Squirrel Corn, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/26/2016.) Scientific name is Dicentra canadensis. Photo below was taken along the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cove Hardwood Nature Trail, Sevier County, TN on April 21, 2016. Go to the Squirrel Corn detail page for more information.
Squirrel Corn – Dicentra canadensis
Red Elderberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/08/2016.) Scientific name is Sambucus racemosa. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, TN on March 21, 2016. Go to the Red Elderberry detail page for more information.
Red Elderberry – Sambucus racemosa
Location, location, location. That’s why Cade’s Cove Campground is so popular. There are few amenities – bear-proof dumpsters, a cold-water-only bath house – let’s not really call it a bath house; it has no shower facilities. The C-loop also has a nice dump station. There is also a campground store, but this appears to be more of a snack and souvenir shop than a place where you can get the groceries you need for camping, so make sure you are well-supplied before you come. They do sell approved firewood – all firewood brought into the park must be certified, to reduce the likelihood of you bringing a tree infestation or disease into the park.
But it’s the location…
Cade’s Cove
Witch Hobble, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/19/2016.) Scientific name is Viburnum lantanoides. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain County, NC on May 5, 2015. Go to the Witch Hobble detail page for more information.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides
Catawba Rhododendron – Native Plant of the Day 01/12/2016
Photo from June 18, 2005. Location: GSMNP, TN. More photos / info at the
Rhododendron catawbiense detail page.
Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay,Purple Rhododendron – Rhododendron catawbiense
Smooth Meadow Parsnip, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (12/28/2015.) Scientific name is Thaspium trifoliatum. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, TN on May 5, 2015. Go to the Smooth Meadow Parsnip detail page for more information.
Smooth Meadow Parsnip – Thaspium trifoliatum
Brook Lettuce, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/16/2015.) Scientific name is Micranthes micranthidifolia. Photo below was taken along the Little River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on May 04, 2015. Go to the Brook Lettuce detail page for more photos and information.
Brook Lettuce – Micranthes micranthidifolia
Rugel’s Indian Plantain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/06/2015.) Scientific name is Rugelia nudicaulus. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Clingman’s Dome Trail on July 16, 2015. Go to the Rugel’s Indian Plantain detail page for more photos and information.
Rugel’s Indian Plantain – Rugelia nudicaulis
Turk’s Cap Lily, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/04/2015.) Scientific name is Lilium superbum. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Clingman’s Dome Road on July 16, 2015. Go to the Turk’s Cap Lily detail page for more photos and information.
Turk’s Cap Lily – Lilium superbum
Wild Yam, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/27/2015.) Scientific name is Dioscorea villosa. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains along the Chestnut Top Trail on May 6, 2015. Go to the Wild Yam detail page for more photos and information.
Wild Yam – Dioscorea villosa