Jun 29 2013
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 [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[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
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 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.
Jun 26 2013
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 …
Jun 24 2013
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 …
Jun 24 2013
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon or Yellow Goatsbeard [Tragopogon pratensis] found in Edwards, New York, near the Town Barn, on 24 June 2013. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 366-367, says that it comes out from summer to fall and can be found in fields on roadsides. The genus Tragopogon is derived from …
Jun 24 2013
Sheep Laurel or Lambkill [Kalmia angustifolia] found near old Stella Mines area on 24 June 2013. It’s a member of the Heath (Ericaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 292-293, says that it blooms in late spring and early summer and can be found in pastures, woods, and swamps. The guide also states that the “foliage …
Jun 23 2013
Hedge False Bindweed or Hedge Bindweed [Calystegia sepium] found off Campbell Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 23 June 2013. It’s a member of the Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 324-325, which lists it as Convolvulus sepium states that it’s found in summer and fall in moist thickets. USDA …
