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Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle Vine Lonicera sempervirens

Lonicera sempervirens | ©2014 David Allio

 

Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle Vine Lonicera sempervirens is a vigorous non-fragrant flower native to the southeastern United States.


camera: Nikon D60 lens: AF VR Nikkor Micro 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | exposure: f/8 – 1/60th – ISO 400

Rhododendron cumberlandense

Rhododendron cumberlandense | ©2014 David Allio

 

The Cumberland Azalea Rhododendron cumberlandense is found in a limited geographic area within the Appalachian Mountains. Locally called an Orange Honeysuckle, the shrub blooms in May at higher elevations.


camera: Nikon D3 lens: AF VR Nikkor Micro 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | exposure: f/16 – 1/200th – ISO 250

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Arisaema triphyllum

Arisaema triphyllum | ©2014 David Allio

 

 

Jack in the pulpit or Indian turnip Arisaema triphyllum is a perennial herb of the Araceae family. It typically blooms in March, April, and July in rich woods and bogs throughout most of Eastern North America. According to the USDA web site, Arisaema triphyllum is not currently considered threatened, vulnerable, or endangered.


Reference: Radford, Albert E, Harry E. Ahles, and C R. Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Print.


camera: Nikon D3
lens: AF VR Nikkor Micro 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
exposure: f/11 – 1/125th – ISO 3200

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