Weekly Wildflowers – Hamilton House, South Berwick, ME
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Bittersweet Nightshade
Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara Other names: bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, or woody nightshade Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) Range: It grows in all types of terrain with a preference for wetlands and the understory of riparian
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Beach Pea
Beach Pea Lathyrus japonicus Other names: Sea Pea, Circumpolar Pea, Sea Vetchling Family: Fabaceae Range: Native to temperate coastal areas of Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Native: Native Native Habitat: Sand and gravel beaches Bloom Time: June to August Notes: The flowers are purple, and turn bluer as they age. The native range
Weekly Wildflowers – Saco Heath Preserve, Saco, ME
Today’s walk was brought to us by my FIL’s Downeast Magazine collection, which I was paging through last weekend. I had seen something about Saco Heath before (I am a Nature Conservancy member), but had forgotten. Sadly, we missed what appears to be a rather spectacular Rhodura bloom, but there was plenty of sheep
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Canada Mayflower
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense Other names: Canadian may-lily, Canada mayflower, false lily-of-the-valley, Canadian lily-of-the-valley, wild lily-of-the-valley, Two-leaved Solomonseal Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher’s Broom Family) Range: From the Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and also in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Native: Native Native Habitat: Forest understory plant
Weekly Wildflowers – Forest
Locations:Sebago Lake State Park, Casco, MECoastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, MEGilsland Farm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth, MEAndroscoggin Riverlands State Park, Turner, ME
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