September 1st, 2012. It
was the Labor Day (US) holiday weekend so we took the opportunity to make an
overnight trip into the Chattahoochee National Forest. After leaving Dockery
Lake, we drove further up GA-60 to the Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area. Coopers Creek Road headed up to a ridge and made its way along the ridge before
dropping back down to Cooper Creek and followed it back to GA-60. This road ran through a drier area that presented different wildflowers.
Phlox paniculata (Fall Phlox, Garden Phlox, Summer
Phlox, Smooth Phlox)
We found these in many places,
particularly on road embankments
Rudbeckia hirta var.
hirta (Woodland Black-eyed Susan)
This is my best guess for this flower. Any
correction is welcome
The flowers
The
leaves
Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Red Chanterelle)
There
were clusters of this chanterella beside the road in several places
The
cluster
A
closer view
Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1609
This
field was full of ironweed plants
Actaea
pachypoda (Doll's eyes)
We
saw these from time to time
The
leaves were still visible but weren’t in very good shape
Rhexia
virginica (Virginia
Meadowbeauty, Deergrass, Wingstem Meadowbeauty, Handsome
Harry)
We
found these plants by the roadside in several areas
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The
flowers
The leaves
Amphicarpa bracteata (Hog Peanut)
This is a vine that was very widespread
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The flowers
The leaves. These had folded down; there are
three leaves
Lycopodium digitatum (Fan Clubmoss, Running Cedar, Fan Ground-pine,
Running Ground Pine, Common Running-pine)
The Fan Clubmoss occurs in many places in the
mountains. They are just starting to fruit.
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Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (Pale Indian Plantain)
These were common on roadside embankments
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The flowers
The leaves
Stenanthium gramineum (Eastern Featherbells, Common Featherbells)
.We saw a few plants but not nearly as many as
at Dockery Lake. This area was drier than the Dockery Lake road.
This stem had bent over under the weight of the
flowers. See more photographs here
Next: Gentiana decora (Showy Gentian)
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Identification
resources:
Southeastern
Flora:
Native and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas
and Georgia:
- Actaea pachypoda (Baneberry)
Distribution:
United
States Department of Agriculture Plants Database:
Michael Kuo, Mushroom Expert: Cantharellus
cinnabarinus (Red Chanterelle)
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