Palmetto Trail - Fort Jackson Area - Midlands of SC

This area is close to home - about 3 miles - so I visit it often. The part of it I hike is in the Xeric Sandhills which runs through the midlands and Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve. Basically the same types of flora is found in both - Long-leaf Pine, Turkey Oak, Sassafras, Sandhill Post Oak, Sandhill Rosemary, Sand Myrtle, Sparkleberry, Deerberry, Rayner's Blueberry, various Grassleaf Golden-asters (pityopsis), various St Johnswort (Hypericum hypericoides, H. Lloydii, H. gentianoides), Southern Oak-leech, Wireplant and Sandhills Gerardia. I'm finding a type of Hawthorn in both which will be added. If anyone can tell from the picture which type of Hawthorn it is I'd be grateful. The glands are black tipped. I'm thinking crataegus uniflora. Saw a few others on the hike yesterday also.

Posted on 25 June, 2016 13:54 by toadshade