Devil’s Beggar-Ticks, Bidens frondosa , Asteraceae Silverrod, Solidago bicolor , Asteraceae Bittersweet Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara , Solanaceae Spotted Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Balsaminaceae Gray Dogwood, Swida racemosa, Cornaceae Autumn Olive, Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnaceae Closed Gentian, Gentiana clausa , Gentianaceae Virgin’s Bower, Clematis virginiana , Ranunculaceae Silky Dogwood, Swida amomum , Cornaceae Dotted Smartweed, Persicaria punctata , Polygonaceae Fall Sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale, Asteraceae Pinkweed, Persicaria pensylvanica , Polygonaceae Northern Beggar-Ticks, Bidens hyperborea , Asteraceae Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Campanulaceae Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eutrochium maculatum , Asteraceae Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Campanulaceae Common Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum , Asteraceae New York Aster, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii , Asteraceae Wild Mint, Mentha canadensis , Lamiaceae Dwarf St Johns Wort, Hypericum mutilum, Hypericaceae Common Wormwood, Artemisia vulgaris, Asteraceae Carrion Flower, Smilax herbacea, Smilacaceae Nannyberry, Viburnum lentago, Adoxaceae Winterberry, Ilex verticillata , Aquifoliaceae Common Barnyard Grass, Echinochloa crus-galli, Poaceae
We hit here at a very high tide (it was a new moon yesterday), but I finally remembered to bring the correct footwear, so quite a few pictures were taken on a nice wade. While the Kennebec is tidal, this is far enough upstream that it’s no longer at all brackish, so the water was quite pleasantly warm.
