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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Woodland Forget-Me-Not, Myosotis sylvatica

Weekly Wildflowers – Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath, ME

It’s definitely been slow this year. This is the weekend I usually take an extra day off for to make sure I can visit as many woodland wildflower sites as possible, and today’s choices closer to home were not as far along as they could have been. This sanctuary is on the ocean in the

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Round Lobed Hepatica, Anemone americana

Spring Preview – Lubberland Creek Preserve, Newmarket, NH

This preserve was an accidental find. We were trying to visit the hepatica at the Adams Point WMA, and missed the turnoff. We realized our mistake and decided to turn around just as this Nature Conservancy preserve came into view. We were on the way south, so didn’t have unlimited time, so chose the Jeff’s

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