1 - Late August, 2024
When we were here in July, we had seen an unknown Liatris species. I hoped to catch it in bloom but it was still several weeks too early.
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Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
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Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
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Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
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Devil's Bit, aka Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum) I wanted to see if I could refind this plant that that I found blooming in June.
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Julie Duncan and I found this lone Gentian here in July. I was hoping it would be in bloom by now, but it still has a ways to go.
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Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) These started blooming here in Mid July; they are over 5 feet tall.
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Liatris spicata - closer view of the flowers.
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Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
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This Silphium was over 8 feet tall!
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I was surprised to still see fresh Crane-fly Orchids (Tipularia discolor)
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Upper portion of another Liatris species, still in bud. We are thinking these are either L. scariosa or L. squarrulosa.
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Upper-mid section of the other Liatris species... Will have to return in a few weeks to catch these in flower...
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Base of the other Liatris species... Either L. scariosa or L. squarrulosa.
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2 - Early September, 2024
Two and a half weeks later I was back, hoping to find the Liatris and the Gentiana in bloom.
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Yay, the Liatris is blooming! We (Richard Ware & Tom Govus) decided that these were Savanna Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa).
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Emerging florets
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Savanna Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)
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A couple of photos of the buds, for ID purposes
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Liatris - opening buds
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Savanna Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)
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The "finally blooming" gentian turned out to be Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa)
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While not rare, I think this is the first time I have photographed this species.
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Gentiana villosa
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Several photos included, from various angles
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Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa)
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This single plant was the only one I could find here.
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Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
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Bush Clover (Lespedeza sp.)
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Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis
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