Purple-Flowering Raspberry – Native Plant of the Day 06/19/2024
Photo from 05/13/2016. Location: Cherohala Skyway,Monroe County, TN.
More photos / info at the Rubus odoratus detail page.
Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry – Rubus odoratus
Curtis’ Goldenrod – Native Plant of the Day 11/15/2023
Photo from 08/24/2017. Location: Hooper’s Bald, Graham County, NC.
More photos / info at the Solidago curtisii detail page.
Curtis’ Goldenrod – Solidago curtisii
Appalachian Joe Pye Weed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (11/20/2018.) Scientific name is Eutrochium steelei. Photo below was taken along the North River Road in Monroe County, TN on August 24, 2017. Go to the Appalachian Joe Pye Weed detail page for more information and photos.
Appalachian Joe Pye Weed – Eutrochium steelei
The Forestry Service website calls the Indian Boundary Recreation Area and Campground the “crown jewel of the South Zone of the Cherokee National Forest .” My wife and I spent four nights there 05/09/2016 thru 05/13/2016, and I cannot disagree with them. While there are a few shortcomings (mostly minor issues with the bathhouses), it would be very difficult to beat this value in RV, trailer, and tent camping. The campground and campsites are VERY nice, and the location is superb.
Indian Boundary Lake Sunrise – Loop A shore on left of picture