The City of Hendersonville Oklawaha Greenway Pollinator Site
A Tour of Pollinators and their Habitats
About 80% of all flowering plants and over three-quarters of the staple crop plants that feed humankind rely on animal pollinators (U.S. Forest Service, 2020)
Pollinators (Birds, Butterflies, Bees, Ants, Moths, Wasps, and more) visit flowers in search of food, mates, shelter and nest-building materials. In a mutualistic exchange they transfer pollen from site to site, pollinating each flower as they move.
Seeding Areas and Terminology
Highland and Lowland Species:
Each species requires a different environment to flourish. Lowland species have developed to enjoy wetter environments and work with other species such as trees or bushes. Highland species have developed to enjoy drier, higher areas. This is why these species were seeded on mounds around the pollinator site.
Wetlands and Riparian Buffers:
Hendersonville has many swampy, wetland ecosystems. The City's Oklawaha Greenway is located along one of these lowland/wetland areas. This is why a wetland and riparian buffer mix were used in areas.
A Riparian Buffer is a vegetated area near a stream or river that protects the bank from erosion or other land uses in the area that could impact the health of the stream.
SITE MAP
The City of Hendersonville's Pollinator Site on the Oklawaha (Ochlawaha) Greenway contains Highland, Lowland, and Wetland areas.
PREDOMINANT SPECIES:
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
LITTLE BLUESTEM
BLACKEYED SUSAN
DEERTONGUE
BUTTERFLY AND HUMMINGBIRD MIX
NC MOUNTAIN UPLAND MIX
MESIC TO DRY NATIVE POLLINATOR MIX
Floodplain Mix
WETLAND MEADOW MIX
RIPARIAN BUFFER MIX
Interested in What You Can Do?
Sources:
Special Thanks to Ernst Seeds for supplying seeds and pictures
Many Thanks to Byron Hamstead, Bryan Tompkins, and The Fish and Wildlife Service
