residents and Native Americans.<\/p>\n

The attraction for me on this day was Trillium simile<\/i>, Gleeson’s Trillium<\/strong> also called Sweet White Trillium<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"Trillium<\/a><\/p>\n

and Trillium Catesbaei<\/i>, Catesby’s Trillium<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"Trillium<\/a><\/p>\n

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Trilliums grow from a rhizome<\/a>, which forms a couple of inches below the soil. More than one flowering stem may sprout from a rhizome, so sometimes a cluster of several blooming stems may be seen. These two Trillium species, however, do not tend to form flowering clumps.<\/p>\n

There is much discussion about the differenced beteen Trillium simile<\/em> and Trillium erectum<\/em>, which does not grow at this particular site. Both species, along with Trillium vaseyi<\/em>, are members of the Trillium erectum<\/em> alliance. There is also some thought that Trillium simile<\/em> might be the result of some ancient cross between species of the alliance. The differences between the two species are quite subtle — in any case, I have it on good authority that the species found at Oconee Station is Trillium simile<\/em>. Enough said about that…<\/p>\n

Here are some additional images of Trillium simile<\/em>, representing the hundreds of plants that were in full bloom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"Trillium<\/p>\n

The other Trillium species that was in full bloom is Trillium catesbaei<\/em> or Catesby’s Trillium<\/strong>. Unlike Trillium simile<\/em>, the flowers of Catesby’s Trillium<\/strong> hang down, fully below the leaves of the plant. I almost all cases, the flower petals are a lovely shell pink. To photograph the flower head-on, the camera has to positioned near ground level and the plant tilted backwards a bit. Here are a few images of the plants I saw beside the trail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The flower, above on the right, has just opened and the petals have not begun to curve backward into their full-flowered position.<\/p>\n

Two other species that were in evidence are Hepatica acutiloba<\/em> known as Sharpleaved Hepatica<\/strong> or Liverwort<\/strong> (below left), and Arisaema triphylla<\/em> also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit<\/strong> (below right). The Hepatica plants were not currently in flower, having bloomed a few weeks prior:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Scattered all through the woods beside the trail, were many instances of Tiarella cordifolia<\/em> or Heartleaved Foamflower<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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and beautiful pinkish-purple flowers of Geranium maculatum<\/em> or Wild Geranium<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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About five years ago, the trail was re-routed to where it currently exists. I had remembered a spot along the old trail where there was a nice patch of Iris cristata<\/em> or Dwarf crested Iris<\/strong>. Since it was about the season for them to be in bloom, I was curious about that patch having flowers. So, I left the trail and walked through the woods to the location of the Irises. Wow! They were in full bloom and quite spectacular, as well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"Iris<\/p>\n

Then, a curious red and yellow flower caught my eye. It is the fairly common Pedicularis canadensis<\/em> or Canadian Lousewort<\/strong>. The red form, however, is not very common:<\/p>\n

\"Canadian<\/p>\n

It is called “Lousewort”, because of an old belief that these plants, when ingested, were responsible for lice infestations in livestock. It is known to be a root parasite, and is a member of the broomrape<\/a> family of plants. Here is a mixed color plant (below left) and the pure yellow colored plant (below right):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Finally, there were dozens of Uvularia perfoliata<\/em> or Perfoliate Bellwort<\/strong> at the edge of the woods. The common name of “Perfoliate”, describes the stem which appears to perforate or pass through the leaf:<\/p>\n

\"Perfoliate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This brings to close another busy day botanizing in the upstate of South Carolina. We have\u00a0quite a diverse selection of spring wildflowers in our state. Many more will come into bloom in the next month or so, and I hope to be out in the field recording their beauty…<\/p>\n

— Jim \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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