Sunday, April 14, 2013

West Point on the Eno (Durham, NC)

West Point on the Eno (Durham, NC) -- Mid-Spring Flora, Basking Snakes, and Unidentified Crayfish

Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea): found in the bottomlands near Sennett's Hole;
weedy, invasive ground cover from Europe; toxic to cattle and horses, but used medicinally. 

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea): found in the bottomlands near Sennett's Hole

Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica): found in the bottomlands near Sennett's Hole

Early saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiensis) -back of flower head, found near "turtle rock" of rocky bluffs at West Point on the Eno

Early saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiensis) -with distinctive basal leaves, found near "turtle rock" of rocky bluffs at West Point on the Eno

Northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon): adjacent to the mill wheel at West Point on the Eno

Queen snake (Regina septemvittata): adjacent to the mill wheel at West Point on the Eno

Crayfish, spp. unknown: Warren Creek
for more information on North Carolina crayfish species, please visit: http://216.27.39.101/wildlife_species_con/nccrayfishes/nc_crayfishes.html

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