Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia

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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Wooly Beach Heather, Hudsonia tomentosa

Weekly Wildflowers – Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, ME

Not going to lie, this visit was a little disappointing. Since the last time we visited Popham Beach, the area has come out the worse for the wear from a number of coastal storms. The current in the area has altered, which actually caused a quick sand incident last year. (To the great bemusement of

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Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa

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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Goldthread, Coptis trifolia

Weekly Wildflowers – Wolfes Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, ME

This is apparently the year of the Goldthread – it was all over both sites I visited this weekend, as well as my local walk last weekend. It does like it a little damp, and we’ve definitely been providing those conditions this week. As you can see, things are quite behind. We’re having our first

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