The Umstead Coalition "Dedicated to the appreciation, use, and preservation of the William B. Umstead State Park and the Richland Creek natural area."   Join Us Membership & Donations Volunteer
	Register for The Umstead Coalition email updates About Us Home Contacts History of the Coalition Site Search FAQ 2007 Walk/Run for Umstead - April 21 News Alerts Newsletter About the Park Park History Stories in Stone Park Ecology Trail Map Getting Involved Outings Streamwatch Park Service Park Information Contacts Mail: The Umstead Coalition; P.O. Box 10654; Raleigh, NC 27605-0654 Hotline (919) 852-2268	Park Ecology Spring Wildflower brochure (Available in the Visitor Center- Suggested donation $1) Japanese Stilt Grass brochure (pdf format) 500K Japanese Stilt Grass is a persistent invasive plant choking major sections of Umstead State park. The Coalition has brochures available at the Visitor Center and at the Celebration for Umstead. If you have wildflower sightings, photos of animals, or wish to donate other photos please contact the Umstead Coalition and we will consider adding them to the website. We are most interested in species that aren't already represented here. Wildflowers & Plants   (Click on the photo to open a larger imge) Name Location of Photo Date of Photo Blooming Season   Buttercups lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 5/08/2002 March-June   Butterfly Pea Sycamore Creek Trail, trail-head parking lot. 8/01/2002 June-August   Carolina Elephantsfoot Potts Branch Trail 8/01/2002 June-September   Carolina Horse Nettle Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 5/29/2002 May-July   Carolina Wild Petunia Field off upper half of Sycamore Creek Trail 6/24/2002 June-September   Common Blue Violet Company Mill Trail along Crabtree Creek 3/25/2003 March-July   Devil's Bit Potts Branch Trail 5/24/2002 April-June   Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Upper half of Sycamore Creek Trail 7/03/2002 June-August   Green & Gold Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 5/06/2002 March-July   Heal All Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail along Sycamore Creek 6/08/2002 May-September   Maryland Meadow Beauty Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 6/30/2002 May-September   Purple Mushrooms Sal's Branch Trail behind Visitor Center 8/04/2002 NA   Round-lobed Hepatica Company Mill Trail along Sycamore Creek 4/03/2003 February-April   Salmon Colored Mushroom Potts Branch Trail 7/26/2002 NA   Skull Cap Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 5/27/2002 May-July   Spotted St. John's Wort Potts Branch Trail 8/01/2002 June-August   Spring Beauties Company Mill Trail along Crabtree Creek 3/23/2003 March-April   Spring Beauty Company Mill Trail along Crabtree Creek 3/23/2003 March-April   St. Andrew's Cross Potts Branch Trail 7/31/2002 June-September   Star Chickweed/Great Chickweed Loblolly Trail 4/04/2003 April-June   Star Chickweeds/Great Chickweeds Company Mill Trail along Sycamore Creek 4/04/2003 April-June   Sundrops Lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail 5/08/2002 May-August Windflower/Rue Anemone Company Mill Trail along Sycamore Creek 4/02/2003 March-May Animals     Name Location of Photo Date of Photo     American Toad lower half of Sycamore Creek Trail, along Sycamore Creek 6/22/2002     Eastern Box Tturtle Sals Branch Trail 6/29/2002     Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Company Mill Trail just below the dam on Crabtree Creek 4/03/2003 March through October   Pickerel Frog Potts Branch Trail 7/02/2002     Yellowbellied slider Near Bridle Path Parking Lot 5/30/2002               A special thanks to David Feltus for supplying these wonderful photos. Feel free to download for personal use only. Any commercial use of course requires permission from David. rev. 2/7/06