Thursday, July 3, 2014
Dabney S. Lancaster Community
College
Clifton Forge, Virginia
Group photo at Greenbrier State Forest.
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Striking camp.
The open glade at the Cranberry Glades.
Hummingbird at the feeders, Cranberry Mountain Nature Center.
The Cranberry Glades are noted for their insectivorous plants.
The tiny sundew traps insects on its sticky surface.
The pitcher plant has unique flowers above the pitchers that capture insects.
The pitchers at the base of the plant.
Here you can see the hairs that make it difficult for an insect to walk out of the pitcher.
The Cranberry Glades are also noted for the variety of wildflowers in the area.
The namesake of the area: the tiny bog cranberry in bloom.
Bee Balm (or Oswego Tea) is a showy red flower.
Cotton Grass
Some flowers are green, as in these False Hellebore flowers.