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Spring 2016
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Red-Ring_Milkweed
White Milkweed, aka Redring Milkweed   (Asclepias variegata)


Beardtongue
Eastern Gray Beardtongue   (Penstemon canescens)


Salvia
Blue Nettle-leaf Salvia   (Salvia urticifolia)


Leather_Flower
Leather-flower, aka Vase Vine   (Clematis viorna)


Phlox
Carolina Phlox   (Phlox carolina)


Sundew
Round-leafed Sundew   (Drosera rotundifolia)


Goats_Rue
Goat's Rue   (Tephrosia virginiana)


Leatherflower-Mayweed
Leather-flower over Mayweed   (Anthemis cotula)




Twayblade_Orchid
Lily-leaved Twayblade Orchid   (Liparis liliifolia) - May 16
Just beginning to bloom...



Lily_Twayblade
6 days later - May 22


Lily_Twayblade
12 days later - June 3


Lily_Twayblade
Flower detail




Fritillary-Clasping_Milkweed
Clasping Milkweed, aka Blunt-leaved Milkweed   (Asclepias amplexicaulis)


Wild_Bergamot
Wild Bergamot   (Monarda fistulosa)


Fritillary_Milkweed

Great Spangled Fritillary   (Speyeria cybele)
on Butterflyweed Milkweed   (Asclepias tuberosa)


Fritillary_Milkweed




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