2008-04-20 Helonias bullata and Trillium species in upstate SC Photo Gallery by Jim Fowler at pbase.com

2008-04-20 Helonias bullata and Trillium species in upstate SC

2008-04-20 Day trip to photograph the rare, Helonias bullata (swamp pink) in its southernmost location in upstate South Carolina. Also, we photographed five species of Trillium at various locations. Along with me were Walter Ezell and Eric Lamont.

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Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata
Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Helonias bullata	Trillium catesbaei - possibly a hybrid with T. grandiflorum
Trillium catesbaei - possibly a hybrid with T. grandiflorum	Trillium catesbaei	Trillium catesbaei	Trillium catesbaei	Trillium discolor
Trillium discolor	Trillium discolor	Trillium discolor	Trillium discolor	Trillium grandiflorum - neat color streaks due to ageing
Trillium grandiflorum - with color streaks	Trillium grandiflorum lit from behind	Trillium grandiflorum aged to a rosy pink	Trillium simile - some say this is T. erectum	Trillium simile - looking more like T. simile should
Trillium simile - recurved petals like T. vaseyi	Trillium vaseyi - normally nodding, propped up on leaves	Trillium vaseyi - flower propped up on leaves	Trillium vaseyi - from rear, propped up on leaves	Trillium vaseyi - in normal nodding "mode" - note tiny snail on sepal
Eric standing on ledge .5 miles from tallest waterfall east of the Rocky Mtns. - Whitewater Falls, NC

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