Photo journey through Uwharries hardwood forests

Photos by Ruth Ann Grissom

Related article: The abundant diversity of the hardwood forest

Beech and mayapples
Beech and mayapples
Winter trees
Winter trees
Winter trees
Winter trees
Trillium among mayapples
Trillium among mayapples
Sweet bubby
Sweet bubby
Sourwood
Sourwood
Rocky forest
Rocky forest
Rattlesnake orchid, also called rattlesnake plantain
Rattlesnake orchid, also called rattlesnake plantain
Poplars in diverse understory
Poplars in diverse understory
Painted buckeyes dominate shrub layer
Painted buckeyes dominate shrub layer
Pawpaws
Pawpaws
Painted buckeye
Painted buckeye
Mayapple, trillium, geranium, chickweed and larkspur
Mayapple, trillium, geranium, chickweed and larkspur
Chestnut oak with snag
Chestnut oak with snag
Geranium
Geranium
Hickory among beech and mountain laurel
Hickory among beech and mountain laurel
Chestnut oak leaf
Chestnut oak leaf
Blueberry patch
Blueberry patch
Blueberry
Blueberry
Bladdernut
Bladdernut
Amorpha, or Piedmont indigo-bush
Amorpha, or Piedmont indigo-bush
Beech, hickory, oak and mountain laurel
Beech, hickory, oak and mountain laurel
Alumroot
Alumroot