September 10, 2019:
I visited the local Seeps to see how the early fall wildflowers were coming along. I figured I was likely a bit too early, and I was correct. Of the two Grass of Parnassus species, only a handful of P. asarifolia were blooming, and all the P. grandifolia were still in bud. The various Gentians there were also still a ways from flowering.
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Kidneyleaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia).
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Kidneyleaf Grass of Parnassus
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Nodding Ladies' Tresses orchid (Spiranthes cernua)
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Southern Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum)
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Southern Monkshood
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I thought I had found a new (to me) plant in flower...
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...but it turned out to be the seed pods of Vasevine, aka Leatherflower (Clematis viorna)
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Seed pods of Vase-vine, aka Leather Flower
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
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Purple Gerardia (Agalinis purpurea)
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Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia)
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Blueflower Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
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Velvet Bushclover (Lespedeza stuevei)
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Rough Buttonweed (Hexasepalum teres, was Diodia teres)
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One of the Tick Trefoils (Desmodium sp.)
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Seed pods of Broadleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
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Southern Lobelia (Lobelia amoena)
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October Work Day:
Despite several folks canceling, which resulted in a smaller work crew than we needed, we
still put a dent in the tall woody growth encroaching/growing on these mountain seeps.
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A small group, due to some cancellations, but hard workers!
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Large-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia) was still flowering, although past its peak bloom.
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Large-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia)
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Kidney-leaf Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia)
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Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)
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More Soapwort Gentian
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Nodding Ladies' Tresses orchid (Spiranthes cernua)
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Meadow Spikemoss (Selaginella apoda)
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Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus)
(tentative ID)
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