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Spring & Early Summer 2020 (ES)
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May 18, 2020:

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Pitcher plant flower


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This was the most floriferous clump of Green Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia oreophila) I saw today.
For some reason, the other clumps had fewer flowers than usual...



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A nice pair...


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Flowers were at peak, although not as many blooms as recent years.



June 10, 2020:

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Colicroot   (Aletris farinosa)


Utricularia
Horned Bladderwort   (Utricularia cornuta)


Utricularia
Bladderwort
Like the pitcher plants, there were fewer blooms than last year...



Pipewort
Ten-angled Pipewort   (Eriocaulon decangulare)


Pitchers
Pitcher plants


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Pitcher flowers



June 27, 2020:

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Rice Button Aster, aka Bushy Aster   (Symphyotrichum dumosum)


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Bog Candles   (Lysimachia terrestris)


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Flower of Spoonleaf Sundew (Drosera intermedia)


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Most of the Sundews were still in bud...


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Cross-Leaf Milkwort (Polygala cruciata), just starting to bloom


Pipewort
Ten-angled Pipewort, aka Hatpins   (Eriocaulon decangulare)


Woodland_Flax
Woodland Flax   (Linum virginianum)


Rhexia
Virginia Meadow Beauty   (Rhexia virginica)


Utricularia
Looking down on a trio of Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) flowers


Eupatorium
One of the Eupatorium species...


Swamp_Rose
Swamp Rose   (Rosa palustris)


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Sarracenia flower, going to seed...


Wild_Indigo
Wild Indigo   (Baptisia tinctoria)



July 28, 2020:

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Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses   (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis)
These are one of the smaller Spiranthes species found in this region...



Sabatia
Slender Marsh Pink   (Sabatia campanulata)


Horned_Bladderwort
There were still a (very) few Bladderworts in bloom.


Polygala
Cross-Leaf Milkwort



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