Weekly Wildflowers – Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, ME
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Weekly Wildflowers – Bijhouwer Forest Preserve, Phippsburg, ME
This preserve was an interesting find. It’s got one of the northernmost stands of mountain laurel in New England, which was the main reason we decided to stop by. But the geological features are just as interesting. There are a fair number of glacial erratics, but the coolest feature is the Hundred Foot Rock, which
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Orange King Devil
Orange King Devil Pilosella aurantiaca Other names: orange hawkweed, fox-and-cubs, tawny hawkweed, devil’s paintbrush, grim-the-collier Family: Asteraceae Further Classification (Asteraceae only) Range: Southern Canada and New England south to the mid-Atlantic states and west through the Great Lakes region to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Native: Introduced (Invasive) Native Habitat: Native to alpine regions of
Weekly Wildflowers – Browning Mill Pond, Arcadia Management Area, Exeter, RI
What a lovely walk! We came for the troll, but did the entire pond loop, and found so many cool wildflowers. Definitely worth the drive.
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Indian Cucumber Root
Indian Cucumber Root Medeola virginiana Other names: Indian Cucumber, Cucumber Root Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family) Range: Eastern North America Native: Native Native Habitat: Woodland understories Bloom Time: May to June Notes: The common name for this plant comes from the cucumber flavored root, which was foraged by Native Americans. (It’s no longer recommended for foraging
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Weekly Wildflowers – Ferry Beach State Park, Saco, ME
This is the first time we’ve ever looked for spring flowers at Ferry Beach, and I was very impressed how far the starflower and Canada mayflower got into the sand dunes. The two pictures of those flowers with the pine needle flower are in the pitch pine back section of the dunes, along with the
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