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 Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RUHI2
Black-Eyed Susan on Campbell Road – 26 June 2013
Black-Eyed Susan
Jun 26 2013
Coffee Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 25 June 2013.
Coffee Road with Abby – 25 June 2013
St. Lawrence County Reforestation sign: Area No. 10
St Lawrence County Reforestation, Area No. 10 – 25 June 2013
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.
Viper’s Bugloss or Blueweed on Coffee Road – 26 June 2013
Small Pond off Coffee Road – 26 June 2013
Laddie on Coffee Road – 26 June 2013
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 out in summer.
USDA Plants Listing: Anemone virginiana
Thimbleweed or Tall Anemone on Campbell Road- 26 June 2013
Thimbleweed on Troy Hill Drive – 11 July 2013
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 Browning, who was kind enough not to call the sheriff on us for trespassing. He had to guide us out when it got too dark and I couldn’t find the old path to DeKalb-Russell Road.
More Links: http://mineral-resources.findthedata.org/l/80511/Stella-Mines
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 two Greek words tragos meaning “goat” and pogon meaning “beard.” National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 569, states the bracts on this species, listed as Meadow Salsify, are not as long Tragopogon dubius, being closer to the length of the petals.
USDA Plants Listing: Tragopogon pratensis
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon or Yellow Goatsbeard in Edwards – 24 June 2013
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon or Yellow Goatsbeard in Edwards – 24 June 2013
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 [is] poisonous to livestock.”
USDA Plants Listing: Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep Laurel near old Stella Mines area – 24 June 2013
Sheep Laurel (different lighting) – 24 June 2013
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 Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CASES
Hedge Bindweed on Campbell Road – 23 June 2013
Hedge Bindweed (side view) – 23 June 2013
Jun 23 2013
Sulphur Cinquefoil [Potentilla recta] found off Campbell Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 23 June 2013. It’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 240-241, sates that it’s found in summer in dry fields and on roadsides.
USDA Plants Listing: Potentilla recta
Two Sulphur Cinquefoil on Campbell Road – 23 June 2013
Sulphur Cinquefoil (multiple) – 23 June 2013
Jun 23 2013
Campbell Road in Hermon, New York, near Trout Lake, on 23 June 2013.
Pool near Campbell Road – 23 June 2013
Turtle off Campbell Road – 23 June 2013
Unfortunately, I saw the remains of two other turtles off the road too. This one was sunning himself in the afternoon.
Jun 21 2013
Common Ninebark [Physocarpus opulifolius] found near the Hermon Cemetery on 21 June 2013. It’s a shrub that’s a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 308-309, says that it blooms in late spring and early summer. The early blooms are white in color.
USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PHOP
Common Ninebark (closeup) near Hermon Cemetery – 21 June 2013
Common Ninebark – 21 June 2013
Common Ninebark (white & red blooms)- 21 June 2013
