2011 spring wildflower thread

[Elizabeth]

From Carter Dome and Carter Moriah Trails



03. Rose Twisted Stalk (Streptopus roseus) fruits by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Rose Twisted Stalk, and its relative


04. Twisted Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) fruits by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Twisted Stalk


06. Mountain Ash (Pyrus americana) fruits by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Mountain Ash, I believe
NOT! Probably = red elderberry



12. Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Is this Large-leaved Goldenrod?

 

[Jason Berard]

ragged fringed orchid?

spring peeper

 

[Jimmy Legs and Little D]

Spotted Touch Me Not and Wild Senna

Spotted Touch Me Not

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Wild Senna

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Mike

 

[arghman]

06. Mountain Ash (Pyrus americana) fruits by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Mountain Ash, I believe

It's elderberry (Sambucus sp.), probably Sambucus racemosa (red-berried elder) since the berries are red, vs. Sambucus nigra (purplish-black)

12. Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) by Elizabeth W.K., on Flickr
Is this Large-leaved Goldenrod?

probably, but not sure, you need basal leaves for certain. (which are large = a few inches wide) The wand-shaped stalk (no branch-shaped flower clusters) is good, so is the upper leaf shape, so is the habitat.

 

[arghman]

Wild Senna

nice -- it's rare in all the New England states & I've never seen it.

 

[Jimmy Legs and Little D]

Crows Foot

Fan Clubmoss (Lycopodiujm digitatum) aka: Crows Foot

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[Jimmy Legs and Little D]

Crown Vetch, Black Eye Susan, Aster

Crown Vetch

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Black Eye Susan

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Aster

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Mike

 

[arghman]

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Looks like it might be Eurybia spectabilis (showy aster) -- bracts on the back side of the flower head are diagnostic for asters

(this pic taken in southeast MA)

 

[Elizabeth]

It's elderberry (Sambucus sp.), probably Sambucus racemosa (red-berried elder) since the berries are red, vs. Sambucus nigra (purplish-black)

probably, but not sure, you need basal leaves for certain. (which are large = a few inches wide) The wand-shaped stalk (no branch-shaped flower clusters) is good, so is the upper leaf shape, so is the habitat.

Thanks, as always, for your corrections. I thought perhaps the leaves were wrong for the berries to be Mountain Ash. Mostly black elderberry I have seen has a flatter-shaped umbel, so I'd go with red also (not unripe black).


Next time I see some of the same goldenrods, I'll look more closely at the basal leaves.

 

[nartreb]

Syrphid fly, on Spirea (meadowsweet / steeplebush), on Agony Ridge.

The fly kept crawling around to the far side of the flower, so my assistant intervened.

 

[JohnL]

Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis

There were numerous feeding frenzies around the wildflowers today. Every group of Joe-Pye Weed I saw had a swarm of insects around it. Even the crowd around the Monkeyflower below forced me to wait in line to get a clear shot at the flower. The bee/fly that you see crawled completely inside the flower, wiggled around inside and about 10 seconds later emerged with a nice dusting.

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum

Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens

JohnL

 

[bikehikeskifish]

Harebell (Thanks, KDT), in Huntington Ravine, 7/31/2010

Just a handful of flowers yesterday. I don't recall nor could search find any of these posted this year.

Tim

 

[arghman]

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[J&J]

Seen in the last ten days, all in the Whites........

Silverling

One last remaining Cloudberry holding onto its bloom

Most of the Cloudberry have gone to berry. Even the berries are starting to go by.

Sundew getting ready to bloom

Sundew

Pinesap

Pinesap again.

Bullhead Lily

Squawroot gone to seed

Pipsissewa

 

[arghman]

Rhexia virginica (abundant at a pondshore near my house)

 

[JCE]

I've tried to look on-line, through this and past year's VFTT flowers thread and in Wildflower books - I can't find out what this is - any help appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[arghman]

I've tried to look on-line, through this and past year's VFTT flowers thread and in Wildflower books - I can't find out what this is - any help appreciated.

Nemopanthus mucronatus (mountain holly)

 

[JCE]

Thank you!!!

Very much appreciated.

/JCE

 

[JohnL]

I came across several bogs near Nancy Pond which were loaded with Pitcher Plants. It was one of the buggiest paces I can remember while photographing wildflowers but I guess that's why the Pitcher Plants have set up camp there.
Northern Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpurea

Bog Aster Aster nemoralis I found these along a stream bed and several other patches in the bogs.

False Violet Dalibarda repens aka Robin-run-away; Dewdrop

JohnL

 

[RickB.]

New wildflower(s) for me. Smooth False Foxglove.
In the same area, a steep, south-facing hillside in the Belknaps, there were also many Fern-leaved False Foxglove.
Taken 8-8-11.