Angus K. Gholson, Jr. Nature Park

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Angus K. Gholson, Jr. Nature Park Named after local botanist Angus K. Gholson, Jr. and located in Chattahoochee, FL.

01/14/2026

this site is now dead since effing FB made our shared website a business. yeah right. so sorry for all that found this public park and slowly made learning a business....

Or not - I simply hate stopping in also..

2025-10 Leonotis nepetifolia found by Bob. This non-native w**d is a goner now -- one more species to eradicate at Angus...
10/22/2025

2025-10 Leonotis nepetifolia found by Bob. This non-native w**d is a goner now -- one more species to eradicate at Angus Gholson Nature Park in Chattahoochee..
The powerlines typically have the most wildflowers at this time but mowing in late August ended that. There are remnants of what was expected now - and the trails always show something new. § Scott

Lots of wildflowers all thru the park. It's lovely it got mowed under the Powerlines that split the park in half. Too ba...
10/03/2025

Lots of wildflowers all thru the park. It's lovely it got mowed under the Powerlines that split the park in half. Too bad for the native plants that were close to flowering. The unusual Agalinis plukenetii that covered wide places down the slope is left to a few spots the mower could not reach.
Anyways - great day all by myself wandering for hours ±± Scott

From Bob who worked on the nearby River Junction limestone glade yesterday. The first photo is Agave virginica with red ...
07/22/2025

From Bob who worked on the nearby River Junction limestone glade yesterday. The first photo is Agave virginica with red variation on leaves. Looks like a disease or even a lichen but -- quoting Bob's msg: "Floyd researched the Agave and saw descriptions of the variegation as fairly common."

2nd photo, and again quoting: "Also removing Philippine Lily from River Junction Glade. Important to dig under and secure bulbs to keep them from dropping bulbets. Another invasive that propagates both vegetatively and with copious seeds."

Hey Scott here - I've not been over to AGNP in a month or so but Bob and Leigh continue efforts at pulling invasive plan...
07/21/2025

Hey Scott here - I've not been over to AGNP in a month or so but Bob and Leigh continue efforts at pulling invasive plants. The joy of being there is - you are deep in places Angus Gholson trod for years and what an amazing life of discovery - and why we continue year after year to restore.

You also get to botanize and spot the special plants.

Post today is a plant that looks like a tall grass thus the name Stenanthium gramineum - the species meaning grasslike. I know the botanical names are odd but go with the flow... Spend enuff time reading and it makes sense. Botanical Latin .... there's a wonderful book for that.

Bob shared the current flowering photo.
Diana shared the second photo from July 2021 with Diana Floyd me in back and Loran. Closer look & I saw snips and specimen destined to FSU Herbarium and guessed it was a saver.

3rd photo is the specimen Loran is holding in his hand and processed at FSU Herbarium. One that I probably filed in the cabinets and gave a kind Hurrah. Interesting searching the database online and seeing the other 20 Gadsden County specimens filed at FSU Herbarium. The earliest is 7-15-72 by Godfrey but early specimens have exact location hidden.
Angus Gholson has several - 1 in April 1984 (ref a nearby Gadsden cave) - then 6 in June&July (looking for flower?) and 2 more w Godfrey in Nature Park 7-28-84.

I especially love the opportunity I had to volunteer at FSU Herbarium and learn what Loran was doing and those before him. The plants may be dead but the lives ring true.

Scott here - wonderful day at AGNP. 2 hours going down middle Ridge Tail and back up Stream. Mostly wanted to see the Eu...
06/15/2025

Scott here - wonderful day at AGNP. 2 hours going down middle Ridge Tail and back up Stream. Mostly wanted to see the Euphorbs and know the diffs. Alas - so many photos and those we're the worst as I decipher..
In order from parking ... Magnolia cone, Arrow-wood, cool spider and Lonicera where I love seeing how opposite leaves bend to sun to sustain the plant as the seeds mature.

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Chattahoochee, FL

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