Weekly Wildflowers – Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME

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Winterberry, Ilex verticillata, Aquifoliaceae
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Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastraceae
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Carrion Flower, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilacaceae
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Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, Apocynaceae
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Winterberry, Ilex verticillata, Aquifoliaceae
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Swamp Rose, Rosa palustris, Rosaceae
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Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, Fabaceae
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Canada Mayflower, Maianthemum canadense, Ruscaceae
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Bayberry, Morella pensylvanica, Myricaceae
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Hawkweed, Hieracium sp., Asteraceae

This was a bit later than I expected for my last post of the season (heck, I’m a week out from taking these pictures), but life in October got in the way of my wildflowers wanderings. So this is pretty berry heavy, but it’s still showing life out there for the end of the season. Since we didn’t get a frost here on the coast until last week, I probably missed some flowers in the past month, but things were generally pretty quiet between my last September post and this post. Now to look forward to next Spring.