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Kentucky Color: Devil's Walkingstick

2025-10-25 - Great Wooded South - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "Devil's Walkingstick is named for its thorn-covered stem. Anyone, including me, who has ever reached out to grab it to help stabilize their steps at forest's edge is immediately treated to unfathomable, stabbing pain. The stab wounds can often cause discomfort for several days due to inflammation.

Once again, the most famous walking stick in the Great Wooded South not only assisted me in my journey but provided some sense of scale for the picture."
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