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May - August 2015 Wildflowers at our cabin Last of the Spring Ephemerals & some Summer Blooms |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2015) |
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May - August 2015 Wildflowers at our cabin Last of the Spring Ephemerals & some Summer Blooms |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2015) |
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Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana) |
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| Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi), starting to look its age... |
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| Putty-root Orchid, aka Adam & Eve Orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) |
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| Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens) in habitat |
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| Downy Rattlesnake Plantain buds |
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| Despite the common name, this is not a plantain, but an orchid... |
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| Basal leaves |
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| Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) - pink form |
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| Indian Pipes |
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| White Bergamot, aka Basil Balm (Monarda clinopodia) |
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Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) |
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| Downy Rattlesnake Plantain in full bloom |
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| This fading orchid, in soft evening light, exhibits more color than the usual white flowers. |
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| Thimbleweed, aka Tall Anemone (Anemone virginiana) |
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| You can tell from the seed pod how Thimbleweed got its common name. |
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| Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) |
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| Orchid flower detail |
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| Cranefly Orchid |
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| Pinesap, aka False Beechdrops, in habitat (Hypopitys monotropa, formerly Monotropa hypopitys or Monotropa hypopithys) |
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| Pinesap This plant, which contains no chlorophyll, is a saprophyte that obtains its nutrients from tree roots via a fungal intermediary. It is related to Indian Pipe (see above, this page). |
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| Pinesap, showing fruit capsules emerging from flowers. |
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| A new Pinesap emerging |