June 2013 archive

Field Bindweed

Field Bindweed [Convolvulus arvensis] found near The Clam Bar in North Syracuse, New York on 30 June 2013. It’s a member of the Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 324-325, states that it’s found in summer and fall in fields and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: Convolvulus arvensis

Common St. Johnswort

Common St. Johnswort [Hypericum perforatum] photographed by Don Sinclair at his farm in Chatham, Ontario on 30 June 2013. It’s a member of theMangosteen (Clusiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 268-267, says that it blooms in summer and fall grows, commonly found in fields and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HYPE

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Birdsfoot Trefoil [Lotus corniculatus] is a member of the Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) family and these photos were taken on Campbell Road, Trout Lake on 29 June 2013. Newcomb’s Wildlower Guide, pages 66-67, says it blooms in summer and that it’s “a low, cloverlike plant of fields and roadsides.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LOCO6

Black Haw or Blackhaw

Black Haw or Blackhaw [Viburnum prunifolium] is a member of the Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) family and was found off Campbell Road, Trout Lake on 29 June 2013. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 302-303, says it blooms in spring and early summer in thickets and borders. USDA Plants Listing: Viburnum prunifolium

29 June 2013 – Spadaccini Graduation Party

English Plantain or Narrowleaf Plantain

English Plantain or Narrowleaf Plantain[Plantago lanceolata] is a member of the Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family and these photos were taken on Campbell Road, Trout Lake on 29 June 2013. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 398-399, says it blooms spring to fall and that it’s “a very common and troublesome weed of lawns and fields.” USDA Plants Listing: …

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Black-Eyed Susan

Wildflowers of the Carolinas lists the Black-Eyed Susan [Rudbeckia hirta] on pages 380-381. It’s the member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and these photos were taken on Campbell Road, Trout Lake on 26 June 2013 and at Fletcher Park on 30 September 2012. Newcomb’s Wildlower Guide lists the Latin name Rudbeckia serotina, pages 374-375. USDA …

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Coffee Road – 26 June 2013

Coffee Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 25 June 2013. St. Lawrence County Reforestation sign:  Area No. 10 This is the most Viper’s Bugloss or Blueweed that I had seen in the area.  There was plenty of it in Ontario along Highway 401 at the time.  

Thimbleweed or Tall Anemone

Thimbleweed or Tall Anemone [Anemone virginiana] found on the Campbell Road on Trout Lake in Hermon, New York on 26 June 2013 and on Troy Hill Drive on 11 July 2013. It’s a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 288-289, says that it’s found in rocky woods and banks and comes …

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Old Stella Mines Area

My sister, Julie Spadaccini, and I went out on a hike at the location of the old Stella Mines, between Hermon and DeKalb Junction, New York.  The most interesting wildflowers that I spotted were Sheep Laurel, found near the slag pond, which I haven’t seen elsewhere in my travels.  The property is owned by Ralph …

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