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We take a look at the closing mechanism on the Venus fly trap leaf.
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We find dwarf azaleas in this sweet smelling area. We also see the Blackjack Oak, Sundew, the grass stage of the Long Leaf Pine, and Fleabane all along the road.
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Longleaf Pine Forest - We see a recent controlled burning. Bracken and Cinnamon ferns grow here. We also see Hooded Pitcher Plants and Wild Indigo.
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Along the Road - NatureScenes hosts follow the road and come upon a Copperhead snake.
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Osmunda cinnamomea • Taller fronds in clumps • Ferns have underground stems, rhizomes, which ensure regrowth after fire • Has rusty-woolly stalks • Grows in wet, low thickets • In the center of the...
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Pteridium aquilinum • True terrestrial fern • Forms thickets in full sun • Grows to 3 feet tall • 3 triangular fronds originate from single place • Long subterranean rhizomes spread quickly • Abundant...
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Melanerpes erythrocephalus Strikingly colored with entire head red Blue-black wings and tail with white below Immature bird resembles adult except for gray head Fond of groves of dead or dying trees...
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Bufo quercicus • Smallest toad in North America - 1.9 - 3.3 cm (0.75 - 1.25 inches) • White to orange stripe down middle of back • 4 - 5 pairs of dark blotches on back • Cranial crests not apparent •...
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Tom Falvey, Director of Education, and Jugnu Verma, Observatory Educator, from the South Carolina State Museum, provide useful information, such as, the best time to view and safely viewing, and...
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The Huntingtons wanted to really preserve the complexity of Brookgreen, what they saw here in the early 1930s, for their generation and for future generations. That continues to be the mission. They...