Dan Vining
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Jul 02 2013
Mountain Phlox or Wideflower Phlox
Mountain Phlox or Wideflower Phlox [Phlox latifolia] found at NC Arboretum on 2 July 2013. It’s a member of the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 248-249, states that it blooms in woods in spring and early summer. It also lists it under the synonym of Phlox ovata. USDA Plants Listing: Phlox latifolia
Jul 01 2013
Fairmont, West Virginia – 1 July 2013
Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont, West Virginia on 1 July 2013. Veteran’s Square on 1 July 2013 Looking toward the Fairmont Post Office building (parking garage on right) on 1 July 2013 Looking toward downtown Fairmont on 1 July 2013
Jun 30 2013
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
Jun 30 2013
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
Jun 29 2013
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
Jun 29 2013
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
Jun 29 2013
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: …
Jun 26 2013
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 …
Jun 26 2013
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.
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