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Artifacts Found at Rockcliff Farm Provide a Glimpse into North Carolina Prehistory
Bertram Whittier Wells was an accomplished and influential ecologist and botanist, and an important advocate for studying plants as parts of natural communities. His book “The Natural Gardens of North Carolina”, published in 1932, is a classic work on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaic period, B W Wells, bifaces, Caraway projectile point, Guilford projectile point, Historic period, MacCorkle projection point, Mississippian period, North Carolina Prehistory, Randolph Projectile Point, Rockcliff Farm, Savannah River Stemmed projectile point, St. Albans projectile point, Woodland Period, Yadkin projectile point
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Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) Blooms at Rockcliff Farm
In early April, nearly one hundred Galearis spectabilis, the Showy Orchis, began to bud and bloom on a steep gorge within seventy five yards of the Wells house at Rockcliff Farm. The most remarkable part of this orchid irruption is that a blooming Galearis … Continue reading
The B. W. Wells Association Holds Its Annual Meeting September 18th at Rock Cliff Farm
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the B. W. Wells Association will be held at Rock Cliff Farm, B. W. Wells State Recreation Area, 1630 Bent Road, Wake Forest, North Carolina, on Sunday Afternoon, September 18, 2016, 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm, Rain … Continue reading
Fall Wildflowers on the Road to Rockcliff Farm
Rockcliff Farm is located over a mile and a half from the entrance to the B.W. Wells State Recreation Area at Falls Lake, North Carolina. Much of the area along the road to the farm is heavily wooded, but large open areas, … Continue reading
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Tagged Agalinis tenuifolia, Amanita muscaria var. persicina, B. W. Wells State Recreation Area, Chrysopsis mariana, Downy Lobelia, Eastern Silvery Aster, Falls Lake, Fly Agaric, Helianthus atrorubens, Lobelia puberula, Maryland Golden Aster, Purpledisk Sunflower, Rockcliff Farm, Slenderleaf False Foxglove, Symphyotrichum concolor
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Hiding in Plain Sight – The Dwarf Pawpaw – Asimina parviflora (Part 1)
The Dwarf Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) has a wide but scattered distribution throughout the dry, oak-hickory forests of the Falls Lake State Recreation Area, in the central Piedmont of North Carolina. At the B. W. Wells S.R.A., a small cluster of Dwarf Pawpaws … Continue reading
The Obscure Life of the Ground Bee (Andrena sp.)
Heritage Day at the B. W. Wells Rockcliff Farm is this coming Saturday, April 5th. The hundreds of visitors who park in the grassy lot and walk through the open field behind the Wells House will scarcely notice the enormous … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrena sp., Claytonia virginica, Falls Lake area, Ground Bees, Mining Bees, Rockcliff Farm, Spring Beauty
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Galax Discovered at Rockcliff Farm
Until October of last year (2013), Galax (Galax urceolata) had never been reported from the 26,ooo acres of woodlands in the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. Although it is a common plant in the mountains of North Carolina, Galax is uncommon … Continue reading
Eryngium prostratum and the November Lake Shore
November at the Falls Lake State Recreation Area has brought crystal clear, sunny days and cold nights, with several hard freezes. The smaller plants along the lake shore, especially in protected inlets, are in a final blooming period before entering … Continue reading
On the Road with Rhynchosia tomentosa
Rhynchosia tomentosa , the Twining Snoutbean, is a summer-blooming, native wildflower in the bean family, the Fabaceae. In the Falls Lake area it is most often seen along roadsides and in power lines. There is an extensive colony of R. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fabaceae, Glycine max, Rhynchosia tomentosa, Rockcliff Farm, Soybean, Twining Snoutbean
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Symplocos tinctoria (Sweetleaf) on the Zeagle’s Rock Trail
Symplocos tinctoria (Sweetleaf, Horsesugar) is a large semi-evergreen shrub that is rare in the Piedmont of North Carolina, but common on the Coastal Plain. It occurs occasionally in the Falls Lake area and at Rockcliff Farm. Small numbers can be … Continue reading
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