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Green Swamp
Preserve
Wilmington
Carolina Beach
Winnabow
Bolivia
Boiling Spring Lakes
Bald Head
Island
Above: The preserve in Brunswick County is called a
swamp but it’s actually a pocosin — a wetland with
sandy peat soil. The only area of standing water is a
borrow pit dug out by man. Far left: A butterfly extracts
pollen from a ladies tress, a variety of wild orchid.
Left: Longleaf pine. Below, left to right: Carolina grass
of Parnassus, meadow beauty, pixie moss, yellow
pitcher plant in bloom, sundews, ladies tresses.
Wrightsville
Beach
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ALLISON POTTER
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ALLISON POTTER
