1 - June 2018
Jess R. and I made an early summer visit, but we were a little early for what
we were hoping to see in bloom. Still, we found a few interesting things...
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Leatherflower, aka Vasevine (Clematis viorna)
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Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
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Sloping glade on west side of the barrens
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Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica)
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Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
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2 - Early July 2018
I stopped by the Barrens to check on the Whorled Milkweeds and Blazing Stars...
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The Milkweeds were just starting to bloom
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Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
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The tall stalks of the Blazing Stars were still in bud...
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Grasshopper molting - something you don't see everyday!
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3 - Two weeks later...
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Blazing Stars (Liatris spicata)
Flowers were starting to bloom, but it began to pour just when I arrived...
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4 - Four days later...
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Blazing Stars
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A somewhat raggedy Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on Liatris
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Whorled Milkweeds were now in full bloom
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Blazing Star
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
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Rosepink (Sabatia angularis)
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Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
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Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo)
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Heal-all, aka Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
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